Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Authorities in Kericho County made further progress in the ongoing investigation into a suspected mass grave in Kericho East Sub-County. Exhumation of 14 bodies buried at the site began at Makaburi Cemetery as detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations took over the probe. Multi agency teams camped at the scene for the exercise on Tuesday. The process will allow pathologists and forensic experts to recover the remains, establish the cause and manner of death, and facilitate identification of the deceased. Investigators will also assess whether any criminal activity occurred beyond reported irregularities in the burial process. On March 23,…

Police in Kisumu County are investigating the death of a 79-year-old Swedish national who was found unresponsive at a residence in the Nyalenda area. The incident was reported on the night of March 23, 2026 and police identified him as Benny Moller who had arrived in Kenya from Sweden on February 25, 2026, and was scheduled to return home on March 26. According to the report, the deceased had been ailing and was using a wheelchair. He had been on medication, which he had travelled with from Sweden. Police further established that he had recently sought treatment at Tayibya Medical…

Police in Nakuru County launched a manhunt for a suspect linked to the fatal stabbing of a 9-year-old boy in Mauche area, Njoro Sub-County. The incident, reported on the night of March 23, 2026, occurred in Tepeswet Village. According to authorities, the victim, a pupil at Tepeswet Comprehensive School, was walking home from a nearby shopping centre when he encountered a young man believed to be in his early 20s. The suspect allegedly attacked the child and stabbed him on the lower left rib, inflicting a deep wound. Police responded to the scene and found the boy lying on his…

A 42-year-old man died after drowning in a borehole during a repair operation in Homa Bay County. The incident occurred on the evening of March 23, 2026, in Ongaro Village, North Kanyikela Location, within Ndhiwa Sub-County. According to the police, the deceased, identified as Paul Okoth Onunga, had been contracted alongside two others to drain water from a borehole in preparation for repairs. Police visited the scene established that the three men had been hired by a local resident to carry out the task. During the process, Onunga reportedly drowned inside the borehole. Efforts by his colleagues to rescue him…

Severe flooding hit several parts of Kenya, with rivers bursting their banks in Kisumu County, Tana River County, and Uasin Gishu County, triggering widespread destruction, displacement, and rescue operations. In Kisumu County, River Nyando has overflowed following a sharp rise in water levels, spilling into surrounding villages and farmlands. The worst-hit areas include Kakola, Onjiko, Kochogo, East Kano, Okanja, Kamidumbi and Panadol, as well as low-lying parts of Kakola Ombaka Sub-Location. Communities living near streams such as Awach, Agala, Nyalbiego, Chamrogi and Nyaidho are also facing heightened flood risk as waters continue to surge. Emergency response teams from the Kenya…

A man aged 87 who had earlier been reported missing in Kandara Sub-County, Murang’a County, was found dead at Murang’a Level V Hospital under unclear circumstances. Police said the deceased, identified as Maina Mugai, had been reported missing on March 19, 2026, at Githumu Police Station. The hospital administrators told the family that their father had died on Sunday, March 22, 2026, while inside a toilet at the facility. Preliminary information indicates that the elderly man is believed to have fallen while in the hospital restroom, leading to his death. The body is currently preserved at Murang’a County Level V…

Two young children died following a devastating landslide in Kikoko Location, Kilungu Sub-County, Makueni County, as heavy rains continue to wreak havoc across parts of the country. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Monday morning, March 23, 2026, struck a family home in Kitende Village, Kalongo Sub-location, while the occupants were asleep. According to local authorities, the landslide hit the rear section of a six-room house at around 3:00 a.m., causing one of the rooms to collapse. The two victims—aged 8 and 3—were trapped inside the collapsed room and died on the spot. The children were both…

A 45-year-old man was found murdered in his house in a village in Kwale County. Police said the incident happened on March 23 in Mwereni village. The body of Mwanyama Kesi, 45, was found murdered in his house with a deep wound in his neck which police said was inflicted by a sharp object. The assailants gained entry into the house by climbing a perimeter wall before slashing him to death. A woman who was in the house was left unharmed, police said. The motive of the attack is believed to be a love triangle, police said as they moved…

At least four people were killed and three others injured in a banditry attack at Manyatta Ginda village in Saku Constituency, Marsabit County. The incident sparked outrage over insecurity in the region. Locals had raised an alarm on Monday morning, saying gunmen had raided the village and stole dozens of livestock. This prompted a response by some members of the National Police Reserve which also prompted a shootout. One NPR officer, a villager and two of the raiders were killed in the clash, police said. Three other locals were shot and injured as the raiders escaped the scene. Police said…

Former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju spent his Monday night in a police cell after his dramatic arrest in Karen over claims of self-abduction. Tuju was expected in court on Tuesday to face charges of giving false information. He was driven to the Kibera law courts, where police planned to file the charges. This was despite his complaints he was injured during his dramatic arrest at the Karen police station on Monday. Police allowed medics from Karen Hospital to attend to him at the station and declined a request to take him to the facility for further attention. His lawyers protested…

The main suspect in the brutal acid attack on two women was arrested following a coordinated sting operation involving police and a team linked to former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko. Police have linked the attack to a love triangle. The lead suspect, Elvis Opiyo, a married father of two was presented in court on Monday and police were allowed to hold him for five days pending investigations into the attack. According to police, the suspect is alleged to have orchestrated the attack by hiring another individual to carry it out, pointing to a premeditated plan behind the assault. One of…

A jury in California has ordered Bill Cosby to pay $19.25m (£14.3m) in damages to a former waitress after finding he drugged and sexually assaulted her while taking her to one of his shows more than five decades ago. Donna Motsinger said the former star gave her wine and a pill that left her incapacitated after picking her up at her home in a limousine in 1972. Cosby, 88, has denied Motsinger’s allegations, along with similar claims in a string of civil and criminal cases filed by dozens of women. He was freed from prison in Pennsylvania in 2021 nearly…

The US has banned new foreign-made consumer internet routers over national security concerns. In an update on Monday to a list of equipment seen as not secure enough for use, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) added all consumer-grade routers made outside the US. It puts routers – which are used widely in homes and businesses to connect computers, phones, TVs and other devices to the internet – on a par with foreign-made drones, which were banned at the end of last year. “Malicious actors have exploited security gaps in foreign-made routers to attack American households, disrupt networks, enable espionage, and…

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has lost a key referendum on a constitutional reform which had turned into a vote on her government. The result gives around 54% to the “No” campaign and 46% to the “Yes” vote which Meloni had backed. In a video posted on social media even before all the ballots were counted, Meloni said Italians had voted “with clarity” and she would respect their decision, but she regretted a “lost chance to modernise” the country. It is the first significant defeat for Meloni and her right-wing coalition, which has overseen a rare period of political stability…

The US Senate has voted to approve Senator Markwayne Mullin as the country’s new head of the Department of Homeland Security. The 54-45 vote was the final step in a rapid approval process. Once sworn in, Mullin, a former mixed martial arts fighter with a fiery personality, will oversee the nation’s immigration enforcement, border protection and airport security. President Donald Trump nominated Mullin this month after removing former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem from the position. The department remains embattled. A partial government shutdown stemming from immigration enforcement blunders has deprived much of its services of funding, though DHS remains central…