Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) on Tuesday commissioned Z9 helicopters from China Aviation Technology Import and Export Corporation (CATIC) at the Kenya Army Corps of Aviation, Embakasi Garrison. Commander Kenya Army Lt Gen David Tarus, presided over the commissioning of the helicopters. The Harbin Z-9 is a Chinese military utility helicopter with armed variants, manufactured by Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation. It is a license-built variant of the French Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin. This collaboration between the Kenya Defence Forces and CATIC marks a significant milestone in enhancing Kenya’s military capabilities, said Lt Gen Tarus. The partnership encompasses various aspects, including military equipment…

More details have emerged how one of the women who were murdered and their bodies dumped separately in the city tried to seek help in vain. Waris Dahabo Daud, 38 who is among those murdered and while under duress called at least ten people including her friends for help in vain. Some of them did not pick or thought it was a joke. They are now regretting, they told police. The woman was in danger from her killers who wanted a ransom for her release. She had been abducted by a taxi driver known to her and taken to a…

A woman escaped from her home after her son died following a thorough canning in their home in Manunga, Kipipiri, Nyandarua County. The incident happened after the mother accused the boy of breaking the family television set valued at Sh14,000. She decided to cane him as a punishment for the broken TV set. It turned fatal hours later, police said. The boy wept and complained of pain as he went to sleep on October 28. He was found dead in his room the following day. It is believed he died out of the caning injuries. The boy’s father was not…

The night before Kamala Harris sets off on a final multi-day swing through the key battleground states that will decide the 2024 presidential election, she gave one last speech, practically in the shadow of the White House. The venue choice was no accident. Donald Trump held his rally on 6 January 2021 in the same place, speaking to supporters just hours before thousands of them stormed the Capitol and disrupted certification of Joe Biden’s presidential victory. On a mild October night, Harris stood before what her campaign estimated was 70,000 cheering supporters at an event they may hope is a…

For the growing number of African asylum seekers and economic migrants in the US, the upcoming presidential election could reshape their entire future. “We deserve safety,” says Dr Yves Kaduli, a 38-year-old asylum seeker from the Democratic Republic of Congo who lives in the US. “I have a dream that I will defend those that are persecuted,” he adds in a BBC interview. Dr Kaduli says that in 2014, he fled eastern DR Congo – which has been wracked by more than three decades of conflict – after being kidnapped and tortured. He had been working as a doctor at…

Some users on X who spend their days sharing content that includes election misinformation, AI-generated images and unfounded conspiracy theories say they are being paid “thousands of dollars” by the social media site. The BBC identified networks of dozens of accounts that re-share each other’s content multiple times a day – including a mix of true, unfounded, false and faked material – to boost their reach, and therefore, revenue on the site. Several say earnings from their own and other accounts range from a couple of hundred to thousands of dollars. They also say they coordinate sharing each other’s posts…

A female suspect was Wednesday arrested and a gun belonging to slain Wells Fargo manager Willis Onyango Ayieko recovered from her in a gunfight in the outskirts of Siaya Town. Police said the woman was with her boyfriend who is the main suspect in the murder of Ayieko. The boyfriend escaped with bullet wounds in the shootout, police said. And police now want any health facility that may have an injured man to report to them for action. More personnel were sent to the area to join in the hunt on the suspect following his escape. According to police, the…

Hezbollah’s deputy secretary general Sheikh Naim Qassem, elected head of the Lebanese armed group on Tuesday, has been a senior figure in the Iran-backed movement for more than 30 years. Speaking in front of curtains from an undisclosed location on Oct. 8, Qassem said the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel was a war about who cries first, and Hezbollah would not cry first. The group’s capabilities were intact despite “painful blows” from Israel. But he added the group supported the efforts of parliament speaker Nabih Berri – a Hezbollah ally – to secure a ceasefire, for the first time omitting…

Billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday warned at a Saudi investor forum about the dangers of artificial intelligence models he said were “woke” and “nihilistic” rather than “maximally truth-seeking”. Appearing remotely at the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, sometimes referred to as “Davos in the Desert”, the 53-year-old chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX also plugged Republican candidate Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House. De facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is trying to position Saudi Arabia as a global leader in AI, and the subject dominated several panels on Tuesday. Musk said he was optimistic about…

Safaricom PLC has been awarded the ISO 27701 Privacy Information Management System (PIMS) certificate.  This prestigious certification was granted after a comprehensive evaluation by the British Standards Institute (BSI). This is the highest certification an organisation can attain in management of privacy information systems, as a data controller or processor. The certification was issued on October 16, 2024 after assessing Safaricom’s levels of implementation of customer support, billing services, M-PESA and data centre operations. This serves as a validation of Safaricom’s dedication to safeguarding customer data across its GSM and M-PESA services. It confirms that the company adheres to globally…

Members of Parliament rejected a proposal from the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum to lift the moratorium on Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), citing concerns over inadequate safeguards to protect taxpayers from potential exploitation by private investors. The Ministry had approached Parliament with a request to lift the moratorium specifically on coal-fired power plants, stressing the urgency of expanding power sources to meet Kenya’s increasing energy needs. According to the Ministry, anticipated growth in power consumption necessitates a diversification of sources, with coal plants positioned as a stable and cost-effective complement to existing hydroelectric power. The MPs who chair key committees—including…

A court Tuesday issued a conservatory order staying the decision of the State directing all refugees and asylum seekers to surrender their passports within 30 days.  This may be a temporary relief for the targeted group which feels harassed. Justice Bahati Mwamuye also stopped the state from taking any adverse action. This follows a case filed by the Refugee Legal Networks and Semhar Weldemichael Haile. “That pending the inter partes hearing and determination of the application dated 28/10/2024, a conservatory order be and is hereby issued staying the lst Respondent’s (the Commissioner of Refugee Services) decision/directive/notice dated 30/09/2024 directing that…

Slain Human Resource Manager at Wells Fargo Willis Onyango Ayieko died of head injuries.  Chief government pathologist Dr Johansen Oduor said the injuries led to bleeding to the brain. “There was bleeding to the brain. Other than that there were bruises on the wrists caused by some cuffs found on him.” “There were also missing tissues on the mouth, ear and cheek,” he said. He explained the missing tissues were as a result of animal predation at the site where the body was found. The body was found in a stream in Siaya County days after he had been murdered.…

President William Ruto replaced former nominated senator Millicent Omanga to the Nairobi Rivers Commission after she declined the position of a member.  Ruto named Josephat Abaga Fan Sagero to the commission in a special gazette notice dated October 28. “The appointment of Omanga Millicent is revoked pursuant to section 51 of the Interpretation and General Provisions Act,” the notice said. Omanga Saturday declined an appointment she got as a member of the Nairobi Rivers Commission. She cited personal reasons for the decline without elaborating. “I’m deeply honored and grateful to H.E @WilliamsRuto for the trust you’ve shown in appointing me…

Detectives are investigating the murder of a 34-year-old woman whose body had been stuffed in a sack and abandoned in a thicket in Utawala area, Nairobi. The woman was identified as Jennifer Mutheu Nzula. Police said the body had been stuffed into a sack and tied up with a laundry cloth cover on the thicket edge along Githunguri Road. The body had no visible injuries when it was discovered on Monday October 28. The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and investigations. Police said they suspect the woman was killed elsewhere and the body dumped at the site.…