Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Police are investigating incidents where two university students died by suicide in separate incidents.  The first incident was reported in Site and Service estate on the outskirts of Kericho town where a first-year university student died by suicide on Friday. Police said the student identified as Faith Charity Makhulu, 19 died after hanging herself using a manila rope suspended from the rooftop at the corridor of their residential house. The reasons which made the student who was nine months pregnant die by suicide could not be immediately established since no suicide note was found on her. Other colleagues claimed the…

A bodyguard attached to a nominated Senator is among those arrested over a robbery with violence incident reported in Buret, Kericho County. The bodyguard attached to nominated Senator Joyce Korir and an officer attached to Kapenguria police station were arrested over a robbery incident that took place in December 2023. They were arrested Thursday in connection to an incident where a businessman was carjacked and robbed of Sh156,000. The two were arrested after investigations linked them to the December 28, 2023 robbery in Bureti Sub-County, police said. They are likely to join six other suspects already in court over the…

At least six people were killed when terrorists raided a border town of Dhobley, Garissa county.  Police believe the victims were targeted because of their perceived religious affiliations in the Friday March 29 morning attack. The victims were all Kenyan hawkers operating in the area. The area falls on the Kenya-Somalia border. They were accused of spreading Christianity in the area, officials said. The area is near the Kenya-Somalia border which has faced increased cases of terror related attacks. Police have also increased their operations in the area thwarting dozens of planned attacks. A major operation is ongoing in the…

Soldiers and officers are now allowed to grow beards while serving in the British Army. The beards and moustaches must be neat, properly groomed and will be routinely checked. The policy comes into immediate effect as the Army becomes the last of the armed forces to allow its personnel to grow beards. The new directive follows years of discussion around the Army’s policy on facial hair. The change follows a review into the Army’s policy on the appearance of its personnel which lasted several months, an army spokesman told the BBC. Army leadership then looked at the findings before deciding…

Critics and fans have praised Beyoncé’s new country-inspired album Cowboy Carter, which was released on Friday. The US pop star’s eighth studio album was given four out of five stars by Guardian critic Alexis Petridis, who said it shows she is “impressively capable of doing whatever she wants”. Page Six critic Nicholas Hautman called it “the revival that country music so desperately needed”. “She did not disappoint,” raved one fan on X, formerly known as Twitter. Another social media user said he thought Beyoncé’s voice was “the best it’s ever been in her career”. The album features duets with Miley…

The ongoing nationwide doctor’s strike has shown no sign of ending amid the threat of a crippled health system and continuing plight of patients. A Whole-Of-Nation approach Committee including the doctors, the Ministry of Health (MOH), the Council of Governors (COG), the Public Service Commission, the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC), Ministries of Labour and Social Protection, National Treasury, and the Head of Civil Service convened to address the crisis has proved futile so far. Accusations have been traded between the government and the Kenya Medical Practitioners,Pharmacist and Dentists Union (KMPDU), with the latter accusing the state off being insincere…

Former president Jacob Zuma survived a car crash on Thursday night, local news agencies reported.  The accident happened shortly before 19:00 when one car in his convoy crashed between Gingindlovu and Eshowe in KwaZulu-Natal. Neither the former president nor his bodyguards sustained any injuries. Reports say he was travelling from Nkandla to eShowe in KwaZulu-Natal to campaign for the uMkhonto we Sizwe party. Accidents are common on South African roads. This comes a day after the Electoral Commission (IEC) endorsed objections to the former president’s nomination to stand for parliament. Zuma was nominated by the MK Party as its main…

Five suspects were arrested in a probe into an incident where a businessman was robbed of more than Sh3 million from his car in South C area, Nairobi.  This was during a stealth operation launched to bring to an end the era of city thugs dreaded for stealing from locked motor vehicles. Police said the five miscreants stole Sh900,000 and another USD15,000 from a businessman based in Nairobi’s South C area two weeks ago. The distressed victim who reported at Akila Police Station in Lang’ata indicated that he had just parked his BMW X1 along Muhoho Road opposite Rubis Petrol…

The security situation in Turkana County has considerably improved since the commencement of ‘Operation Maliza Uhalifu’ a year ago. The recruitment, training and deployment of National Police Reservists (NPRs) has also significantly augmented the efforts of the formed up units of the security agencies and resulted to normalcy on the Kitale-Lodwar Highway and several other areas within Turkana County that were experiencing insecurity. However, according to Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki, occasional attacks in the areas contiguous to the Turkana-West Pokot border and at a few points near Kenya’s border with Uganda and South Sudan remains an outstanding assignment, which…

A government agency has summoned over 30,000 private security guards across the country to assemble at Uhuru Park on Saturday March 30 for mass registration and issuance of Guard Force Numbers (GFNs). The Private Security Regulatory Authority (PSRA) said the exercise will be presided over by Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo among other officials and is aimed at boosting the morale of the group. The authority said private security personnel ought to be vetted and registered as stipulated by law, noting that the exercise will also be rolled out to other parts of the country. “The Authority has organized a…

Alex Murdaugh failed a polygraph test administered as part of the plea agreement m for the disgraced former attorney’s raft of financial crimes, violating the deal, which required his truthfulness, federal prosecutors said in a court filing Tuesday. As a result, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina is asking a court to release the federal government from the terms of that agreement, freeing prosecutors from their obligation to recommend Murdaugh serve a federal prison sentence concurrent with one imposed in state court for similar crimes. Murdaugh “denies the allegation” that he breached the plea agreement, his…

A string of sexual assault allegations have been made against Sean “Diddy” Combs, one of the most successful music moguls in the history of rap. Four women, including his long-time partner Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, have filed lawsuits against the musician, accusing him of sexual and physical abuse. Producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones filed a similar suit in February, alleging Combs abused him over a year-long period when he was living on the star’s properties and working on his music. In a statement issued last December, Combs defended himself against what he described as “sickening allegations” made by “individuals looking for…

A Turkana county politician has been charged before a Mombasa court with obtaining Sh24.2 million by false pretenses connected to gold and mercury trade. Simon Ekai Ewoi was arraigned before Senior Resident Magistrate David Odhiambo to face four counts of obtaining money by false pretenses, contrary to Section 313 of the penal code. The court heard that the accused and his accomplices obtained a total sum of Sh24,263,780 from the four complaints by falsely pretending that he was in a position to partner with them in the gold and mercury trade. The accused pleaded not guilty to all counts, with…

President William Ruto, at the request of President Salva Kiir of South Sudan, has appointed former Army Commander Lazarus Sumbeiywo as the Chief Mediator for the South Sudan Mediation Peace Process. At the same time, Ruto has also appointed Ambassador Mohammed Ali Guyo as the Assistant Mediator. In appointing the two Kenyans, Ruto said elections in South Sudan are scheduled by December this year and his South Sudanese counterpart had, therefore, requested him to facilitate talks in Nairobi with opposition groups and other sections of society in that country. These include “holdout opposition groups organised under the rubric of South…

The government is planning to extend the World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally from a three-day sporting event to five days. President William Ruto directed the Ministry of Sports to work with the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and the WRC to make this a reality. “I think it is time to consider the request by drivers to return the rally to the five days it used to be,” said Ruto. He made the remarks on Thursday at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi during the flagging off of the 2024 WRC Safari Rally. Ruto said the government is keen…