Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

US President Donald Trump says he’s ordered the US Justice Department to produce “all pertinent” grand jury testimony related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “Based on the ridiculous amount of publicity given to Jeffrey Epstein, I have asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to produce any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony, subject to Court approval,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. Attorney General Pam Bondi posted minutes later: “We are ready to move the court tomorrow to unseal the grand jury transcripts.” The development comes after days of sustained pressure from Trump’s Make America Great Again (Maga) supporters…

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will end in May 2026, the CBS television network announced in a surprise statement on Thursday. The move “is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night [television],” and “is not related in any way to the show’s performance, content or other matters,” CBS said. The announcement comes just two weeks after CBS parent company Paramount settled a lawsuit with President Donald Trump stemming from a CBS interview with his 2024 election rival Kamala Harris. The move brings a close to the more than three-decade old programme, leaving the network without…

Emil Bove, US President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, moved a step closer Thursday to becoming a federal appellate judge, after a fiery Senate committee meeting that featured a walkout by Democrats. The Republican-majority Senate Judiciary Committee voted along partisan lines to advance the nomination of the controversial Bove for consideration by the full Senate. Bove, 44, has been nominated by Trump to a lifetime appointment on the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which covers the states of Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. A former federal prosecutor and currently the third-ranking official in the Justice Department, Bove has…

The UK and Germany agreed a plan to create a new, direct rail link between London and Berlin as part of a wide-ranging treaty. The Kensington Treaty also includes opening e-gates for frequent travellers between the two countries next month, as well as agreeing school exchange visits. Friedrich Merz made his first official visit to the UK as German chancellor to sign the deal, which will also tighten laws around people smuggling gangs and strengthen defence ties. Downing Street said the move will make it easier for German authorities to investigate and act against warehouses and storage facilities used by…

Another patient was Thursday killed in a ward at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi in a bizarre incident. The patient was found dead in his bed with his throat slashed, police and hospital officials said. The motive of the latest incident is yet to be known. Witnesses said the victim was a physically disabled man. The witness added the man had his throat slit. The incident happened in ward seven on Thursday July 17. Other patients told police and KNH officials an intruder went to the ward and killed the patient. Kilimani police Commander Patricia Yegon and her DCI…

The High Court Thursday extended orders stopping the removal of the recently gazetted Speaker, Abdullahi Jaldesa Banticha. Justice Hellen Wasilwa set the mention for the case on September 22, 2025. The judge had last week stopped the degazettement of Banticha. She allowed an interested party to be enjoined to the proceedings and the Preliminary Objection and Application be canvassed first. “The Interim orders are extended,” the judge ordered. The Respondents are to file their responses to Preliminary Objection and Application within 14 days. The ruling comes amid deepening political infighting and a power struggle that has crippled operations within the…

The Mombasa Chief Magistrate’s Court summoned Kenya Ferry Services (KFS) Managing Director Bakari Ngowa, Likoni Sub-county DCIO, and Corporal Moses Mahiuha over the handling of crucial CCTV footage in the ongoing inquest into the 2019 Likoni ferry tragedy. Chief Magistrate Alex Ithuku issued the summons following concerns over missing or incomplete video evidence relating to the incident in which Mariam Kighenda, 35, and her four-year-old daughter, Amanda Mutheu, drowned after their vehicle plunged into the Indian Ocean on December 20, 2019. Principal Prosecution Counsel Alex Ndiema requested the court to compel the officials to explain the chain of custody of…

The government Thursday promised to intensify its crackdown on powerful individuals in Kerio Valley, believed to be supplying arms to locals. Speaking in Kapenguria town during the 16th edition of the Jukwaa la Usalama country tours, the Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen put on notice individuals fueling insecurity in the region by smuggling weapons. The CS noted that the suspects have taken advantage of our porous international borders to smuggle the guns and bullets. He announced that they are under active investigations and vowed that no one will be spared, irrespective of their status in society. “We…

Safaricom Foundation has officially launched Phase 7 of the Ndoto Zetu initiative, reaffirming its commitment to supporting transformative community projects across Kenya. The Foundation has pledged an additional Sh100 million, bringing the total investment in the program since its inception in 2019 to Sh600 million. This new phase was unveiled at Eldoret Special School in Uasin Gishu County, where the Foundation donated vocational equipment, including knitting machines and materials, to support the school’s special needs learners. The tools are expected to empower students with hands-on skills that will enable them to create and sell products, boosting their economic independence. “With…

A police officer was attacked and killed as he waited for help after his motorcycle ran out of fuel in Rarieda, Siaya County. Constable Christone Maundu of Aram police station was on Thursday July 17 found dead on the Ndori-Luanda Kotieno Road after he had been killed. His body had deep cut wounds in the head when it was discovered near Rarieda Secondary School moments after the murder. The motive of the murder is yet to be known, police said. The motorcycle he was riding was found next to the body, police said. Maundu had earlier escorted his two colleagues…

Detectives are investigating a shooting incident that left a senior DCI officer in Transmara Sub County with serious wounds in Chapalungu, Bomet County. The victim is Chief Inspector Wycliffe Nyakwanya who is the Transmara East sub county Criminal Investigations Officer. He is in critical condition in a hospital in Kisii Town after the July 16 shooting drama. It is claimed he was at his resort in Chebunyo centre when two men visited him. Attendants at the resort told police the two men were later introduced to them as his guests. After a short while the bar attendants heard a loud…

A 31-year-old man was electrocuted while connecting a church music instruments and public address system in a village in Ibencho, Kisii County. Police said Dickson Nyangima was connecting the electronics when he touched a live wire which electrocuted him. The incident happened on July 14 and the man was rushed to hospital where he succumbed on July 16, police said. Police said they are investigating the incident. Elsewhere in Kehancha, Migori County, a gold mining site collapsed and killed a 16-year-old boy who had ventured therein. Police said the victim was with four other miners in a tunnel when the…

A gang raided the home of an insurance executive in Nairobi’s New Kitsuru estate and terrorized his family before robbing him of his pistol. The gang also robbed him of his mobile phones, Sh9,000, a ring and other electronics before escaping. The victim who is a Chief Executive Officer of an insurance firm was at home on Wednesday July 16, morning when a gang of eight men struck while armed with a pistol and other crude weapons. The gang had gained access into his compound after jumping through a perimeter fence and cutting the window grill of the backyard. They…

Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham is expected to miss up to 12 weeks recovering from a shoulder operation after the Spanish giants said Wednesday he had successfully undergone surgery. “Our player Jude Bellingham has undergone successful surgery for a recurrent left shoulder dislocation,” said Real Madrid in a statement. “Bellingham will now begin a period of rehabilitation prior to his return to recovery work.” While Madrid did not specify the expected length of his recovery time, Spanish media have reported it will take around 12 weeks for him to return to action. Bellingham has been struggling with shoulder discomfort after…

Safaricom Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Kenya’s largest telecom provider, has reaffirmed its commitment to transforming lives through strategic investments in health, education, and economic empowerment. The telco supports three foundations – Safaricom, M-Pesa and SSR, which have positively impacted over 4.9 million Kenyans in the last three years alone, through initiatives designed to foster long-term development and equity across the country. Since its inception in 2003, the foundation has implemented over 1,400 community-based projects in all 47 counties. While the total financial investment over the years is estimated in the billions, the organization’s most recent impact assessments underscore an…