Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

More than 100 Liberal Party candidates will be unable to run for council in Australia’s most populous state, after a “monumental stuff up” saw the party miss an election nomination deadline. New South Wales (NSW) officials say they legally cannot accept late entries, with one of Australia’s top election analysts estimating the party is likely to lose about 50 council seats as a result. Several long-serving politicians will automatically be out of a job, and constituents of eight councils will not have a single Liberal Party candidate to vote for. State party director Richard Shields has apologised and blamed “limited…

A National Polytechnic student was freed of the offense of allegedly impersonating former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and publishing nude pictures using a Facebook account he had created. Tyson Kibet aged 23-years-old was acquitted on Thursday after Sonko presented himself at a Milimani court and withdrew the case. He was acquitted by the trial Magistrate Geoffrey Onsarigo. Sonko told the court that he decided to forgive the accused and withdraw the case after his family approached him while pleading. He maintained that he had not been coerced to arrive at the decision and will not revive the case again. On…

At least 17 people are missing after a boat they were using capsized at the Lake Turkana. The incident happened on Tuesday August 13 morning. The boat was carrying 19 people when it capsized, officials said. Only two survived after the incident. Police said had a group had left for Soit Place in Marsabit County from the Eliye area using a fiber boat owned by the Kalokol Impreza Management Team when the incident happened. On board were ten women, two children, and seven men. On reaching Soit Place, the boat capsized due to heavy winds, two survivors said. As a…

Deputy Inspector General of Administration Police Service Gilbert Masengeli Wednesday posted Ibrahim Ramadhan Omar as the new commander of the Judiciary Police Unit (JPU). This is a new unit that is tasked with protection of court installations and staff in general. Omar replaced Samuel Ndung’u who was recalled to APS headquarters in changes. Chief Registrar of the Judiciary Winfridah B. Mokaya, received Omar at the Supreme Court in Nairobi on Wednesday August 14. Mokaya briefed the new Commanding Officer on the Judiciary’s critical security needs. These needs include the protection of Judges, Judicial Officers, and staff, as well as the…

At least two al shabaab terror suspects were killed in a police raid at a makeshift camp in Digdiga area in Fafi within Garissa County. Police said several recoveries were made during the operation, including three AK47 rifles and ammunition, grenades, radios, indoctrination literature, AAA batteries, animal snare, and jerricans among others. Each of the weapons also had an extra magazine. A total of 120 bullets were recovered in the operation. Police said the raid was staged on Wednesday August 14 morning following complaints from locals over frequent harassment by the militants who were planning an attack targeting security officers…

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik has resigned from her position amid a free speech debate over campus protests of the war in Gaza. Ms Shafik’s resignation comes only a year after she took the position at the private Ivy League university in New York City, and just a few weeks before the autumn semester is due to begin. Ms Shafik is now the third president of an Ivy League university to resign over her handling of Gaza war protests. In April, Ms Shafik authorised New York Police Department officers to swarm the campus, a controversial decision that led to the…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the mpox outbreak in parts of Africa a public health emergency of international concern. The highly contagious disease – formerly known as monkeypox – has killed at least 450 people during an initial outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It has now spread across parts of central and east Africa, and scientists are concerned about how fast a new variant of the disease is spreading and its high fatality rate. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the potential for further spread within Africa and beyond “is very worrying”. “A co-ordinated international response…

The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) Chief Executive Officer Anthony Mwangi resigned from office in unclear circumstances.  He had held the position for two years. KAM’s board chairperson Jane Karuku said Mwangi was instrumental in positioning the association as the lead voice for manufacturers across the country. “The Association extends its sincere gratitude to Mwangi for his dedicated service and significant contributions to the Association and the manufacturing sector during his tenure,” a statement read in part. “Anthony has been instrumental in driving the Association’s advocacy initiatives towards realising the Manufacturing 20 by 30 strategy. Under his leadership, the Association…

Kylian Mbappe struck on his Real Madrid debut to help his new side claim a record sixth UEFA Super Cup with a 2-0 win over Atalanta on Wednesday in Warsaw. The superstar French forward has waited years to play for his dream club and after finally signing for Los Blancos this summer at the end of his Paris Saint-Germain deal, celebrated his first appearance with a goal. Fede Valverde broke the deadlock from close range for the Champions League holders in the 59th minute after the Italian Europa League winners held their own in the first half. Madrid began to…

Several prosecution witnesses told a Mombasa court that Paul Nthenge Mackenzie interpreted Bible verses to advance his messages leading to mass deaths of his followers. The first prosecution witness testified in camera with the second one informing an open court that Mackenzie interpreted the word of God in a manner that led men and women to fast inside Shakahola forest and in the process deny their children food and water till they died. The witnesses were testifying in the case in which Mackenzie, his wife Rhoda Mumbua Maweu and 93 others are faced with 283 counts of manslaughter. A 17…

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has announced new fuel prices for period beginning August 15 to September 14. Super Petrol will staring midnight retail at Sh188.84, Diesel at Sh171.60 and Kerosene at Sh161.75 in Nairobi. “In accordance with Section 101(y) of the Petroleum Act 2019 and Legal Notice No.192 of 2022, we have calculated the maximum retail prices of petroleum products, which will be in force from August 15, 2024, to September 14, 2024,” said EPRA. “In the period under review, the maximum allowed petroleum pump price for Super Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene remain unchanged.” EPRA stated that…

A group of 25 youth from Kenya, Somalia, and Nigeria Wednesday met under a United Nations initiative to spearhead initiatives against radicalization and violent extremism in their respective countries. The team is meeting in Nairobi for a two-day regional policy dialogue on the topic, attended by their respective countries’ counter terrorism Centre leaders to come up with innovative strategies that can be used in their respective countries to fight the crime that over the years has continued to disproportionately affect them. United Nations Resident Coordinator Dr Stephen Jackson said terrorism knows no borders. “It ignores them. Young people respect borders…

A new report on the inquiry into the state of security in the six counties of North Rift that have been under a security operation has revealed that Operation Maliza Uhalifu North Rift has not achieved significant success as certain areas within the targeted regions have continued to experience recurrent and sporadic attacks leading to loss of lives and destruction of property. The report that was tabled by the Chairperson of the Administration and Internal Security Committee of the National Assembly, Gabriel Tongoyo on Tuesday covers Baringo, Elgeyo Marakwet, Turkana, West Pokot, Samburu and Laikipia counties that were declared as…

Beleaguered Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza’s impeachment case will be heard at the Senate plenary on Monday and Tuesday next week. Mwangaza expressed joy at the Senate’s decision to probe charges against him through plenary. The Senators rejected a proposal by the House Business Committee to establish an 11-member committee to hear impeachment charges against Mwangaza. “Hallelujah,” the Meru County boss said on X after news broke she will appear before all Senators to defend herself. The Senate on Wednesday held a special sitting to hear the charges made against Mwangaza after 40 out of 69 members of the Meru County…

The National Assembly Committee on Administration and Internal Security and the Senate Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations will on Thursday, August 15, 2024 vet Douglas Kanja Kirocho, nominee for the position of Inspector General. The session will be co-chaired by Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo, MP (Narok West) and Sen. William Cheptumo (Baringo County). Kanja hopes to pull through and be the next IG of police. This follows the exit of former IG Japhet Koome who resigned on July 12, 2024. The law requires one to have a degree for him or her to qualify as the IG.…