Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Australia’s prime minister has promised to take strong action following an apparent arson attack on a synagogue in Melbourne. Police are looking for a man who poured liquid on the synagogue’s front door before setting it on fire on Friday night. Some 20 people having dinner inside at the time were evacuated without any injuries. Police are also trying to determine if the incident is linked to an attack against a Jewish-owned restaurant in the city on the same night. A string of antisemitic attacks have occurred in Australia in the past few months, sparked by tensions over the Israel-Hamas…

At least two children were killed after a lightening struck Oloiborsoito village, Transmara, Narok County. Police and locals said the lightening struck on July 3 evening as it rained and fatally injured two juvenile aged 10 months and another seven years. Two other children were injured in the tragedy and are admitted in hospital, police said. Police visited the scene hours later and moved the bodies to Transmara West sub county hospital morgue while the injured are admitted in the same facility in serious condition. In another similar incident that happened at Olalui area, one Lucy Kamau, 45 was killed…

US President Donald Trump signed his landmark policy bill into law, a day after it was narrowly passed by Congress. The signing event at the White House on Friday afternoon enacts key parts of the Trump agenda including tax cuts, spending boosts for defence and the immigration crackdown. There was a celebratory atmosphere at the White House as Trump signed the bill ahead of Independence Day fireworks and a military picnic attended by the pilots who recently flew into Iran to strike three nuclear sites. Trump told supporters it will unleash economic growth, but he must now convince sceptical Americans…

Former Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey has been charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault. The offences are reported to have taken place between 2021-2022, the Metropolitan Police said. The charges involve three women with two counts of rape relating to one woman, three counts of rape in connection to a second woman and one count of sexual assault linked to a third woman. The 32-year-old’s contract with Arsenal ended on Monday after playing with the team since 2020. BBC News has contacted the team for comment. The charges follow an investigation by detectives, which started…

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki Friday warned Kenyans to be wary of politicians keen to take advantage of them as he revealed the battle is clearly between development-oriented leaders and a failed group out to divide them. Kindiki said the broad-based government under the leadership of President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has set the country on the right path to national development calling on citizens not to lose sight of its benefits. Their opponents, he revealed, are stuck in retrogressive politics of personalities, cheap talk and useless slogans that are not of any help to anyone. “We…

The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) launched a digital platform for verification of certificates. Basic Education Principal Secretary Prof Julius Bitok said the app-based platform, which is being piloted with the Public Service Commission, will expedite the authentication of certificates and qualifications. The app also seeks to combat forgery and doctoring of certificates by offering an easy and reliable means of confirming documents. “With this platform, we are saying goodbye to the era of forged certificates. Verification is now fast, secure, and accessible,” said PS Bitok. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has recently launched a crackdown on fake academic papers…

The White House will host a UFC bout next year as part of events to mark 250 years of American independence, US President Donald Trump announced. The event will be a “championship fight” with an audience of 20,000-25,000, Trump told a crowd in Iowa on Thursday. The president, who is a friend of UFC president Dana White, said: “We are going to have some incredible events, some professional events, some amateur events.” Trump has attended several UFC events, including UFC 316 in Newark, New Jersey, last month, where he was pictured watching a fight with White. Addressing the crowd during…

President William Ruto Friday confirmed that a new church is being constructed within the State House grounds. Speaking during a meeting with grassroots leaders from Embu County at State House, Nairobi, the Head of State clarified that the project is fully funded through his personal resources and not public funds. “I did not start a church at State House; instead I found one already built though it was a tin structure. What I have done is to prepare to build a modern chapel, but with my own money,” he said. The President noted that when he assumed office, there was…

A businessman was charged in connection with a high-value luxury car scam involving a Mercedes-Benz E350. Robert Bundi Mugaa was on Friday arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts for allegedly defrauding another individual of Sh4.1 million in a fraudulent transaction. According to the charge sheet, Mugaa is accused of tricking Brandon Njoroge Ng’ang’a into paying the amount by falsely claiming he could sell him a red Mercedes-Benz E350. The alleged offence occurred between March 20 and 21, 2025, at an unknown location within Kenya. The offense is in violation of Section 315 of the Penal Code, which criminalizes obtaining goods…

Five cybercrime suspects who included two women were arrested in an operation in Nyali, Mombasa following an attempt to defraud a member of the public. Police said they on Thursday July 3 recovered several SIM cards that the group was using in their mission. The group had traveled from Nairobi to Nyali beach for the mission, police said adding they recovered the car they were using. This comes amid ongoing operation targeting fraudsters who have been rampant in defrauding unsuspecting members of the public. The developments come in the wake of the arrest of six suspects in the same area…

Russia has become the first country to formally recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan, sparking outrage from opposition figures. The decision marks a major milestone for the Taliban almost four years after they swept into Kabul and took power. Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said he hoped it would serve as an example to other countries, which have been reluctant to recognize a regime which implements a version of Sharia law along with severe restrictions on women and girls. Others have decried the move, with former Afghan politician Fawzia Koofi saying “any move by any country to normalize relations with…

Pop star Katy Perry and actor Orlando Bloom have officially confirmed they have split, US media outlets say, six years after getting engaged. The couple have been romantically linked since 2016 and have a four-year-old daughter. In a joint statement issued to US media outlets, representatives for the couple said the pair “have been shifting their relationship over the past many months to focus on co-parenting”. “They will continue to be seen together as a family, as their shared priority is – and always will be – raising their daughter with love, stability and mutual respect.” The statement was being…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen led top government officials in attending the launch of a book authored by former spy chief Brigadier (Rtd) Wilson Boinett. Among those in attendance was the Director General of National Intelligence Service Noordin Haji, his predecessor Philip Kameru, Michael Gichangi and other middle level personnel. Murkomen said Boinett had an illustrious career in the military before being tapped to head the country’s intelligence agency. Boinett’s memoir is titled Fixing Spy Craft To Serve National Interests in Kenya: From the Colonial Special Branch To a Civilian National Intelligence Service. In the book, Brigadier Boinett expertly narrates…

Top security bosses from Nyanza Regional office in Kisumu are in Rachuonyo, Homabay County ahead of planned burial event of teacher and blogger Albert Ojwang. The team is on the ground to ensure security before and after Ojwang is buried. More police are on the ground for the mission of ensuring safety. Ojwang was killed at the Nairobi Central police cells on June 7 after his arrest in Homabay. He is set to be buried at his rural home on July 4 amid tension and fears of chaos. A mob attacked and burnt Mawego police station on Thursday afternoon as…

A Kenya Wildlife Service ranger died by suicide outside his house in Muringene area, Meru County. The body of Victor Kibet Cherugut was on Wednesday July 2 found hanging on a tree that is outside his house at the staff quarters. A sisal rope was tied around his neck, police said. The motive of the incident was not revealed. The body was moved to a local mortuary pending autopsy and investigations. In Ramasha area, Kisii County, one Samwel Obwocha Mwarania, 45 died by suicide by hanging himself using a rope tied around his neck in his house. Preliminary investigations revealed…