Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

The Academy Awards are taking place in Los Angeles, with Anora, Conclave, Wicked and Emilia Pérez among the early winners. Here is the full list of nominees, which is being updated with the winners as they are announced. Best picture * Anora * The Brutalist * A Complete Unknown * Conclave * Dune: Part Two * Emilia Pérez * I’m Still Here * Nickel Boys * The Substance * Wicked Best actress * Cynthia Erivo – Wicked * Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez * Mikey Madison – Anora * Demi Moore – The Substance * Fernanda Torres – I’m…

For the third week in a row, Pope Francis has been unable to deliver his traditional Angelus prayer in person, with the Vatican publishing his written comments instead. Vatican officials said the text, sent from his hospital room in Rome, had been written “in the past few days”. In it, the Pope thanked people for their prayers and thanked his medical team for their care. “I feel in my heart the ‘blessing’ that is hidden within frailty, because it is precisely in these moments that we learn even more to trust in the Lord,” he wrote. “At the same time,…

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a four-point plan to work with Ukraine to end the war and defend the country from Russia. The UK, France and other countries will step up their efforts in a “coalition of the willing” and seek to involve the US in their support for Ukraine, he said. “We are at a crossroads in history today,” Starmer said after a summit of 18 leaders – mostly from Europe and including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who said Ukraine felt “strong support” and the summit showed “European unity at an extremely high level not seen for a…

US President Donald Trump has revealed the names of five cryptocurrencies that he says he’d like to be included in a new strategic reserve to make the US “the Crypto Capital of the World”. The market prices of the five coins he named – Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana and Cardano – all swiftly jumped after the announcement. During Trump’s presidential campaign, he aggressively courted the crypto community. The previous US president, Joe Biden, had overseen a crackdown on crypto due to concerns about fraud and money laundering. It is unclear how the new stockpile will work. More information is expected…

President William Ruto Sunday assured Kenyans that the government’s universal healthcare programme, the Social Health Authority, will overcome its teething challenges. Ruto said this government will actualise Universal Health Coverage, noting that previous administrations have made unsuccessful attempts at its rollout. He, however, noted that some of the issues affecting its implementation may take a bit of time to be fully resolved because of the magnitude of the programme. “It is the biggest programme we have in the country. It may take time for things to align, but believe you me: It is going to work,” he said. He made…

A private spacecraft has landed on the Moon, becoming only the second commercial vehicle to reach the lunar surface. Blue Ghost left Earth on January 15, after being launched by US firm Firefly Aerospace with the intention of exploring the Sea of Crises, a huge crater visible from Earth. The project is the latest collaboration by US space agency Nasa and private companies. Intuitive Machines, another firm, is hoping to land its Athena spacecraft near the Moon’s south pole in the next few days. Intuitive was the first private company to achieve a lunar landing. Its spacecraft Odysseus reached the…

Pro-Ukraine protests have taken place across the US after Donald Trump and JD Vance’s angry exchange with Volodymr Zelensky at the White House. Hundreds of people gathered in New York, Los Angeles and Boston to express their support for Ukraine after the furious row in the Oval Office. Protesters holding pro-Ukraine signs also lined a road in Waitsfield, Vermont, where Vice-President Vance and his family were visiting for a ski holiday. US media reported the family moved to an undisclosed location from their planned ski resort because of the demonstrations. A protest in Waitsfield against the Trump-Vance administration had been…

The government of Haiti said police had launched a large-scale operation in a shantytown controlled by powerful gang leader Jimmy Chérizier, who is widely known as Barbecue. The authorities say several gang members were killed in the Lower Delmas area of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Local reports say military drones carrying explosives are being used in the operation. Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé praised the assault. He said it was the work of a special task force created two days ago to tackle insecurity. On March 1, Haitian National Police (PNH) conducted a thorough operation in the Delmas 6 neighborhood of…

Qatar and Saudi Arabia have faulted a charter signed to establish a parallel government in Sudan by the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The two are Kenya’s key Middle Eastern trading partners. Their stance is a blow to Kenya, which has stayed firm amid criticism over the move. In separate press statements issued over the weekend, both nations distanced themselves from the formation of a parallel government and strongly condemned the initiative. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in their statement, called for a rejection of any ”illegitimate steps” taken outside the Republic of Sudan to establish a parallel government.…

Russia said Saturday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s trip to the United States had been a “failure” after US President Donald Trump berated him in a stunning televised confrontation. Zelensky planned to sign a minerals deal with the United States during the visit, but it ended in disaster when Trump and Vice President JD Vance accused the Ukrainian leader of being “disrespectful” and admonished him in front of US and international media. Kyiv had hoped the agreement would pave the way for security guarantees from Washington as it fights the full-scale offensive Russia launched in 2022. “The visit of the…

At least 37 people have died and 30 left injured after two passenger buses collided in Bolivia, police said. The crash happened early on Saturday, about 5km (3 miles) from the south-western city of Uyuni. One of the drivers was receiving intensive care while the other was in a stable condition, police commander Wilson Flores said. Images published in Bolivian media showed a badly damaged coach with its bodywork ripped off and luggage scattered on the roadside. The buses collided on the route between Uyuni and Colchani in Bolivia’s Potosí department after a “lane invasion”, local media reported. One bus…

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer greeted President Volodymyr Zelenskiy with a warm embrace on Saturday after the Ukrainian leader flew to London for talks following his clash at the White House with U.S. President Donald Trump. In an extraordinary Oval Office meeting on Friday, Trump threatened to withdraw support for Ukraine, three years after Russia invaded its smaller neighbour. French President Emmanuel Macron spoke to Zelenskiy and Trump on Saturday and called for calm in an interview following Friday’s White House clash. In London, a crowd cheered as Zelenskiy arrived for talks with Starmer at his Downing Street office before…

The love life of South Africa’s Zulu king has the country agog – and has scandalised his socially conservative subjects as he messes with tradition by seeking a divorce. Polygamy is part of Zulu culture, but King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has taken the unusual step of going to court to divorce his first wife, Queen Ntokozo kaMayisela. “Everyone was puzzled. People were not expecting the king to go so far as to file for divorce,” Prof Gugu Mazibuko, a cultural expert at South Africa’s University of Johannesburg, told the BBC. “In Zulu culture, there is no divorce. You are not supposed…

An international organization has sought President William Ruto’s help to mobilise funds across the world for reinforcing global solidarity to end HIV, TB, and malaria. In a letter addressed to Prime Cabinet Secretary, and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi the Global Fund has requested Ruto to help them using his connections do fundraiser across the world for them. Executive Director Peter Sands asked Ruto to aid the organisation during its eighth replenishment noting that it comes at a crucial moment, when external funding for health is under severe threat. “With your commitment and the leadership President…

A senior officer at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations Tom Nyasinga Omani. He was the head of inspection department at the DCI before he was indisposed for almost two years. His family said Omani who was of the rank of Assistant Inspector General of police died on Friday February 28, 2025 at the Aga Khan Hospital where he had been admitted. He was still serving at the DCI at the time of his death. His colleagues mourned him as a dedicated and disciplined officer. He was passionate about reforms in the service and in particular at DCI forensic department he…