Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Aviation workers Saturday called off their strike that was scheduled to start on Sunday September 1.  The Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) announced the delay of the strike for a further seven days to enable them to read the documents presented to them by the government on the Adani deal. The workers are opposed to the proposed takeover of running of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) by Indian firm Adani Group. “Our members have decided to delay the strike for seven days to allow us to peruse the documents presented by the government, thereafter we will announce the way forward,” said KAWU…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Prof. Kithure Kindiki Friday August 23 appointed a technical committee to review and develop policy reforms for the National Police Service (NPS), Kenya Prisons Service and National Youth Service (NYS).  This is over a report by former Chief Justice David Maraga led-taskforce on reviewing the operations within the NPS, NYS and Kenya Prisons Service to improve the state of affairs. The committee comprises 13 members and seven joint secretaries. State counsel in the Attorney General’s office Kepha Onyiso was appointed as Chairperson of the committee and will be deputised by Musita Anyangu. Charles Otieno will act as…

A tragic road accident has killed a nine-month-old baby and left 19 others with injuries. The fatal accident occurred on Saturday morning at approximately 8:00 AM along the Kilifi-Malindi road near Matsangoni. The accident involved a Scania bus with registration number KCF 444Z, owned by Bus Car Company, and driven by Shaban Okumu. According to initial reports, the bus was en route from Kilifi to Malindi when a tyre burst caused the driver to lose control, resulting in the crash. The infant has since been identified as Ahlam Abdi. Additionally, 17 passengers sustained slight injuries, while 2 others suffered serious…

The US says its military forces in Iraq have killed 15 Islamic State (IS) “operatives” in a joint operation with Iraqi Security Forces that targeted the militant group’s leadership. US Central Command (Centcom) said it had performed the joint operation in western Iraq early on Thursday. American and Iraqi troops were met by IS members equipped with “numerous weapons, grenades and explosive ‘suicide’ belts”, it said in a statement. “There is no indication of civilian casualties.” Meanwhile, US media quoted US defence officials as saying that seven American troops were injured. Centcom has not commented on this. The Iraqi military…

President Volodymyr Zelensky has sacked the commander of Ukraine’s air force amid debate over the destruction of one of the country’s valuable new F-16 fighter jets.  Mr Zelensky did not specify the reason for dismissing Lt Gen Mykola Oleshchuk, but said he had a responsibility to “take care of all our warriors”. The US-made F-16 – one of several delivered earlier this month by Ukraine’s Western allies – went down on Monday, killing the pilot. Even though it happened during a barrage of Russian missiles, Ukraine said the cause of the crash was not a direct result of an enemy…

A 30 year old man died after a matatu crushed his head as he alighted from the vehicle while it was on motion along Lang’ata Road, Nairobi.  Police said the incident happened on Friday August 30 at about 8 pm at the Carnivore bus stop. The deceased identified as Keith Nyakundi tried to alight from the matatu as it headed for Rongai direction when he misstepped. According to police, as a result, he fell Kkk the road headfirst. The matatu also crushed him in the process. Police visited the scene and moved the body to the mortuary. The matatu was…

Almost 40,000 people died alone in their homes in Japan during the first half of 2024, a report by the country’s police shows. Of that number, nearly 4,000 people were discovered more than a month after they died, and 130 bodies went unmissed for a year before they were found, according to the National Police Agency. Japan currently has the world’s oldest population, according to the United Nations. The agency hopes its report will shed light on the country’s growing issue of vast numbers of its aging population who live, and die, alone. Taken from the first half of 2024,…

Donald Trump is facing blowback both from anti-abortion activists and from within his own party after he implied he might support easing restrictions on the procedure in his home state of Florida. The Republican presidential nominee was asked in an interview with NBC News on Thursday how he would vote this November on the state’s ballot measure to protect abortion. Florida banned the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy after the US Supreme Court struck down the right to abortion nationwide – a law reproductive rights activists are now campaigning to end. “I think the six week is too short,”…

The government Friday launched a countrywide awareness campaign on proposed regulations to govern the issuance of new national ID cards and birth and death certificates. Regional and county commissioners will coordinate the public and stakeholder participation forums on the draft regulations for the Registration of Persons Amendment Rules 2024 and the Birth and Death Registration Amendment Rules 2024 beginning next week. The regulations are critical in anchoring the rollout of the Maisha Card and its related features including the virtual ID that the government has been piloting since November last year. Immigration Principal Secretary Prof Julius Bitok who chaired a…

National Hockey League star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother were killed in a car accident in New Jersey on Thursday night. The Columbus Blue Jackets player – who was 31 – and his younger brother Matthew, 29, were riding their bicycles on a rural road in Oldsman Township when a car struck them, New Jersey police told the BBC. The driver of the car, Sean Higgins, 43, has been arrested and charged with two counts of death by auto, according to officials. In a statement, Gaudreau’s team called the incident an “unimaginable tragedy”. “Johnny was not only a great hockey…

A military alliance between Somalia and Egypt is ruffling feathers in the fragile Horn of Africa, upsetting Ethiopia in particular – and there are worries the fallout could become more than a war of words. The tensions ratcheted up this week with the arrival of two Egyptian C-130 military aeroplanes in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, signalling the beginning of the deal signed earlier in August during a state visit by the Somali president to Cairo. The plan is for up to 5,000 Egyptian soldiers to join a new-look African Union force at the end of the year, with another 5,000 reportedly…

Almost 6,200 people were murdered in South Africa in just three months. Between the start of April and the end of June, the police recorded 6 198 murders across the country and, although the overall number of murders decreased for the quarter year-on-year, four of the nine provinces experienced an increase in murders, according to Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. However, looking at both quarters combined, some insight into crime in the first half of 2024 can be gleaned, as the data covers January to June. Notably, this combined data shows that 12,734 people were murdered in this period—averaging 70 murders…

The body of a 25 year old man was found on the roadside in Nairobi’s Lucky summer area.   The discovery was made on Thursday morning long after the victim had died at Hussein Bridge. Police visited the scene and the body was identified as one of Sylvester Omondi and had blood oozing from the left side of the head. Police said the rest of the body remained intact. The body was moved to city morgue waiting autopsy. In Kasarani area, one Kano Njoroge died by suicide in a bizarre incident. Police said the deceased had been enjoying drinks with his…

Police are investigating an incident in which a man died after falling from the third floor of an apartment in Zimmerman area, Nairobi.  The body of the man was discovered on Wednesday night after he had fallen and died. Police said the body lay in a pool of blood on the ground floor of the apartment. A caretaker told the body lay in a prone position with injuries on the right side of the head, and broken collarbone when she found it first. It was established that, the deceased was not a resident or tenant of the said apartment. A…

A suspected thug was shot and killed in a confrontation with police in Nairobi’s Dagoretti area.  The incident happened on Wednesday August 28 evening along Kamitha Prince of Peace stream, police said. Police said officers on patrol were informed that two armed men were robbing members of public. The officers moved to the scene and spotted the two in action prompting a confrontation which left one of the suspects dead. He was shot as he allegedly aimed a gun at the police while the second one managed to escape on foot. The officers said they recovered a homemade gun capable…