Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A Detroit judge was temporarily taken off the bench after he forced a 15-year-old girl to wear handcuffs and a jail uniform because she appeared to fall asleep during a field trip to his court. District Court Judge Kenneth King said he did not like Eva Goodman’s “attitude” and said he wanted to show her “how you are to conduct yourself in a courtroom”. The teenager was visiting the 36th District Court for a trip organised by the environmental charity The Greening, whose other excursions include kayaking and bird-watching. On Thursday, the chief judge of the 36th District Court, William…

Four people have been arrested in Los Angeles for allegedly killing American actor Johnny Wactor while trying to steal a part from his car. Three – Robert Barceleau, Leonel Gutierrez, and Sergio Estrada – were arrested for murder. A fourth, Frank Olano, faces a charge of accessory to murder, according to police. The 37-year-old actor, who was featured in the soap opera General Hospital, was shot in the early morning of 25 May. Authorities say he had finished a bartending shift at a bar in downtown Los Angeles and was walking to his car when he was confronted by three…

Houston rapper and well-known producer BeatKing has passed away. BeatKing, also known as Justin Riley, was just 39 years old. His cause of death has not been released. His manager said, “Today, August 15, 2024, we have lost @Clubgodzilla. BeatKing has been the best part of the club for over a decade. He has produced and worked with so many artists, that his sound will forever live. He loved his daughters @clubgodparenting, his music and his fans. We will love him forever.” Bun B reacted to the news saying: “It’s always the good ones. Damn this sh** hurt. Just a…

A new lawsuit is claiming hackers have gained access to the personal information of “billions of individuals,” in the US including their Social Security numbers, current and past addresses and the names of siblings and parents — personal data that could allow fraudsters to infiltrate financial accounts or take out loans in their names.  The allegation arose in a lawsuit filed earlier this month by Christopher Hofmann, a California resident who claims his identity theft protection service alerted him that his personal information had been leaked to the dark web by the “nationalpublicdata.com” breach. The lawsuit was earlier reported by…

The father of 17-year-old Spanish football star Lamine Yamal has reportedly been stabbed multiple times in a car park. According to reports in Spanish media, Mounir Nasraoui was attacked in the coastal town of Mataró, north of Barcelona, on Wednesday night by a group of people he had spoken to earlier in the day. Catalan police have confirmed three people were arrested on Wednesday and a fourth suspect was detained on Thursday morning. Mr Nasraoui was taken to hospital in Barcelona in a serious condition but is now said to be stable. The reported attack took place near the Rocafonda…

A leading lady of 1970s independent film has died. Gena Rowlands was best known for starring in intelligent, idiosyncratic films directed by her husband John Cassavetes. Rowlands died at the age of 94. Her death was confirmed by the office of Danny Greenberg, the representative for Rowlands’ son, Nick Cassavetes. No further details were provided. Born in 1930, Rowlands was the daughter of a state senator in the now-defunct Wisconsin Progressive Party. She was a sickly, picky child. But as she told Terry Gross on WHYY’s Fresh Air, she was blessed with a playful, artistic mother. “I remember one time,…

Wallace “Wally” Amos Jr., the founder of Famous Amos cookies, has died, his family said Wednesday. He was 88. He died “peacefully” at home following a battle with dementia, his family said. Amos, a native of Tallahassee, Florida, opened the first Famous Amos cookie shop in Hollywood, California on the famed Sunset Blvd. in 1975. Amos’ cookie brand exploded in popularity over the years, becoming known for its signature beige packaging and blue lettering. “With his Panama hat, kazoo, and boundless optimism, Famous Amos was a great American success story, and a source of Black pride,” read a statement from…

Sacked United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Secretary General Cleopas Malala has accused senior party officials of orchestrating a plan to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. He also blamed his downfall on Majority Leader in the House Kimani Ichung’wah and Embu Governor Cecily Mbarire. Malala went on to claim that he had a documentary of 18 evidence-backed accusations against the pair where one of the evidence accused them of forging the signatures of the deputy president and himself to defraud the party. “I will be disclosing the other 17 issues against them in due course, including and not limited to documentary evidence…

Three people were Thursday charged with conspiracy to commit a felony.  The three are accused of stealing over Sh300 million from Asianic Limited by falsely pretending that they were in a position to sell gold to the company. Frank David Kateti, Alain Mwandia Nvita Lukusa and Daniel Otieno Ogot are alleged to have committed the offence on diverse dates between February 5 and June 13, 2024 at Nairobi County. They were charged with others who were not before court. In count number two, they are charged with obtaining money by false pretense. Ogot faced a third count that of forging…

More than 100 Liberal Party candidates will be unable to run for council in Australia’s most populous state, after a “monumental stuff up” saw the party miss an election nomination deadline. New South Wales (NSW) officials say they legally cannot accept late entries, with one of Australia’s top election analysts estimating the party is likely to lose about 50 council seats as a result. Several long-serving politicians will automatically be out of a job, and constituents of eight councils will not have a single Liberal Party candidate to vote for. State party director Richard Shields has apologised and blamed “limited…

A National Polytechnic student was freed of the offense of allegedly impersonating former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and publishing nude pictures using a Facebook account he had created. Tyson Kibet aged 23-years-old was acquitted on Thursday after Sonko presented himself at a Milimani court and withdrew the case. He was acquitted by the trial Magistrate Geoffrey Onsarigo. Sonko told the court that he decided to forgive the accused and withdraw the case after his family approached him while pleading. He maintained that he had not been coerced to arrive at the decision and will not revive the case again. On…

At least 17 people are missing after a boat they were using capsized at the Lake Turkana. The incident happened on Tuesday August 13 morning. The boat was carrying 19 people when it capsized, officials said. Only two survived after the incident. Police said had a group had left for Soit Place in Marsabit County from the Eliye area using a fiber boat owned by the Kalokol Impreza Management Team when the incident happened. On board were ten women, two children, and seven men. On reaching Soit Place, the boat capsized due to heavy winds, two survivors said. As a…

Deputy Inspector General of Administration Police Service Gilbert Masengeli Wednesday posted Ibrahim Ramadhan Omar as the new commander of the Judiciary Police Unit (JPU). This is a new unit that is tasked with protection of court installations and staff in general. Omar replaced Samuel Ndung’u who was recalled to APS headquarters in changes. Chief Registrar of the Judiciary Winfridah B. Mokaya, received Omar at the Supreme Court in Nairobi on Wednesday August 14. Mokaya briefed the new Commanding Officer on the Judiciary’s critical security needs. These needs include the protection of Judges, Judicial Officers, and staff, as well as the…

At least two al shabaab terror suspects were killed in a police raid at a makeshift camp in Digdiga area in Fafi within Garissa County. Police said several recoveries were made during the operation, including three AK47 rifles and ammunition, grenades, radios, indoctrination literature, AAA batteries, animal snare, and jerricans among others. Each of the weapons also had an extra magazine. A total of 120 bullets were recovered in the operation. Police said the raid was staged on Wednesday August 14 morning following complaints from locals over frequent harassment by the militants who were planning an attack targeting security officers…

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik has resigned from her position amid a free speech debate over campus protests of the war in Gaza. Ms Shafik’s resignation comes only a year after she took the position at the private Ivy League university in New York City, and just a few weeks before the autumn semester is due to begin. Ms Shafik is now the third president of an Ivy League university to resign over her handling of Gaza war protests. In April, Ms Shafik authorised New York Police Department officers to swarm the campus, a controversial decision that led to the…