Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Barcelona came from behind to avoid a shock defeat by strugglers Real Oviedo as Santi Cazorla made his first La Liga start for the Asturian club at the age of 40. Alberto Reina pounced on a mistake from Barcelona goalkeeper Joan Garcia to give Oviedo a surprise first-half lead, but second-half goals from Eric Garcia, Robert Lewandowski and Ronald Araujo secured a 3-1 win that preserved the Blaugrana’s unbeaten start to the season. Former Arsenal and Spain midfielder Cazorla was forced to leave boyhood club Real Oviedo in 2003 without making a senior appearance because of financial difficulties. He returned…

Police in Bolivia arrested the country’s former counternarcotics czar after finding a cocaine lab on one of his properties, although it is not yet clear if he was aware of its existence. Felipe Cáceres was the head of the government department for controlled substances from 2006 to 2019 and in that role was in charge of Bolivia’s fight against illegal drugs. The arrest of Cáceres is the latest scandal to hit Bolivia’s anti-drugs agencies with one former head of the counternarcotics police currently awaiting trial in the US on charges of drug smuggling and another already in jail for drug…

Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant has abruptly closed all its locations. The 29-year-old chain made the announcement Thursday in a Facebook and Instagram post: “It’s been our pleasure to serve you, and we are deeply grateful for your support, friendship, and loyalty over the years.” “We sincerely hope to return in the future, and when we do, we promise to welcome you with open arms.” The mass closure comes two weeks after the brewery closed its locations in Chestnut Hill, Voorhees, and Newark, Del. At the time, leaders pledged to keep other restaurants open, with CEO Mark Kirke saying “this…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed numerous generals and admirals, as well as some of their staff, from around the world to come to Quantico, Virginia next week, U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News on Thursday. “The Secretary of War will be addressing his senior military leaders early next week,” said chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell. There were no other details about the meeting given. The news of the meeting was first reported in The Washington Post. There are regularly scheduled meetings with senior military leaders, but a meeting of this size in person and on such short notice is…

Starbucks is taking “significant action” to turn around its struggling business, closing a large number of cafés and announcing a second round of layoffs at its headquarters as part of CEO Brian Niccol’s efforts to resuscitate the troubled chain. Niccol announced Thursday that Starbucks will close hundreds of stores this month, or about 1% of its locations. The company had 18,734 North American locations at the end of June, and the company said it will end September with 18,300 stores. The company expects its restructuring efforts will cost $1 billion. Shares of Starbucks (SBUX) were flat in premarket trading. In…

The White House has told its agencies to prepare for mass firings if Congress does not avert a government shutdown next week, according to a memo obtained by US media. In the memo, the Office of Budget and Management directs federal agencies to begin drafting “reduction in force” plans for programmes whose funding will lapse if Congress fails to meet a 30 September budget deadline. The warning came after Trump on Tuesday refused a meeting with Democrats who are seeking to secure healthcare funding as part of budget negotiations. “We remain hopeful that Democrats in Congress will not trigger a…

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in jail after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a case related to millions of euros of illicit funds from the late Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi. The Paris criminal court acquitted him of all other charges, including passive corruption and illegal campaign financing. The ruling means he will spend time in jail even if he launches an appeal, which Sarkozy says he intends to do. Speaking after Thursday’s hearing, the 70-year-old, who was president from 2007-12, said the verdict was “extremely serious for rule of law”. Sarkozy,…

Kenya’s security agencies unravelled a mysterious human trafficking syndicate which has been recruiting Kenyans in the guise of work in Moscow, Russia but end up joining Russian military. The group is later deployed to the war front with Ukraine. This success was borne out of a multi-agency approach where officers drawn across security agencies focused on the vice after it was established Kenyans were being duped to pay huge amounts to secure employment in Russia but end up fighting with Ukraine forces where some are reported to be killed and those who survive are maimed, bear wounds of torture or…

A court ordered the extradition of an Ivorian national wanted in the United States for conspiracy to smuggle firearms. Bile Jean Philippe Assemian, who had been indicted by a Grand Jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, on May 29, 2025, was repatriated to the United States on September 25, 2025, following extradition proceedings in Kenya. According to court records, Assemian and his accomplices conspired between October and November 2018 to purchase firearms in the U.S., primarily in the States of Ohio and Maryland, with the intention of illegally exporting them to Côte…

Interior and National Administration CS Kipchumba Murkomen mourned the third officer killed in Haiti, even as he lauded the mission as a huge success. The CS said the Government had dispatched a team to visit the family by the time the President was honouring the officer alongside two colleagues in New York, saying any lapse in communication was occasioned by time synchronization. The officer had earlier been reported missing, and a search and rescue mission was launched. A police statement said when the Government learnt of the death of the officer, a team was immediately dispatched to the family. “The…

The High Court in Nairobi ruled that four accused persons have a case to answer in the murder of former Member of Parliament Kabete MP George Muchai. This was a win for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) who secured a breakthrough in the long-running case of the brutal murder. In a ruling delivered by Justice Kanyi Kimondo, the court affirmed that the DPP had established a strong prima facie case against Eric Mungera Isabwa, Raphael Kimani Gachii, Mustafa Kimani Anyoni, and Stephen Astiva Lipopo. The four are accused of orchestrating the cold-blooded killing of Muchai, his two police bodyguards…

Detectives have launched an investigation into a video that showed a group of youths desecrating the Kenyan flag during last weekend’s CAF Champions League clash between Kenya Police FC and Mogadishu City FC in Nairobi. This is after Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has ordered the arrest, prosecution, and deportation of the culprits if they are foreigners. Murkomen termed it unfortunate, the incident that was captured on video and has since been widely shared online. Officials said a team of detectives at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations headquarters was pursuing the suspects. It is believed they are non-Kenyans. The clips…

A group of experts called for the urgent need to integrate mental health awareness and support systems into peacebuilding frameworks and leadership development programs, recognizing mental wellness as a foundation for stable and resilient communities. This, they said, will help monitor any form of mental-related challenges in society, given that the issue has become a concern in many areas. “This is an issue that is affecting everyone now, hence the need for its integration,” a speaker said. They spoke on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at a meeting convened by the Prospect Peace Institute-Africa at the Muthu Silver Springs Hotel, Nairobi,…

A 38-year-old man was found dead in a house belonging to a woman in a love triangle confrontation in Savane area, Kakamega County. The body of Felix Chumba was found in the house long after he had been killed. He had deep cuts in the head and right hand and the body lay in a pool of blood after the September 24, 2025 incident. According to police, the deceased had visited the house of a woman believed to be his girlfriend on Wednesday night when the incident happened. It was as he was in the house that the assailant who…

A 23-year-old bank employee was charged for allegedly accessing Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s account, police have said. Ibrahim El-Hakim, an employee at the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) in Ottawa, has been charged with fraud, unauthorised use of a computer, identity theft and trafficking identity information, police said. In a statement, RBC said it “independently identified unauthorised system access”, and had “worked closely with law enforcement to support their investigation”. Mr El-Hakim is no longer working at the bank, RBC added. Mr El-Hakim was arrested on 10 July, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said, for allegedly using RBC’s IT…