Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Arsenal completed a resounding 9-3 aggregate victory over PSV Eindhoven to set up a mouthwatering Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid. Holders Real beat capital rivals Atletico Madrid on penalties – and Arsenal will likely have to find top gear against the Spanish giants in the last eight after cruising past their Dutch opponents. Leading 7-1 from the first leg in the Netherlands, the Gunners took the opportunity to make wholesale changes to their starting XI. While there were also huge swathes of empty seats around a subdued Emirates Stadium, those in attendance were treated to a sumptuous opening goal…

Public Service Cabinet Secretary (CS) Justin Muturi explained his recent absences from Cabinet meetings. He said that he requested to be excused from the meetings until the issues of police abductions and extrajudicial killings were on the agenda. Muturi has missed three Cabinet meetings over the past three months, failing to attend sittings on January 21, February 11 and March 11, 2025, sparking rumors of a possible fallout between him and President William Ruto. Speaking on Citizen TV’s JKLive Show on Wednesday, Muturi clarified that while attendance at Cabinet meetings is mandatory, he had sought permission from President William Ruto…

Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi dismissed calls by a section of government leaders asking him to step down. This is despite what seems to be outright fallout with his boss president William Ruto. Muturi, while speaking during Citizen TV’s JKLive show on Wednesday, allayed concerns surrounding speculations of his looming resignation. He said there are no sufficient grounds for him to quit office. He exuded confidence in his position in the Cabinet, rubbishing allegations of insubordination owing to his recent remarks. According to Muturi, the move to call out the President and the government over the abductions and killings of…

It is regrettable that the Shakahola tragedy in which hundreds of lives were lost took long to be noticed, Internal Security and National Administration Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo has said. Dr Omollo said nobody could imagine that a tragedy of that magnitude could happen in the country. He said it was unfortunate that the tragedy happened in the context of religion with criminal elements exploiting vulnerabilities that exist in the society people for their selfish ends. Describing the tragedy as “shocking”, Dr Omollo said most of those affected, were innocent people who were practicing their faith and seeking connection with…

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) urged a Nairobi Anti-Corruption Court to find former Busia Governor Sospeter Ojaamong guilty of graft charges and impose appropriate penalties. In his final submissions filed Wednesday, March 12, 2025, the DPP argued that he had proven the case against Ojaamong and his eight co-accused beyond reasonable doubt on all counts. The DPP also requested the court to issue an order under Section 48 of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act (ACECA), barring all the accused persons from being elected or appointed as public officers for the next ten years. Ojaamong was charged alongside the…

The Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) announced a transformative partnership with the World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally 2025, positioning Kenya as a global leader in sustainable energy integration within high-performance sports. Officials termed this a landmark collaboration between energy and motorsport industry. Speaking at the unveiling of the partnership, KenGen’s Managing Director and CEO, Peter Njenga, underscored the significance of the alliance, describing it as a bold step toward a cleaner, more energy-efficient future. “Our partnership with WRC Safari Rally 2025 is more than a collaboration; it is a powerful statement of intent,” Njenga said. “It exemplifies how…

Alego Usonga MP Samuel Atandi has been elected as the new chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee of the National Assembly, succeeding Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro in a wave of leadership changes. Atandi will be deputized by Dr. Robert Pukose following a hotly contested but decisive election. Butere MP Tindi Mwale was re-elected as National Assembly Public Accounts Committee chairperson and will be deputised by Garissa Woman Rep Amina Udgoon. Atandi expressed gratitude to the broad-based government and his party leader, Raila Odinga, for their unwavering support. He acknowledged the challenges ahead, noting that the committee takes office at…

A pastor from Gatundu South in Kiambu County was released on a Sh2 million bond with a similar surety after pleading not guilty to murder charges. Patrick Kagunda Karanja, appeared before High Court Judge Justice Florence Muchemi and was accused of murdering Francis Gichini on February 3, 2025, in the Gatundu South Sub-county. He denied the charges. His defense team led by Ndegwa Njiru, successfully argued for favorable bond terms, claiming that Kagunda had been detained without charge for an extended period of time. The defense argued as a pastor with a wife and child, the accused is not a…

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja’s subsidized school meal initiative received a huge boost following President William Ruto’s pronouncement to procure a chapati-making machine. Speaking during the second day of his high-impact development tour in Mathare, the head of state asked Sakaja to implore avenues to procure the machine, where he committed to buy. “The governor has asked me that in order to add chapati to Nairobi’s dish, I should buy a chapati-making machine. I have agreed to buy the machine for him. Now, Governor, find a place to buy a chapati-making machine that makes one million chapatis,” said Ruto. The governor…

A memorial service was Tuesday held in honor of slain Kenyan cop Samuel Tompoi Kaetuai at a church in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. This came as an autopsy on the body of Kaetuai showed he died out of a single shot to his head. The autopsy was conducted at the Chiromo mortuary in Nairobi on Tuesday afternoon. His family was present. Kaetuai was killed on February 23 in Port-au-Prince in a clash with gangs. In Haiti, Father Wilder Jean-Baptiste, the parish priest of Saint Jerome Parish in Petite Rivière de l’Artibonite (Diocese of Gonaïves), presided over a memorial mass in honor of…

Police are investigating an incident where an employee at the Government Printers collapsed and died in office in Nairobi. Witnesses said Emmah Nyaaga was at her place of work on Tuesday March 11 afternoon when she collapsed. She was rushed to a nearby Rhodes chest clinic where she was pronounced dead on arrival. Police visited the hospital and found the body lying on the waiting bay area. The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and probe. The family of the woman said she had no known medical history. In Kisasi, Kitui County, one Serah Musembi collapsed at her…

A Dutch national who was waiting extradition from Kenya to his country over claims of sexual abuse on children is dead. The fugitive identified as Jan Jacobus Brouwer, 66 died at Aster Healthcare Hospital in Nairobi, officials said. He died on Tuesday March 11 at the hospital from esophagus cancer, which was in stage four. He had been admitted to the facility on January 20, days after his arrest following an international warrant issued by his country. Police said he had been remanded at the Parklands police station pending extradition proceedings, which were ongoing at the Milimani Law Courts. His…

A man died after jumping off the fourth floor of a building on Tom Mboya Street, Nairobi. The man landed on the balcony of the building and died on the spot in the Wednesday March 12, morning incident. The motive of the incident is yet to be established. Police said the incident happened at about 5.30 am and that the man leapt through a window. The building houses offices and other commercial shops. The body was moved from the scene and moved to the mortuary, pending identification and autopsy. It came hours after the Chief Executive Officer of Sedgwick Kenya…

Just short of his 80th birthday, Rodrigo Duterte, a man who once vowed to purge his country through a bloody anti-drugs and crime campaign, found himself outmanoeuvred and in custody. The former president was met by Philippines police as he arrived in Manila on a flight from Hong Kong, where he had been rallying support for his candidates for the upcoming mid-term election among the large Filipino diaspora there. The much-talked-about warrant for his arrest from the International Criminal Court (ICC) was, it turned out, already in the hands of the Philippines government, which moved swiftly to execute it. A…

The US Department of Education is planning to cut about half of its workforce, as the Trump Administration works to slash the size of the federal government. The mass layoffs will impact nearly 2,100 people who are set to be placed on leave from 21 March. Trump has long sought to eliminate the department, a long-cherished goal of some conservatives, but such an action would require approval by Congress. The department, which has an annual budget of around $238bn (£188bn), employs more than 4,000 people. Established in 1979, the department oversees funding for public schools, administers student loans and runs…