Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

National ODM Deputy party boss Simba Arati says they are ready to accommodate President William Ruto should UDA be sunk by the dark forces hovering in the ruling party. The Kisii Governor said while some of the Orange Party officials had since taken up cabinet positions in UDA party led government it should not be misconstrued to mean that ODM has jumped ship. “We had only come on board to help unite our people and salvage the country from a political apocalypse that we were facing in the of the recent protests.” “And if the country was to sink all…

Acting Inspector General of National police service Gilbert Masengeli on Wednesday August 14 announced changes in the Administration Police Service.  More than ten senior officers were shuffled in the changes. Masengeli who is the Deputy Inspector General of APS moved Dr. Masoud Mwinyi from Director logistics and named him the Principal Deputy DIG, APS. He also moved Davis Lumwatu who has been the Principal Deputy DIG, APS and named him Commandant NPS College, Embakasi A campus. Immediate former Commandant NPS College, Embakasi A campus James Kamau was named the in charge Border police Unit. Kamau had also acted as DIG…

President William Ruto Wednesday ordered universities, in conjunction with the Ministry of Education, to send fresh admission letters to cohorts of students planning to study courses in their respective institutions.  The letters initially dispatched to the applicants contain exaggerated financial information that was already scaring poor parents, Ruto observed. He said it was all about a student studying and not their ability to finance their studies. “I have now directed that they do fresh letters that take cognizance of the ability of the parents to pay. We don’t want any student to be left behind, the government has sufficient resources…

A Thai court has dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for appointing to his cabinet a former lawyer who was once jailed.  The Constitutional Court ruled that Mr Srettha had violated the “rules on ethics” with “the display of defiant behaviour”. The 62-year-old Srettha, who has been in power for less than a year, is the third PM in 16 years to be removed by the same court. He will be replaced by an interim leader until Thailand’s parliament convenes to elect a new prime minister. “I’m confident in my honesty … I feel sorry, but I’m not saying I disagree…

Uniformed Police officers deployed to provide security for persons planning on demonstrating, picketing and assembling will now be required to affix a name tag or an identifiable service number in a clearly visible part of their uniform. High Court Judge Bahati Mwamuye on Wednesday also ordered acting Inspector General of National police Service Gilbert Masengeli to ensure that plain-clothes officers do not mask their faces or obscure the identification or registration of any motor vehicle being used when dealing with people who are demonstrating. The judge further ordered IG to ensure that any plainclothes or non-uniformed police officers involved in…

The Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) secretary general Francis Atwoli has issued a strong warning to the newly appointed National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, urging him to approach the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) conditionalities with caution. In a statement released, Atwoli expressed concerns over the potential negative impact of implementing IMF recommendations without thorough scrutiny. The union highlighted past experiences where uncritical adoption of IMF policies has led to severe economic repercussions for ordinary citizens, particularly workers. Atwoli referenced the approach of the late former President Mwai Kibaki, who, during his tenure, balanced IMF advice with the welfare…

The National Assembly Committee on Appointments approved the nomination of Dorcas Oduor and Beatrice Askul as Attorney General and East African Community Affairs and Regional Development Cabinet Secretary nominees, respectively. They now awaits the whole House approval before being sworn in to office. The committee’s report was tabled in the National Assembly by Minority leader Junet Mohamed. “This house approves the appointment of the following persons, Beatrice Askul Moe as Cabinet Secretary for East African Community Affairs and Regional Development and Dorcas Oduor as the Attorney General of the Republic of Kenya,” Junet said. This followed their vetting on Friday,…

North Eastern region got a new police commander in changes announced by Deputy Inspector General of Kenya Police Eliud Lagat. Papita Ranka, a former lead bodyguard to president Uhuru Kenyatta was Tuesday named the new North Eastern Regional Police Commander (RPC). Police headquarters said Ranka will from August 13 take over as the RPC for the region to among others lead in the war against terrorism. Ranka took over from Bundi Muriithi who was recalled to police headquarters. Lagat also moved all police commanders from Garissa and Mandera Counties. Mandera County police commander Samuel Mutunga and his Garissa counterpart John…

Police and Kenya Power officials are investigating an incident in which a 39-year-old woman was electrocuted in Shibale, Mumias, Kakamega County. Police said Sophy Obulialia, 39 was electrocuted while hanging clothes on the clothesline due to a naked wire coming in contact with the line. She was rushed to St. Mary’s Hospital where she passed away while undergoing treatment. The body was taken to the same facility morgue for a postmortem examination. Kenya Power officials have been asked to inspect cables in the area as part of efforts to ensure safety of locals. Most such cases happen in informal settlements…

At least 15 Ethiopians and their suspected smuggler were arrested from a residential house in Lucky Summer area, Nairobi as they waited to be moved out of the country. The group had been camping at the house while waiting for their suspected smuggler to ship them out to South Africa through the Kenya-Tanzania border. The arrests were made on August 12 evening in an operation mounted by police in the area. Police said the group was expected to be arraigned before plans are made to repatriate them to their country. This is the latest such arrest to be made on…

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) won her Democratic primary for reelection Tuesday and avoided the fate of two colleagues in the House’s liberal “Squad” who lost earlier this year after pro-Israel groups heavily targeted them. Those groups — mainly the American Israel Public Affairs Committee — mostly stayed out of Omar’s race as she faced three primary challengers led by Don Samuels, a former Minneapolis City Council member who nearly unseated her in 2022. Omar had 56 percent of the vote when the Associated Press projected her victory Tuesday night. Samuels had 43 percent. Samuels came within 2,500 votes of defeating…

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will not seek re-election as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which he says needs a “new start”. The 67-year-old LDP veteran is expected to step down as PM after the party elects a new leader in September. Support for Mr Kishida, who has been PM since 2021, has fallen in the wake of a corruption scandal involving his party, rising living costs and a slumping yen. His approval ratings had plummeted to 15.5% last month – the lowest for a PM in more than a decade. “In the upcoming presidential election, it’s…

Pakistan’s former spymaster – who was once tipped for the army’s top job – has been taken into military custody. Lt Gen Faiz Hameed has been accused of abusing his power and raiding a private property development business during his time as head of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency. It is incredibly rare for someone of Gen Hameed’s rank to be arrested in Pakistan, and has sparked widespread speculation, with many linking the move to his close ties with former prime minister Imran Khan. He led the ISI during Mr Khan’s administration, from 2019 to 2021, before taking early retirement…

Iran has dismissed calls from the UK and other Western countries to refrain from retaliation against Israel for the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last month. Amid a flurry of international diplomacy to de-escalate tensions, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to “stand down its ongoing threats of a military attack” in a rare telephone conversation on Monday. But Mr Pezeshkian said retaliation was a “way to stop crime” and Iran’s “legal right”, according to Iranian state media. Israel, which did not say it was involved in Haniyeh’s assassination, has meanwhile put its…

Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo Tuesday turned himself into jesters after the list of goodies from president William Ruto during his tour of the County included the most mundane. The governor had asked Ruto – who had commissioned modern medical wing at Keroka Sub-County Hospital – to fund an incinerator. He further requested Ruto for a security perimeter wall around the facility. The list also included a laundry, costing around Sh5 million and a morgue for the healthy facility grave emergencies.. Keroka is already being served by two other morgues -one at Ichuni Mission and another called Gucha. Nyaribo also asked…