Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A police officer was arrested in a probe into claims of abduction of a man at a short stay room in Pangani area, Nairobi. The constable of police is said to have with a woman lured the man to the room in pretext they offered massage service. When the man arrived at the room, he was held captive and at gunpoint and the captors demanded a ransom of S200,000 (USD1500). The drama started on August 24. The victim told police he pleaded with the abductors who included the woman, two other men and the officer attached to Border Patrol Unit…

Two police officers were Monday August 26 attacked and injured as they tried to arrest a wanted suspect in a village in Makueni County. The officers had gone to effect arrest within lyaini village of Kyamuoso location when drama erupted. According to police on arrival, they knocked on the house of the suspect Daniel Mwongela, and introduced themselves but he refused to open the door. He instead raised an alarm, and family members responded and attacked the officers by pelting stones at them. The officers said they sustained injuries and were treated at Kyambeke Health Center and discharged in stable…

US soldier Travis King, who fled from South to North Korea before being returned home, will plead guilty to desertion and other charges, his lawyer has said.  The army filed 14 charges against Mr King for the illegal crossing in July 2023. He plans to enter a guilty plea to five charges, including desertion and assault, as part of a plea deal. “He will plead not guilty to the remaining offenses, which the Army will withdraw and dismiss,” his lawyer Franklin Rosenblatt said in a statement to BBC News. His plea and sentencing hearing will take place on 20 September…

A federal judge in Texas has issued an order temporarily halting a new immigration programme from the Biden White House that officials say could protect hundreds of thousands of undocumented spouses of US citizens from deportation. The 14-day stay issued on Monday comes in response to a lawsuit from 16 Republican-led states that sued the Biden administration over the programme. The “Keeping Families Together” programme, which took effect last week, would apply to those who have been in the country for at least 10 years and allow them to work in the US legally. Polls show that the immigration is…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said he plans to lower the number of low-wage, temporary foreign workers and permanent residents being let into Canada. Mr Trudeau made the announcement on Monday, on the second day of a cabinet retreat where his team is hammering out their autumn agenda. It comes as Canada grapples with a rapidly growing population that economists say has put strain on housing and public services like healthcare. The vast majority of Canada’s population growth last year – about 97% – was driven by immigration, according to the federal statistics. Mr Trudeau and his government have been…

Canada says it will impose a 100% tariff on imports of China-made electric vehicles (EV) after similar announcements by the US and European Union. The country also plans to impose a 25% duty on Chinese steel and aluminium. Canada and its Western allies accuse China of subsidising its EV industry, giving its car makers an unfair advantage. China has called the move “trade protectionism” which “violates World Trade Organization rules”. “We are transforming Canada’s automotive sector to be a global leader in building the vehicles of tomorrow, but actors like China have chosen to give themselves an unfair advantage in…

Mariah Carey’s mother Patricia and sister Alison died on the same day over the weekend, the US singer has said in a statement. “My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend,” Carey said on Monday. “Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day.” The Grammy-winning singer said she felt blessed to have spent time with her mother in the week before her death and asked for privacy. No further details were released about the causes of death. Patricia, 87, was a former opera singer and vocal coach of…

US Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith has appealed to a federal court to resurrect the case against former president Donald Trump for allegedly mishandling classified government documents found at his Florida home in 2021. The case was dismissed in July by Judge Aileen Cannon in Florida, a Trump appointee, who ruled that the mere existence of special counsels violated the US Constitution. In his request on Monday, Mr Smith wrote that the judge’s view “deviated” from legal precedent and “took an inadequate account” of the history of legally-appointed special counsels. Trump’s legal team has until 26 September to…

A former Florida sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a US Air Force member at his home has been arrested after being indicted for the death last week.  Eddie Duran, 38, was charged on Friday with manslaughter with a firearm in the death of 23-year-old Roger Fortson but was not taken into custody at the time. The incident last May occurred when Mr Duran attempted to enter Fortson’s home while responding to a domestic disturbance call at his apartment complex. If he is convicted, the felony charge against the former police officer carries a penalty of up to 30 years in…

Listed financial services solutions provider Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has announced a Sh4.9 billion net profit, representing a 12 percent growth in its half-year results announced today.  DTB Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Nasim Devji, attributed the Bank’s performance to the continued rollout of its business growth strategy, which seeks to enhance customer value through increased customer reach, digital transformation, and sustainability excellence. “At DTB, we are actively focusing on enhancing the delivery of our group business growth strategy. This strategy is geared at achieving socio-economic relevance and pivoting DTB to be a customer-centric, top-tier, digitally driven Bank…

An organisation comprising mainly of youths from 54 organisations has called for a nationwide protest Tuesday August 27 as the country marks Katiba Day. National Provisional Coordination Committee of People`s Assemblies (NCCPA) led by their spokesperson Kasmuel McOure announced the protest over what they claimed was failure by President William Ruto to respect the Constitution. They said that the Constitution which was promulgated in 2010 will have its 14th anniversary celebrated but has not been respected by the President and some other political leaders which they claimed had been brought in the government. Together with their other leaders Prof. Fred…

Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has died at the age of 76. Eriksson, the first non-British manager of the England team, led the Three Lions to the quarter-finals at three major tournaments during his five-year spell in charge between 2001 and 2006. In January Eriksson said he had “at best” a year to live after being diagnosed with cancer. His children, Lina and Johan, said on Monday: “Our father Sven-Goran Eriksson fell asleep peacefully in his home at Bjorkefors outside Sunne this morning. He has for a long time fought bravely with his illness, but now it came to an…

President William Ruto Monday directed that National Youth Service (NYS) recruits be taken through mandatory basic firearms training to be able to defend the country when need arises.  He directed that NYS recruits be taken through a basic course in firearms to prepare them to protect the country when the need arises. Presiding over the 88th National Youth Service Recruits Pass-Out Parade in Gilgil, Ruto said his government has upheld its commitment to recruit significant numbers of servicemen and women into the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and also ensured other job placements for NYS graduates. “The NYS remains indispensable to our…

A section of Moi University lecturers on Monday went on strike over a number of issues facing the institution.  The lecturers also called for the disbandment of the university’s council for alleged mismanagement. Led by Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) Moi University chapter chairman Richard Okero and the national trustee Jane Michael, the dons cited a number of issues of concern, which they say have forced them to down tools. The issues include unpaid salaries since July 2024, un-remitted loans and other deductions for the last three years, un-remitted pensions (both employee and employer contribution) for  the last three years and un-remitted…

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied news media reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin allegedly met with the co-founder of the Telegram instant messaging service, Pavel Durov, during his visit to Azerbaijan. “No,” Peskov said, when asked whether there the meeting actually happened. Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a state visit to Azerbaijan from August 18-19. Some news media outlets and Telegram channels circulated reports that Durov was also allegedly visiting Azerbaijani on the same dates and had an informal meeting with the Russian leader. Durov was detained at the Le Bourget airport in Paris on August 24. Law enforcement authorities…