Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Azimio co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka has announced that the race for Presidency in 2027 will be between him and President William Ruto. Musyoka who has through the backing of other opposition leaders identified himself as the opposition leader made the announcement when he attended a church service in Mombasa on Sunday. He joined worshippers at the historic and oldest Catholic cathedral in Kenya, Holy Ghost Cathedral. “I am the official leader of the opposition in Kenya and the 2027 Presidential race would be between me and the incumbent President William Ruto,” said Musyoka Musyoka added that the people of Kenya have…

Rescuers in the Russian far-east have found no survivors in the wreckage of a helicopter that disappeared while carrying 22 people – most of them tourists. The aircraft went missing on Saturday after taking off from a base near the Vachkazhets volcano in the Kamchatka peninsula. Officials said on Sunday that 17 bodies had been found so far. That area, a popular tourist destination, is famous for its active volcanoes. The cause of the crash in unclear. Such accidents are relatively frequent in Russia’s far-east, which is sparsely populated and suffers harsh weather. Three years ago eight people were killed…

NFL player Ricky Pearsall was Saturday shot in the chest during an attempted robbery in San Francisco. Pearsall, 23, “sustained a bullet wound to his chest” and is in a “serious but stable condition” according to his team the San Francisco 49ers, following the incident by the city’s Union Square on Saturday afternoon. Police say a 17-year-old suspect is in custody and “charges are pending”. Footage shared on social media showed a shirtless Pearsall being walked to an ambulance by paramedics and sitting on a gurney as he held a shirt to his chest. Police said upon arrival at the…

President William Ruto left for Beijing, China on Sunday September 1 which officials said is a watershed moment in Kenya-China relations with significant gains that could benefit Kenya’s infrastructure, economy, and strategic partnerships. Ruto led the Kenyan delegation to the 9th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit. The summit brings together African Heads of State, Chinese leaders and the African Union Commission to discuss and strengthen Sino-African relations. The summit’s theme, “Joining Hands to Advance Modernisation and Build a High-Level China-Africa Community with a Shared Future,” highlights the commitment of both African governments and China to leverage their comparative advantages…

After being hounded over her nationality and forced to drop out of the Miss South Africa contest, Chidimma Adetshina has been crowned beauty queen of a totally different country. Ms Adetshina cried tears of joy as she was named Miss Universe Nigeria on Saturday. “This crown is not just for beauty; it’s a call for unity,” the 23-year-old law student stated after weeks at the centre of an intense media storm. She was invited to participate in Miss Universe Nigeria after her position as a finalist in the Miss South Africa contest sparked a wave of criticism. Some people in…

A 48-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stabbing and killing his 24-year-old son in Mosobecho village, Nandi County. Kenneth Kipkoech, 24 died at the Kapsabet Referral Hospital on Saturday August 31 evening while being attended to. He had been stabbed in the chest and succumbed to the injuries due to profuse bleeding, police and his family said. The father and son had argued leading to a physical confrontation that turned tragic, police said. It is not clear what prompted the fight. Police were called to the scene and to the hospital where the body of the victim lay. His father…

At least 12 people were killed in a gruesome accident involving a van and a pickup truck at the infamous Nithi Bridge along the Meru-Nairobi road on Saturday night. Police and witnesses said the August 31 accident involved a Nairobi-bound hired private Toyota Hiace and a Toyota Hilux driven toward Chogoria. The 10-seater van, which was heading to Nairobi, collided head-on with the Meru-bound pickup at around 9 pm, Tharaka Nithi police commander Zacheaus Ng’eno said. He said the dead included 10 adults and two children. They were all in the same car. Two other people in a pickup who…

There was scare in Nairobi’s Ngara area on Sunday September 1 morning following a fire incident that affected a gas supply station. The fire caused explosions as gas cylinders packed at the station went up in flames and exploded. Police said there was no injury that was reported in the morning incident. Nairobi Regional Police Commander Adamson Bungei who visited the scene said property of unknown value was destroyed. He said there were no reported injuries so far and that experts were investigating the source of the fire. “We suspect the fire started from either food kiosks near the station…

A court ordered City Hall officer to pay Sh198 million as costs for questionable sources of wealth.  This was a score for Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). In May 2023, High Court froze the assets belonging to Michael Auka Ajwang, a Nairobi County Purchasing Officer, after he failed justify the source of the unexplained wealth. The listed assets include ten vehicles, nine parcels of land in Siaya and Kisumu counties, with one of the lands housing a high-end hotel. Deputy Registrar of the High Court Adelaide Sisenda, ordered Ajwang pay Sh22 million as costs for a parcel of land in…

Raphinha scored a hat-trick as Barcelona blew Real Valladolid away with a thumping 7-0 victory to maintain a perfect start to the new La Liga season. Hansi Flick’s side are the only team to win all four matches at the start of the campaign and moved seven points ahead of champions Real Madrid. It was the former Leeds winger who opened the scoring in the 20th minute at the Olympic Stadium. Striker Robert Lewandowski added a second goal just four minutes after the opener for his fourth of the season. Valladolid kept the Catalans at bay until stoppage time in…

Three individuals were arrested after they scammed two foreign nationals of Sh340 million in a fake gold scam deal. The scam started in June, 2022 when Mr Marco Colombo Conti, a business associate of Mr Satbinder Singh, travelled to Kenya with the intention of buying 100 kilograms of gold from Mr Allain Mwadia Nvita. For a start, Mr Marco paid about USD400,000 in duty and other charges through a law firm in the name of Squire AfriLaw Consult Limited. In return for footing the charges on behalf of the seller, he was given 12 kilograms of gold which the seller…

Three men were arrested in a probe into a fake Sh116 scrap metal deal.   Abdul Razak Rehan, Mohammed Amin Suleiman, and Ebrahim Ahmed Ebrahim were arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts for orchestrating a fraudulent scheme that duped a Pakistani national over Sh116 million. The trio masterminded a scrap metal and car battery syndicate, enticing the unsuspecting victim to Kenya with promises of lucrative business opportunities in the sector. Upon his arrival, Ebrahim Ahmed Ebrahim advised the victim to register a company, demanding Sh7 million for the process. Police say the victim handed over the cash to Mohammed Amin Suleiman…

President Biden announced late Saturday that the bodies of six Hamas-held hostages were recovered by Israeli forces in a tunnel under the Gaza city of Rafah, including that of Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin.   “I am devastated and outraged,” Mr. Biden said. “Hersh was among the innocents brutally attacked while attending a music festival for peace in Israel on October 7. He lost his arm helping friends and strangers during Hamas’ savage massacre.” Israeli Defense Forces in a statement identified the other recovered hostages as Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi, and Master Sgt. Ori Danino. Goldberg-Polin’s family issued a…

US rapper Fatman Scoop has died aged 53 after collapsing at concert on Friday in Connecticut, his representative has told the BBC.  He was halfway through his set at the Town Center Park in the city of Hamden when he collapsed on stage. Mayor Lauren Garrett said in a post to Facebook that the rapper was taken to a local hospital by ambulance. But his booking agency, MN2S, confirmed his death in a statement to the BBC, saying the New York native’s “legacy will live on through his timeless music”. “Scoop was a beloved figure in the music world, whose…

No part of Kenya will be left out in national development for political or ethnic reasons, President William Ruto has said. Speaking at Kondele, Kisumu City, on Saturday, Ruto said the two vices had held Kenya back for long. He has been on a four-day inspection of development programmes in Migori, Homa Bay, Siaya and Kisumu counties since Wednesday. “I want to assure you that we will work together, shoulder to shoulder, to transform Kisumu and every part of Kenya,” he said. Ruto thanked the people of Kondele for rallying behind the broad-based Cabinet he appointed recently, and former Prime…