Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

An advocate of the High Court was on Friday arraigned at the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Kahawa in Nairobi and charged with forgery, uttering false documents and money laundering. Stephen Juma Ndeda pleaded not guilty to all the charges and was released on bail, with terms set at a Sh1 million bond or cash bail of Sh200,000. The charges stem from a comprehensive investigation conducted by DCI detectives from the Financial Investigations Unit, prompted by intelligence reports received on June 26, 2023. The reports linked the advocate to the alleged offences committed on various dates in June 2020. According to…

The Ministry of Health said Friday the Social Health Authority (SHA) claims system is fully operational, as it noted that over 12.6 million Kenyans have since registered into the new medical scheme. Medical Services Principal Secretary Harry Kimtai acknowledged that the transition from the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) to SHA has come with some challenges, but reassured the public that efforts are underway to ensure a smooth process. Kimtai thanked Kenyans for their patience and cooperation, emphasizing that the functional claims system will streamline the provision of healthcare services under SHA. “We are pleased to confirm that the SHA…

Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC), has introduced new examination rules as it officially launched this year’s examinations and assessments session. Speaking while launching this year’s KCSE and KPSEA examinations, KNEC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) David Njengere announced that supervisors and invigilators will now have to be in the exam room without mobile phones, and that candidates will have their names printed on their specific question papers. The exams are scheduled to kick off on October 22 and conclude on November 22, 2024, with more than a million candidates expected to sit for the KPSEA exams, and another over 900,000 waiting…

Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe refused to guarantee Erik ten Hag’s future at Old Trafford as he admitted the club is not “where it should be” under the troubled boss. Ratcliffe had a chance to quash reports that Ten Hag is in danger of the sack when he spoke ahead of United’s crucial Premier League trip to Aston Villa on Sunday. But the 71-year-old’s downbeat assessment of United’s predicament was hardly encouraging for Ten Hag as he fights to save his job. “I don’t want to answer that question. I like Erik. I think he’s a very good coach but…

The Haitian government has deployed specialist anti-gang police units, it said Friday, after an apparent massacre northwest of Port-au-Prince that the United Nations said left at least 70 dead. The attack, carried out early Thursday in the town of Pont Sonde, some 100 kilometres (60 miles) from the capital, also saw scores of houses and vehicles torched after gang members opened fire. “Members of the Gran Grif gang used automatic rifles to shoot at the population, killing at least 70 people, among them about 10 women and three infants,” UN Human Rights Office spokesman Thameen Al-Kheetan said in a statement…

More security personnel have been deployed to constituency offices to supervise ongoing public participation exercise on the Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua impeachment motion.  This is after chaos were witnessed in select areas with goons disrupting the sessions on Friday. The move to deploy more officers came after a court in Kerugoya ordered the exercise be conducted at constituency level. Police headquarters ordered regional and county commanders to ensure proper deployment of personnel to enhance the exercise. Areas perceived to be hostile got more security and in anti riot gear. “If you don’t want to participate don’t go there. Stay away…

The National Assembly has extended the public participation period for the impeachment motion against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua until Saturday. Members of the public can share their opinions on the Special Motion by submitting them to the relevant Constituency or County Women Representative offices, which will forward them to the Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly. “It is notified to the general public that further to the public participation exercise which commenced on October 2, 2024, and the collection of views across the Venues and Constituency/County Women Representative Offices on October 4, 2024, the 290 Constituency Offices and…

Political activist Morara Kebaso updated his followers on his status after a scary encounter with goons at the Bomas of Kenya. Morara, who had gone to join Kenyans for the Rigathi Gachagua impeachment public participation, was preparing to make a presentation at the Bomas Hall when all hell broke loose as goons quickly descended on him, throwing chairs and brazenly attempting to beat him up. Initially, Morara was seen settled in his seat as chairs fly from all corners, all aimed at him. As the chaos continues, the violence intensifies, forcing Morara to duck for cover – but this worsens…

Detectives are investigating an incident in which a bodaboda rider was shot and killed before being robbed of his motorcycle in Embali, Vihiga County. The incident happened on October 2 in Esaba Sub Location. Locals said they heard gunshots at Mundilla village and called police who arrived at the scene and found the body of Nicodemus Olinjo lying on the feeder road. It was established that the deceased was a bodaboda rider and had carried two male pillion passengers from Luanda Town who turned against him, fatally shooting him. The gunmen later disappeared with his motorcycle. Police said they are…

Police are investigating three more cases of suicide reported to them on Wednesday October 2. These are the latest cases in a worrying trend in the country amid calls to address the menace. The incidents leave families traumatized more and with serious effects. The first incident was reported in Matuu, Machakos County where one Muindi Ndonye, 41 was found dead after suspected suicide. The incident happened in Kiwanzani Village and police said he hanged himself with a manila rope tied around his neck on a tree within his compound. No suicide note was recovered and the body, which had no…

Eminem is taking on a new role in his life: grandfather. The rapper announced that his daughter Hailie Jade, 28, is expecting her first child via a new music video on Thursday for his song “Temporary,” featuring Skylar Grey. At one point in the video, Jade – a musical artist and podcaster – is seen giving her father a blue shirt that reads “Grandpa” on the back. Eminem, stunned, then holds a photo of a sonogram while Jade smiles and laughs at her dad’s reaction to the news. The music video showcases a montage of childhood home videos of Jade…

The union representing tens of thousands of dockworkers across the US has agreed to suspend its strike while negotiations continue. Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) walked out on Tuesday at 14 major ports along the east and Gulf coasts, halting container traffic from Maine to Texas. The union says it has reached a tentative agreement on wages and will go back to work on Friday until 15 January, when they will return to the bargaining table to negotiate “all other outstanding issues”. The action marked the first such shutdown in almost 50 years and threatened to wreak chaos…

Country music superstar Garth Brooks has been accused of sexual assault and battery in a lawsuit filed in California state court. The accuser, using the pseudonym “Jane Roe”, was working as a hairstylist and makeup artist for the Grammy-winning singer when he raped her, the lawsuit states. The woman’s lawsuit alleges that he also repeatedly groped her and made sexually explicit comments to her during her employment from 2017-20. In a statement to the BBC, Mr Brooks said the woman’s lawsuit was “extortion and defamation”. In May 2019, the accuser alleges that Mr Brooks asked her to travel with him…

A section of Members of Parliament from the Mt Kenya region, who initially supported the motion to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office, have now developed cold feet.  They argued they had changed their stance. MPs Geoffrey Wandeto (Tetu), Rahab Mukami (Nyeri) and Njoroge Wainaina (Kieni) said they will not continue with efforts to oust Gachagua. They are all from Nyeri which is the home county of Gachagua. “After soul-searching and reading through the motion I realised this is something our deputy president and the President sit down and resolve because Kenya is bigger than all of us. I…

The UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more than half a century. The deal – reached after years of negotiations – will see the UK hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a historic move. This includes the tropical atoll of Diego Garcia, used by the US government as a military base for its navy ships and long-range bomber aircraft. The announcement, made in a joint statement by the UK and Mauritian Prime Ministers, ends decades of often fractious negotiations between the two…