Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A protest broke out outside Muthaiga Police Station on Monday after members of the public demanded answers over the death of a man who had recently been released from police custody. The demonstration followed the death of Eric Otieno, who had been arrested on August 1 on allegations of preparation to commit a felony. Otieno was a bodaboda rider in the area. He had been arrested along Thika Road, his family said. According to police, Otieno was released on cash bail on August 2 but later died while being taken to hospital. His family said they were called to pick…

Mukurweini Member of Parliament John Philip Gichohi Kaguchia pleaded not guilty to a charge of offensive conduct conducive to breaches of the peace after being arraigned in court over alleged remarks directed at supporters of President William Ruto. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) approved the charge against the legislator, who is accused of committing the offence contrary to Section 94(1) of the Penal Code. According to the charge sheet, the alleged offence occurred on August 1, 2026, at Naromoru Shopping Centre in Kieni East Sub-County, Nyeri County, where Kaguchia is accused of knowingly and intentionally uttering words in the…

A 35-year-old clinical officer was found dead in a suspected suicide at a residential apartment in the Kamae area of Kahawa West, Nairobi. The deceased, identified as Dennis Ng’ang’a, was found hanging from the balcony of his apartment after residents alerted police shortly after midnight. Police officers visited the scene and found the body suspended from the balcony railing using a black cotton string tied around his neck. Preliminary investigations established that the deceased worked as a clinical officer at Mukasa Medical Centre. The scene was processed and documented before the body was moved to the Nairobi City Mortuary for…

A Nigerian national died while undergoing treatment, several days after he was allegedly stabbed in the chest by his girlfriend in Mlolongo, Machakos County. The deceased, identified as Antony Okechuku, 39, had initially reported to police that he was attacked on the morning of July 28 at the Real Junior area in Mlolongo Township after visiting his girlfriend. According to the initial report, Okechuku sustained a stab wound to the left side of his chest after allegedly being attacked by the woman, whose identity has not been disclosed. He was first rushed to Lifecare Hospital in Mlolongo before being referred…

A 35-year-old man was arrested after an alleged theft from a locked motor vehicle at Sameer Park in Nairobi, where police recovered a stolen laptop, suspected electronic door-jamming devices and fake number plates. The incident occurred on Monday evening when an employee at Metropolitan Hospital Buruburu, parked her white Toyota Axio at the D-1 parking yard before briefly leaving. On returning a short while later, she discovered that her vehicle had been broken into and her bag containing an HP laptop, a tablet and a charger, all valued at about Sh150,000, had been stolen. She immediately alerted security guards, who…

Detectives are investigating murder in an incident where a police officer who had been reported missing was found dead in Bonje Shopping Centre in Kilifi County, police confirmed. The deceased was identified as Police Constable Jillo Maalim Lucas, who was attached to Mikindani Police Station in Mombasa County. The circumstances surrounding his death were not clear by Tuesday, police said. The motive too was yet to be established. According to police, officers at Mazeras Police Station reported on Monday that the body of an unidentified man had been recovered from Bonje and taken to the Coast General Teaching and Referral…

Detectives in Nanyuki arrested a 28-year-old woman after the body of her 66-year-old partner was allegedly found buried beneath the floor of their house in a suspected murder case. The deceased was identified as Jackson Mungai Kaburu, 66. Police said the two had been living together as a couple since June this year. According to police, officers responded to a suspected murder incident at Nyakumu Village in Muramati Location, Laikipia East Sub-County, on Monday. On arriving at the house, investigators noticed a raised section of the floor beneath the bed, raising suspicion that a body had been buried there. Police…

Detectives launched investigations after the body of an unidentified middle-aged man was found abandoned in a bush in Kitengela, Kajiado County. According to police, the body was discovered on Monday afternoon with multiple visible injuries consistent with a severe assault. Police who responded to the scene found the man lying dead in a bush with injuries across his body that suggested he had been beaten. Police noted that there was no blood at the scene, raising suspicion that the victim may have been killed elsewhere before his body was dumped at the location. Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) personnel processed and…

Two people were injured on Monday afternoon after a shootout erupted between police officers and suspected robbers at Gikomba Market in Nairobi. According to police, the incident occurred near Daraja Ndogo Bridge after officers on patrol responded to reports that a gang of about seven armed robbers was terrorising traders and members of the public at about noon. Police said the officers found the suspects robbing members of the public of their valuables and fired a warning shot into the air. The suspects allegedly responded by firing indiscriminately as they fled the scene, triggering a brief exchange of gunfire. During…

A 23-year-old man drowned while attempting to rescue a woman who had slipped into a pond in Rarieda Sub-County, Siaya County. Police identified the deceased as Brian Oticha Odhiambo, 23, of Masala Village. According to police, the incident occurred at about 10.30 a.m. on Monday at a pond in Masala Village, Masala Sublocation. Preliminary investigations indicate that a woman was fetching water when she slipped and fell into the pond. Brian Oticha Odhiambo and another man reportedly rushed to rescue her. Police said the woman and the other man were successfully rescued and taken to Masala Health Centre, where they…

The national women’s football team Harambee Starlets bowed out of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) after suffering a 2-0 defeat to Algeria at the Olympic Stadium in Rabat on Monday. The loss saw the Starlets finish bottom of Group A without a point, having lost all their three group matches. Hosts Morocco topped the group with seven points, while Algeria advanced to the knockout stage with six points. Senegal also exited the tournament after failing to progress. Speaking after the match, Harambee Starlets head coach Beldine Odemba said the team would use the experience gained in Morocco…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for “united action” on border security after the chaotic influx of tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta last week. Spain ⁠estimates that about 69,500 migrants have now returned to Morocco, exceeding initial estimates of 50,000. The official death toll on the Spanish side of the border stands at 72, with 11 deaths on the Moroccan side. On Tuesday, EU interior ministers will have emergency talks by video conference to discuss the issue. The scenes in Ceuta have strained relations among some of the EU’s…

Nigerian Richard Itoro is not sure when he will see his twin children again. Fearing for his safety as the anti-migrant protests cranked up in South Africa this year, the 47-year-old left his family and business behind in Johannesburg and boarded one of the voluntary repatriation flights to Nigeria in June. His is just one of many experiences that is fuelling diplomatic tension and threatening to rupture relations between South Africa and other countries on the continent. Tens of thousands of foreigners have left the country over the past two months. “It was painful for me to leave [the] person…

Opponents of Fifa president Gianni Infantino are threatening “non co-operation” with the governing body unless he steps down, according to senior Uefa sources. Some of those involved in the rebellion vow “there is no going back” for as long as Infantino remains in position, as the fallout over his scrapped plans to sell off stakes in Fifa competitions to private investors intensifies. While the details of the proposed disruption remain unclear, one senior figure said they would “certainly expect” a refusal to participate in Fifa meetings. It comes after European football’s governing body Uefa threatened legal action over the proposals,…

Mukurwe-ini MP John Kaguchia is being held at Kamukunji Police Station in Nairobi following his arrest on Monday. The legislator was initially taken to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters before being transferred to the police station, where his lawyers and several allied Members of Parliament gathered to seek access to him. His legal team said they had not been formally informed of the reasons for his arrest. They also alleged that detectives confiscated the MP’s mobile phone and initially restricted access to him. Authorities had not, by Monday afternoon, publicly disclosed the charges Kaguchia may face. The MP’s…