Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Detectives from the Operations Support Unit (OSU) arrested one David Onyango Ochanda, a man long on the police radar for orchestrating a sophisticated gold scam that fleeced an American investor of USD 225,968.64 (Sh25 million). The elaborate scheme dates back to April 3, 2024, when the unsuspecting investor jetted into the country to finalise a deal involving the purchase of 3,370 kilograms of gold. Upon arrival, he was ushered into an office on Chalbi Drive in Lavington, Nairobi, where he signed a Sales and Purchase Agreement. The investor even witnessed a smelting process at the seller’s agent’s office, an act…

The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and the Senior Counsel Bar have come out strongly against a proposal to amend the Advocates Act to allow the President unilateral powers to confer the prestigious rank of Senior Counsel. LSK President Faith Odhiambo, in a statement issued after a joint presser with the Senior Counsel Bar on Friday, said the proposed change risks “undermining decades of hard-won standards by shifting authority to confer this prestigious rank to political officeholders.” She said at present, the conferment of the rank of Senior Counsel – the highest honour within Kenya’s legal profession – is a…

Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Human Capital Development, and Special Programmes, Geoffrey Ruku has called on football fans to adhere strictly to security and access protocols during the ongoing African Nations Championship (CHAN) to protect Kenya’s standing as a potential host for future international tournaments. Speaking during a government special programmes outreach event in Kajiado Central, Kajiado County, CS Ruku cautioned fans against attempting to force entry into stadia, especially the Kasarani Stadium, warning that such unruly behavior could spark dangerous stampedes and tarnish Kenya’s global image. He appealed to supporters of the national team, Harambee Stars, to show their…

Russian media outlets were in high spirits on Friday as Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin headed to meet U.S. President Donald Trump for an Alaskan summit widely presented as a win for Moscow, its economy and global standing. Articles and commentary were splashed across Russian state news sites on Friday reveling in the global attention that Putin’s historic trip to the U.S. was garnering, with positive takes on what the high-stakes talks — centered on ending the war in Ukraine — could mean for Russia, which has been isolated and economically punished by the West since invading Ukraine in 2022. “Russia-U.S.…

An Australian man was found dead in his apartment in Parklands area, Nairobi. His girlfriend told police she was sleeping in their bedroom while the deceased Moris Bradley Mark spent his time on the couch in the living room on Wednesday before he was found unresponsive. An ambulance was called to the house on Thursday August 14 where officials confirmed he had died. Assorted medicines were found in his bag. Police said they are waiting for a postmortem report on the body to establish the cause of the death. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy. Meanwhile,…

Security officials thwarted an attempt to burn down the Kericho County Assembly on Friday ahead of a planned impeachment session of governor Dr Erick Mutai. Police said the security team manning the assembly on Friday August 15 recovered five liters of plastic petrol bomb that had been thrown onto the rooftop of the assembly. The assembly is near the local police station. A tyre that had been lit was then thrown into the compound but was stuck on the razor wire forming part of the perimeter wall around the premises. The petrol bomb had landed in the compound but failed…

A man who had traveled from Samburu to Nairobi with a suitcase containing ten kilos of elephant tusks valued at about Sh1 million was arrested as he waited to be picked up. The man was on Thursday, August 14, confronted by police who were acting on a tip-off and arrested with the suitcase containing the three pieces of tusks. The incident happened at the Globe Cinema Roundabout, police said. He told police he was waiting to be picked up for a meeting with a potential buyer when he was confronted. He was taken into custody pending arraignment. Police said the…

A 49-year-old man died after he was assaulted in a fight in Nyandiwa village, Nyamarambe, Kisii County. Police said the body of Stephen Osman Oroko, 49 was found lying on the footpath leading to his home on Wednesday, August 13, long after he had been assaulted in the confrontation at a local shopping centre. Police said efforts to arrest the suspect are ongoing. It is not clear what had prompted the fight. Police said they are talking to possible witnesses in the murder probe as part of efforts to solve it. The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy…

After months on the run, two gold scammers who have been slipping through the police dragnet were finally been brought to book in Nairobi’s Kilimani area. Detectives from the Operation Support Unit (OSU) arrested Benson Gembe Odero and Emmaculate Adhiambo Othuno, the masterminds behind a multi-million-shilling gold scam targeting foreign investors. The case traces back to September 2024, when two investors from Dubai lodged a complaint. Lured by the promise of a lucrative deal to purchase 35 kilograms of gold, the investors flew to Kenya after days of negotiations. On arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), they were…

An elderly woman was found dead after being burnt in her house in a tragedy in Mukuyuni area, Makueni County. Police said the incident happened on August 14 in the morning as Sekuda Mbovu tried to light a fire to make her breakfast. She fell into the same fire and was badly burnt, dying on the spot. Police said she lived alone in the house at the time of the incident. Her relatives visited her regularly. The remains were picked up and taken to a local mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations, police said. Elsewhere in Mwingi’s Kyanika village, a…

A Kenyan team on Thursday met and held talks with the newly elected head of Haiti’s transitional president, Laurent Saint-Cyr over the operations against surging criminal gangs in the Caribbean country. The team was led by Joseph Boinnet, who is the deputy National Security Adviser to President William Ruto, and the Kenyan Consul General to Haiti Noor Gabow. The head of the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS), Godfrey Otunge, also attended the meeting that lasted almost two hours. Officials said Saint-Cyr was happy with the MSS operations so far even as gangs that are fighting to take control of the…

California’s Democratic governor unveiled a high-stakes plan to redraw voting lines in America’s most populous state, in order to counter similar efforts by Republicans in Texas. Gavin Newsom called for a special election to be held in November, in which voters would be asked to approve lawmakers redrawing congressional districts before national midterms in 2026. He billed the move as an emergency measure in response to a Donald Trump-backed plan in Texas, which could see the Republicans pick up five more seats in the finely-balanced House. It is the latest development in a gerrymandering fight that runs the risk of…

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Friday’s summit in the US state of Alaska with contrasting priorities as they prepare for talks on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine. Putin has been consistent on his desire to win Ukrainian territory, while Trump has made no secret of his desire to act as a global peacemaker. But both men may also sense other opportunities, such as diplomatic rehabilitation on the world stage on the part of Putin. Second-guessing Trump’s aims is harder, as he has recently made vacillating statements about his Russian counterpart. Here’s a fuller…

An employee at the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has been arrested for throwing a Subway sandwich at a federal agent deployed to Washington DC as part of President Donald Trump’s vow to crackdown on crime. Sean Charles Dunn, who had worked in the DOJ Criminal Division, was fired after video of the incident emerged. He is being charged with felony assault. The presence of federal law enforcement agents, as well as the National Guard, has led to widespread anger in the mostly Democratic city. Trump, a Republican, has said the deployment is necessary to fight crime and remove “drugged-out…

The Trump administration is in talks with Intel Corp. to have the US government take a stake in the beleaguered chipmaker, according to people familiar with the plan, in the latest sign of the White House’s willingness to blur the lines between state and industry. A deal would help shore up Intel’s planned factory hub in Ohio, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the deliberations are private. The company had once promised to turn that site into the world’s largest chipmaking facility, though it’s been repeatedly delayed. The size of the potential stake isn’t clear. The…