Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Kenya officially nominated lawyer Prof Phoebe Okowa for election as a judge to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council in 2026. Kenya, through its Permanent Mission to the United Nations, communicated its decision in a diplomatic note addressed to the Permanent Mission of Djibouti to the U.N., dated February 27. “Kenya presents its compliments to the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Djibouti to the United Nations, in its capacity as Coordinator of the Eastern African Sub-region on Candidatures, and has the honour to inform of the…

It was a beehive of activities at Parklands’ Stima Plaza and parts of Ngara as Green Army personnel under the Green Nairobi initiative carried out a thorough fumigation, sanitation, and cleanup exercise. Armed with fumigation machines, water boozers, and cleanup equipment, the team descended on the area to ensure a cleaner and healthier environment for residents and workers. Public Health Chief Officer Tom Nyakaba, who oversaw the exercise, emphasized the importance of maintaining hygiene at Stima Plaza, confirming that crucial services like water and sewer lines had been fully connected. “It is our duty to ensure that people live and…

Pope Francis, who has been battling pneumonia for two weeks, has had an “isolated” breathing crisis in hospital, the Vatican has said. It led to an episode of vomiting and a “sudden worsening of his respiratory condition” on Friday following the coughing “bronchospasm”. The 88-year-old’s lungs had to be aspirated – cleared of the vomit – and he is now receiving gas through a face mask to help him breathe. Vatican sources say the Pope’s doctors need 24-48 hours to determine whether there has been any damage or set back to his condition. For now they are not giving any…

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has spoken to US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after a meeting between the two leaders in Washington descended into a row about US support for Ukraine. Zelensky was welcomed to the White House by Trump, but the cordial talks ended in a shouting match in front of the media in the Oval Office as Trump told his Ukrainian counterpart to be more thankful for US aid and accused him of “gambling with World War Three”. A statement from No 10 on Friday night confirmed the prime minister had spoken with the…

The $1 billion Dongo Kundu and Naivasha Special Economic Zones development lease agreement will accelerate Kenya’s industrial growth, President William Ruto has said. He said the agreement will not only position Kenya as a manufacturing hub, but also create over 40,000 jobs in Dongo Kundu and 100,000 jobs in Naivasha. He was speaking in Mombasa on Friday February 28 during the signing of lease agreements between the Kenya Ports Authority, the Special Economic Zones Authority, and Afreximbank for the development of Dongo Kundu and Naivasha special economic zones “This agreement fuels industrialisation, manufacturing, and agro-processing, reinforcing Kenya’s position as a…

Kenyan emergency teams continue to combat wildfires across multiple protected areas, with new developments underscoring both progress and persistent challenges. The latest was at the Nairobi National Park where two fires erupted on Thursday, Kenya Wildlife Service said. The first one was near Wilson Airport along the Southern Bypass , which was swiftly contained through collaboration between the KWS and Nairobi County Government. A second blaze in the Athi Basin Dam area, reported at Friday 4:00 PM and remains under active containment. KWS, Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), volunteers, fire engines, and water bowsers rushed to the site on February 28…

These were already turbulent times in Romania. But as people here navigate the late winter ice and slush on Bucharest’s elegant streets, the abrupt departure of the Tate brothers by private jet has left a fresh trail of confusion and unanswered questions in its wake. A country grappling with a cancelled presidential election, its future in Europe, its support for neighbouring Ukraine, widespread corruption, and collapsing faith in public institutions, is now left pondering why two controversial foreigners, facing a raft of complex but serious criminal charges, have been treated with such apparent lenience; their confiscated assets and their passports…

Microsoft on Friday announced it was retiring Skype, the online voice and video call pioneer that the tech titan acquired in 2011. “Starting in May 2025, Skype will no longer be available,” said a post from Skype support on X, directing users to sign into Microsoft’s Teams platform for further use of its services. Skype was founded in 2003 by Scandinavians Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis in Estonia, revolutionizing internet communication by offering free voice calls between computers and affordable rates for calls to landlines and mobile phones. Over the years, and as internet speeds improved, Skype evolved to include…

A dishwasher-sized NASA satellite was launched into space from Florida on Wednesday to identify where water – a precious resource for lunar missions – resides on the moon’s surface in places such as the permanently shadowed craters at its poles. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, carrying NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer orbiter. The Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft was built by Lockheed Martin’s space division. The satellite was a secondary payload onboard the rocket, with the primary payload being a lunar lander mission led by Intuitive Machines. The lunar surface is often thought of as arid, but previous measurements have found the presence…

Democratic Republic of Congo’s government and Rwandan-backed M23 rebels traded blame on Friday for several explosions at a rally in the rebel-held eastern city of Bukavu that killed 13 people and wounded scores of others the previous day. The finger-pointing over the deadly incident has further inflamed tensions in eastern Congo – a political and ethnic tinder box – where a rebel advance this year has drawn in neighbouring armies, raising fears of a regional war. Congo’s army said Rwandan troops, who it accuses of supporting the rebels, fired rockets and grenades into a crowd gathered in Bukavu’s central square for a…

The graduation ceremony at Northwestern Christian University in Mombasa County came to an abrupt halt when investigative officers stormed the venue, shutting it down over allegations of operating without registration and issuing fake degree certificates. In a dramatic turn of events, over 100 hopeful graduates were arrested and taken to Nyali Police Station to record statements. The group was escorted to waiting police vehicles, and taken to Nyali Police Station for questioning by DCI detectives. “They did not have certificates, and that is why we had to stop this because there are many institutions, and Kenyans are unaware,”  Commission for University…

Mexico has extradited 29 alleged drug cartel members to the United States – including high-profile gang leaders. Those extradited include notorious drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero who has been wanted by the US for the murder of an American agent 40 years ago. The move – considered to be of the biggest extraditions in Mexico’s history – is seen as a major step in bilateral security relations between the two countries. It comes after US President Donald Trump threatened earlier this year to impose tariffs on imports from Mexico, accusing it of failing to tackle drug trafficking and mass migration.…

An elephant attacked and killed an 11-year-old girl aged 11 in a village in Narok South, Narok County. Officials said a grade three pupil at Rekero Primary School was attacked and seriously injured by an elephant while she was going to school on February 26 in Aitong Location. She died on the spot. The scene was visited, and documented by the police officers and Kenya Wildlife Service officers, and the body was moved to Narok County Referral Mortuary for a postmortem examination. Such incidents of human-wildlife animal conflicts have increased in the area and places near national parks. Many wild…

A trolley pusher collapsed and died as he delivered luggage to a client along Koinange Street, Nairobi. Police said they were Thursday February 27 called on Thursday and informed that the man identified as Wakaria Kaburu, 61 had collapsed and died at the scene. Police visited the scene and facilitated the movement of the body to the mortuary after his relatives identified him. Police said they are yet to establish the cause of the death and an autopsy was planned to determine the same. In Kayole, Nairobi a woman said her one-year-old baby girl was choked and killed as she…

A Lebanese man who is wanted in the US was arrested on Thursday in a police operation at a Nairobi hotel. Antoine Kassis Elias was arrested from Windsor Hotel hours after he had landed in the city. He had arrived in Nairobi from Qatar on February 25 and checked to the hotel when police armed with warrants arrived. Officials said there was a red notice on him from NCB Washington USA and an arrest warrant issued by the United States of America District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. A thorough search was conducted inside the said hotel room…