Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

An organisation comprising mainly of youths from 54 organisations has called for a nationwide protest Tuesday August 27 as the country marks Katiba Day. National Provisional Coordination Committee of People`s Assemblies (NCCPA) led by their spokesperson Kasmuel McOure announced the protest over what they claimed was failure by President William Ruto to respect the Constitution. They said that the Constitution which was promulgated in 2010 will have its 14th anniversary celebrated but has not been respected by the President and some other political leaders which they claimed had been brought in the government. Together with their other leaders Prof. Fred…

Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has died at the age of 76. Eriksson, the first non-British manager of the England team, led the Three Lions to the quarter-finals at three major tournaments during his five-year spell in charge between 2001 and 2006. In January Eriksson said he had “at best” a year to live after being diagnosed with cancer. His children, Lina and Johan, said on Monday: “Our father Sven-Goran Eriksson fell asleep peacefully in his home at Bjorkefors outside Sunne this morning. He has for a long time fought bravely with his illness, but now it came to an…

President William Ruto Monday directed that National Youth Service (NYS) recruits be taken through mandatory basic firearms training to be able to defend the country when need arises.  He directed that NYS recruits be taken through a basic course in firearms to prepare them to protect the country when the need arises. Presiding over the 88th National Youth Service Recruits Pass-Out Parade in Gilgil, Ruto said his government has upheld its commitment to recruit significant numbers of servicemen and women into the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and also ensured other job placements for NYS graduates. “The NYS remains indispensable to our…

A section of Moi University lecturers on Monday went on strike over a number of issues facing the institution.  The lecturers also called for the disbandment of the university’s council for alleged mismanagement. Led by Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) Moi University chapter chairman Richard Okero and the national trustee Jane Michael, the dons cited a number of issues of concern, which they say have forced them to down tools. The issues include unpaid salaries since July 2024, un-remitted loans and other deductions for the last three years, un-remitted pensions (both employee and employer contribution) for  the last three years and un-remitted…

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied news media reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin allegedly met with the co-founder of the Telegram instant messaging service, Pavel Durov, during his visit to Azerbaijan. “No,” Peskov said, when asked whether there the meeting actually happened. Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a state visit to Azerbaijan from August 18-19. Some news media outlets and Telegram channels circulated reports that Durov was also allegedly visiting Azerbaijani on the same dates and had an informal meeting with the Russian leader. Durov was detained at the Le Bourget airport in Paris on August 24. Law enforcement authorities…

Climbing into his backyard jacuzzi that overlooked the Santa Monica Mountains, Matthew Perry uttered the seven words that would ultimately lead to his death: “Shoot me up with a big one.” The big one, court documents would later reveal, was a dose of ketamine, a prescription anaesthetic and a hallucinogen that has become popular for its off-label uses to treat depression and anxiety. It was the actor’s third injection of the day. Hours after that fatal dose, the “Friends” actor was found face down in the jacuzzi. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene with a coroner finding ketamine was…

In its relentless pursuit to counter trafficking in narcotics, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) made significant strides over the weekend, seizing large quantities of narcotics and apprehending suspects through well-coordinated efforts by officers across the country. On the Migori-Sirare highway, vigilant officers at a checkpoint intercepted a motorcycle rider carrying two bags of marijuana weighing 73.6 kilograms, valued at approximately Sh2,208,000. Despite their efforts, the trafficker managed to slip through their fingers, abandoning the narcotics and the motorcycle at the scene, police said. Along the Nambale-Busia road, a multi-agency roadblock led to the interception of a motor vehicle, Isuzu…

The agency overseeing the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti has explained why the Kenya police salaries have been delayed. Police in the Haiti mission have complained they are yet to receive their salaries under the UN-backed operation. August 25 marked two months since the Kenyan police landed in Haiti to help the Caribbean country stabilize from criminal gangs. The first team landed there on June 25 while the second one arrived a month later on July 16. The team and their relatives in Kenya have since said they are yet to receive the salaries promised. The more than 400…

A “right to disconnect” rule has come into effect in Australia, offering relief to people who feel forced to take calls or read messages from employers after they finish their day’s work. The new law allows employees to ignore communications after hours if they choose to, without fear of being punished by their bosses. A survey published last year estimated that Australians worked on average two hundred and eighty one hours of unpaid overtime annually. More than 20 countries, mainly in Europe and Latin America, have similar rules. The law does not ban employers from contacting workers after hours. Instead,…

Azimio la Umoja co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka Sunday described the university funding model as a disaster. Musyoka further promised to mobilise Kenyans to reject it. He spoke when he addressed a crowd gathered at Githurai roundabout, Nairobi. “I will mobilise the country to say no to the Higher Education Funding Model that is now a disaster and corrupt,” said Musyoka. The former Vice President and currently also Wiper leader said that he’s the Official Opposition leader in the country. He had earlier in the day attended a Sunday Service at the Kimbo PEFA Church in Githurai. He was companied by former…

Treasury Cabinet Secretary (CS) John Mbadi Sunday made a u-turn on an earlier declaration that there is no money to employ Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers on permanent and pensionable terms. Mbadi, after stating in an interview last Thursday that the exchequer has no money to employ the 20,000 teachers, has now retracted his statement, claiming he was ill-informed on the budgetary allocation status for the JSS teachers. “Those who are saying there is money in the budget for JSS teachers are right. I am wrong and there is nothing with saying I am wrong,” he said. The CS argued…

Lando Norris overcame a poor start to win the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday and become the first driver to beat Max Verstappen at the champion’s home race, as well as taking another bite out of Verstappen’s standings lead. Norris started on pole position but was slow off the line, allowing Red Bull driver Verstappen into the lead. Norris closed the gap and overtook Verstappen into the opening corner on the 18th lap of 72 and was then on course for his second career win and the McLaren team’s third of the year. Verstappen finished second and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc…

Floyd Mayweather made light work of John Gotti III during an exhibition fight rematch in Mexico which saw a mid-bout referee switch.  Mayweather’s first fight with Gotti, the grandson of the New York crime boss John Gotti, descended into farce in June 2023 when the bout was stopped in the sixth round following a mass brawl in the ring. Saturday night’s fight in Mexico City threatened to go down the same route when Panamanian referee Hector Afu left the ring in the second round and was replaced by Mexican official Alfredo Uruzquieta. Afu was said to be angered by Mayweather’s…

The Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) Sunday has withdrawn the teachers’ strike notice. Knut Secretary-General Collins Oyuu said the decision has been made to give the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) time to address their major demands. To this effect, Mr Oyuu has asked all Knut members to report to school on Monday. This came as their KUPPET announced they will proceed with the strike. Following a day-long meeting by KNUT’s National Executive Council (NEC) on Sunday, the union arrived at the decision to call off the strike even as it engages the government on the way forward. “The NEC has,…

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has summoned Kimilili Member of Parliament Didmus Barasa over claims of demanding a bribe. However, Barasa in a rejoinder has said that he will not honor the summons an instead he will send his lawyer to represent him. EACC in a letter send to the MP stated that HE  should appear at its integrity centre centre headquarters on Tuesday for statement recording. The Commission spokesperson Eric Ngumbi confirmed that summons had been issued to the MP and added that he was being  investigated over  bribery claims made against him. According to Ngumbi  this was…