Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Starting this month, Americans will be able to order free COVID-19 test kits that will be mailed to their homes. U.S. households will be able to order as many as four nasal swab tests at COVIDTests.gov when the federal program reopens. The U.S. Health and Human Services agency overseeing the program has not yet given an exact date when ordering can begin. An agency spokesperson has said the tests will detect current virus strains and can be ordered ahead of the holiday season, when families and friends gather for celebrations. U.S. regulators last month approved an updated COVID-19 vaccine that…

A Somali national was Monday charged with an offense of alleged possession of a weapon. Mohamed Liban Aden was presented before Makadara Senior Principal Magistrate Philip Wambua Mutua where he denied the charges. The charge sheet stated that on September 20, 2024 at around 1500 hours within Jamstreet in Eastleigh, Nairobi he was found armed with an offensive weapon namely a knife in circumstances that indicated he was so armed with intent to commit a felony namely robbery with violence. The second count facing the accused stated that on the same day and place being a Somali national he was…

British Deputy High Commissioner to Kenya Dr. Ed Barnett, announced new funding worth Sh390 million for the ‘Strengthening Digital Communities’ project.  The project aims to bridge the digital divide in Busia and Mandera Counties by enhancing access to digital skills and technology for women, young people, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities (PWDs).  The announcement was made during the launch of the Community Action Plan and the Agriculture Digital Platform at the Agriculture Training Centre in Busia County. The project will place a special focus on digital employability by identifying and placing high-potential young women and youth in employability skills,…

A brewing political storm surrounding the censure motion against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has taken another turn, as former Majority Leader Aden Duale has stepped forward to criticize the move by Senator Danson Mungatana. The former lawmaker in a strongly-worded statement, reminded the Senator of the constitutional provisions surrounding the impeachment of a Deputy President, arguing that the motion initiated in the Senate is procedurally flawed. Referencing Article 150 of the Constitution, Duale pointed out that a motion for the impeachment of the Deputy President can only originate in the National Assembly, not the Senate. According to the constitution, the…

In a significant political development, Senator Danson Mungatana of Tana River County has tabled a motion to censure the Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, over alleged conduct unbecoming of a high-ranking state official. The motion, which was officially submitted to the Senate on September 23, 2024, highlights concerns over public utterances made by the Deputy President that are said to have heightened ethnic tensions and marginalized certain communities. The motion invokes Article 75 of the Constitution of Kenya and the Leadership and Integrity Act, which mandates that state officers uphold the principles of national unity and integrity in all public matters.…

National Chairman of the opposition party Chadema, Freeman Mbowe, was arrested Monday morning in the Magomeni area of Dar es Salaam.  This happened as he addressed journalists over a planned protest. The party’s Vice Chairman for Tanzania Mainland, was also arrested at his home in Tegeta, just hours before the planned protests were scheduled to begin. Mbowe had just arrived in a small vehicle and began addressing the media when police intervened to arrest him. His arrest follows his recent announcement of planned protests to condemn a series of kidnappings and murders, including the case of party member Ali Kibao.…

Detectives are investigating a bizarre incident in which a 14-year-old girl was defiled and murdered in Likia area, Njoro, Nakuru County. The body of the grade six pupil at a local school was found in a maize plantation on Saturday September 21 morning long after she had been killed. Police said they suspect the victim was defiled before she was killed. Preliminary findings show the girl was headed home the previous day when she was captured and dragged to the maize plantation where she was killed by strangling after being defiled. The motive is not yet clear so far, police…

The family of Jamil and Aslam Longton, the Kitengela brothers who were abducted and released after a month has spoken out for the first time. The family says the two were detained and questioned over their alleged role in the anti-government protests that took place in Kitengela and other parts of the country. During the protests, police killed more than 60 people and left more than 200 with serious injuries. The two brothers were abducted on August 18 and detained at an undisclosed place before being released a month later. Abdi Razak, the brothers’ sibling, recounted the traumatic experience they…

Germany’s chancellor appears to have narrowly dodged humiliation after exit polls suggested his party has held off the far right in his home state. Olaf Scholz’s centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) won Sunday’s regional election in stronghold Brandenburg by just one or two percentage points, according to polls by the two main public broadcasters. Alternative for Germany (AfD) stood a chance of winning the state, which has been governed by the SPD since German reunification in 1990. But after voting ended at 18:00 (16:00 GMT), predictions put the SPD on 31 to 32% to the AfD’s 29 to 30%. The…

SpaceX plans to launch about five uncrewed Starship missions to Mars in two years, CEO Elon Musk said on Sunday in a post on social media platform X. Earlier this month, Musk had said that the first Starships to Mars would launch in two years “when the next Earth-Mars transfer window opens.” The CEO on Sunday said that the first crewed mission timeline will depend upon the success of the uncrewed flights. If the uncrewed missions land safely, crewed missions will be launched in four years. However, in case of challenges, crewed missions will be postponed by another two years,…

President William Ruto has called for bold reforms at the United Nations Security Council to tackle the rapidly evolving global challenges.  Ruto said the current multilateralism system has proven inadequate in addressing crises such as climate change, inequality and debt, and continues to falter in providing any, let alone timely, solutions. He pointed out that, without immediate action, humanity will face an unprecedented global crisis. “Today, we have no choice but to reject outdated systems and re-imagine a framework of international cooperation that works for all 8 billion people,” he said. Ruto was speaking on Sunday during the Summit of…

Four members of the same family, including two young children, have died in a gas explosion in southern Italy. Their two-storey home in the town of Saviano, near Naples, partially collapsed in the blast, killing the siblings – a boy and a girl – as well as their mother and grandmother. The father and a newborn baby were recovered from the rubble alive, Italian firefighters said. He remains in hospital in Naples in serious condition, while the baby’s injuries are not life-threatening, local media reported. The Vigili del Fuoco, Italy’s fire service, reported that the parents and three children lived…

Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been elected as Sri Lanka’s next president after he won the debt-ridden country’s first election since its economy collapsed in 2022. The 55-year-old beat off his nearest rival, opposition leader Sajith Premadasa, to emerge as the clear winner after a historic second round of counting, which included second-preference votes. Outgoing president Ranil Wikremesinghe trailed in third. It’s a remarkable turnaround for a man who won just 3% of the votes in the 2019 election. Dissanayake, who contested as candidate for the National People’s Power (NPP) alliance, has drawn increasing support in recent years for…

Former President Donald Trump has said he does not expect to run for election again in 2028 if he is defeated in this November’s US presidential poll. Trump, 78, has been the Republican candidate for three national elections in a row and has reshaped the party greatly over the last eight years. In an interview with Sinclair Media Group, he was asked if he could foresee another run in the event that he loses to Democratic Vice-President Kamala Harris. “No, I don’t. I think… that will be it,” Trump said. “I don’t see that at all.” But he added that…

Detectives in Rarieda, Siaya County are investigating the death of the assistant chief of Memba sub-location, Moses Mbeda. The police said he was murdered by unknown people on Saturday September 21 night. Mbeda died around 1 am when the unknown assailants attacked him at his home and hacked him. Police said they were informed of the incident before moving to the scene. No arrest has been made so far over the incident. Siaya Police Commander Serah Koki said the administrator is said to have gone to a latrine within his home when he was attacked and seriously hacked on the…