Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Former Kenyan presidential candidate Mohammed Abduba Dida is serving a seven-year sentence in Illinois, United States for stalking and transmitting threats. Dida has been serving his sentence at the Big Muddy Correctional Centre in Illinois since November 18, 2022, after being convicted of stalking and intimidating an unidentified victim. The 49-year-old former teacher was found guilty of two charges, the first for stalking and transmitting threats, which resulted in a two-year sentence, court records show. The second count was for aggravated stalking and violation of a restraining order which saw the court slap him with a 5 year sentence. During…

An argument over a parking slot at an apartment turned tragic after a security guard hit and killed a 56-year-old man in Ruiru, Kiambu County. Police said Tony Njoroge had arrived home past midnight on Sunday and parked his car at their apartment in Kitambaya area. As he alighted, a guard on duty confronted him over the parking slot demanding he moves the car. Witnesses told police this prompted an argument that went physical. It was then that the guard used a wooden stick to hit Njoroge in the head. The man fell on the ground unconscious as the guard…

Dickson Ndiema, the former partner of athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, has passed away at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret. The hospital confirmed that Ndiema passed away Monday night in the ICU, where he had been admitted. His death comes just days after Rebeca Cheptegei also passed away at the same hospital. Ndiema tragically attacked Rebeca Cheptegei at her home in Trans Nzoia, dousing her with petrol and setting her on fire, a violent act that left both of them with severe injuries. Cheptegei suffered burns covering more than 80 percent of her body, while Ndiema sustained burns on over…

Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein is in hospital in New York for emergency heart surgery, his lawyers have told BBC News. Lawyers for Weinstein said he was taken on Sunday evening from the Rikers Island jail to Bellevue hospital. They did not provide further details. His lawyers say he has been suffering from multiple health conditions, and has been experiencing chest pains. Weinstein, 72, was convicted of rape and sexual assault in 2020 in New York, and jailed for 23 years. Those convictions were overturned this April when an appeal judge ruled he did not receive a fair trial. He…

Police in Mombasa have released the identity of a woman who used her social media platforms to link former Mombasa Governor Ali Joho and his brother to drug trafficking claims. She also linked the two to offense of defrauding the county government of Mombasa. Matilda Maodo allegedly linked Mining and blue Economy Cabinet Secretary Joho and his brother Abubakar Ali Joho popularly known as Abuu to claims of having defrauded Mombasa county government of Sh40 billion, drug trafficking claims, and theft of containers inside the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA). The two deny the claims. She is expected to take a…

Schools in several Kentucky counties are closed Monday as the search for a man suspected of shooting into vehicles along a major highway, injuring five people, continued into a third day. Police have named Joseph A Couch, 32, as a suspect in the shootings that occurred on Saturday evening. Authorities believe that the attacker is in a remote rugged area about 9 miles (14km) from the city of London in south-eastern Kentucky. The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office said that they had recovered a silver Honda SUV and an AR rifle they believe was used in the attack, although the suspect…

The construction of Nairobi’s Kibera Affordable Housing Project is progressing well. President William Ruto, who inspected the construction of the more than 4,054-unit Kibra Soweto East Affordable Housing Project, on Monday said he was impressed by the work going on. Construction for Phase II of the project, comprising 15,000 units, will commence before the end of the year, while Phase III, for 20,000 units, will start in January next year. Addressing wananchi at the construction site, Ruto said affordable housing will transform Kenya. He pointed out that the housing programme is the path towards a better quality of life for…

Isiolo High Court Judge Cherere Thripsisa Wanjiku Wamae and her bodyguard were Monday injured in a road accident on Eldama Ravine-Nakuru Highway.  This was after her car rolled into ditch, Mogotio police boss Felician Nafula confirmed. The two were rushed to hospital in a serious condition. The judiciary said the two were regrettably involved in a road traffic accident along the Eldama Ravine – Nakuru road. “She is currently receiving treatment and is reported to be in stable condition. We wish the Hon Judge quick recovery.” The driver is said to have lost control of the car before it rolled…

The Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary (OPCS) alongside the Ministry of Interior and National Administration (MINA) are set to begin verifying selected government projects across the country.  The exercise is set staff Tuesday, September 10 and run until Saturday, September 14, a statement said. The OPCS, through the National Government Coordination Secretariat (NGCS), is tasked with overseeing the process, which will begin in Eastern and Coast regions. The validation will then expand to cover the remaining regions: North Eastern, Nairobi, Central, Rift Valley, Nyanza and Western. In a statement on Monday, September 9, NGCS Communications Director Andrew Teyie said…

A second Shakahola massacre suspect died in hospital while undergoing treatment. Edison Safari Munyambo alias Baba Sifa died a few days ago at a Mombasa hospital where he was undergoing treatment after a short illness. He is the second accused person to die in custody after Mary Charo Mbita, who died at Coast Teaching and Referral Hospital. The deceased duo is part of 95 accused persons charged with 283 counts of manslaughter before Mombasa Chief Magistrate Alex Ithuku. The accused persons led by the prime mastermind, Paul Mackenzie are also facing several charges including torture and cruelty against children, violation…

Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti has issued a public statement dismissing recent rumours. The governor’s statement comes amid rumors that she was involved in an illicit smuggling scheme of large sums of money into the United Kingdom. It was said that UK customs authorities had detained her. Governor Ndeti vehemently denied these accusations in an official press release from her office, describing the campaign as a politically motivated attempt to undermine her administration’s efforts in Machakos County. According to the governor, the campaign aims to distract from the transformative work her administration has been carrying out since August 2022, which has…

A gang broke into a private home in Parklands, Nairobi and stole Sh800,000 and other assorted goods. The gang also grabbed assorted jewelry, a HP laptop, a Lenovo laptop, two Casio wristwatches, two mobile phones and other goods, police and the owners of the home said. The family had gone to a temple for prayers on Saturday evening when the incident happened at an apartment on Ita Road. The gang ransacked two master bedrooms and stole the cash and valuables before escaping. Police who visited the scene suspect the gang had prior information on the cash and the valuables. The…

Police are investigating the death of a 31-year-old man whose decomposed body was found in his house in Tasia, Embakasi, Nairobi. Samson Abulo had not reported to work for a week prompting his employer to send a rider to check on him. It was then on Sunday September 8 when the rider stumbled on the decomposed body in the house. Police said the house where the man stayed was not locked from inside when the body was found. It is suspected the man had died days earlier. He stayed alone in the house, police and neighbor said. The body was…

A team of detectives is pursuing a gang of five that attacked and raped two female students in their room in Kesses, Eldoret Town, Uasin Gishu County. The victims are students at Moi University Annex campus. The students said they were in their room along Thika Road area within Racecourse when a gang of five broke into their rooms on Saturday September 7 night. The gang was armed with crude weapons when they staged the raid. According to police and the students, the gang held the victims hostage as they demanded cash and valuables from them. There were four students…

Police are investigating the cause of a fire at Uhuru Secondary School, Nairobi. Two dormitories housing 105 form three students were burnt down in the incident on Sunday September 8 morning. This was as the students woke up for their breakfast and proceed to other church services. Property of unknown value was destroyed in the incident but no life was involved. Police and the school management said all students were accounted for after the fire had been contained. A fire engine from the county government responded to the scene and managed to contain the spread of the fire. The incident…