Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) announced the introduction of the Electronic Rental Income Tax System (eRITS) to simplify rental tax payments so as to enable landlords and property owners across the country to pay their taxes with greater ease. Leveraging KRA’s Gava Connect, eRITS provides a technology-driven solution for the real estate sector, simplifying monthly rental tax payments for landlords. KRA developed the eRITS system to encourage voluntary tax compliance within the real estate sector and reduce the administrative complexities of taxation. The system provides a unified platform for landlords to compute, file, and pay their rental taxes, seamlessly connecting with…

Detectives are investigating an incident where a house help was found dead in her room after suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in Kileleshwa, Nairobi. The carbon monoxide is suspected to have been emitted by a burning jiko that was found in her room. Irene Wamalwa, 44 failed to wake up for her house chores on Thursday, prompting her employers to go and check on her. She was the house help to Direct Line Insurance CEO Sammy Kanyi. She stayed alone in a servants’ quarters’ room, which is within the main house, police said. A burning jiko emits carbon monoxide, which is…

There is confusion after the High Court declared President William Ruto’s move to establish the national taskforce to review police welfare unconstitutional. Justice Lawrence Mugambi ruled on Thursday, April 10, that the President had violated the Constitution, and therefore, the 23-member task force headed by former Chief Justice David Maraga is unconstitutional, and any decision made by it is also unconstitutional, null, and void. “The president has no constitutional authority to assign a specific responsibility to a commission that is not complementary but undermines the discharge of the independent commission’s mandate,” Justice Mugambi ruled. The confusion came out because the…

Two people were separately electrocuted in tragedies reported to police in Juja, Kiambu County and Embu. In the first incident, which was reported on April 9, one Paul Njuguna, 39 was electrocuted as he repaired a water tank at a residential house in Theta, Juja, Kiambu County. The deceased was in the company of a plumber and were repairing the water tank when he touched a live wire. The colleague told police he was in the tank cage and later found the deceased on the ground holding the cable wire and was unresponsive. He was rushed to Chaka Medical Services…

A woman died while in a toilet in an incident in Diani, Kwale County. The woman identified as Margaret Kemunto, 46 was in the company of other colleagues at the Trade Winds Villas and Spa Milele and was having drinks when she excused herself to go to the toilet. A few minutes later, the colleagues heard her scream once. An attendant at the joint rushed to check on her and found her seated on the toilet, having difficulty breathing. She was rushed to Diani Beach Hospital where she was pronounced dead by the medics on arrival. The body was moved…

A middle-aged man was found dead with an arrow lodged in his throat in Nairobi’s Railways estate. Police said residents stumbled on the body on April 9 long after he had died. The deceased’s body was found in a pool of blood that was oozing from the mouth and nose. On further examination, the deceased had an arrow lodged in the throat, police said. He is believed to have been killed at the scene, police said adding no arrest had been made so far. Police said they are investigating murder in the incident. The body was moved to the mortuary…

Six people, including three children, were killed after a helicopter carrying a family of tourists crashed into the Hudson River in New York, authorities have said. The family of five was from Spain and the sixth person was the pilot, New York City Mayor Eric Adams told reporters on Thursday. All were onboard the helicopter at the time of the crash. “Our hearts go out to the families,” Adams said. New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the identities of the victims will not be released until the families are notified. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Video…

The US Supreme Court instructed the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to a mega-jail in El Salvador. The Trump administration has conceded that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was deported due to an “administrative error”, but appealed against a district court’s order to “facilitate and effectuate” his return to the US. On Thursday, in a 9-0 ruling, the Supreme Court declined to block the lower court’s order. That order “requires the Government to ‘facilitate’ Abrego Garcia’s release from custody in El Salvador and to ensure that his case is handled as it would…

The head of the British armed forces has visited China for the first time in a decade. Admiral Sir Tony Radakin discussed “issues of common concern” with China’s military leaders in Beijing, its defence ministry said in a short statement. “We agreed that in an unstable world we must play our part as responsible nations with global interests,” Sir Tony wrote on X, “and we reflected on the importance of military-to-military communications”. The last time a Chief of the Defence Staff visited China was in 2015. Since becoming prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer has sought to strengthen ties with the…

OpenAI is suing Elon Musk over claims he has tried “nonstop” to slow down its business for his own benefit. The company accuses the Tesla boss of using “bad-faith tactics” against OpenAI to help him control cutting-edge AI technology. Mr Musk sued OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman last year in a bid to stop him from changing its corporate structure. Mr Musk co-founded OpenAI with Mr Altman but left several years ago. The BBC has approached his lawyer for a response to OpenAI’s lawsuit, which was filed on Wednesday. The countersuit opens up a new front in the high-stakes battle…

The Duke of Sussex met war victims in Ukraine on Thursday when he visited a clinic which rehabilitates wounded military personnel and civilians, a spokesperson has said. Prince Harry visited the Superhumans Center, in the western city of Lviv, where he spoke to patients and staff. He was accompanied by a group from the Invictus Games Foundation, including four veterans who had been through similar rehabilitation. Lviv has frequently been targeted with Russian missiles and the visit was not announced until after the prince was out of the country. Prince Harry, who served for 10 years in the British Army,…

Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana endured a night to forget as two costly mistakes allowed Lyon to snatch a 2-2 draw in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final on Thursday. The Cameroon international allowed Thiago Almada’s soft free-kick to skip past him the day after being called “one of the worst goalkeepers” in United’s history in a pre-match spat involving the club’s former midfielder Nemanja Matic, now with Lyon. Teenage defender Leny Yoro equalised just before half-time and Joshua Zirkzee’s header in the 88th minute looked to have won the game for United at Groupama Stadium. But Onana…

Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen Thursday called out politicians using innocent students to settle their political scores. He said children have rights which need to be protected and respected. He said children have a right to be informed and question some of the issues they are being taught. “Let us have a thick line between politics and education. Let us spare our innocent school kids in this,” he said. “Let us not allow political competition to come into play in the education arena. I assure parents and the nation that we will not allow interference with education.”…

Andrew Tate pointed a gun in a woman’s face and said “you’re going to do as I say or there’ll be hell to pay”, according to one of four UK women suing the influencer and self-proclaimed misogynist. The allegation is described in court documents, seen by the BBC, which also contain detailed accounts of rape, assault and coercive control. One woman claims Tate threatened to kill her, another says he made clear he would kill anyone who spoke to her, and a third claims Tate convinced her he had killed other people. Tate has denied the claims in a written…

A Kenyan delegation is in Tanzania to defend the country’s progress in addressing strategic deficiencies identified in its Financial Action Task Force (FATF) mutual evaluation. The engagement is part of the ongoing follow-up process aimed at securing Kenya’s exit from the FATF grey list. With Tanzania hosting its final on-site review ahead of expected delisting from the grey list, Kenya remains the only East African country under increased monitoring with Uganda having exited last year. FATF sets international standards that aim to prevent these illegal activities and the harm they cause to society. The grey listing of Kenya continues to…