Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Kenya Power reported a Sh9.9 billion net profit for the six-month period to December 2024, reports say. This is as the utility firm continued on a strong run in profitability since bouncing back in 2024. This is compared to the Sh319 million profit after tax reported in a similar period in 2023. The board announced an interim dividend of Sh0.20 per share. The Company is advancing the transformer metering project to improve energy balance and system efficiency. Kenya Power is also keen to capitalise on the anticipated lifting of the moratorium on new power generation contracts to increase electricity sales…

At least two people were Thursday killed after a light aircraft that they were traveling in crashed in Kedong Ranch, Naivasha. The deceased are said to be a man and woman and are related. They were identified as Marcus Dunn and Ann Dunn and are believed to be related. Officials said they had taken off from Wilson Airport in Nairobi aboard a C185 aircraft and were headed for Mbaruk in the area when the accident happened at about 2.15 pm Thursday January 30. The plane had taken off from Wilson Airport at about 1.19 pm before is crashed an hour…

A pair of 16-year-old skaters, their mothers, and two Russian coaches are among the victims of the deadly midair collision in Washington DC, a “horrific tragedy” that has cast a shadow across the figure skating world.  Those six victims, which included teenagers Spencer Lane and Jinna Han, were involved with a skating club in Boston. “Skating is a very close and tight-knit community…I think for all of us, we have lost family,” Doug Zeghibe, the club’s chief executive, said on Thursday. The group was returning from a development camp for young skaters held in connection with the recent US Figure…

US President Donald Trump said he will follow through with his threat to hit imports from Canada and Mexico with 25% border taxes, known as tariffs, on 1 February. But he added that a decision about whether this would include oil from those countries has not yet been made. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said the move was aimed to address the large amounts of undocumented migrants and the fentanyl that come across US borders as well as trade deficits with its neighbours. The president also suggested that he was still planning to impose new tariffs on…

The Interior ministry has withdrawn Chief Justice Martha Koome’s security detail and cut down the number of officers in the Judiciary Police Unit.  This has triggered tension between the two State institutions. Justice Koome on Thursday wrote a protest letter to Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen and Inspector-General of Police Douglas Kanja, in which she stated that the move translates to Executive interference with the Judiciary contrary to the Constitution’s demands for independency. But Kanja said the officers had been sent for further training without explanation. “The officers went for training and they were reshuffled. No withdrawal,” he said. But…

The widow of murdered Dutch businessman Tob Cohen was Thursday arrested and is likely to appear in court on Friday to plead to fresh murder charges. Sarah Wairimu Cohen was arrested on Thursday evening at her home in Nairobi, and was detained at the Kilimani Police Station. Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations homicide unit, who have been following up on the matter, said there is fresh evidence linking Wairimu to the murder of her husband. Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga okayed fresh charges against Wairimu over the 2019 murder. Former DPP Noordin Haji had withdrawn the…

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi Thursday called out Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka for questioning the source of the Sh150 million bonuses issued to cane farmers in Mumias on Monday. Mudavadi has defended the bonuses issued to the farmers saying it is their hard-earned money which signals a new beginning in the management of farmers affairs in the sugar sector. “For many years, tea and coffee farmers have received bonuses for their produce annually. We have not heard anyone raise a voice,” said Mudavadi. Mudavadi said the government has a proper plan that will ensure farmers in others sugar growing regions…

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua Thursday claimed President William Ruto is harassing Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi over his new defiance towards his regime.  Speaking on a TikTok live session on Thursday, Gachagua pointed out a widespread disaffection towards Ruto’s administration due to his unpopular policies and ‘betrayal’ of the mountain. He referred to an incident at the burial of Eric Mutugi, son of former Embu Senator Lenny Kivuti when the mourners shouted CS Muturi as he prepared to read Ruto’s condolence message. Gachagua claimed that Ruto later wrote abusive messages to Muturi following the incident, accusing him of…

Meta, the company which owns social media networks Facebook and Instagram, has denied forcing users to follow official accounts belonging to senior figures in the new Trump administration. Some users of the platforms had complained following Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday that they had “automatically” been made to follow the new president, as well as Vice-President JD Vance and First Lady Melania Trump. Meta spokesman Andy Stone explained that the accounts were managed by the White House, which had updated them to reflect the new position holders. “This is the same procedure we followed during the last presidential transition,” he…

The Director of Criminal Investigations Mohamed Amin Thursday emphasized the importance of delivering exemplary services to citizens as a means to enhance the overall service delivery within the National Police Service. Addressing senior officers from various regional commands and units of the Administration Police Service (APS) at the Southern Palms Beach Resort in Kwale, Amin underscored the need to prioritize essential issues that are vital for maintaining security and safeguarding lives and property nationwide. He noted that the DCI boasts of a team of experts who are ready to provide their services to streamline the workflow of various services. The…

South Sudanese authorities on Wednesday ordered telecoms to block access to social media for at least 30 days, citing concerns over the dissemination of graphic content relating to the ongoing violence against South Sudanese in neighboring Sudan. The temporary ban, which could be extended to up to 90 days, will come into force at midnight Thursday, according to a directive from the National Communication Authority, NCA, to telecom companies stressing that the measure was necessary to protect the public. “This directive may be lifted as soon as the situation is contained,” the NCA said. “The contents depicted violate our local…

A road rage between two drivers turned tragic when one was slashed and seriously injured in Nairobi’s Eastleigh area. A matatu driver identified as Mark Odundo is nursing panga cuts in hospital after he was attacked and slashed by another driver in a confrontation over use of road on Wednesday January 22 night. Police and witnesses said the incident happened along Yussuf Haji Avenue Eastleigh opposite Yare Towers. A motorist on a salon car identified as Abdullah Jamah is said to have attacked and injured Odundo in an argument over use of road. The matatu driver had apparently overlapped and…

The US Congress passed a bill requiring undocumented immigrants who are arrested for theft or violent crimes to be held in jail pending trial. The bill, named after Laken Riley – a Georgia nursing student murdered last year by a Venezuelan man – passed the House of Representatives a day after it was approved by the Senate. The measure cruised through the House by a vote of 263 to 156. Forty-six Democrats defied their party leadership and crossed the political aisle to support the Republican-led measure. In the Senate, 12 Democrats gave their support to the bill. It now heads…

US President Donald Trump told US government agencies to prepare to “immediately repel, repatriate, and remove” undocumented immigrants as part of a wider effort to fight what he’s termed an “invasion” across the southern border.  Trump’s order comes as US officials announce the deployment of additional active duty troops to the border, and as processes that allow swift deportations are expanded. The US also moved to cancel all refugee travel and processing, leaving thousands stranded as they wait to come to the US. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump is “sending a very strong message” to people around…

Leaders of the far-right organisations at the forefront of the Capitol riot who were released on Donald Trump’s orders say they are planning to regroup. In an interview with the BBC on Wednesday, Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes defended his actions during the 6 January 2021 riot and said he was “very grateful” to President Trump for commuting his sentence. Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison on a number of charges including seditious conspiracy, or plotting to overthrow the government. Meanwhile, Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, former head of the Proud Boys, indicated to reporters that he had rejoined the…