Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

At least 30 people, including three children, were injured when a Russian guided bomb hit a high-rise residential building in Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine on Sunday. “The rescue operation in Kharkiv continues. A Russian air strike. An ordinary residential building, a multi-storey building, was damaged. There is a fire and rubble between the 9th and 12th floors,” President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on the Telegram messenger app. He posted photos of smoke and fire billowing out of the windows of a multi-storey building. All windows had been blown out. Kharkiv governor Oleh Syniehubov said civilian infrastructure was also damaged. Kharkiv, Ukraine’s…

Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang’ula Sunday called for the swift reconstitution of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). His appeal comes ahead of Parliament’s resumption after its recess. Speaking to the congregation, Wetang’ula emphasized the urgency of addressing the IEBC issue as there were many pending commission activities which had stalled due to lack of commissioners. He spoke when he attended a solemn service at Chebukwa Catholic Church in Bungoma County. “We cannot afford further delays on boundary reviews or pending by-elections in our wards and constituencies. I urge those obstructing this process to reconsider their stance…

Immediate former Deputy Inspector General of Kenya Police Douglas Kanja will know his fate Wednesday September 18 when Members of Parliament debate and vote on whether to approve his nomination as the next Inspector General of Police. The National Assembly resumes business on Tuesday, September 17, and top of the agenda the following day is the motion on the appointment of Kanja as the IGP. It would be the last stage of the approval process after Senators unanimously approved Kanja’s nomination to become the next top cop. The joint committee of National Assembly Administration and Internal Security and Senate Internal…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Prof. Kithure Kindiki appointed a National Steering Committee to oversee the implementation of reforms proposed by the Maraga Taskforce within the National Police Service, Kenya Prisons Service and National Youth Service. This will take place in the next three years. The committee will be chaired by the Principal Secretary of the State Department for Internal Security and National Administration Dr Raymond Omollo and includes Principal Secretaries from the National Treasury, Correctional Service, Public Service and Cabinet Affairs. The other members of the committee include the Solicitor General, Inspector General of Police, the Commissioner Generals of the Kenya…

At least five people were Sunday September 15 morning killed in a road accident in Denyenye area in Kwale County. The victims were all pillion passengers on a motorcycle, police said The police said the accident involved a lorry and a motorcycle. According to police, one person sustained serious injuries in the 1 am incident along Likoni-Kombani Road. Police said the rider of the motorcycle was carrying five pillion passengers at the time of the accident The lorry had stalled on the road when the rider who was speeding rammed onto it from the rear side. As a result, five…

Ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who performed with Beyoncé and was seen by many as a trailblazer, has died at the age of 29. A spokesperson announced her death on her personal Instagram page and in a statement her family said she was an “unforgettable inspiration to everyone who knew her or heard her story”. The cause of death has not been given. DePrince made a remarkable journey from suffering as an orphan in war-torn Sierra Leone to numerous accolades in the world of international dance. Her family said her death had been “sudden”, adding: “Michaela touched so many lives across…

Venezuelan authorities say they have arrested three US citizens, two Spaniards and one Czech citizen suspected of plotting to destabilise the country. Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said hundreds of weapons had also been seized, and that the detainees were plotting to assassinate Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and other top officials. It comes two days after Washington sanctioned 16 Venezuelan officials who are closely aligned with President Maduro, following his disputed election victory. The Venezuelan government said the Spaniards detained were linked to Madrid’s National Intelligence Centre (CNI). However, Spanish government sources have told local media the two do not belong…

A man who attacked Comoros President Azali Assoumani with a knife, wounding him slightly, has been found dead in prison in unclear circumstances, the public prosecutor said on Saturday. The attack on the president took place on Friday September 13 afternoon during a funeral for a well-known religious leader in a village near Moroni. Prosecutor Ali Mohamed Djounaid said the dead man was a 24-year-old soldier identified as Ahmed Abdou from the village of Salimani-Itsandra, where the funeral took place. He had attacked the president and a relative of the late religious leader with a “kitchen knife”, the prosecutor said, before…

South Sudan’s government has decided to postpone a long-delayed national election until December 2026, the presidency said on Friday, underscoring the challenges facing the country’s fragile peace process. “The presidency, under the chairmanship of President Salva Kiir Mayardit, has announced an extension of the country’s transitional period by two years as well as postponing elections, which were initially scheduled for December 2024 to December 22nd, 2026,” Kiir’s office said on Facebook. South Sudan has been formally at peace since a 2018 deal ended a five-year conflict responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths, but violence between rival communities flares frequently.…

The United States and the United Kingdom have cautioned their citizens in Kenya to remain vigilant amid terror threats. The American embassy in a security alert issued on Friday September 13 advised their citizens to be on the lookout for potential kidnappings and attacks on areas frequented by tourists. Citing the past attacks such as the West Gate attack and the Israel attack by Hamas, the US government noted that terrorists may seek to mark the anniversary and thus the need to exercise caution. “Terrorist groups could attack with little or no warning, targeting hotels, embassies, restaurants, malls and markets,…

Former Harambee Stars player Collins Okoth Ougo alias Gattuso alongside his co-accused Sylvia Aoko were Friday charged with the murder of a minor in Lucky Summer Estate, Ruaraka, in Nairobi. Okoth, a renowned ex-Gor Mahia and Harambee Stars midfielder and his co-accused Sylvia Aoko Odhiambo denied murder charges before Justice Esther Nyambura Maina. The two accused persons allegedly murdered a three -year-old baby Scovian Maya on the night of April 21 and 22, 2024 at around 0100 hours. Prosecuting counsel, Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Gikui Gachuhi, opposed the release of the accused on bond. The court directed the prosecution…

India’s Adani Group denied involvement in a money laundering and securities fraud probe that reportedly saw the freezing of more than $310 million (about Ksh.40 billion) in funds stowed in Swiss bank accounts. US short-seller Hindenburg Research, a longtime critic of the Indian conglomerate, cited court records reported on by Swiss media outlet Gotham City in making the claim on X on Thursday September 12 night. “Swiss authorities have frozen more than $310 million in funds across multiple Swiss bank accounts as part of a money laundering and securities forgery investigation into Adani,” Hindenburg said. The firm added that prosecutors…

China will “gradually raise” its retirement age for the first time since the 1950s, as the country confronts an ageing population and a dwindling pension budget. The top legislative body on Friday approved proposals to raise the statutory retirement age from 50 to 55 for women in blue-collar jobs, and from 55 to 58 for females in white-collar jobs. Men will see an increase from 60 to 63. China’s current retirement ages are among the lowest in the world. According to the plan passed on Friday, the change will set in from 1 January 2025, with the respective retirement ages…

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa defended the durability of his unity government on Friday, after a row over a contentious education bill exposed tensions between his ANC and its main coalition partner. Ramaphosa was addressing the media hours after enacting the bill, which has angered the African National Congress’ (ANC) partner the Democratic Alliance (DA), amid a debate centering on the integration of schools that teach in Afrikaans. “We come from different histories … and are driven by different ideological outlooks but … the government of national unity is durable,” Ramaphosa said, dismissing concerns it could collapse over disagreements. “I…

Donald Trump has said he will mass deport migrants in a small Ohio town that has been rocked by baseless claims that its Haitian influx are eating pets and park animals. “We’re going to start with Springfield,” Trump said on Friday, adding the town had been “destroyed” by immigration. He mentioned a second city in Colorado, which right-wing commentators have falsely claimed is in the hands of a Venezuelan gang. Springfield officials say that the debunked claim of pet-eating has sent shockwaves through its community, and has led to violent threats that have shut schools. President Joe Biden appealed for…