Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

The U.S. government is adding more questions to the civics test that applicants need to pass to become American citizens, the latest step by the Trump administration to tighten the legal immigration process. The move will reinstate a 2020 test from the first Trump administration that had been scrapped by the Biden administration, which argued the additional questions created unnecessary barriers for legal immigrants seeking to become citizens. Among other requirements, legal immigrants applying to become U.S. citizens must demonstrate they have lived in the U.S. as lawful permanent residents for at least 3 or 5 years, depending on their…

World leaders gather in New York every September for several days of speeches at the annual United Nations General Assembly, which on Tuesday begins its 80th session. Who speaks when? The United Nations was formed in 1945 with 51 original members and has since grown to 193 members. Leaders of two non-member observer states – known at the U.N. as the Holy See and the State of Palestine – and an observer member, the European Union, can also speak. It is tradition for Brazil to always be the first member state to speak. This is because in the early years…

Villagers surrendered 41 more illegal assorted rifles in a new drive in Tot, Elgeyo Marakwet County. The weapons also had 321 bullets when they were surrendered to various villages on September 17, 2025. This was in addition to ten rifles with 85 bullets that had been surrendered on the previous day, police said. Police said the surrendered weapons were all illegal. The local officials said there are more guns in the wrong hands in the area and want locals to surrender them under a special program. The government had announced an amnesty on those surrendering illegally owned firearms which has…

Police are investigating an incident where a suspect collapsed and died moments after he had been arrested and brought to Mombasa’s Central police station. Police said Simon Warui, 35, was arrested in the city centre by police from Urban for stealing by a servant following a complaint. When he was brought to the station on September 17, 2025 evening, he reportedly looked weak and worried, witnesses said. It was then that he requested to go for a call of nature. Police said he was shown where the toilet was within the station cells. While in the toilet, police said they…

Four people were killed in two separate incidents of murder and suicide that were reported in Kisii and Siaya Counties. In the first incident, a man who had gone to demand payment of his money from a village mate was lynched by a mob after he had hit and fatally injured his friend in an altercation in Manga village, Ramasha, Kisii County. The police said Joshua Momanyi, 40 went to demand payment of his debt at the home of Evans Onsarigo, 65 on Wednesday September 17, 2025 evening. While at the home of Onsarigo, an altercation broke out and Onsarigo…

ABC has pulled late-night host Jimmy Kimmel off air indefinitely over comments he made about the shooting of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk. “Jimmy Kimmel Live will be pre-empted indefinitely,” a spokesperson for the Disney-owned network said in a statement to the BBC. In his Monday night monologue, Kimmel said the “MAGA gang” was trying to score political points off Kirk’s killing. On Tuesday, a 22-year-old suspect appeared in court charged with aggravated murder over last Wednesday’s shooting of the 31-year-old conservative activist. Representatives for Kimmel did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Kimmel said on Monday: “The Maga Gang…

Three police officers were killed and two others critically injured in a shooting in the US state of Pennsylvania, while following-up on a “domestic-related” investigation, authorities have said. Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Colonel Christopher Paris said the gunman was fatally shot by the police. The incident happened just after 14:00 local time (18:00 GMT). Images from the scene showed a police officer being airlifted in a medical helicopter. The shooting forced a nearby school district in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania – a small town of about 2,500 people – to briefly shelter in place. The district later said the school had…

A Spirit Airlines flight received repeated warnings from air traffic controllers to “pay attention” and “turn away” after it came too close to President Donald Trump’s aircraft as he flew to the United Kingdom for a state visit. “Pay attention. Get off the iPad,” was the stern message issued to the Spirit pilot as the aircraft flew eight miles (12.8km) parallel to Air Force One, the US president’s official plane, over New York on Tuesday. The planes were never within a distance that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) would classify as unsafe, but it was close enough to alarm officials.…

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has told the BBC in an exclusive interview that he has “no relationship” with US President Donald Trump. Lula has frequently criticised Trump, but this is the clearest signal yet that he thinks communication between him and his US counterpart is now broken. Even though the US has a trade surplus with Brazil, Donald Trump imposed 50% tariffs on Brazilian goods in July, citing the trial on coup charges of Brazil’s right-wing former president Jair Bolsonaro as a trigger. Lula described the tariffs as “eminently political” and said US consumers would be facing…

Listed non-banking financial services company Sanlam Kenya Plc(NSE: SLAM) announced that it will hold a virtual Extra-Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) on October to seek shareholder approval for a formal name change to Sanlam Allianz Holdings (Kenya) PLC. The proposed name change is part of a larger, continental business growth strategy following the newly formed joint venture between Sanlam and Allianz, called SanlamAllianz. This partnership combines the two companies’ operations across Africa to form the continent’s largest pan-African non-banking financial services entity. “The proposed name change is a key step in our alignment with the new SanlamAllianz brand,” said Dr Patrick…

Kenya and Uganda are finalizing a cooperation pact recently signed to resolve the Lake Victoria boundary disputes, which have led to arbitrary arrests and confiscation of fishing gears, Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said. Murkomen was responding to complaints from fishermen over their plight in the hands of Ugandan security personnel manning Lake Victoria in Western and Nyanza regions. He said some of the charges preferred against the fishermen are actually bribes that are solicited by rogue law-enforcing officers. Addressing the media in Siaya after a closed-door joint regional and county security team meeting as part of…

The National Treasury released Sh2.5 billion to be used in the implementation of Phase 2 of the 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) for universities. Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Julius Ogamba urged the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) to withdraw the 7-day strike notice issued last week. Ogamba further noted that the government remains committed to honour all its obligations as negotiated under the Return-to-Work Formula. While issuing their strike notice, UASU Secretary General Constantine Wasonga said that the government had failed to fulfil negotiated and registered CBAs, noting that university lectures will discontinue their services in all public universities. “CBA arrears have accumulated to…

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has successfully opposed a bid by former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu, who is serving a 12-year prison term, to review his sentence. Lady Justice Lucy Njuguna, in a ruling delivered on September 16, 2025, rejected an application filed on August 28, 2025, in which the former county boss sought to overturn his sentence on corruption-related charges. In February 2025, Waititu was convicted and ordered to either pay a fine of Sh53.5 million or serve 12 years in prison. In its ruling, the court found that he failed to uphold the principles of good governance…

Uber announced the launch of Uber Safari, a new product category offering tailored safari experiences in Nairobi National Park. This innovative product, unveiled as part of the celebration of Uber’s 10-year anniversary in Kenya, makes it easier for locals and tourists to explore the country’s iconic wildlife while positioning Uber as a key enabler of tourism growth. Uber Safari builds on Uber’s commitment to innovation that is locally relevant, while supporting one of Kenya’s most important industries, tourism. The new product category will provide seamless, on-demand access to Nairobi National Park, the world’s only national park located within a capital…

Two children were found dead after drowning separately in water tanks in Siaya and Meru Counties. One of the victims was aged 12 years and the other was aged two years, police said. The first incident happened in Bondo, Siaya County, where a group of children were playing in a water tank holding water used by a gold crusher machine. The three children entered there with the intention of bathing when one of them aged 12 drowned. The others jumped out of the water after realizing their colleague was unresponsive and raised an alarm. It was then that the body…