Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Ugandan nanny accused of stealing from her employer in Nairobi’s Eastleigh estate, was arraigned on two robbery charges, including theft of gold. Everline Nabalyo Loice alias Eva appeared before the Makadara Law Courts where she was charged, jointly with another not before court, with violently robbing Hakimo Muhidin Ali of a mobile phone valued at Sh30,000. Further, the court heard that the accused was armed with an offensive weapon namely a hammer, which she used to hit at her target. Nabalyo who was arrested at Kariokor in Nairobi while attempting to board a Kampala bound bus, was also charged, with…

The results for the 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations are expected to be released Thursday January 8 in Nairobi. Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba will preside over the event which had been delayed for weeks. Officials at the ministry said all was set for the event. He had announced in December 2024 that the results will be released in the second week of January 2025. He explained there was no delay in the process of releasing the results. “If any, the students are to report to universities and other colleges from June. There is no delay,” he…

Four-year-old twins were burnt beyond recognition after a fierce fire gutted down their house in Murinduko, Mwea East sub-county in Kirinyaga County. Police and witnesses said the boy and girl had been left at home with their grandmother when the incident happened on Wednesday. Their mother at the time had gone to look for a school where they were supposed to join a playgroup. The grandmother then left the minors in the house and went to the farm at around 3:00 pm only to hear a loud bang followed by smoke billowing from the house. Neighbours rushed to the scene…

A man and woman are separately admitted to hospitals in a case of attempted murder and suicide in Nairobi’s Greenfield estate, Donholm, Nairobi. The man was stabbed and seriously wounded before he jumped from the balcony of his first-floor house for his safety. He had engaged a woman believed to be his wife in a fight in their house on Wednesday morning before the woman chased her to the balcony while armed with a kitchen knife. Witnesses said the man ran out screaming for help before he jumped to the ground floor and was later rushed to hospital with stab…

Tragedy struck a construction site when a female casual worker died after she was hit by a falling piece of wood in Parklands, Nairobi. Agripina Khayesi, 29 was among more than a dozen workers at the construction site when the incident happened on Wednesday January 8 evening. She was on the ground floor of the structure under construction when the piece of timber fell off and hit her on the head, witnesses said. She was rushed to hospital where she succumbed due the head injuries. Police visited the scene and the hospital before the body was moved to the mortuary.…

Raging wildfires surrounding Los Angeles spread to the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday, after five other fires in the area killed at least five people, destroyed hundreds of homes and stretched firefighting resources and water supplies to the limit. More than 100,000 people were ordered to evacuate as dry, hurricane-force winds hindered firefighting operations and spread the fires, which have burned parched terrain almost unimpeded since they began on Tuesday. A new fire broke out in the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday evening, Fire Chief Kristin Crowley told a press conference, forcing more evacuations and raising to six the number of wildfires…

Police at the US Capitol building arrested a man with a machete and three knives as he attempted to enter through a checkpoint Wednesday. Capitol Police said the machete was spotted by an X-ray machine at an entrance to the building’s visitor centre. The knives were found during a search of his bag, police said in a statement posted online. The man, who police did not name, was arrested on multiple charges of carrying a dangerous weapon. The arrest came shortly before a visit by President-elect Donald Trump, who planned to meet Senate Republicans. Trump also was scheduled to view…

South African actress and singer Winnie Khumalo has died at the age 51 after a short illness, her family has announced. The Afropop singer was known for her long musical career which began in the 1980s, and also appeared in popular South African TV series. She is best known for her hit song Live My Life and has collaborated with prominent South African artists including the late Brenda Fassie. Her sister Tshepi Akeepile said the singer died on Tuesday on the way to hospital. “My sister was sick. She did have a short illness and we really thought she was…

A court has ordered Inspector General of police Douglas Kanja to produce in court four Mlolongo missing men.  Justice Chacha Mwita issued the orders in a petition filed by the Law Society of Kenya for the unconditional release of Justus Mutumwa, Martin Mwau, Karani Mwema, and Stephen Mbisi Kavingo, who were picked at Mlolongo and whose whereabouts are unknown to date. The IG was further ordered to present them personally in court on January 13, 2025. The families of the four young men, missing for 22 days, are gripped by fear and uncertainty about their sons’ fates. They were abducted…

The co-chair of the independent body that reviews Facebook and Instagram content has said she is “very concerned” about how parent company Meta’s decision to ditch fact checkers will affect minority groups. Helle Thorning-Schmidt, from Meta’s oversight board, told the BBC she welcomed aspects of the shake-up, which will see users decide about the accuracy of posts via X-style “community notes”. However speaking on Today, on BBC Radio Four, she added there were “huge problems” with what had been announced, including the potential impact on the LGBTQ+ community, as well as gender and trans rights. “We are seeing many instances…

France has said the European Union will not allow other nations to attack its “sovereign borders”, after US President-Elect Donald Trump refused to rule out using military force to seize Greenland.  On Tuesday, Trump reiterated his desire to acquire the autonomous Danish territory, saying it was “critical” for national and economic security. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot told French radio “there is obviously no question that the European Union would let other nations of the world attack its sovereign borders, whoever they are”. Barrot said he did not believe the US was going to invade the vast Arctic island, but…

The King and Queen of the Netherlands His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Máxima are scheduled to visit Kenya for a three-day state visit from March 18 to March 20, 2025.  A communiqué from the Royal House of the Netherlands said the visit is at President William Ruto’s invitation and represents a watershed moment in the two countries’ relationship. This will be the Dutch monarchs’ first state visit to Kenya, reflecting the two countries’ strong and long-standing relationship. The statement said the priority is to foster new partnerships and deepen existing collaboration in areas such as sustainable agriculture,…

The High Court Wednesday gave the Inspector General of police Douglas Kanja the last chance to appear in court and explain what happened to the abducted youths or be jailed for contempt. Kanja and DCI Mohamed Amin were ordered to personally appear in court on Wednesday January 8 but they skipped the session. Their lawyer Paul Nyamodi told court that the two security chiefs were ready to attend court but a serious security matter arose requiring their attention. Petitioners represented by senior counsel Kalonzo Musyoka told the court the matter could not proceed if the police boss was not personally…

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman’s sister, Ann Altman, has filed a lawsuit alleging that he regularly sexually abused her between 1997 and 2006. The lawsuit, which was filed on 6 January in a US District Court in the Eastern District of Missouri, alleges that the abuse started when she was three and Mr Altman was 12. In a joint statement on X, with his mother and two brothers, Mr Altman denied the allegations, saying “all of these claims are utterly untrue.” “Caring for a family member who faces mental health challenges is incredibly difficult,” the statement added. “This situation causes…

The National Assembly was Wednesday recalled for a special sitting on January 16 to consider reports on various appointments made by President William Ruto.  Speaker Moses Wetangula announced the Special Sittings will be held in the National Assembly Chamber, Main Parliament Buildings, Nairobi, commencing at 10.00 am and at 2.30 pm. The meeting will among others discuss and consider the tabling of report and Notice of Special Motion on the Report of the Committee on Appointments on its consideration of nominees for appointment as Cabinet Secretaries and tabling of report and Notice of Special Motion on the Report of the…