Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

An elderly woman was found murdered in her house in Namusembi village, Sirisia, Bungoma County. Police said the body of Risper Nabiswo Wayongo, 95 was found lying in her bedroom with blood oozing from her private parts. His son said he heard commotion from the woman’s house on Saturday night and when he went to check, he saw a neighbor run from the scene. It was then he realized the woman was lying dead after an assault. Police were called to the scene and moved the body to the mortuary. In the neighbouring Matisi area, a night guard was killed…

Detectives are investigating an incident where a university student was found dead after he had been stabbed in an altercation in Keses, Uasin Gishu County. The deceased, identified as Elvis Mureithi Morara, 20 was a student at Moi University main campus. The murder happened on Saturday July 19, at the Dadina Apartments in Talai Centre, police said. Morara is said to have been stabbed by a fellow student at the apartments. He was a first-year student pursuing a Bachelor of Information and was stabbed on the left side of the chest. It was alleged that a group of students were…

Detectives say they recovered, among others two unused tear gas canisters and one 7.62mm blank round from activist Boniface Mwangi’s office in Nairobi. This was during a search in his office on Saturday July 19. Mwangi was arrested by detectives at his residence in Lukenya in Machakos County in connection with the facilitation of terrorist activities during the June 25, 2025, protests, police said. During the arrest, detectives recovered two mobile phones, a laptop, and several notebooks. He was later escorted to his office at Mageuzi Hub, Rose Avenue in Hurlingham, where a search led to the recovery of nine…

Police shot and killed a suspected thug in a botched robbery in Jubilee area, Pangani, Nairobi. A team of police who were on patrol said they had been informed three suspects were attacking and robbing locals on Saturday morning before into action. Police said they recovered a knife and toy pistol from the slain man. Two of his accomplices managed to escape on foot to Makaburini area, police said. The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and investigations. Police say they have intensified operations to address growing cases of armed robberies. This has led a general decline in…

New details show activist Boniface Mwangi is under investigation over claims of among others arson, robbery with violence and money laundering. He has denied the claims and termed them politically motivated. A search warrant issued by a Magistrate’s Court in Nairobi showed the detectives from the Serious Crimes Unit at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations headquarters are among others investigating him over claims of malicious damage to properties, incitement to violence, arson, robbery with violence, money laundering and related offences. His wife also mentioned the detectives are investigating him over claims of terrorism. This is the latest trend in which…

A US tech company says its chief executive has quit after he was apparently caught on a big screen at a Coldplay concert embracing a female co-worker, in a clip that went viral. Astronomer said in a statement: “Andy Byron has tendered his resignation, and the Board of Directors has accepted.” The clip showed a man and a woman hugging on a jumbo screen at the arena in Foxborough, Massachusetts, before they abruptly ducked and hid from the camera. The pair were identified in US media as Mr Byron, a married chief executive of Astronomer, and Kristin Cabot, the firm’s…

Pop star Charli XCX has confirmed her marriage to George Daniel, drummer of band The 1975, after a video snapped by a passer-by sparked online speculation of a wedding. The pair were spotted posing on the steps of Hackney Town Hall on Saturday afternoon – Daniel in suit and tie and the ‘brat’ idol in white. A TikTok post from the singer several hours later confirmed the nuptials, racking up 7m views and thousands of congratulatory comments for “Mr and Mrs XCX”. Charli XCX’s album, Brat, became a global cultural phenomenon on its release last year. Filling social media feeds…

Unwanted at Manchester United, yet wanted by Barcelona. Marcus Rashford, an Old Trafford outcast since the end of last year, is edging ever closer to a dream move to the Nou Camp after a deal in principle was reached. It’s not a transfer which comes completely out of the blue, with Rashford reportedly long having his heart set on a switch to the Spanish giants and saying only last month he wanted to play alongside teenage superstar Lamine Yamal. Barca, too, have not hidden their interest in the 27-year-old England forward. In May, sporting director Deco admitted they “like” Rashford…

There was drama when human rights activist Boniface Mwangi was Saturday arrested from his house in Machakos over claims of terrorism and arson. Mwangi was picked up by detectives from Directorate of Criminal Investigations headquarters as he met friends and driven away. This is in relation to the June 25 and July 7 protests that happened in various parts of the country. His wife Njeri confirmed the arrest. “The officers who came said they are from DCI headquarters and say they are investigating him over claims of terrorism and arson,” she said. Activist Hussein Khalid said he and a group…

Catholics Saturday vehemently objected to plans by President William Ruto to construct a church in State House grounds. Through Kisii Catholic Bishop, Joseph Mairura, they told Ruto to shelve the plan further cautioning him to be conscious of the doctrine of state and church separating. “I really did not want to be dragged into the issue so much because President William Ruto is my friend but now that you have asked it is good that I tell him that it utterly imprudent to do so,” Mairura told journalists at Cardinal High School during a celebration to mark 30 years of…

Donald Trump has filed a $10bn (£7.5bn) lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal’s parent company Dow Jones and its owner Rupert Murdoch over claims that he wrote a “bawdy” note to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The US president claims the publication slandered him and violated libel laws in an article alleging that a birthday greeting bearing Trump’s name was sent to the late financier in 2003, before he was charged with sex crimes. Trump said the note, which the paper reported he had sent for Epstein’s 50th birthday, is “fake”. It came as the US justice department asked a judge…

Britain on Friday slapped sanctions on the GRU Russian intelligence agency and 18 agents accused of “spreading chaos and disorder” on the orders of Russian President Vladimir Putin. “GRU spies are running a campaign to destabilise Europe, undermine Ukraine’s sovereignty and threaten the safety of British citizens,” Foreign Secretary David Lammy said in a statement He added: “Putin’s hybrid threats and aggression will never break our resolve.” The Foreign Office said the sanctions targeted three GRU units and the 18 individual intelligence officers for a “sustained campaign of malicious cyber activity over many years, including in the UK”. “The GRU…

Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside the U.S. embassy in Kuala Lumpur on Friday to protest against the proposed appointment of Nick Adams, a self-styled “alpha male” influencer, as the United States’ envoy to Malaysia. President Donald Trump last week named outspoken author and political commentator Adams as the White House’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to Malaysia. Adams, a naturalised U.S. citizen originally from Australia, has cultivated a brash social media persona, using a macho, “alpha male” branding to weigh in on cultural issues and appeal to an audience of mainly young men. But it is his posts harshly criticising Islam…

At least four of the eight survivors of the post-election sexual violence have, for the first time in Kenya’s history, received a Sh16 million compensation from the government for the harm they endured. This long-awaited payment comes nearly five years after the High Court delivered its groundbreaking judgment in December 2020 and thirteen years since the petition was initiated in the High Court. Human right organizations Friday said the compensation serves as an affirmation that justice, though long delayed, is indeed possible. They said this milestone reflects a significant step forward in Kenya’s commitment to upholding the rule of law…

A US tech company has placed its CEO on leave after a big screen embrace at a Coldplay concert – rumoured to involve two of its employees – went viral. In the clip, which initially appeared on a giant screen at the Boston concert, two people are seen with their arms wrapped around each other. When their faces appear for thousands to see, the man and woman abruptly duck and hide from the camera. Reports that both are executives at the company Astronomer and rumours of an affair sparked by the band leader’s comment, then spread online. Late on Friday,…