Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A Ugandan national was slapped with a five-year jail term for raising a false terror attack alarm to Interpol General Secretariat in France to punish his wife. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said that Moses Kabali authored an email to Interpol on June 30, 2024, urging them to alert Kenya security agencies of an imminent terrorist attack by a known terrorist group. Kabali is said to have further noted that he knew two individuals who worked with the terror group planning to conduct the alleged attack and submitted a woman’s phone number, identifying her as one of the suspects.…

At least 20 Haitian gang members were on Sunday and Monday fatally shot during a security operation carried out by the Haitian police jointly with Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) officers. Kenya leads MSS mission which is supposed to have 2900 personnel. The operation was staged in Torcel, a town located 14 kilometres from Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital. Torcel is known to be the stronghold of “Kraze baryè,” one of the most stubborn gangs in Haiti. Officials said the operation was aimed at tracking down armed gangs throughout the national territory and dismantling the Kraze baryè gang. It was during the…

The Port of Mombasa recorded a remarkable increase in cargo throughput for the period January to September 2024, handling a total of 29.92 million tons. This is an increase as compared to 26.68 million tons registered during the same period in 2023. This marks a significant growth of 3.23 million tons or 12.1 percent, showcasing the port’s resilience and capacity to handle increasing trade volumes. In terms of container traffic, the Port processed 1,461,736 Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) during the period under review, a substantial increase from the 1,191,282 TEUs handled in 2023, reflecting a growth of 270,454 TEUs or 22.7…

Two people died Monday evening in a tragic accident after being hit by a vehicle in the Decimo area, Ruaka, within Kiambaa constituency, Kiambu County. The vehicle, a Toyota Land Cruiser SUV, which was involved in the fatal incident, was set on fire by an irate mob following the accident, police said. Kiambaa Sub-county Police Commander Pius Mwanthi said the victims, a man and a woman, were attempting to cross the road on foot when the vehicle hit them. They died on the spot, he said. He noted a worrying rise in accidents along the road in recent times. “There…

The Ministry of Interior and National Administration, through the State Department for Immigration and Citizen Services, has issued a public notice regarding the loss of crucial birth registration materials at the Mutomo Registration Office. In an official statement released earlier this week, the Civil Registration Services informed the public of the loss of nine birth certificate booklets, each containing hundreds of registration leaflets. The booklets, numbered from 1502001 to 1502090, have been declared invalid and canceled. Citizens who may possess a birth certificate from the affected series are advised that their documents are no longer valid. The specific serial numbers…

Police are investigating murder in a case where the body of a 63-year-old man was found in at the farm former Administration Police commandant Shadrack Mutia Muiu in Mukaa, Sultan Hamud, Makueni County. Muiu is also a former commissioner of the National Police Service Commission. He said two of his workers were passing near his greenhouse when they stumbled on the body of the man. Police said the body of Kakungu Muteti Mbusu, 63 was found in a pool of blood with visible deep cuts on his face, back of the head, and right hand. The body was taken to…

A man collapsed and died as he walked on a Nairobi street. Police said the incident happened Tuesday October 14 afternoon at the junction of Luthuli Avenue/River Road. Witnesses said the victim aged about 30 collapsed and tried to crawl before he went motionless. The cause of the death is yet to be known, police said. Police arrived at the scene and moved the body to the mortuary pending identification and autopsy. Elsewhere in Igembe’s Nceme sub-location, Meru County, one Dennis Mutembei, 35 died after he fell from a tree. Police and locals said the victim was pruning a tree…

Adobe on Monday said it has started publicly distributing an AI model that can generate video from text prompts, joining the growing field of companies trying to upend film and television production using generative artificial intelligence. The Firefly Video Model, as the technology is called, will compete with OpenAI’s Sora, which was introduced earlier this year, while TikTok owner ByteDance and Meta Platforms have also announced their video tools in recent months. Facing much larger rivals, Adobe has staked its future on building models trained on data that it has rights to use, ensuring the output can be legally used…

Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing new allegations of rape, sexual abuse and sexual assault after a series of fresh lawsuits were filed on Monday. At least six lawsuits were filed in New York federal court by two women and four men. They include allegations that span from 1995 to 2021. The unnamed accusers allege some of the assaults happened at Mr Combs’ parties, which were attended by major celebrities and music artists. Lawyers for Mr Combs denied the allegations, saying in a statement to the BBC that he “has never sexually assaulted anyone – adult or minor, man or woman”.…

Google has signed a deal to use small nuclear reactors to generate the vast amounts of energy needed to power its artificial intelligence (AI) data centres. The company says the agreement with Kairos Power will see it start using the first reactor this decade and bring more online by 2035. The companies did not give any details about how much the deal is worth or where the plants will be built. Technology firms are increasingly turning to nuclear sources of energy to supply the electricity used by huge data centres that drive AI. “The grid needs new electricity sources to…

Kericho Governor Erick Mutai survived impeachment in the senate on a technicality after 34 senators voted to uphold a preliminary objection raised by the governor.  The governor had argued that the county assembly did not meet the two thirds threshold when they impeached him. Some 31 MCAs out of 47 had voted to impeach to the county chief. Mutai said that the Assembly needed to raise 32 votes to impeach him. After hours of debate, Speaker Kingi ruled that the matter be subjected to a vote by all the 47 delegations (elected senators). Some 34 senators voted to uphold the…

The decapitated bodies of five men were found on a road in central Mexico, in an area controlled by the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel.  Police were called to a road near the town of Ojuelos, in Jalisco state, on Sunday morning, after plastic bags containing the remains were spotted by drivers. Forensic experts have been trying to identify the victims, officials said. The brutality of the murders and the disposal of the bodies in a public place are clear indications of drug cartel involvement. National guard troops also attended the scene and found the remains wrapped in black plastic…

The military will Monday October 14 mark the 13th Kenya Defence Forces Day Celebrations. The 2024 event will be marked at the Thika Garrison in Thika, Kiambu County and be presided over by Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya. It will be a significant event because the troops are preparing to return home after the conclusion of their African Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) in December. KDF Day is observed annually to Commemorate and celebrate the acts of valor and gallantry by KDF heroes and heroines. This special day has been observed since October 2012 following the launch of Operation Linda…

Police are investigating the murder of a 28-year-old woman in Mwagichana location, Rioma, Kisii County. A team that visited the scene said she was found with a deep cut on the neck about 800 meters from Kiomoncha shopping center where she resides with her two daughters aged about five and three years. The motive of the murder, which happened on October 12 is yet to be known. The body was moved to Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary awaiting postmortem. Elsewhere, detectives are investigating an incident in which a bar attendant was shot and wounded in a confrontation with gunmen…

A suspected thug was on Sunday morning shot and killed in a botched robbery incident in Kayole area, Nairobi. The incident happened in Mwengenye area along the Nairobi River, police said. A team of police officers on patrol said they heard screams and responded there. They then saw two suspects running towards Rhemu flats and gave a chase while demanding their surrender. Nairobi police boss Adamson Bungei said the gang defied the orders prompting the police to open fire. He said one of the suspects was fatally wounded while the other disappeared into the darkness. On a quick search of…