Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A Colombian presidential candidate has been shot three times – reportedly twice in the head – at a campaign event in the capital, Bogota. Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, was attacked while addressing a small crowd in a park on Saturday. Police arrested a 15-year-old suspect at the scene, local media say. His wife, Maria Claudia Tarazona, called on the nation to pray for his survival. “Miguel is currently fighting for his life. Let us ask God to guide the hands of the doctors who are treating him,” she said. Uribe’s Centro Democratico party condemned the attack, saying that it “endangers…

US President Donald Trump deployed 2,000 National Guardsmen in Los Angeles to deal with unrest over raids on undocumented migrants. His border czar, Tom Homan, told Fox News on Saturday: “We are making Los Angeles safer.” The Californian city saw a second day of unrest on Saturday as residents of a predominantly Latino district clashed with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) federal agents. Tear gas and batons were used to disperse crowds in the Paramount district. As many as 118 arrests were made in LA this week as a result of ICE operations, including 44 on Friday. California Governor Gavin…

Tragedy struck a village when at least four people were killed while five others were injured after a gold mine collapsed early Saturday morning in West Pokot County. The injured were rescued and rushed to hospitals in the area. The incident happened at Karon village, police said. West Pokot sub county Deputy County Commissioner Wycliffe Munanda said the miners had ventured into the pit around 3:00 a.m. when the pit caved  in, burying them under the debris. “We understand some nine people were inside the pit when it caved in. The five who were injured have been taken to Kapenguria…

Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli Saturday refuted claims made by the Principal Secretary for Housing and Urban Development, Charles Hinga alleging that the union was involved in drafting the regulations that manage the Affordable Housing scheme. Atwoli challenged Hinga to produce evidence that shows COTU was involved in approving the Affordable Housing Act, adding that at no point did the union’s Executive Board hold a meeting to deliberate such regulations. Atwoli criticised the government, accusing it of diverting the Affordable Housing levy to fund the construction of other infrastructure such as markets. “As COTU (K)…

Juja Member of Parliament George Koimburi broke his silence following what he described as an abduction ordeal. He also dismissed the claims from the National Police Service (NPS) that the entire incident was staged. Speaking from Karen Hospital, where he is receiving treatment, the MP painted a harrowing picture of his experience while expressing gratitude to those who helped save his life. In a recorded video, Koimburi explained how he met his abductors on May 25, 2025, as he was coming from church and was roughed up before being bundled up in a car. “It was on 25th May, 2025,…

A woman aged 18 was brutally murdered in a love triangle saga in a village in Kilifi County, police said. The incident happened on Friday June 6 at night in Mferejeni, Kijipwa, Kilifi County. The deceased was stabbed in the neck and killed outside their home by her husband who had trailed her there and accused her of cheating on him. The mother to the deceased woman told police the assailant had visited their home and had super together with the family. The assailant then asked to have a conversation with his wife now deceased and identified as Faridah Changawa,…

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki said Friday the government is determined to roll out development projects and programs in every part of the country, calling out those attempting to divide the country along tribal lines. Speaking at an Empowerment meeting in Machakos Town Constituency, the DP said no area will be discriminated against by the Kenya Kwanza Administration. “Every County, every Ward in this country will benefit from development projects that will improve the lives of the people,” Kindiki said. Presently in Machakos, the government is constructing 15 modern markets, several affordable housing projects including thousands of units for university and…

Kilmar Ábrego García, a 29-year-old from El Salvador mistakenly deported in March, has been returned to the US to face prosecution on two federal criminal charges. He has been accused of participating in a trafficking conspiracy over several years to move undocumented migrants from Texas to other parts of the country. El Salvador agreed to release Mr Ábrego García after the US presented it with an arrest warrant, Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Friday. His lawyer called the charges “preposterous”. The White House had been resisting a US Supreme Court order from April to “facilitate” his return after he…

A former girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs, testifying for a second day at his criminal trial under the pseudonym “Jane”, described how she felt pressured to engage in sexual encounters with male escorts while he watched, despite her expressing they upset her. She also alleged a network of employees helped procure drugs for the lengthy encounters, known as “hotel nights” or “freak-offs”, that left her in pain and with frequent infections. Prosecutors have charged Mr Combs, 55, with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. At the beginning of…

US President Donald Trump said “Oh it’s okay,” when asked about his very public breakup with former ally and donor Elon Musk, POLITICO reported. White House aides have, according to the outlet, also scheduled a call with Musk on Friday in the hope of diffusing the situation. Trump and Musk’s unlikely political marriage exploded in a fiery public divorce Thursday, with the US president threatening to strip the billionaire of his huge government contracts. Trump said in a televised Oval Office diatribe that he was “very disappointed” after his former aide and top donor criticized his “big, beautiful” spending bill before…

President William Ruto Friday urged African commercial and development finance banks to dedicate more financial resources towards the continent’s green and environmentally friendly industrialisation. He said at a time of competitive and volatile geo-economic landscape and reconfiguration of global trade policies, Africa needs to look inward to its financial institutions for solutions to address climate change and accelerate development. “In this fractured world order, Africa must rethink its strategies and explore how to strengthen and leverage its own institutions to compensate for the shortfall in external investment,” he said at State House, Nairobi, on Friday. He made the remarks during…

A Kenya Power electrician was electrocuted as he and others were doing maintenance on high-voltage cables in Garissa Town. The incident happened on Thursday June 5 at Burburis area as the victim identified as Fundi Mutinda and others were doing maintenance works . He was rushed to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Police said they are investigating the incident. The team will work with Kenya Power officials to establish how and why the incident happened. This is because the power supply is usually switched off whenever teams conduct maintenance on the cables. Elsewhere in MalindI,…

Gunmen raided a village in Loiyangalani, Marsabit County and killed two herders in an incident. The attackers escaped with an unknown number of shoats after the Thursday June 5 incident in Marti area. Police said two other herders were injured in the attack and are fighting for their lives in the hospital. A team of police responded to the scene and managed to recover all the shoats as the assailants escaped. This was after an exchange of fire. Police said a hunt on the gunmen is ongoing amid rising tension and the possibility of retaliatory attacks. The bodies were moved…

Four police officers were Wednesday arrested a suspect who was in custody escaped from the Isinya police cells, Kajiado County. The suspect, identified as Brian Achieng, charged for the offence of stealing, escaped from the lawful custody before he could be placed in cells, police said. Senior police officers who visited the scene said the suspect was brought to the station after he was caught with 16 kilos of hard plastic super fix glue valued at Sh8,000. It was as he was being booked that he escaped, prompting a futile search for him. The four officers who were on duty…

The judge presiding over Sean “Diddy” Combs’ criminal trial has threatened to ban the disgraced music mogul from the courtroom for nodding and making faces at members of the jury. Judge Arun Subramanian called his actions “absolutely unacceptable”. Mr Combs’ attorneys assured the judge that it would not happen again. Judge Subramanian said Mr Combs was “vigorously nodding” during the cross questioning of Bryana Bongolan, a friend of Mr Combs’ ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura who accused the rapper of holding her over a balcony. Mr Combs has pled not guilty to all charges, including sex trafficking and a racketeering conspiracy. A…