Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A new book by veteran Watergate reporter Bob Woodward says Donald Trump secretly sent coveted Covid-19 tests to Vladimir Putin for personal use when it was in short supply, a claim angrily dismissed by the Trump campaign. The book -titled War- also includes a claim that Trump has secretly stayed in touch with Putin since leaving office, according to excerpts cited by US media. The Trump campaign said none of these “made-up stories” were true. “President Trump gave him absolutely no access for this trash book that either belongs in the bargain bin of the fiction section of a discount…

Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley has alleged in a new memoir that he was abused for years by the Canadian rock band’s former manager.  In the memoir, Whibley accuses the band’s first manager, Greig Nori, of grooming and sexually abusing him starting when he was a teenager. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, the singer says he kept the dark side of the relationship secret from his bandmates for years. Mr Nori has said called Whibley’s allegations “false”. Sum 41 is a multi-award winning punk band formed in 1996 that has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide.…

Cissy Houston, renowned gospel singer and the mother of Whitney Houston, died on Monday morning at the age of 91, her family said in a statement. Houston, a two-time Grammy Award winning singer, died in her New Jersey home while in hospice care for Alzheimer’s disease, her daughter-in-law Pat Houston said. “Our hearts are filled with pain and sadness. We lost the matriarch of our family,” she said, adding that her mother-in-law was a “strong and towering figure” in the family’s life. Houston enjoyed a decades-long successful singing career, where she performed alongside superstars like Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin.…

The US Department of Justice has arrested a man who allegedly planned an attack on Election Day in the name of the Islamic State group. The suspect, Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, is a citizen of Afghanistan residing in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, according to prosecutors. “This defendant, motivated by ISIS, allegedly conspired to commit a violent attack, on Election Day, here on our homeland,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray in a statement on Tuesday. The FBI said he was attempting stockpile firearms, and had taken steps to liquidate his family’s assets and relocate members overseas. Mr Tawhedi is charged with providing,…

Embattled Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua Tuesday took to social media to post Bible verses after Members of Parliament on Tuesday evening voted to hound him out of office by way of impeachment. The DP’s first verse was from 1 Thessalonians 5:18, which states: “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” He went ahead to add another, from Jeremiah 30:19, that states: “From them will come songs of thanksgiving and the sound of rejoicing. I will add to their numbers, and they will not be decreased; I will bring them honor, and they…

Israel’s defence minister said on Tuesday it appeared the replacement for slain Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah had been “eliminated”, in what would be another big blow for the Iran-backed group in Lebanon. Defence Minister Yoav Gallant made the announcement about Hashem Safieddine as Israel began ground operations in southwest Lebanon, expanding its incursions to a new zone, and as Hezbollah left the door open to a negotiated ceasefire. Safieddine, a top Hezbollah official, was widely expected to succeed Nasrallah. Safieddine has not been heard from publicly since an Israeli airstrike late last week. “Hezbollah is an organization without a…

Detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission arrested a man posing as an Assistant Director of Intelligence Operations at the agency to defraud Kenyans. The suspected serial imposter, Kennedy Ochieng Agutu, was smoked out of his hideout in South C where two fake staff ID cards for EACC were recovered and an entity called Kenya Network Against Corruption (Director – Intelligence & Data Survey), under the suspect’s name was found. EACC Spokesperson Eric Ngumbi confirmed the arrest saying the suspect had been extorting millions of shillings from unsuspecting victims, including senior state officials. Ngumbi said the suspect would approach his…

US rapper and record producer Kanye West and Bianca Censori are reportedly headed for divorce after less than two years into marriage. The couple, who exchanged wedding vows in December 2022—only a month after West’s divorce from Kim Kardashian was finalized—have hit a rough patch, according to celebrity gossip outlet TMZ. The outlet reported on Monday, October 7, that the Yeezy founder and his model lover have been telling their inner circle that they broke up a few weeks ago, with West informing his friends that he plans to divorce Censori and live in Tokyo. No reason for their breakup…

Lawyer Morara Kebaso was Tuesday afternoon released on police bond after his arrest over his appearance at the Bomas of Kenya during the public participation event to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.  Morara is set to face charges of creating disturbance in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace. He was arrested from his office and detained at Langata police station for grilling before he was taken to Hardy police station. This was after he had been informed of his charges. His lawyers followed him to Hardy police station where they negotiated his release pending arraignment. Lawyers Cliff…

Lawyer Morara Kebaso is set to face charges of creating disturbance in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace.  This is in connection with fracas that happened at the Bomas of Kenya during a public participation for impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. A charge sheet read that on October 4 at Bomas of Kenya in Langata Sub-county within Narbi County while attending public participation forum to impeach the Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua with others not before court, Morara did create disturbance in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace by uttering the words that ‘kafa…

Lawyer Morara Kebaso was Tuesday arrested from him Kahawa Sukari office and taken to Langata for grilling over claims he disrupted a public participation event at the Bomas of Kenya.  The activist had arrived at his office when police in civilian arrived and picked him up. He said he was arrested over claims of disrupting the public participation event on the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua last Friday. “I have been arrested over what happened at Bomas. Can you imagine? CAN YOU IMAGINE. Does it even make sense jamani. What is this now. Ni nini hii? Ah,” he said.…

The Kenya African National Union (KANU) has condemned the reported abduction of Cornelius Ronoh, a Digital Communications Officer for the party. Mr Ronoh was forcibly taken last evening near Nyayo Gate B in Fedha, Embakasi East, just outside the barber shop he frequently visits. Mr Ronoh, known for his active and vocal digital political commentary, has become the latest victim in a troubling wave of abductions targeting individuals speaking out on public policy failures through online platforms. This alarming pattern raises serious concerns about the future of civil liberties and the rule of law in Kenya. “This desperate attempt to…

A 35-year-old man was Monday morning stabbed and killed in a robbery incident in Bamburi area, Mombasa County. This is the latest such incident in, which gangs have been attacking and robbing locals of their valuables in a series amid heightened operations. Police said they were called and informed a man had been stabbed and later rushed to Yoshua Hospital in Bamburi. Police officers rushed to the scene and established that there was an unknown male adult aged about 35 years with a stub wound on the left side of the back and had succumbed due to the injuries. The…

Police are holding a 75-year-old man in connection with the murder of his 21-year-old employee in a village in Gatundu South, Kiambu County. The body of the man who had been missing was Monday found buried in a shallow grave. Police said they are holding a suspect in connection with the murder of Pius Mutugi Njagi, 21. His body was discovered badly chopped off and decomposing on Monday, October 8 by a team of police who had joined the search mission. Mutugi was reported missing on October 4 at the Mundoro police station, police said. This prompted a search in…

Three suspects appeared in a South African court on Monday accused of stealing millions of dollars worth of cash from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s game farm in 2020, in a scandal that nearly brought down the president two years ago. Imanuwela David, Ndilinasho Joseph and Froliana Joseph face charges that include house breaking and theft. The three appeared at a regional court in Limpopo province where the case was postponed until Nov. 26, bail extended for the Joseph siblings arrested in November last year, while David was ordered to remain in custody. The affair, dubbed “Farmgate”, came to light when South…