Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A 60-year-old woman died after a swarm of bees attacked approximately 50 people collecting leftover maize at the Katuke Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC) farm in Kwanza Sub-County, Trans Nzoia County. The incident occurred on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at around 2:06 pm. Preliminary investigations indicate that the swarm, reportedly hiding among leftover maize stalks, attacked the group as they collected maize remnants following the harvest. The victims fled in an attempt to escape the bees. However, the woman, identified as Jesca Mongina Moenga, collapsed after sustaining multiple stings and died at the scene. She was rushed to PowerPlus Clinic, where…

With less than a week to go until the US midterm elections – which will determine which party controls Congress for the next two years – more than 43 million Americans have already voted. Data from the University of Florida Election Lab indicates that four to five million early votes have been cast each day, a much higher rate than in most previous elections. Texas has seen the highest above-average turnout rate so far, says Professor Mike McDonald, who runs the database. Hispanic communities are also seeing a much higher turnout than usual. Overall turnout appears on track to outpace…

Google parent Alphabet lost just over $500bn (£374bn) in value on Thursday after it rattled Wall Street with its last update of the year on its business operations. Google spooked investors so badly that its stock hit a six-month low, after it revealed its artificial intelligence (AI) summaries on search were affecting ad revenue. Microsoft and Amazon also updated investors this week, and joined Google in plans to keep spending astronomical sums of cash in an ongoing AI race. But investors appeared dismayed at the impacts these plans are having on the ability of each to keep growing their core…

Australia’s mushroom killer has failed to overturn her murder convictions on appeal, with the court also ruling that she never be released from prison. Erin Patterson, 51, was found guilty of murdering three relatives and attempting to kill another when she served them a toxic mushroom-laced meal in 2023. Her life sentence included a non-parole period of 33 years. In Victoria’s Court of Appeal on Friday, three judges threw out her appeal against her convictions and agreed with the prosecution that her sentence was inadequate, as it allowed for the possibility of freedom. Patterson’s crimes were “extraordinarily cold and calculated”…

Cryptocurrency giant Binance said on Thursday that it has frozen digital assets worth around $3bn (£2.24bn) to prevent them from being stolen while it investigates a security issue. The company said as part of a series of alerts online that all deposits and withdrawals are temporarily suspended while its teams conduct security checks and that the firm will “cover all losses”. Two other major crypto platforms, Tether and Circle, said they have also frozen a total of about $2.4bn of assets in response to the potential Binance hack. Binance has not said how much has potentially been stolen but some…

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja is facing renewed scrutiny over liquor licensing after the introduction of a Sh100,000 licence for online alcoholic drinks sales triggered concerns among retailers about rising compliance costs and uncertainty over how the new charge will be applied. The controversy centres on a new online alcoholic drinks licence under the Nairobi City County Finance Act, 2026. Traders are questioning why businesses that already pay applicable county licensing fees should face an additional charge for selling alcohol through online shopping platforms, retailer websites and delivery services such as Glovo. The concerns extend beyond the amount payable. Retailers want…

Police in Lari Sub-County, Kiambu County, are investigating the suspected murder of a 70-year-old woman and her 12-year-old granddaughter following an attack at their home. The incident was reported on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, and according to police, the case came to light at approximately 7:30 pm after a neighbour reportedly heard screams and responded to the disturbance. Upon arrival, the neighbour encountered a woman, who said she had found strangers inside her house when she returned home and had been attacked by the intruders. The woman managed to overpower her attackers, forcing them to flee. A subsequent search of…

The prosecution secured a death sentence against Duncan Livingstone Kimathi, a former student of the United States International University-Africa (USIU-Africa), for the murder of his fellow student, Sarah Akello Aruwa, in a case involving abduction and a ransom demand of Sh100,000. Justice Kanyi Kimondo sentenced the 37-year-old after finding him guilty of murdering Akello between June 30 and July 1, 2012, in the Kiamako area of Githunguri, Kiambu County. Prosecution, led by Millicent Kigira, called 17 witnesses to establish the circumstances of the abduction, ransom demands and murder, securing the conviction and sentence. The court found that Kimathi and his…

The United States has imposed sanctions on Rwanda’s defence ministry over its alleged support for the M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), increasing pressure on Kigali to withdraw its troops and halt support for the rebels. “Rwanda must halt its support for M23 and withdraw its troops from eastern DRC,” US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. The sanctions come months after Rwanda and DR Congo signed a US-brokered peace agreement aimed at ending the conflict. Fighting has continued in eastern DR Congo since January 2025, when M23 seized the cities of Goma and Bukavu. Rwanda…

A civil servant attached to the Office of the Deputy President’s Communication Department was robbed of equipment valued at approximately Sh3.7 million in Nyayo Highrise Estate, Nairobi. The victim reported that two young men confronted him at around 5:30am on October 28, 2026, and fled with a laptop, four cameras and their lenses, personal effects, and Sh1,600 in cash. He was leaving to join the DP Prof Kithure Kindiki in his Kiambu tour when the incident happened. Kindiki has been camping in parts of Central Kenya for campaigns. He said was walking from his residence in Block H5 towards a…

A man lost Sh1,377,277 in cash after an unknown suspect allegedly stole a briefcase from his vehicle at a petrol station in Karen, Nairobi. The victim, an employee of Karen Ocean Wide Ltd, reported the incident on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The man had withdrawn the money from Prime Bank’s Karen Office Park branch at around noon and placed it in a black briefcase inside his Toyota Land Cruiser. He later drove to Karen Shell Petrol Station to refill his gas cylinder. It was during the stop that an unknown person allegedly opened his vehicle and made away with the…

A police officer died while nine others sustained injuries after a police vehicle rolled several times along the Meru-Nanyuki Road in Kalalu area, Buuri West, Meru County. The accident occurred at around 4:20pm on October 28, 2026, involving a Ford Ranger police vehicle, attached to the Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) in Gilgil. According to police, the vehicle was travelling from Nanyuki towards Isiolo with 10 police officers on board when its right rear tyre burst. The driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, which veered off the tarmac and rolled several times before coming to a stop about 50 metres…

Two men were shot dead in a suspected cross-border attack by armed men believed to be from Ethiopia’s Nyangatom community in Kibish, Turkana County. This was the second such attack in the area in two days. The incident occurred at Kalata village on October 27, 2026, following a meeting reportedly convened to discuss ways of strengthening peaceful coexistence between the Turkana and Nyangatom communities through the sharing of water and pasture. The suspected attackers crossed into Kenya from Ethiopia at around 1pm and invited three Turkana men to the meeting. However, the gathering reportedly turned violent after the three men…

Police are investigating the shooting deaths of two unidentified men whose bodies were discovered at Makara area along the Isibania-Migori Road, Migori County. The two men were found dead on October 27, 2026, with visible head injuries after reports of gunshots were received by police at around 10:10pm. Investigators recovered 14 cartridges at the scene, including 10 cartridges resembling those used in AK-47 rifles and four similar to 9mm ammunition. They also recovered a bullet head believed to have possibly ricocheted. A red Honda motorcycle was also found at the scene alongside a black wallet containing NBC and NMB ATM…

Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who landed in Miami after losing the presidential election on Sunday, has said it was never his intention to “leave my homeland”. “I did not flee Brazil; I left for the sake of Brazil,” he said in his first statement since his departure. The US provided visas to him and his family after Brazil cancelled his passports as part of a criminal investigation. Bolsonaro denies any wrongdoing. On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump told reporters: “We gave him a pass to come into the country”. Newly re-elected President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has criticised Bolsonaro’s…