Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

The Global Partnership for Ethiopia (GPE) and Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia PLC Advisory Boards have appointed Dr. Peter Ndegwa as their Board chairman. He will replace Michael Joseph who retired from the Boards effective May 22 2025, after serving on the two Boards over the last four years. Global Partnership for Ethiopia comprises Safaricom Plc from Kenya, Vodacom from South Africa, Sumitomo Corporation from Japan, British International Investment from the UK and the International Finance Corporation based in the USA. Ndegwa is the Chief Executive Officer of Safaricom Group, a USD 3 billion turnover business that is a leading technology company…

Speaker of the National Assembly, Moses Wetang’ula issued a firm and precedent-setting warning against what he termed as judicial overreach. He asserted that Parliament cannot and will not be restrained from executing its constitutional duties. The Speaker’s strongly-worded statement followed concerns raised by the leader of the Minority Party, Junet Mohamed (Suna East), during Wednesday’s afternoon session, in relation to a court order that had temporarily halted the vetting of nominees to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). While acknowledging the importance of inter-institutional cooperation, Wetang’ula affirmed Parliament’s constitutional autonomy, emphasizing that no individual, entity, or arm of government…

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki stepped up the economic empowerment program with a promise to support thousands of small and medium enterprises to grow and generate more income. The DP on Thursday graced Empowerment Forum for Micro and Small Enterprises Saccos at Nyanturago Sports Ground in Nyaribari Chache Constituency, Kisii County, assuring small-scale businesspeople of total government’s backing in ensuring their growth and success as he explained what the administration is doing in the sector. “The activities we are doing as leaders to empower small-scale traders are meant to complement programs within government that seek to achieve a similar agenda. Programs…

A Member of Kiambu County Assembly was Thursday grilled in the probe into claims of abduction on Juja Member of Parliament George Koimburi. The female MCA was picked from outside Monalisa Hotel in Thika and bundled her into a car and taken to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations for grilling on Thursday May 29. It is claimed she is among the people the MP met on the day he is said to have been abducted from outside a church in Mugutha area on Sunday. Detectives Thursday visited a hotel in Gatundu where the MP spent the night when he claimed…

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) opposed the release on bond of a university student, Erick Mutinda Philip, who has been charged with the murder of Sylvia Kemunto Ayaye, a 20-year-old first-year student at the Multimedia University of Kenya. Prosecuting counsel Peris Maina persuaded the court to take judicial notice of the alarming rise in femicide cases in the country, which has triggered public outrage and debate, and deny the accused person bond. Maina urged that femicide cases had culminated in widespread protests held on 2 January 27, 2024 and December 10 2024 across 11 counties, where demonstrators called for…

A man surrendered to a local police station saying he had killed his 85-year-old grandmother in Ugenya, Siaya County. The suspect walked to the station saying he had killed the woman identified as Jennifer Aduor Aoko, prompting police to visit the area in Diere village. The team found the body of the woman lying in a pool of blood. It was established that the deceased stayed with the assailant. The incident happened on May 28. Police said an ace and a spade that had bloodstains were found at the scene and are believed to have been the murder weapons. The…

Detectives are investigating the discovery of the body of a man on a cliff of a hill in Embu County. Police suspect the deceased was killed by either being pushed there or his body was dumped at the scene on May 27. Locals and police managed to access the body and established it had decomposed. The body had a deep cut on the back of the head, indicating he was slashed. The body was later moved to the mortuary the following day pending identification and autopsy. Police said they are investigating murder in the case. In Kiengu, Kangeta, Meru County,…

Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez each scored two goals to spark Inter Miami to a 4-2 Major League Soccer victory over visiting Montreal on Wednesday. Argentine superstar Messi opened the scoring in the 27th minute and assisted on Suarez’s first goal in the 68th minute for a 2-0 edge. Uruguayan star Suarez scored again in the 71st minute before Montreal’s Dante Sealy answered in the 74th minute. Messi struck again in the 87th minute before Victor Loturi pulled one back from the Canadian club two minutes into stoppage time. Miami jumped to sixth in the Eastern Conference with seven wins…

The UEFA Conference League was not where Chelsea wanted to be, but their triumph in Wroclaw could prove to be a turning point for a club that had lost their trophy-winning habit. The Premier League team beat Real Betis 4-1 on Wednesday, recovering strongly from being outplayed in the first half by their Spanish opponents. Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca’s second-half substitutions lifted his team but an inspired Cole Palmer was the catalyst for victory, producing two pinpoint crosses for Enzo Fernandez and Nicolas Jackson. Jadon Sancho’s fine finish made it 3-1 and Moises Caicedo added a fourth in stoppage time…

President William Ruto joined those mourning the death of teacher, writer, playwright, and public intellectual, Prof Ngugi wa Thiong’o. He said Thursday the towering giant of Kenyan letters has put down his pen for the final time. “Always courageous, he made an indelible impact on how we think about our independence, social justice as well as the uses and abuses of political and economic power.” “In his bold and creative career, Prof Thiong’o showed us how to make contributions that cannot be ignored and speak in ways that both supporters and opponents cannot ignore,” said Ruto. He added his patriotism…

A 22-year-old man is on the run over the murder of a six-year-old boy in Kiminini, Trans Nzoia County. The incident happened in Stofa Farm area, police said of the May 28 tragedy. The assailant is a step-brother of the deceased, police said. The motive of the incident is yet to be known. Police said the assailant used a hoe stick to hit the boy killing him at the scene. His mother tried to intervene after being alerted but it was too late. The boy died while being rushed to the hospital, police said adding the hunt on the suspect…

Billionaire Elon Musk has said his time leading President Donald Trump’s cost-cutting task force is coming “to an end”. In a post on his social media platform X, Musk thanked Trump for the opportunity to help run the Department of Government Efficiency – known as Doge. He was designated as a “special government employee” – allowing him to work a federal job for 130 days each year. Measured from Trump’s inauguration on 20 January, he would hit that limit towards the end of May. Musk’s exit comes after he criticised Trump’s “big, beautiful” budget bill – the legislative centrepiece of…

President Donald Trump’s administration says it will “aggressively” revoke the visas of Chinese students studying in the US. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement the move would include “those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields”. Criteria will also be revised to “enhance scrutiny” of future visa applicants from China and Hong Kong, Rubio added. Relations between Beijing and Washington have plummeted in recent months as a tit-for-tat trade war erupted between the two superpowers sparked by Trump’s tariffs. On Monday, Rubio, who is America’s top diplomat, ordered US embassies around the…

AI tools developed by Elon Musk’s xAI are to be incorporated into the messaging service, Telegram. Announcing the deal, Telegram boss Pavel Durov said it would see his firm distribute the AI assistant, Grok, to Telegram’s “billion+ users and integrate it into its apps”. Mr Durov said the arrangement – which is due to last a year – would see his company receive $300m (£223m) in cash and equity from xAI, plus 50% of revenue from xAI subscriptions sold via Telegram. “Together, we win!”, he posted on social media. It follows Meta incorporating an AI service into its messaging service,…

US President Donald Trump has appeared to set a two-week deadline for Vladimir Putin, threatening a different response if the Russian counterpart was still stringing him along. As the Kremlin escalated its attacks on Ukraine, Trump was asked in the Oval Office on Wednesday if he thought Putin wanted to end the war. “I can’t tell you that, but I’ll let you know in about two weeks,” Trump told reporters, the latest amid a string of critical public remarks made by Trump about Putin. Since Sunday, Trump has written multiple posts on social media saying that Putin has gone “absolutely…