Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A man stabbed and killed his wife in a domestic fight in Juja, Kiambu County. The incident happened Sunday September 7, 2025 dawn on the second floor of the Vatican apartment in Juja Town, police and witnesses said. The woman was only identified as Rosemary. She had arrived home early Sunday dawn and found her husband sleeping. She then stormed into the bedroom while shouting before the couple came out fighting. The househelp who was present told police the fighting spread into the kitchen where the man picked up a knife that he used to stab the woman several times…

The body of a two-year-old boy who had been missing for three days was found drowned in a river in Kambiri, Shinyalu, Kakamega County. Police said the body was found on Nandamanyo river in Makuche village on Sunday long after he had gone missing. The boy was reported missing on September 3, 2025 before the body was discovered on September 6. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and investigation into the possible cause of the drowning. Elsewhere in Chuka, Tharaka Nithi County, the body of a woman was found on the roadside after a suspected murder.…

A 34-year-old man was fatally stabbed with a spear in a dispute with his neighbour over land in Usenge village, Siaya County. Police said the incident happened on Saturday September 6 evening in Ugingo village and affected one Boaz Uduma Odero. Police said the victim had a longstanding dispute with the said assailant over land. The victim had apparently picked up an axe and went to the house of the assailant where a fight ensued. It was then the assailant picked up a spear that he used to attack Odero killing him. The suspect went to a local hospital for…

A bodyguard attached to a Member of Parliament was arrested after he lost his gun while in a bar in Eldoret Town, Uasin Gishu County. The corporal of police attached to Moiben MP Phylis Bartoo told police he was at Timber XO Club in Sukunanga area with a friend on Saturday September 6 night when he realized his Beretta pistol loaded with 15 bullets was missing. He said he could not recall how and where it went missing. A search was conducted at the club in vain. Police visited the bar and conducted further search but did not recover the…

The government has released Sh4 billion to the Social Health Authority (SHA) to cater for public servants’ medical cover. Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Human Capital Development, and Special Programmes Geoffrey Ruku said the move demonstrates the government’s commitment to improving the welfare of public servants. He made the announcement as some leaders rallied support for SHA, urging Kenyans to register in large numbers. SHA CEO Dr. Mercy Mwangangi confirmed receipt of the funds on Friday. CS Ruku noted that the allocation will ensure public servants are fully covered under the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF), emphasizing the government’s resolve…

France’s parliament – deadlocked for a year and more poisonously divided than it has been in decades – looks set to throw out yet another prime minister on Monday. But the acute sense of drama surrounding this latest vote of confidence inside Paris’s Assemblée Nationale is counterbalanced by a despondent consensus that the almost inevitable removal of 74-year-old François Bayrou, after nine relatively ineffectual months in office, will do nothing to break France’s political stalemate. “It’s a disaster. The situation is absolutely blocked,” veteran political commentator Bruno Cautrès told the BBC. Others have been even harsher in their diagnosis. Marine…

The Argentine human rights activist Rosa Roisinblit has died at the age of 106, her organisation said. She was honorary president and a founding member of the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, a group that searched for children stolen during Argentina’s military dictatorship between 1976 and 1983. “We only have words of gratitude for her dedication… and the love with which she searched for the grandsons and granddaughters until the very end,” the campaign group said in a statement. Some 30,000 people were killed or forcibly disappeared during Argentina’s “Dirty War”. Children of detained opposition activists were seized and given…

Huge crowds gathered at Tunisia’s port on Sunday to welcome Greta Thunberg as her aid flotilla, bound for Gaza, docked at the port. The Swedish climate activist is travelling with 350 pro-Palestinian activists on boats stocked with aid that they are hoping to deliver to Palestinians in Gaza. Pictures from the Sidi Bou Said port show hordes of people surrounding the 22-year-old as she addressed the crowd. “We all know why were are here,” she said. “Just across the water there’s a genocide going on, a mass starvation by Israel’s murder machine.” Israel has repeatedly denied that there is starvation…

Max Verstappen claimed a dominant victory at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday ahead of title contenders and McLaren teammates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. It was a first win since May for Verstappen – and only his third of the season — and capped a wonderful weekend at Monza for the four-time world champion, who had posted the fastest lap in Formula 1 history at the track on Saturday to claim pole position. Norris was second to trim the gap to Piastri in the title race to 31 points. He had started the day 34 points behind the Australian…

A woman aged 59 was arrested for murder after she attacked and killed her husband, 65 in a village in Masinga, Machakos County. Police said Anthony Muli died on the spot on Saturday after he was hit in the head with a metal rod in a confrontation with his wife in Ndithini village. The deceased had arrived home late and picked up a quarrel with his wife, witnesses told police. It was then that he picked up a metal rod aiming to hit the woman. Instead, the woman grabbed it and used the same weapon to hit the man in…

A police officers dramatically shot and killed two bodaboda riders in a confrontation near Makongeni police station in Thika Town following a road accident. Police said the shooting incident stemmed from an accident involving a rider and a pillion passenger in the area. The two riders were among a group that had pursued the police officer who was involved in the accident near the local police station on Sunday morning when the drama started. Police and witnesses said the police officer attached to the local DCI office had knocked down a rider and pillion passenger in what police termed as…

A 28-year-old Kenyan was indicted in Minneapolis, USA in a money laundering scheme probe. Ahmednaji Maalim Aftin Sheikh, 28, a resident of Kenya was indicted with Conspiracy to Commit International Money Laundering for his role in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme. Sheikh is the younger brother of Abdiaziz Farah who siphoned over $8 million through fraud schemes, much of it funneled directly to Sheikh in Kenya. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the brothers frequently exchanged text messages about the stolen money, sometimes attaching photos of stacks of cash. In one exchange, Farah told Sheikh: Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph…

The Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua Sunday assured his supporters that the United Opposition front is united and will field one presidential Candidate to face president William Ruto in 2027 general election. He spoke during a church service at Miharati PCEA Church in Nyandarua County. Gachagua asserted that the opposition faction has agreed to support the candidate who will be chosen, reiterating that their unity is the only remedy to oust President Ruto in the next polls. “How I wish they choose me, I will ensure Kasongo (President Ruto) is a one term president and goes home very…

The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) Sunday condemned attacks targeted at Law Society of Kenya (LSK) president Faith Odhiambo for accepting her appointment to the Presidential Panel of Experts on Compensation of Victims of Protests and Riots. MCK fingered some sections the media for what it termed as choosing to vilify Odhiambo’s acceptance to President William Ruto’s job offer. It further argued that casting doubt at Odhiambo’s performance as the panel’s Vice Chairperson is ill-intended, calling for objective reporting. “Condemning Ms Odhiambo for an anticipated failure before she has even begun her work is not only premature but also cynical,…

A man was shot and killed in a confrontation with police in a village in Butere, Kakamega County. Police said the incident happened in Songa Mbele village and involved one Thomas Mboya. The suspect is said to have on Saturday September 6 attempted to rescue his accomplices who had been arrested for stealing a motorcycle and a plastic chair in the village. Police said they had arrested two suspects over the claims when the slain man, while armed with a panga, approached them and threatened the officers with cutting them. This prompted one of the officers to use his AK47…