Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

The majority stake of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball franchise is being sold in what will mark the most expensive sale of a US sports team in history, according to a source familiar with the deal. The Buss family has owned the team – one of the most iconic in sports globally – since 1979 and now has made a deal with TWG Global CEO Mark Walter, the source said. The sale is reportedly worth an estimated $10 billion (£7.45bn) – though it could increase once finalised. Mr Walter also has a controlling stake in the Los Angeles Dodgers, the…

Hundreds of people wearing pink outfits waited with bated breath outside a Massachusetts court on Wednesday to hear the verdict in the Karen Read trial. As Ms Read was found not guilty of murdering her Boston police officer boyfriend John O’Keefe in January 2022, they erupted in jubilant cheers. A fervent TikTok following and multiple documentaries fuelled the obsession with the true-crime case. Some saw the trial against as the result of a flawed criminal justice system. Other trial-watchers, especially women, said they saw themselves in the accused. Outside court, Ms Read’s supporters were often conspicuous by their pink attire…

The National Police Service (NPS) has confirmed the interdiction and arrest of two police officers involved in the shooting of an unarmed civilian during Tuesday’s protests in Nairobi’s Central Business District. The officers, identified as Police Constable Klinzy Barasa Masinde and Police Constable Duncan Kiprono, are currently in custody and being processed by the Homicide Team at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Headquarters. The NPS has indicated that further action is pending as investigations proceed. The victim of the shooting, Boniface Mwangi Kariuki, is admitted at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) following successful surgery to remove a bullet lodged…

A trader is in critical condition at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) after sustaining a gunshot wound to the head during protests in Nairobi’s Central Business District on Tuesday, June 17. The patient, Boniface Kariuki, referred to KNH at 3:16 PM, arrived in a critical state and was immediately placed on life support. A CT scan revealed that the bullet had struck the left side of his head. A multidisciplinary surgical team, led by Consultant Neurosurgeon Dr Sam Njiru, successfully removed the bullet during a two-hour operation. “Upon arrival at the Accident and Emergency Centre, he was noted to be critically…

Police are hunting for a gang that broke into a car belonging to an official with Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association and stole Sh340,000 in Luanda Town, Vihiga County. The official, alongside a colleague, said the incident happened on June 17 outside a supermarket. They had withdrawn the money from a bank for use for music festivals and a planned Annual General Meeting. They had parked the car outside the supermarket and went in for shopping. On coming back, they found the car broken into and a bag that contained the cash missing after the 4 pm incident. The suspects…

Police are investigating an incident where a policewoman bled and died in a botched abortion mission in Kabiru, Kawangware, Nairobi. The incident happened at a private hospital in the area. Police said a nurse on duty and his driver were arrested on Wednesday as part of the probe into the incident. Abortion is common in most health facilities and is usually on request. The police constable was taken to a hospital in Kawangware while unconscious after being transferred from another facility. Witnesses said she was bleeding then. A doctor at the facility where she had been rushed to in a…

A 57-year-old woman collapsed and died in a house in Limuru, Nairobi. The cause of death of Elizabeth Nyawira on Tuesday afternoon is yet to be established. She was a housekeeper of a house at Oakridge estate in Kentmere area. Police said her body was found lying in a prone position in the living room area and had blood oozing from the mouth, suspected to be from injuries suffered when the deceased collapsed and fell face-first. In Juja area, a driver at the Shakaina Presbyterian School, Mukuyu was found dead in his house. The police said workers at the school…

Two suspects were stoned to death and their bodies set on fire in a botched robbery in the Parklands area, Nairobi. This is the latest such incident of mob lynching amid campaigns to address the menace. On Monday, two other suspects riding on a motorcycle were lynched and the bodies set on fire in Dandora area, Nairobi. On Tuesday June 17, police said three men riding on a motorcycle snatched a mobile phone from an unknown woman before an alarm was raised. Other riders in Parklands area joined the chase along Second Avenue and managed to floor the two pillion…

Police in Nairobi arrested a 22-year-old man who was found carrying 21 detonators, along with 21 packets of a white substance suspected to be ammonium nitrate, in an operation. The man, identified as Bernard Oduor Omondi, told police he was taking the materials for excavation at a quarry where he operates. His sack also had a five-meter-long electric cable and other items, police said. Police said a team on patrol at approximately 11 pm on Tuesday, June 17, intercepted the man in Kamukunji while carrying a sack. He was stopped for interrogation when the materials were discovered. He was later…

Former Chief Justice David Maraga condemned the shooting of a facemask hawker identified as Boniface Kariuki during Tuesday’s protests by a police officer at close range in Nairobi. Kariuki was accosted by two cops while selling masks to protesters, during which one of the cops fired at him. Maraga said the act by the officers involved was inhumane. “Boniface Kariuki was shot point-blank, cold, without a drop of humanity,” he said. The city mask vendor was on Tuesday night operated on at the Kenyatta National Hospital. His status was not clear on Wednesday. Director General for Health Dr. Patrick Amoth…

TikTok will live on for at least another three months in the United States, as President Donald Trump is poised to extend a sale or ban deadline for the third time since taking office this year. “President Trump will sign an additional Executive Order this week to keep TikTok up and running,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday. The popular video sharing app was supposed to be banned in the US after its Chinese owner, ByteDance, refused to sell it to a US buyer by a January deadline. TikTok and ByteDance did not immediately respond to requests…

A police officer has been arrested following a widely circulated video showing him shooting an unarmed civilian during protests in Nairobi’s Central Business District earlier today. The incident has sparked public outcry and prompted immediate action from the National Police Service (NPS). According to a press statement issued by the Office of the Inspector General Douglas Kanja, the officer, who used an anti-riot shotgun, shot a civilian who was unarmed and not posing any visible threat. The victim who has been identified as Eli Joshua, was rushed to hospital and is currently receiving medical attention. Kanja has ordered the immediate…

Armed gangs foiled a protest calling for justice for teacher Albert Ojwang who died at the Central police station cells in Nairobi. Ojwang died out of torture and strangulation. The incident happened on June 7 after he had been arrested from his Homabay home and brought to Nairobi. A group of activists had called for a protest in major towns including Mombasa, Nairobi and Kilifi to protest the killing. They also called for the exit of Deputy Inspector General of Kenya Police Eliud Lagat. Lagat stepped aside on Monday to allow ongoing investigations into the murder by the Independent Policing…

Three men were Tuesday formally charged with the murder of Kasipul MP Charles Ong’odo Were. William Imoli Shigali alias Imo, Edwin Oduor Odhiambo alias Machuani and Ebel Ochieng alias Dave Calo pleaded not guilty to the murder charges. This is after the court was  informed that the three suspects accused of murdering Kasipul Member of Parliament are mentally fit to stand trial. The accused persons were presented in court following an earlier directive requiring them to undergo mental assessment before taking plea. A report tabled before the court said all three have been evaluated and cleared by medical professionals, paving the way…

A mob stoned to death two suspects who were accused of attempting to snatch a mobile phone from a pedestrian in Dandora area, Nairobi. The incident happened on June 16 afternoon along Kangundo Road. Police said bodaboda rider and his pillion passenger had attempted to snatch a mobile phone from a pedestrian who raised an alarm. This alerted other riders who chased the suspects for few kilometers before cornering them near Umoja Three area. The mob stoned the two killing them. They then vandalized their motorcycle and dismembered the parts, which they stole. The bodies were later picked up from…