Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A group of police officers facing abduction charges of two Indians and their Kenyan driver were Monday moved to Industrial Area remand pending a ruling on an application they have made before a court. The 15 officers have objected to plans to face murder charges in connection with the disappearance of the two foreigners and their driver. This is after they were charged with abduction of the three. They argued they could not face abduction and murder charges at the same time. They are accused of abducting Mohamed Zaid Kidwai and Zulfiqar Khan, both from India and Nicodemus Mwania, from…

A former US detective accused of kidnapping and raping two women decades ago was found dead from suicide on Monday, just as his federal trial was due to begin. Roger Golubski, a former veteran police detective in Kansas City, Kansas, had been on home confinement since his arrest in 2022 on charges that he sexually abused black women in the city for several years while he was on duty. The federal charges against him were filed after he and the department were sued by a man who was wrongfully convicted of murder. Golubski had investigated the case. Before his death,…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s record-breaking $56bn (£47bn) pay award will not be reinstated, a judge has ruled. The decision in the Delaware court comes after months of legal wrangling and despite it being approved by shareholders and directors in the summer. Judge Kathaleen McCormick upheld her previous decision from January, in which she argued that board members were too heavily influenced by Mr Musk. Reacting to the ruling, Mr Musk wrote on X: “[S]hareholders should control company votes, not judges.” Tesla vowed to appeal the ruling, saying the decision was “wrong”. “This ruling, if not overturned, means that judges and…

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated businessman Warren Stephens to serve as America’s ambassador to the United Kingdom. “Warren has always dreamed of serving the United States full time,” Trump said in a statement on Truth Social. “I am thrilled that he will now have that opportunity as the top diplomat, representing the USA to one of America’s most cherished and beloved allies.” Stephens, who is CEO of private Arkansas-based investment bank Stephens Inc, donated millions to Trump’s re-election campaign this year. If his nomination is successful, Stephens will help to maintain the so-called “special relationship” between the US and the…

A man wanted over one of Australia’s most infamous cold cases, dubbed the Easey Street murders, is on his way back to the country after being extradited from Italy. Suzanne Armstrong, 27, and Susan Bartlett, 28, were stabbed to death in their Melbourne house in 1977, in a case which has gripped the nation ever since. Police said suspect Perry Kouroumblis, 65, only became the focus of their investigation in recent years after DNA testing breakthroughs. Mr Kouroumblis – who has not been charged and maintains his innocence – was detained in Italy in September. He is due to arrive…

A perimeter wall surrounding the Kusco Company in Miritini, Jomvu Sub County, on Monday collapsed resulting in a tragic loss of life and several injuries. The incident occurred during a funeral service for the late Choga Govolo. According to reports from Maganda Police Station and local authorities, the collapse was triggered by heavy rains that have recently affected the region. The wall, which was said to be old and deteriorated, fell unexpectedly at approximately 2:30 PM, as confirmed by the area chief, Binti Saidi Mwangolo. The incident claimed the lives of five individuals, including three women, a man and a…

The National Treasury is exploring alternative public-private partnership (PPP) models to finance the country’s mega infrastructure projects following the cancellation of Adani Group-led initiatives for the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO). National Treasury Principal Secretary (PS) Dr. Chris Kiptoo, stated that the country’s fiscal position is untenable, making it impractical to finance key infrastructure projects like the upgrading and modernization of JKIA through the national budget. He emphasized that taxpayers are already burdened by the current tax regime. Appearing before the National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday, Kiptoo highlighted the urgent…

The national and county governments have reached an agreement to pay the debt owed to the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority, President William Ruto has said. The President said counties have committed to pay Sh2 billion, while the National Government will contribute Sh1.5 billion to ensure hospitals receive sufficient medicine. He explained that this will ensure the success of the government’s ambitious universal healthcare, Taifa Care, “If we pay health insurance for citizens and hospitals do not have medicines, that money will go to waste,” he said. “All of us must work together to ensure we have adequate medicine, equipment and…

A student with the Kenya Medical Training College in Kitale was stabbed and killed during a confrontation with his girlfriend at their residential house. Police said the assailant is missing after the murder incident on Sunday December 1 in Huruma area. The deceased was identified as Benedict Kiptoo, 24 who was a clinical medicine student at the college. He was stabbed once in the chest at his residence in the area after a confrontation with his lover, his neighbours told police. It is not clear what exactly prompted the fight. His neighbors said they heard a commotion from the house…

A middle-aged man was found in a guest room he had been booked into along Kirinyaga Road, Nairobi. A cleaner at the Wakulima Guest House reported a man who had booked the room on Saturday morning had not walked out. The cleaner said she wanted to clean the room on Sunday December 1 morning and realized there was no response to her knocks on the door. She alerted the caretaker and other staff who called the police upon realizing there was no response. Police arrived at the scene and forced the door open. The body of the man was lying…

Dozens of people have died in a crush following clashes at a football match in Guinea’s second-largest city, N’zérékoré, local media report. Prime Minister Mamadou Oury Bah said a stampede at the event led to a number of victims on Sunday and called for calm. One doctor, who did not want to be named, told AFP news agency that there were several bodies “lined up” in the local hospital, and the morgue was full. Local media said police used tear gas after supporters of the visiting team, Labé, threw stones towards the pitch in anger at the referee. So far…

The mysterious detention of Uganda’s opposition leader Kizza Besigye while on a visit to Kenya nearly two weeks ago has sparked widespread condemnation and fears of a clandestine exchange of intelligence between the two neighbours. Besigye’s allies and wife have come out to reveal harrowing details of how the opposition chief was apparently lured to meet his abductors, said to have disguised themselves as Kenyan security agents. Reports say he was spied on from the time he boarded a plane at Entebbe airport in Uganda for Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, where he was picked up, before somehow being transferred to a…

US President Joe Biden issued an official pardon for his son Hunter, who was facing sentencing for two criminal cases. In a statement, the president said his son had been “singled out”, and called his cases “a miscarriage of justice.” “From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted,” he added. Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to tax charges earlier in September, and was found guilty of being an illegal drug user in possession of a…

US President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose 100% tariffs on a bloc of nine nations if they were to create a rival currency to the US dollar.  “The idea that the BRICS Countries are trying to move away from the Dollar while we stand by and watch is OVER,” Trump wrote on social media on Saturday. Major world powers China and Russia are part of the Brics alliance, along with Brazil, India, South Africa, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates. During the US election, Trump campaigned on implementing widespread tariffs. He has escalated threats of steep levies…

Kai Cenat has reclaimed the record for attracting the most Twitch subscribers in a single stream. The 22-year-old American had been streaming continuously on the platform for the last 30 days and hosted several guests including Snoop Dogg, Serena Williams and Bill Nye. The number of subscribers amassed in that period was 727,694 – although the final number is still to be confirmed by Twitch. The figure is more than double the previous record of 326,252 which was set by IronMouse in October – breaking Kai’s previous record from 2023. Snoop Dogg called Kai on the second day of the…