Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has assured communities living downstream of the Seven Forks Dams that water flow in the Tana River will remain steady, even as the country faces reduced rains. At the same time, consumers of electricity in Kenya will continue enjoying the benefits of cheaper Hydroelectric Power (HEP) following KenGen’s deliberate move to implement a robust water management program which will ensure steady generation of HEP even as rains subside. The NSE-listed energy generator says the strategic management of its large dams in the Eastern Region plays a critical role in regulating water levels, ensuring a…

The British rapper and online personality Yung Filly has been charged over rape allegations in Australia. Real name Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, he is best known for his work with the YouTube collective Beta Squad and has presented shows on BBC Three. He was arrested in Brisbane on Tuesday and extradited to Perth the following day to attend a court hearing. Barrientos, 29, was charged on Thursday and has had his bail application approved. His representatives have been contacted for comment. The full charges include four counts of sexual penetration without consent, three counts of assault occasioning bodily harm and…

A female police officer died after collapsing at her rented house in Utawala area, Machakos County.  Police Constable Pauline Adenyoh was stationed at Muungano Police Station in Utawala area. Her husband reported the incident on Tuesday, October 8, at 10:00 pm after his wife had a seizure attack that turned fatal. She was rushed to Reale Hospital in Utawala for medical treatment but was pronounced dead on arrival, police said. The body was transferred to Chiromo Funeral Home for preservation pending post-mortem examination. This is the latest incident to affect a police officer in a series that are worrying. Some…

Mobile money paybill and till number accounts will be converted into electronic tax registers (ETRs) from the end of December to weed out tax evaders and boost revenue by billions of shillings, a senior economic adviser to President William Ruto has said. Former Cabinet Secretary Moses Kurla said there were plans to declare all paybills from December 25, 2024 as virtual electronic tax receipts in fresh efforts to widen the tax base. Kuria was to recently tapped as a senior member of the Council of Economic Advisors to the President. His pronouncement indicates that transactions on mobile money payments of traders…

The leader of the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, accused Egypt of being involved in airstrikes on the group’s troops in a recorded speech on Wednesday. He also accused Cairo of training and providing drones to the country’s army, which has recently gained an upper hand in the conflict that has ravaged the country for almost 18 months. The Egyptian foreign ministry later issued a statement in which it denied Hemedti’s accusations regarding the participation of Egyptian aviation in the ongoing war in Sudan. “While Egypt denies those claims, it calls on the…

Former US president Barack Obama will bring his star power to Kamala Harris’s election campaign Thursday in a bid to get out the vote in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania. America’s first Black president is hitting the campaign trail in the steel city of Pittsburgh a day after Harris’s Republican rival Donald Trump charged through the must-win state. The still hugely influential Democrat will be urging people to vote early in person or by mail as Harris looks to lock in as many votes as she can in a nail-biting race. Trump rallied on Wednesday in President Joe Biden’s…

Kenya Airways (KQ) announced it will suspend passenger flights to Mogadishu from October 14 due to “operational challenges.” The airline says the decision was taken after “careful analysis and consideration in the best interest of the airline in the prevailing business environment.” The national operator has been struggling to penetrate the route amid competition from other local ones. Chief Executive Officer Allan Kilavuka wrote to the Principal Secretary State Department of Transport Ministry of Roads and Transport Mohamed Daghar on October 9 to announce the developments. “Due to operational challenges, Kenya Airways Board and Management has made the decision to…

North Korea will sever road and railway access to South Korea from Wednesday in a bid to “completely separate” the two countries. Its military said the North would “permanently shut off and block the southern border” and fortify areas on its side. The Korean People’s Army (KPA) described the move as “a self-defensive measure for inhibiting war”, claiming it was in response to war exercises in South Korea and the frequent presence of American nuclear assets in the region. It marks an escalation of hostility at a time when tensions between the Koreas are at their highest point in years.…

President William Ruto Wednesday appointed Munyori Buku as the new Head of the Presidential Communication Service.  He will replace David Mugonyi who had moved to Communication Authority of Kenya Director General. Buku brings over 26 years of senior-level experience in strategic communication within both the public and private sectors. Prior to this appointment, he served as the Secretary for Public Communication at State House. Other notable roles he has held include Senior Director of Public Communication at State House, Director of Communication in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance, and Editorial Manager at the Kenya…

Impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua will defend himself before the Senate plenary. This is after a motion by Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot to form a special committee to hear charges against the DP flopped for lacking a seconder. Nairobi senator Edwin Sifuna declined to second the motion firing the ‘mood of the House’. This sets the pace for the impeachment which is before the senate. Insiders say the process should be concluded by October 18. This is because there is another impeachment motion before the senate of the Kericho Governor Eric Mutai. If at least two-thirds of the senate vote…

At least three people were found dead after suspected suicide incidents. Police say these are the latest such incidents to be reported amid calls to address the menace. The first incident was reported in Chebunyo area, Bomet County on Monday October 7. The incident involved a 17-year-old form three student at Kiproroget Secondary School. The boy is said to have drowned in a dam in the area. Police said they are open to other theories. The body was retrieved by the villagers. Police said the body had no injuries and they are yet to establish the motive of the same.…

The National Assembly formally transmitted a communication to the Senate on the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. House clerk Samuel Njoroge wrote to his Senate counterpart Jeremiah Nyegenye on the resolutions in a letter dated October 8 and received on October 9. “Attached herewith, please find a message in respect of the Resolution of the National Assembly on its approval of a Special Motion on the Removal from Office, by Impeachment, of H.E. Rigathi Gachagua, EGH, Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya.” “Enclosed with the message please find copies of the following-Notice of Special Motion and Affidavit of…

A new book by veteran Watergate reporter Bob Woodward says Donald Trump secretly sent coveted Covid-19 tests to Vladimir Putin for personal use when it was in short supply, a claim angrily dismissed by the Trump campaign. The book -titled War- also includes a claim that Trump has secretly stayed in touch with Putin since leaving office, according to excerpts cited by US media. The Trump campaign said none of these “made-up stories” were true. “President Trump gave him absolutely no access for this trash book that either belongs in the bargain bin of the fiction section of a discount…

Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley has alleged in a new memoir that he was abused for years by the Canadian rock band’s former manager.  In the memoir, Whibley accuses the band’s first manager, Greig Nori, of grooming and sexually abusing him starting when he was a teenager. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, the singer says he kept the dark side of the relationship secret from his bandmates for years. Mr Nori has said called Whibley’s allegations “false”. Sum 41 is a multi-award winning punk band formed in 1996 that has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide.…

Cissy Houston, renowned gospel singer and the mother of Whitney Houston, died on Monday morning at the age of 91, her family said in a statement. Houston, a two-time Grammy Award winning singer, died in her New Jersey home while in hospice care for Alzheimer’s disease, her daughter-in-law Pat Houston said. “Our hearts are filled with pain and sadness. We lost the matriarch of our family,” she said, adding that her mother-in-law was a “strong and towering figure” in the family’s life. Houston enjoyed a decades-long successful singing career, where she performed alongside superstars like Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin.…