Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has stated that the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) remains strong and committed to implementing revolutionary social and economic policies to better the lives of all Kenyans. The DP said the ruling party will not waver in its determination to empower those at the bottom of the economic pyramid, as it is the bedrock of UDA’s manifesto. “This party was founded on an ideology. That is the transformation of our economy from the bottom going up. We must not lose that identity,” he noted. “We have made significant progress and successes in the implementation and realization of…

A 73-year-old grandmother who spent more than three decades living in the US has been deported to India. Harjit Kaur, who had unsuccessfully applied for asylum in the US, was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials on 8 September, sparking shock among the Sikh community. She moved to California in 1991 with her two young sons to escape political turmoil in Punjab, and lived and worked there while making several unsuccessful asylum attempts in the US. Her lawyer, Deepak Ahluwalia, has alleged that Ms Kaur – who has no criminal record – was treated in an “unacceptable”…

A court sitting in Ngong handed life sentences to three men convicted of violent robbery. The trio, Brian Kutitila Wanyama, Japhnae Wanyonyi Mukalama, and Thomas Wakoli Malava, were found guilty of robbery with violence, a capital offence under Kenyan law, after prosecutors marshalled evidence that left no room for doubt. The court heard that on December 18, 2021, at Kibiku in Kajiado West, the accused violently robbed Andrew Muthure Wairia of his Huawei Y9 mobile phone worth Sh24,990, a memory card valued at Sh3,995, and a pair of Reebok shoes worth Sh4,000. They later transferred Sh3,970 from the victim’s account…

The Magistrate’s Court at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, on September 26, 2025, jailed an Indian national for three years following his admission that he had prohibited doping substances at a training camp in Iten. Aman Malik, 19, faced four charges in relation to doping. JKIA magistrate Njeri Thuku ordered that he serve 12 months for the first charge, if he defaults on paying Sh1 million fine. In the second charge, he is to serve three years, similarly to the third and fourth charges. However, the convict will serve all the sentences simultaneously (concurrently), meaning he will be behind bars…

Ethiopia and Kenya signed a new Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) in Addis Ababa. This historic accord came into being six decades after the first such pact was concluded in 1963, the year Kenya gained independence. The agreement was signed on September 24, 2025 at the National Defense Headquarters in Addis Ababa, following a bilateral meeting between Field Marshal Birhanu Jula, Chief of General Staff of the Ethiopian Armed Forces, and Kenya’s Chief of Defense Forces General Charles Charles Kahariri,. Ethiopia and Kenya enjoy a longstanding fraternal relationship, from diplomatic to political relations, people-to-people ties, and economic cooperation. A series of…

Investigations into illegal recruitment of Kenyans to fight for Russia led to the arrest of one Mike Lyapin, a Russian national who is a key player in the cartel trafficking Kenyans to Russia to join the military. The arrest on Thursday evening came after the security sleuths rescued 21 Kenyans from rented apartments where they were unknowingly being processed to travel to Russia. Lyapin, who first came to Kenya on March 6, 2017, was booked at Muthaiga Police cells, awaiting arraignment. He was arrested in Nairobi as he planned to hide after learning he was wanted, police said. The security…

Detectives are investigating an incident where the body of a woman was found decomposed in a house after a murder in the Kacherop area, Elgeyo Marakwet County. The body was discovered on September 25, 2025. Locals had complained of a foul smell from the house before they called the police, who broke in and found the body with physical injuries lying on the bed. There were blood stains on the floor of the house. The woman was later identified as Jepkoech Longole, 32. She lived with a man who was later arrested as a suspect in the murder. The motive…

A herder shot and killed a fellow herder in an argument in Igembe North, Meru County. Police said the assailant is on the run after the September 25, 2025 incident in Ndumuru area. According to police, a group of herders was taking care of their animals when an argument broke out between the deceased and the assailant in Antuambui village. The assailant used his AK-47 rifle to shoot the man in the head, killing him on the spot, witnesses said. This happened as other herders escaped for their safety. The body of the man lay at the scene until Thursday…

The High Court in Murang’a sentenced a man to 30 years in prison after he was convicted of killing his father in a brutal attack that shocked Muchungucha village in Kiharu Constituency. Lady Justice Cecilia Githua delivered the sentence against Michael Muchiri Mwangi, who admitted to killing his father, James Mwangi Mburu, on September 10, 2020. The conviction followed a plea bargain agreement brokered between the accused and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). Court heard that the incident began when the accused’s mother, who was preparing supper at around 7:30 p.m., heard a loud bang outside their home. On…

Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announced the successful completion of the sale of its entire working interest in Kenya to Auron Energy E&P Limited, an affiliate of Gulf Energy Ltd, following satisfaction of all conditions precedent under the Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) announced on 21 July 2025. In a press release published on the London Stock Exchange, Tullow has confirmed receipt of the full proceeds of Tranche A (US$40 million) under the terms of the SPA. Tullow Kenya BV Managing Director Madhan Srinivasan confirmed the successful sale completion. “The transaction represents the sale of 100% of the shares in Tullow’s…

A 19-year-old man hacked his aunt, sister-in-law and niece to death in a domestic attack in a tragedy in Samutet village in Kericho County. Police said the suspect was later confronted and lynched by an angry mob on Thursday afternoon. The motive of the attack is yet to be known. Police said the slain suspect identified as Evans Kiprop went berserk and started by hacking his 70-year-old aunt before turning against his 28-year-old sister-in-law and three-year-old niece using a panga. He slashed the victims in the head. He also strangled the minor, police said. Kericho County Police Commander James Ng’etich…

A federal grand jury in Virginia indicted former FBI Director James Comey on two charges related to his testimony to Congress. Mr Comey, who has long drawn President Donald Trump’s criticism, is accused of lying to Congress during his September 2020 testimony over whether he authorised the leak of classified information to the media. The probe is being led by Lindsey Halligan, the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, who was previously Trump’s personal lawyer. Responding to the indictment on Thursday, Mr Comey spoke in a one-minute video on Instagram to declare himself innocent and said he “great…

President Donald Trump says a deal to find a new owner for social media app TikTok in the United States is done and that it has gotten the blessing of China’s President Xi Jinping. On Thursday, Trump signed an executive order that declared his planned deal met the requirements of a law that had called for banning the app in the US unless it was sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance. In comments in the Oval Office, he and Vice-President JD Vance said a group of investors would buy TikTok’s US operations to create a new company valued at…

President Donald Trump announced a new wave of tariffs on Thursday, including a 100% levy on branded drug imports, unless a firm is building a manufacturing plant in the US. Washington will also impose a 25% tariff on imports of all heavy-duty trucks and 50% levies on kitchen and bathroom cabinets, he said as he announced a slew of industry-focused duties on his Truth Social platform. “The reason for this is the large scale “FLOODING” of these products into the United States by other outside Countries,” Trump wrote, citing the need to protect American manufacturers from foreign imports. The announcements…

US President Donald Trump said he will not allow Benjamin Netanyahu to annex the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Speaking ahead of the Israeli prime minister’s address to the UN General Assembly on Friday, the US president told reporters in the Oval Office: “I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank … It’s not going to happen.” Trump, who will meet Netanyahu on Monday, also said a Gaza deal was “pretty close”. Israel is facing increasing global pressure to end the war in Gaza and occupation of the West Bank as a wave of Western states formally recognise an independent…