Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Elon Musk denied a report that his artificial intelligence startup xAI has held talks for a share in future Tesla (TSLA.O) revenue in return for giving Musk’s electric vehicle maker access to xAI’s technology and resources. The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday that Tesla would license xAI’s artificial-intelligence models to help power its driver-assistance software, full self-driving technology and share some of that revenue with the startup, according to the proposed arrangement as described to investors. “Tesla has learned a lot from discussions with engineers at xAI that have helped accelerate achieving unsupervised FSD, but there is no need…

The Venezuelan government has said opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González has left the country, seeking asylum in Spain. Mr González has been in hiding, and a warrant issued for his arrest after the opposition disputed July’s presidential election result – in which the government-controlled National Electoral Council (CNE) declared Nicolás Maduro the winner. Venezuela’s Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez said in a post on social media that after “voluntarily” seeking refuge at the Spanish embassy in Caracas some days ago, Mr Gonzalez asked the Spanish government for political asylum. She added that Caracas had agreed to his safe passage and that he…

As hawkshaws intensify pursuit for undocumented foreign nationals sneaking into the country for unestablished businesses, 11 male suspects were rounded up in Kitale in an intelligence-led operation conducted by the DCI Operation Support Unit (OSU).  The 11 who were headed to Nairobi’s Eastleigh area from Uganda included three Kenyan men and eight Somalia and Uganda nationals, chauffeured in a Toyota Hiace. This comes amid anti terror operations in the country and the region ahead of the September 11, 2001 attacks in the US. The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated Islamist terrorist suicide attacks carried out…

Several roads were closed in Nairobi for the third edition of the Nairobi City Marathon on Sunday, September 8. This ushered traffic chaos as the affected roads are key links in the city. Many motorists complained they had lost important appointments because of the closure. A statement on the Nairobi City Marathon website said the roads will be closed at diverse times of the day. Tens of traffic officers and other marshals were deployed to help in diverting motorists. They advised motorists to avoid the routes. The Expressway, a key road, was closed between James Gichuru and the Jomo Kenyatta…

A manhunt was launched in Kentucky after a number of people were shot along a highway near the city of London on Saturday. The incident began at about 18:00 local time (22:00 GMT), when police responded to a report of vehicles being fired upon near Interstate 75. Seven people have been injured in the incident, according to Mayor Randall Weddle of London. He said not all of these injuries were by gunshot, and that no one has been killed. The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office has named 32-year-old Joseph A Couch as a person of interest, and warned the public he…

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Renson Ingonga, has expressed deep sorrow following the tragic fire that claimed the lives of at least 17 students at Hillside Endarasha Academy in Nyeri County. The fire also left 14 others injured, with several still unaccounted for. In a statement, the DPP extended his condolences to the bereaved families and friends of the victims, wishing a swift recovery to those injured. The incident has sparked concerns over safety measures in schools, recalling similar tragedies in the past. The DPP emphasized the need for strict adherence to safety protocols outlined in various regulations, including…

Former US Vice-President and lifelong Republican Dick Cheney has confirmed he will vote for the Democrats’ Kamala Harris in November’s presidential election.  Mr Cheney, seen as an influential figure during the presidency of George W Bush, issued a statement saying there had “never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump”, the current Republican candidate. His daughter, former Republican lawmaker Liz Cheney, had told an audience in Texas earlier that her father planned to back the Democratic nominee. “He [Trump] tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in…

The Judiciary Friday launched investigations into a case where a Magistrate issued two conflicting judgments in a land dispute involving a widow in Bondo, Siaya County. The Judiciary said the matter “raises serious concerns touching on the Judiciary’s core mandate of fair administration of justice.” “Therefore, the Judiciary promptly commissioned preliminary examinations including review of the two alleged contradictory judgments; inspection of the Judiciary’s Case Tracking System portal where judgments and rulings are uploaded, among other enquiries,” reads the statement. The Judiciary further acknowledged that the preliminary probes’ outcome in the judgment revealed a need for further detailed investigations, adding…

President William Ruto has declared a three-day national mourning period following the tragic deaths of 17 students from Hillside Endarasha Academy in Nyeri County on Thursday night. The students lost their lives when a fire broke out in one of the school’s dormitories around 11 p.m. “As a solemn testament to the indelible mark left upon the nation’s consciousness by the spirits of the seventeen departed children, Kenya shall observe three days of national mourning,” Ruto said. He also directed that both the Kenyan flag and the East African Community (EAC) flag be flown at half-mast throughout the mourning period.…

Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi Friday came out to explain the cause of an early national outage that caused anger among many Kenyans.  The blackout came just a week after the last major outage, and barely a day after CS Wandayi had expressed his ministry’s commitment to significantly reduce the incidents and rolled out strategies to tackle challenges facing the sector. The CS disclosed that the blackout was caused by a trip in the Loiyangalani transmission line as well as a similar one on the Ethiopia – Kenya interconnector, which affected the grid. “Today, Friday 6th September 2024…

The government Friday urged residents of Kuresoi in Nakuru County to take advantage of the newly opened births and deaths registration office to avoid paying higher charges for late application for the vital documents. Immigration Principal Secretary Julius Bitok said the new Civil Registration Services office in Kuresoi town which is the seventh in Nakuru County hopes to capture all births and deaths in the county from the current levels of 85 and 54 percent, respectively. He said the new office will offer same-day service and thereby providing a reprieve in time and money to residents who have been commuting…

A 26-year-old American woman has been shot dead in the occupied West Bank during a protest. Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who was born in Turkey, is reported to have been taking part in a protest against Jewish settlement expansion in the town of Beita near Nablus. Ms Ezgi Eygi was allegedly shot by Israeli troops, according to local media reports. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) say they “responded with fire toward a main instigator of violent activity who hurled rocks at the forces and posed a threat to them” in the Beita area. US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Washington…

The dormitory where a fire broke out and killed 17 pupils in Hillside Endarasha Academy in Kieni West, Nyeri County had 156 boys, the Ministry of Education has said. The Principal Secretary of Basic Education Belio Kipsang said the school had 824 learners that include 402 boys and 422 girls. ‘‘Of the total enrollment of 824 learners, 156 boys and 160 girls are boarders while the rest are day scholars. All the 156 boys were accommodated in the ill-fated dormitory,” Kipsang said. Kipsang who visited the school following the tragedy said Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba who was on a…

The dormitory that caught fire at the Hillside Endarasha Academy in Kieni, Nyeri County had a total of 152 pupils. At least 17 of them died in the fire incident on Thursday night. At least 13 others are admitted to hospitals. Parents and guardians of some of the survivors arrived there and picked them up. Nyeri County Commissioner Pius Murugu told journalists that the dormitory that caught fire had 152 boys. He said the school that is in the remote area of Endarasha has a total of 824 learners. “The dormitory had around 152 boys inside. We have condoned the…

Kenya Power has announced yet another major outage impacting large areas of the country. The country experienced another major outage last week on Friday. In a statement on Friday, the company did not disclose the cause of the outage but confirmed that the North Rift and Western regions were unaffected. Kenya Power reassured the public that their engineers were actively working to restore power. “We are experiencing a power outage affecting several parts of the country, except sections of North Rift and Western regions. We apologise for the inconvenience and kindly ask for your patience as our engineers work swiftly…