Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Major routes into Nairobi Central Business District were blocked for major searches ahead of planned Saba Saba celebrations. This was even as the government had insisted July 7 would be a normal working day. The roadblocks stopped both private and public service vehicles from accessing the city centre. This was in fear those planning protests would disguise and surprise security agencies in the city centre. Roadblocks were mounted on Waiyaki Way, Kenyatta Avenue, Jogoo Road, Mombasa Road, Thika Road, Kiambu Road, Uhuru Highway, Valley Road and other major feeder roads. Motorists using the roads complained police had blocked them and…

US President Donald Trump hit out at former close ally Elon Musk over the multi-billionaire’s plan to launch a new political party. “I think it’s ridiculous to start a third party,” said Trump, speaking to reporters on Sunday before boarding Air Force One. “It’s always been a two-party system and I think starting a third party just adds to the confusion.” After teasing the idea for weeks, Musk posted on X over the weekend that he had set up the America Party to compete against the Republican and Democratic parties. Trump and Musk were formerly close allies, with the Tesla…

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Raila Odinga Sunday rallied Kenyans to converge at Kamukunji Grounds in Nairobi on Monday to mark the anniversary of the historic Saba Saba protests. Raila said the ideals of the movement remain unfulfilled. Odinga said the country continues to grapple with many of the same issues that sparked the first Saba Saba protests in 1990, including economic hardships and human rights violations. “We have not achieved what Saba Saba intended,” he said. “Violation of human rights is still a challenge in the country, police brutality is there, and the economy has not performed as…

There was drama when armed goons attacked the Kenya Human Rights Commission offices and disrupted a press conference by Kenyan mothers on the eve of Saba Saba. Their agenda was to stop the press conference and managed to steal part of the public address system as they escaped the scene. Some of those present in the Sunday drama including journalists lost property. The commission had organized the press conference at their offices along Gitanga Road when the group invaded. They shouted saying they did not want the meeting to continue as it was meant to plan for Saba Saba protests.…

The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) Sunday protested the deportation of its Senior Program and Legal Advisor on Transitional Justice, Martin Mavenjina, to Uganda. KHRC said Mavenjina had returned to Kenya on Saturday night at around 10 p.m. following an official visit to South Africa. However, shortly after his arrival, he was deported under circumstances the commission has termed as unlawful and politically motivated. KHRC said Mavenjina holds a valid work permit, and there was no legal basis for his forced removal from the country. “The officer in charge of transitional justice holds valid documentation allowing him to work in…

The National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) Sunday urged security agencies to be restraint ahead of the planned Saba Saba protests set to be held on Monday, July 7, 2025. In a statement, NCCK raised concerns over the growing trend of what they termed as the State blatantly, violently and illegally denying Kenyans the right to picket. It lamented the recent fatal shootings of peaceful protesters and the Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen’s shoot-on-sight orders which pose a great threat to the freedom of protests in Kenya. The churches demanded that police officers should act within the confines…

The US has deported eight people to South Sudan following a legal battle that saw them diverted to Djibouti for several weeks. The men – convicted of crimes including murder, sexual assault and robbery – had either completed or were near the end of their prison sentences. Only one of the eight is from South Sudan. The rest are nationals of Myanmar, Cuba, Vietnam, Laos and Mexico. US officials said most of their home countries had refused to accept them. The Trump administration is working to expand its deportations to third countries. It has deported people to El Salvador and…

Many businesses and in Nairobi and other urban areas, are expected to be disrupted Monday July 7. Some schools have already issued notices to parents, stating that classes will be suspended due to concerns over violence, road blockades, and insecurity. Some have announced that the classes will be held virtually. Some civil servants were also advised to stay out of Nairobi city centre for the day for their safety. This follows calls by civil society organizations and protest groups to take to the streets on July 7, a day commemorating the 1990 pro-democracy protests. As of Saturday afternoon, the Ministry…

Businessman Nazir Bhaduralli NurMohammad Jinnah was Friday morning stopped from flying to London over claims he is under probe in Nairobi. Jinnah who holds a British passport had arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport ready to depart for London aboard an Emirates flight when he was intercepted by immigration officials on July 4. Officials said he was detained and arrested following a stop order request by detectives based at Nairobi Area Regional DCI. The officials had an order dated June 25 for his arrest over claims of forgery. Jinnah is not new to such controversy. He had been subjected…

A woman was attacked and robbed of Sh443,000 as she headed to a bank in Kariobangi South area, Nairobi. The victim who operates an M-Pesa business in the area said she was headed to the bank on July 4 when gunmen on a motorcycle confronted her in the Civil Servant area. She told police she was headed for a bank and had boarded a motorcycle when another with two men with facemasks, stopped them at gunpoint. They then ordered her to surrender a bag she had and contained the cash. The gang grabbed the cash and rode off leaving the…

A Kenya Defence Forces soldier was stabbed and killed in a robbery in Lanet area, Nakuru County. The soldier identified as Sergeant Hezron Change attached to the Kenya Military Academy was on July 4 in the morning targeted and attacked as he jogged in the area, police said He was attacked as he jogged from his residence in the Posta area in what officials believe was an attempted robbery. He might have tried to resist the robbery, police said. Detectives are pursuing a gang that stabbed and killed the soldier in the tragedy. Police said he was accosted by two…

A man who had been missing for more than seven days was found dead and his body dumped in a maize plantation in Waitaluk, Kitale. Police said John Muna Muiruri, 48 had earlier been reported as a missing person on June 27. The body had physical injuries on the back, head, and stab wounds on the abdomen when it was found on July 3, police said. Police said they do not know the motive of the murder and no arrest has been made so far. Meanwhile, police are investigating murder in an incident where a man was stabbed and killed…

Elon Musk said he is launching a new political party, weeks after dramatically falling out with US President Donald Trump. The billionaire announced on his social media platform X that he had set up the America Party, billing it as a challenge to the Republican and Democratic two-party system. However, it is unclear if the party has been formally registered with US election authorities. Musk, who was born outside of the US and is thus ineligible to run for the US presidency, does not say who will lead it. He first raised the prospect of forming a party during his…

Hundreds of rescuers have been deployed to search for people missing in central Texas, after flash floods killed 51 people, including 15 children. The worst affected area is Kerr County where 43 people have died and where 27 children remain missing from a Christian youth camp located along the River Guadalupe. “The work continues, and will continue, until everyone is found,” promised Larry Leitha, the sheriff of Kerr County. People have also been confirmed dead in other parts of the state, including Travis County and Tom Green County. Multiple flash flood warnings remain in place over the weekend in central…

Heavy traffic jam was witnessed on several major roads that were closed to facilitate the Nairobi City Marathon on Sunday, July 6, 2025. Some motorists seemed not to know of the closure that was announced earlier on. The organizers said road closures will began on Saturday, July 5 at 10pm and continue through various times on Sunday, July 6, affecting major traffic routes in and around the capital. Road users were urged to plan ahead and seek alternative routes. Among the key roads closed is the Nairobi Expressway, which was shut down in both directions from James Gichuru to JKIA…