Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Jacktone Odhiambo was Monday sentenced to 50 years in jail for the murder of LGBTQ activist Edwin Kiprotich, also known as Chiloba.  He had earlier been convicted of the brutal murder of the activist by an Eldoret court. Justice Reuben Nyakundi of the Eldoret High Court described the murder as a well-planned and premeditated act of malice. The judge emphasized the severity of the crime, noting that Odhiambo’s actions were carried out with deliberate intent and cruelty. Nyakundi further stated that, under normal circumstances, the accused would have faced the death penalty. However, due to the constitutional abolition of the…

The Ministry of Interior and National Administration Monday issued an advisory outlining key security concerns during the festive season.  The Ministry emphasized the importance of public vigilance as criminal activity tends to surge during this period. The advisory warned of increased incidents of petty offences such as pickpocketing and muggings, particularly in crowded places like markets, shopping malls, and public transport hubs. Additionally, authorities have noted a rise in drug distribution and the production of illicit alcoholic brews, which remain a significant concern during the holidays. Home burglaries are another growing threat, especially as families travel upcountry and others to…

When the first Kenyan contingent arrived at Toussaint Louverture International Airport on June 25, 2024, followed by the second contingent in July, many questioned how they would overcome the language barrier in Haiti, where French and Creole are the primary languages. What many didn’t know was that the French government, through the Organization Internationale de la Francophonie had already initiated pre-deployment French classes to prepare the Multinational Security Support (MSS) personnel. Additional language training, including French and Creole, was also conducted in Haiti to enhance the team’s communication skills and intercultural competence. So far, more than 1,000 police and military…

Three Nigerians were arrested Sunday after a woman claimed they raped her at an apartment in the Parklands area, Nairobi. They were on Monday expected in court to face charges of gang rape contrary to Section 10 of the Sexual Offences Act Number 3 of 2006, police said. Those detained were identified as Amos Belumi, 33, Tucin Mukun, 30 and Olamide Lawrence aged 29. Police said the victim was taken to the hospital where she was being attended. Police say they have been recording rising cases of rape amid campaigns to address the menace. Elsewhere in Mwandus area, Kiambu County,…

The acting Speaker of Nyamira County Assembly, Thaddeus Nyabaro, was injured in an accident involving his car and a bus on Sunday night along Kisii–Nyamira road. Police said the accident involved the acting speaker’s personal car and a Nyamira Express Bus at Nyakong’o near Ikonge Centre. The two vehicles collided head-on at around 11:00 pm leading to slight injuries on the Nyabaro and a driver. Nyabaro, who is the representative of Ekerenyo ward, was rushed to the hospital together with his personal driver for specialised treatment, police said. Officials said the speaker and his driver were in stable condition and…

Zakir Hussain, one of the world’s greatest tabla players, has died at the age of 73. The Indian classical music icon died of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a lung disease, at a hospital in San Francisco, his family said in a statement. Hussain was a four-time Grammy award winner and has received the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian award. Through his performances, he transformed the tabla into a globally loved solo instrument that was the star of the show. The tabla – a pair of drums used in north Indian classical music – was historically viewed as an accompaniment to the…

ABC News has agreed to pay Sh1.9 billion to US President-elect Donald Trump to settle a defamation lawsuit after its star anchor falsely said he had been found “liable for rape”. George Stephanopoulos made the statements repeatedly during an interview on 10 March this year while challenging a congresswoman about her support for Trump. A jury in a civil case last year determined Trump was liable for “sexual abuse”, which has a specific definition under New York law. As part of Saturday’s settlement, first reported by Fox News Digital, ABC will also publish a statement expressing its “regret” for the…

A New York City subway rider who was acquitted this week of killing a homeless man during a confrontation on a train has joined US President-elect Donald Trump as a guest of honour at a popular American sporting event. Daniel Penny, who became a conservative cause celebre, was pictured attending the Army v Navy American football game near Washington DC with Trump and Vice-President-elect JD Vance. Ahead of the game, Ohio Senator Vance said in a post on X that he was “grateful” Mr Penny, a former US Marine, had accepted his invitation to be in Trump’s suite on the…

The US has made “direct contact” with the HTS rebels who now control Syria after toppling the Assad regime, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said. It is the first acknowledgement of direct American contact with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which the US currently still designates as a terrorist organisation. Blinken was speaking in Jordan after talks with representatives from several Arab countries, Turkey and Europe to discuss the future of Syria. Officials agreed to support a peaceful transition process in the country, with Jordan’s foreign minister saying that regional powers did not want to see it “descend into chaos”. A…

At least seven people died and 20 others were critically injured in two separate tragic road accidents along the Bomet-Narok highway Saturday.  In the first accident, according to police, it involved a Nissan matatu and a secondary school bus, happened Saturday December 14 at 6 pm at Olonin Bridge. In a separate earlier incident, a woman died on Saturday morning while three other individuals sustained minor injuries after a Toyota vehicle they were travelling in collided head-on with a bus at Tegero area on the Narok-Bomet Road. Police said that the 4am accident occurred after the driver of the Toyota…

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) recovered a prime Government plot valued at about Sh30 million which had been illegally and corruptly excised from public land adjacent to State House, Mombasa.  The accused was one Edward Mwangi Irungu, then a District Officer in Mombasa who is said to have colluded with the then Commissioner of Lands Wilson Gachanja. In a judgement delivered on December 11, 2024, Justice Nelly Matheka of the Mombasa Environment and Land Court nullified all the transactions leading to the grabbing of the land and ordered that the property reverts to the Government. The Land Parcel, Mombasa/Block…

South Korean lawmakers on Saturday voted to impeach president Yoon Suk Yeol, one week after he controversially declared martial law.  In dramatic scenes at the national assembly in Seoul, 204 lawmakers voted for an opposition motion to impeach Yoon, while an estimated 200,000 protesters outside demanded he be thrown out of office. Saturday was the second opportunity in a week the assembly’s lawmakers had to begin the process of ousting Yoon, whose approval ratings have plummeted to 11% A dozen members of Yoon’s conservative People Power Party joined opposition lawmakers to pass the threshold of 200 votes — two-thirds of…

A former Love Island contestant says it “took her breath away” to discover that someone removing a condom during sex is classified as rape. Stealthing, as it is known, happens when someone removes a condom during consensual sex without informing the other person. Megan Barton-Hanson says she experienced this up to six times, with a man claiming the condom had split on each occasion, leading to her having an abortion. “I didn’t know it was a crime,” the 30-year-old tells the BBC. “I just thought that’s something between partners that you have to discuss with them.” Megan added that she…

Georgia’s political crisis deepened Friday, as new pro-Europe protests gripped Tbilisi ahead of the nomination of a far-right government loyalist as president. The Black Sea nation has been in turmoil since the governing Georgian Dream party claimed victory in contested October parliamentary elections, with its decision last month to delay EU accession talks igniting a fresh wave of mass rallies. More unrest is expected on Saturday when Georgian Dream will appoint far-right former footballer Mikheil Kavelashvili as president in a controversial election process. The pro-Western incumbent, President Salome Zurabishvili, has refused to step down and is demanding new parliamentary elections,…

US President-elect Donald Trump has said he wants to end daylight saving time (DST), arguing it is “inconvenient” and “very costly” to Americans. In a post on his platform Truth Social, Trump said DST had “a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t” and that his Republican party would work to end it. DST is the practice of moving the clock ahead by one hour in the spring and back an hour in the autumn to make better use of natural daylight. It is observed in a third of the world’s countries, according to Pew Research Center, including most of Europe.…