Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Elon Musk hit out at President Donald Trump’s signature tax and spending bill again on Wednesday, calling on Americans to tell their representatives in Washington to “kill the bill”. The budget, which includes huge tax breaks and more defence spending, was passed by the House of Representatives last month and is now being considered by senators. The tech billionaire posted on X earlier this week that the bill would add to the US budget deficit and saddle Americans with “crushing” debt. On Tuesday, he described it as a “disgusting abomination”, in a widening rift between the two. The bill has…

A case in which two senior police officers are charged with torturing a British national will proceed in October 2025, a court directed. Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina directed that the Officer Commanding Station Eastleigh North Police Station Chief Inspector Rebbeca Njeri Muraya and Seargent Abdisalam Ahmed from the same station to present themselves to the officer investigating the matter to take their fingerprints. The magistrate also ordered the accused persons be served with witness statements and the charge sheet before the hearing date on October 24, 2025. “I hereby direct the prosecution to serve the defence with statements and…

It is a big win for Muguka farmers after a Bill seeking to deny it state protection and support was dropped following intervention by Deputy President Kithure Kindiki. Kindiki on Wednesday met and convinced the sponsor of Crops Act (Amendment) Bill 2025, Kilifi North MP Owen Baya, to abandon the intention to remove it from the list of scheduled crops under the law. “The sponsor has graciously agreed to drop the piece of legislation that was already in the First Reading in the National Assembly. We have been looking for a solution to this matter because we do not want…

President William Ruto received the credentials of six new envoys to Kenya at State House, Nairobi, on Wednesday. The new diplomats are Chiranjib Sarker of Bangladesh, retired Lt-General Peter Kakowou Lavahun (Sierra Leone), Ernest Rwamucyo (Rwanda), Anthony Louis Kon (South Sudan), Kan Yaw Kiong (Singapore), and Erika Álvarez Rodríguez (Dominican Republic). Ambassador Sarker served as Deputy High Commissioner to India before his promotion. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from Dhaka University. Lieutenant-General Lavahun will be Sierra Leone’s third High Commissioner to Kenya and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Nairobi, the UN Environmental Programme,…

Detectives in Voi apprehended three individuals believed to be the masterminds behind cases of highway robberies along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway. The trio, identified as David Karanja, Juma Jumamosi, and Josephine Nthamba Mutie, were arrested following a brazen robbery that occurred on April 9, 2025. On that fateful day, an Isuzu FRR truck was transporting gypsum from Nairobi to Mombasa. As the vehicle approached Ikanga area, one of the suspects dashed out from a nearby thicket, attempting to cross the road. In a split-second decision to avoid collision, the driver swerved, causing the truck to veer off the road and its…

A court directed two suspects in the murder of Kasipul MP Charles Were to undergo mental assessment. The two are expected to be charged with murder. This is after the state concluded investigations into the case. Isaack Kuria and Allan Omondi Ogolla appeared in court virtually on Wednesday, where Justice Margaret Muigai directed that they be given legal representation. The court heard that the suspects are being held separately and will be presented in court as they pursue other investigative and prosecutorial measures, including plea bargaining. The matter will be mentioned on June 18 for further directions. Were was shot…

Police are holding two men who attempted to inject a patient at a private hospital with unknown chemical in Kisii Town. The men had approached a nurse on duty at the facility on June 3 and asked her to administer a chemical they had to the patient. They told the nurse the chemical is a drug the patient needed to heal. Police were called to the scene and managed to arrest the two as they waited for the nurse to move. They had promised to pay her handsomely for the mission. The two men, aged 19 were detained and a…

A sixth suspect in the series of violent robberies in Nakuru WAS arrested in an operation conducted at the County’s Mzee wa Nyama area. In his possession were found exhibits recently robbed from a Pakawa resident by armed gunmen, police said of the Wednesday morning operation. Suspect handed over to Nakuru East detectives and to be enjoined in the case facing the earlier charged accomplices. Five suspects were presented in court on Tuesday over the incidents reported in the area. They include the murder of a police officer and two other locals. Police asked for more days to enable them…

Two men were separately killed in related attacks in a village in Laikipia County causing tension and displacement of locals. This is after their houses were burnt in retaliations following the attacks. The Internally Displaced Persons are camping at the local Rumuruti police station fearing attacks. Police explained the Tuesday drama was sparked by an earlier killing of a man in Matigari area over claims of love triangle. One Dancun Lenkirikai, 35 was found dead in his house with deep cuts on his body. Preliminary report reveals that the deceased had a disagreement with other two men over a woman…

Four male suspects were arrested at a petrol station and found with a plastic revolver, six rubber bullets, and a knife marked “AK47” in Nairobi. The men were riding in a car and had stopped at a petrol station along Kenyatta Avenue when they were intercepted by police on Wednesday June 4 morning. The intervention followed a tip-off from members of the public, who had observed one of the individuals brandishing what appeared to be a firearm, arousing suspicion, police said. Upon searching the vehicle and its occupants, police recovered a plastic revolver, six rubber bullets, and a knife marked…

The Canadian government has proposed a bill to restrict some asylum claims and give authorities more power to halt the processing of immigration applications. Canada’s immigration minister Lena Diab said the Strong Borders Act is meant to curb organised crime and the flow of illegal drugs and weapons, while boosting the “integrity” of the country’s immigration system. It includes provisions that would give police more power to monitor Canada’s shared border with the US. It could also bar those who have been in Canada for more than year from filing a claim for asylum. But critics said the bill, which…

Nobody in South Africa seems to know where Tiger is. The 42-year-old from neighbouring Lesotho, whose real name is James Neo Tshoaeli, has evaded a police manhunt for the past four months. Detained after being accused of controlling the illegal operations at an abandoned gold mine near Stilfontein in South Africa, where 78 corpses were discovered underground in January, Tiger escaped custody, police allege. Four policemen, alleged to have aided his breakout, are out on bail and awaiting trial, but the authorities appear no closer to learning the fugitive’s whereabouts. We went to Lesotho to find out more about this…

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has approved murder charges against five suspects in connection with the killing of Charles Ong’ondo Were (pictured), the late Member of Parliament for Kasipul Constituency. The suspects are scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday, June 4 2025, before the Kibera and Milimani High Courts. Three of the suspects—William Imoli alias Imo, Edwin Oduor Odhiambo alias Machuani, and Ebel Ochieng alias Dave Calo—will appear before the Kibera High Court. The other suspects, Allan Omondi Ogola, who served as the MP’s bodyguard, and Isaac Kuria alias Kush, whom investigations show was the hitman, will be charged…

More than 200 educationists are convening in Nairobi to discuss the future of teaching and education in the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other technological advancements. The three-day workshop that is jointly organised by the Ministry of Education and the Aga Khan Foundation brings together leading scholars from more than 30 countries with participants drawn from teachers, government officials, policymakers, human rights groups, development partners and other stakeholders. Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok officially opened the workshop which is focusing on exploring how teachers and schools can be meaningfully engaged in solving complex learning and education challenges. The PS…

Two police officers were Tuesday June 3 killed in an accident involving their vehicle and a trailer at Matisi area on Webuye-Bungoma Road, police said. The accident involved a police vehicle and a fuel tanker. The victims who included a police driver and a sergeant died on the spot. They were attached to Railways unit in Bungoma. Regional police command Issa Mohamud said the Ford Ranger police car was racing from Webuye towards Bungoma general direction with one passenger who was a police sergeant when the accident happened. On reaching at the location of the accident, he improperly overtook other…