Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Police in Kilifi County arrested a 31-year-old woman after she was found engaging in prolonged fasting at Shakahola farmlands in Malindi Sub-County. The woman, a resident of Thika, Kiambu County, was reportedly spotted by villagers fasting for three days at a location near River Galana. During questioning, she reportedly said she had undertaken the fasting following what she described as a religious calling. She told police that she had travelled from Kiambu County to Lamu, then to Baolala before proceeding to Shakahola. She denied any association with Paul Mackenzie or his teachings. Police said a search of her belongings recovered a black…

A 13-year-old boy has died while five other family members fell ill in a suspected food poisoning incident in Mumoni, Kitui County. The deceased, a Grade 4 pupil at Kandiki Primary School, reportedly died at his home in Kasaa Village on Sunday, September 27, as members of his family developed severe illness. According to police, the incident was reported by the area chief of Nguuku Location after receiving information from the Kasaa Village manager. The boy’s mother aged 35, and four other children reportedly fell ill at around 2am. Those affected included a 12, 10, eight, and a two-and-a-half-year-old granddaughter…

A police officer is nursing serious head injuries after he was attacked with a machete during an operation to arrest a wanted suspect in Butula, Busia County. The incident occurred on Sunday evening, September 27, at Murumba, where officers from Bumala Police Station had been called to reinforce their colleagues from Murumba Police Post. Police said the suspect, identified as Stephen Ouma Okinda, 36, was wanted in connection with an alleged assault on his father on September 22. Police officers had reportedly visited his home on September 23 to arrest him, but he allegedly threatened them with a machete, forcing…

A 24-year-old charcoal worker was shot and killed after two armed men attacked a group of casual labourers in Farhareli area, Bangale Sub-County, Tana River County. The incident occurred at about 9pm on Saturday, September 26, 2026, police said on Monday. According to police, the six casual labourers were working for a woman, a charcoal business dealer, when they were attacked by two gunmen. The attackers reportedly fired one shot, killing Robert Mtalii Ekitela. Police said the bullet entered through the left side of his neck and remained lodged in the body. A 7.62×51mm cartridge casing was recovered at the…

A 36-year-old woman was found dead in a rented house at Kaweru Shopping Centre in Murang’a East Sub-County. The body of Beatrice Wamuyu Wang’ombe was discovered on Sunday, September 27, 2026, following a report made to Kaweru Police Station at about 10:25am. Police officers found the woman’s lifeless body lying on a bed. According to police, the body had no visible physical injuries. Preliminary information indicated that Wang’ombe had been unwell. Her neighbour reportedly discovered the body after knowing that the deceased had not been feeling well when the two parted ways on Saturday evening. Police also reported that the…

If you were getting the impression that the saga over Manchester City’s 115 charges was almost over, think again. Two years and 10 days since the hearing began, and 1,329 days after City were charged, we now know a verdict has been reached, with the club guilty of the majority of financial rule breaches. That is not because the Premier League or Manchester City have told us – it is thanks to the Athletic finding out and breaking the story. BBC Sport was later told the verdict was sent during the week to club executives, who had to sign a…

More than 1,000 news providers around the world have signed up to support World News Day on Monday, which aims to promote the role of journalism at a time when organisers say the industry faces an “existential threat”. Participating media organisations, including the New York Times, Reuters and the Kyiv Independent, are sharing editorials, ads and cartoons to highlight the value of “trusted journalism”. Trust in news dropped to a new low globally in 2026, according to the Reuters Institute’s latest Digital News Report, which noted that people are increasingly turning to social media and AI chatbots for news. Branko…

Rescuers recovered two bodies from the site of an avalanche that struck a climbing group camping in the Nepalese part of the Himalayas. Around a dozen people are still thought to be missing after a sheet of snow fell on the base camp of Himlung Himal peak on Manang district on Sunday morning. The group of Nepalese nationals, including climbers and support staff, had been sent ahead of foreign climbers to prepare the camp and fix ropes. Forecasts showed there was heavy snowfall around the 7,126m (23,380ft) peak in recent days, which lies on Nepal’s border with Tibet. Poor weather…

Police in Ontario, Canada, have charged a woman with 65 offences including fraud and theft for allegedly stealing from patients and staff at several healthcare centres in the province. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) identified the suspect as Nassim Eronn, 34, from Burlington, a city 56km (34 miles) south of Toronto. “The investigation was initiated following multiple reports of theft and fraud involving patients and staff members within healthcare facilities,” police said in a statement to BBC News. They say the incidents under investigation began in February 2024 and continued until as recently as last month. The suspect worked at health…

Twenty-seven people have been killed in two mass shootings hours apart in South Africa, the latest gun violence to hit the country. Seventeen people were killed when eight gunmen stormed a bar close to Johannesburg on Saturday evening, with 15 more injured. In a separate shooting in the early hours of Sunday morning, 10 people were killed outside an entertainment venue in a township near Cape Town and a further 11 were injured. South Africa has one of the highest murder rates in the world and has struggled to contain gang-related gun violence in recent years. Police have not indicated…

A Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldier was found dead with his throat slit at an operation base in Marsabit County in an incident being investigated as a suspected murder or suicide. The deceased was identified as Corporal Kelvin Thuku. The incident was reported on September 27, 2026, after fellow military personnel raised the alarm. According to officials, Thuku had failed to answer several phone calls from his colleague, who subsequently went to check on him at the Karare Forward Operation Base. The colleague reportedly found Thuku lying in a pool of blood with a deep wound to his throat. Police…

Police in Trans Nzoia County are investigating an armed robbery in which a woman and her friend were allegedly robbed of Sh1.7 million shortly after withdrawing the money from two banks in Kitale. The incident occurred on September 25, 2026, in Village-In area within Sirende Ward, Kiminini Sub-County. According to police Carolyn Jemutai and her friend Julious Langat had travelled to Kitale town, where Jemutai withdrew a total of Sh1.7 million from KCB Bank and DTB Bank in Kitale Town. The two were travelling home in a silver Toyota Fielder at around 3pm when they were allegedly intercepted near their…

A 41-year-old man died in a suspected electrocution incident at his home in Embakasi, Nairobi, early Sunday morning. The deceased, identified as Jones Muinde Areba, was found lying unconscious on the floor of his house, near an electrical cooking coil in the kitchen. The boy reportedly found his father lying on the floor and returned to inform his mother, who rushed to the house and found her husband unresponsive. Neighbours were alerted and helped rush Areba to Tasia Hill Hospital, where medical personnel examined him and found that he had no central pulse. A hospital discharge letter indicated that he…

A seven-year-old boy drowned while swimming at a hotel swimming pool in Milimani, Kisumu County. The incident occurred on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at Milsview Hotel, where the boy had gone swimming with other children. Police said the incident was reported at around 5:30pm by a resident of Otonglo, who identified the deceased as a Grade Two pupil at Kotetni Primary School. According to the report, the boy had been swimming at the hotel at around 2:18pm when he drowned. Police visited the scene and established that the boy had already been rushed to Aga Khan Hospital, where he was…

Three men died after they were subjected to mob justice following a robbery incident in Ombeyi, Kisumu County, on Friday. The incident occurred at around 3pm in Wanjare Village, Obumba Sub-Location, within Ombeyi Location, as a group accompanying the body of a man identified as Hussein Ramadhan alias Bolt from the Kisumu County Referral Hospital Teaching and Referral Hospital (KCRTH) mortuary to his home in Kasese. According to police, the group turned unruly upon reaching Chiga Centre and allegedly began robbing members of the public, prompting officers from Chiga Police Station to intervene. The body was eventually escorted safely to…