Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

President Donald Trump has defended Elon Musk’s drive to shut down sections of the US government amid legal challenges, transparency concerns and questions over conflicts of interest. “He’s not gaining anything. In fact, I wonder how he can devote the time to it,” Trump said Sunday. Democrats have accused Musk of personally benefiting from some of the changes that the Trump administration is trying to push through, such as the proposed closure of the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Trump said Musk’s unofficial Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) would soon examine spending in the military and the Department of…

President Donald Trump has said he will announce a 25% import tax on all steel and aluminium entering the US, a move that will have the biggest impact in Canada. Trump also said that there would be an announcement later in the week about reciprocal tariffs on all countries that tax imports from the US, but he did not specify which nations would be targeted, or if there would be any exemptions. “If they charge us, we charge them,” Trump said. He told reporters of his plans while traveling from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida to the Super Bowl in…

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua announced Sunday Central Kenya has officially severed ties with President William Ruto.  He said the region will not support his re-election bid in 2027. Gachagua spoke to vernacular stations from his Wamunyoro home in Nyeri on Sunday evening. He was giving an “interim report” on the country’s political climate and the changing dynamics of the vote-rich Mt. Kenya region. “We, the people of Central Kenya, have cut political ties with President Ruto from today,” Gachagua declared. “We will not support him in 2027.” He announced that the region was officially withdrawing from the United Democratic…

Donald Trump will be the first US President to attend the Super Bowl Sunday, one of the most watched events of the year in America. 
His appearance at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, coincides with the release of a sit-down interview with Fox News. 
Meanwhile, a number of Trump allies and Democrats will appear on the Sunday morning political television programmes to talk about Trump’s presidency. 
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) will likely be a major talking point, after his team’s attempted takeover of secure systems at the…

The Kenyatta National Hospital said Sunday they can not tell if the killer of a patient at the facility ward came from outside.  KNH Medical Services Director Dr. William Sigilai however said that a probe led by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is underway to establish whether Gilbert Kinyua’s killer breached security or was already in the building before committing the crime. “We don’t have any evidence that someone walked in and committed the said crime. We’ve handed over the matter to DCI,” he told the press on Sunday. Sigilai allayed fears of insecurity at their facility following the…

A resurgence of avian flu, which first struck the United States in 2022, is hitting chicken farms hard, sending egg prices soaring and rattling consumers accustomed to buying this dietary staple for only a few dollars. In Washington and its suburbs, supermarket egg shelves are now often empty, or sparsely stocked. Some stores limit the number of cartons each client may buy. And everywhere, consumers are shocked by the high prices. The situation is much the same in the southern state of Florida. “Eggs are important (and) so nutritious,” said Miami resident Blanche De Jesus, “but you can hardly buy…

A landslide in China’s southwestern Sichuan province triggered by heavy rain has killed at least one person, with nearly 30 more missing, state media said Sunday. China has been hit with extreme weather in recent months, with dozens of people killed in floods last year, its warmest on record. Scientists say climate change is making extreme weather events more frequent. Saturday’s landslide hit Jinping village in the city of Yibin at around 11:50 am (0350 GMT). As of Sunday morning, “one person has been killed and 28 people are missing”, state news agency Xinhua said. Two people were saved on…

The Government plans to increase the number of people hired to clean Nairobi rivers by 30,000 starting next month. This means that a total of 50,000 people – mainly the youth and women – will be cleaning a 47 kilometer stretch of rivers passing through the city, including Nairobi, Mathare and Ngong’ Rivers. Interior Cabinet Secretary Hon. Kipchumba Murkomen, while inspecting the cleaning exercised dubbed Climate WorX initiative at Mukuru Kwa Reuben Friday, said the increase follows overwhelming requests by leaders and residents of other informal settlements. Murkomen said he and Internal Security and National Administration Principal Secretary Dr. Raymond…

Interior Principal Secretary Dr Raymond Omollo has cautioned against political intolerance and violence witnessed in some parts of the country in the recent past saying the government will take action against the perpetrators. Speaking at Sasi primary school on Saturday, Omollo warned against political intolerance, asking leaders to focus on service delivery. He cited the violence witnessed in Kakamega on Saturday February 8 and Homabay recently. Several people were on Saturday injured when factions clashed at a burial event. The factions included those of governor Fernandes Baraza and former Cabinet Secretary Rashid Echesa. Police are investigating the incident and plan…

The first president of independent Namibia, Sam Nujoma, died at the age of 95 in the capital Windhoek, the country’s current leader announced. Nujoma led the long fight for independence from South Africa in 1990 after helping found Namibia’s liberation movement known as the South West Peoples’ Organisation (Swapo) in the 1960s. After independence, Nujoma became president in 1990 and led the country until 2005. Nujoma had been hospitalised over the past three weeks with an illness from which he “could not recover”, Namibian President Nangolo Mbumba said in a statement announcing the death with “utmost sorrow and sadness”. He…

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed Colleen Shogan, the Archivist of the United States, and announced plans to shake up the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in his latest moves to upend institutions in Washington. The national archivist is responsible for overseeing government records and heads the National Archives, an agency Trump has repeatedly criticized since it alerted the Justice Department to Trump’s handling of classified documents in early 2022. The Kennedy Center, which receives federal funding, is one of the nation’s leading arts facilities and has long enjoyed bipartisan support and national…

A major clean-up exercise began this morning across various estates in Nairobi, led by Governor Johnson Sakaja at the Westlands Market. The initiative, part of the Green Nairobi agenda, aims to enhance cleanliness and hygiene in the city while encouraging community participation. Speaking at the launch on February 8, Sakaja emphasized the importance of collective responsibility in maintaining a clean environment. He also announced plans to install dustbins across the Central Business District (CBD) and estates to complement the clean-up efforts. “Very soon, we will begin installing bins in the CBD and other areas. This initiative goes hand in hand…

President William Ruto Saturday urged all parties in the conflict in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to cease hostilities and embrace dialogue.  He said the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) must stand together in calling for dialogue and a peaceful resolution to the conflict. He said all parties should give priority to dialogue, cooperation and, above all, the protection of civilians. “Today, we join together to reiterate our calls to the parties to this tragic conflict to immediately cease hostilities and take positive actions to allow meaningful dialogue aimed at the restoration of stability,”…

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has dismissed the High Court’s ruling on his dual role as Speaker and Party Leader of Ford Kenya, terming the decision as mere “ordinary comments” in law that are non-binding and have no practical effect. Through his legal advisor, Benson Milimo, Wetang’ula clarified that the court did not order him to relinquish either office. “I want to assure the nation and the Ford Kenya fraternity that there is absolutely no cause for alarm. What the court did was make comments—what the law terms as ‘obiter dictum’—which are non-binding and have no consequential effect,” Milimo said…

President Donald Trump’s administration agreed on Friday not to publicly name FBI employees involved in investigations into the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, as the president said some would be fired. The agreement, which a federal judge approved, came after two groups of FBI agents sued the Justice Department to block its officials from releasing the names of employees, amid fears for their safety. Under terms of the agreement, the department will be prevented from releasing the names until at least late March while lawsuits move forward. The department also agreed it will give the plaintiffs two…