Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has successfully captured 60 hyenas in Juja as part of “Operation Ondoa Fisi,” which was launched in response to a series of deadly attacks in the area. Officials said some hyenas were killed in the exercise that was meant to address the outcry over increased deadly attacks by the animals. The operation, which began on September 8, 2024, followed the tragic deaths of two residents, including five-year-old Njoroge Gitau, who was killed by a pack of hyenas on September 4, 2024. Senior Assistant Director for the Central Rift Conservation Area Joseph Dadacha, said the operation has…

The government is investing in long-term capacity-building initiatives, such as establishing cyber security centers of excellence to enhance to unify the efforts to protect the cyberspace, and foster collaboration between government, the private sector, and international partners. Internal Security principal Secretary Dr Raymond Omollo warned Tuesday that as Kenyans become more reliant on technology, the threats they face grow more sophisticated and it was therefore essential that the country build strong cyber security capabilities to among other things protect the digital future and remain prepared to face these challenges head-on.  Speaking during the Cyber Week Africa 2024 Conference and Expo…

There was drama on Tuesday when a group of human rights activists resisted an attempt by police to arrest activist Boniface Mwangi outside Harambee House, Nairobi.  This was during march to demand justice for missing persons. Dozens of people are missing after they participated in the anti government protests in June through to August 2024. They are believed to be in the hands of state agencies or dead. The group of activists made their threat true that they will present the petition and delivered it to the Office of the President, Harambee House. The group had marched to outside Harambee…

An American woman who disappeared while hiking on South Africa’s Table Mountain has been found dead, officials said.  Brook Cheuvront, a student from North Carolina, was in Cape Town doing an internship at an NGO. The 20-year-old student was reported missing on Saturday after a tracking app she was using while on a solo hike stopped updating and she could not be reached. Her body was discovered on Sunday in a mountainous area near Table Mountain known as Devil’s Peak, police told local media. South African National Parks (SANParks), which manages Table Mountain and other national parks, said the hiker…

A father who sent his 17-year-old son to kill rapper PnB Rock has been sentenced to 31 years to life in prison. PnB, real name Rakim Hasheem Allen, was shot dead in front of his girlfriend inside a Los Angeles restaurant by a masked gunman. Freddie Trone, 42, had denied ordering his teenage son to carry out the killing in September 2022, and his defence told a trial he was only an accessory after the crimes, according to The Associated Press. But in August he was found guilty of murder, two counts of second-degree robbery and one count of conspiracy…

Televangelist Pastor Ezekiel Odero suffered a blow after the Court of Appeal declined to reinstate the license of his Kilifi-based New Life Prayer Centre and Church. Odero’s church was among several closed after their licenses were cancelled for not being properly registered in 2023 in a crackdown. They however got orders stopping the closure temporarily pending a hearing of the case. On Tuesday, the court said the televangelist failed to exhaust all mechanisms before approaching the court. Justices Daniel Musinga, Kathurima Minoti, and M. Gachoka, agreed with Justice Jairus Ngaah that pastor Ezekiel Odero should have approached the CS first before going…

The Governor of Kericho County Erick Mutai has been embroiled in a series of serious allegations, both of personal misconduct and abuse of office. The accusations, which are now part of an official legal filing, paint a concerning picture of the Governor’s alleged behavior both in and outside his office. In a motion presented to the court, several women have accused the Governor of indecent and unnatural sexual advances. The women, described as former close female associates or partners, claim they were coerced into engaging in non-consensual sexual acts under duress. The allegations include intimidation and threats to maintain silence,…

Detectives are hunting down a suspect who attacked and raped a first year student at the Laikipia University in Nyahururu. The incident has raised security concerns among the students at the institution amid calls for more measures to address any more threats. The student told police the incident happened on Saturday September 21 night as she walked to a hostel. She said an unknown man who was armed with a knife grabbed her threatening to harm her if she screamed for help in the 10 pm incident. The perpetrator then pushed her into a bush and raped her. He later…

At least five cases of suicide were reported to police on Sunday alone in a worrying trend. The cases remain under probe even as police say the incidents are on the rise at an alarming rate. The first incident happened in Kamulu area, Nairobi where a man was found dead after suicide in his parents’ house. Police said the victim’s body was hanging on a truss with a manila rope tied around the neck in the September 22 incident. Police said the body had small cut wounds probably from sharp objects on both hands. It was was removed to the…

A woman was found dead in her house after she had been murdered in a bizarre incident in Huruma, Nairobi County. The woman identified as Eliza Kamba had been missing since Saturday September 21 until Monday September 23 when her body was discovered in the house. Police said the woman had not reported to her place of work for the two days when she was supposed to be on duty, which prompted her colleagues and relatives to check on her. The relatives found her house closed from the inside when they asked the neighbours to help break in as part…

Former UDA Secretary General Cleophas Malala claims his son and 19-year-old brother in-law were abducted at gunpoint in an ordeal in Nairobi. He claimed the two were tortured for six hours to disclose his whereabouts on Monday September 23 night. The said abductors were also looking for his wife and wanted his relatives to show them the former Kakamega Senator’s Kitengela residence. “My Son & my 19 year old brother in-law were abducted at gunpoint. Tortured for 6 hours to disclose my whereabouts or that of my wife and to show them the way to my residence.” “On failing to…

Two former senior officials at the West Pokot County Government were arrested for embezzling Sh296 million in bursary funds. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) arrested the two following investigations into allegations of corruption involving the theft of public funds intended to help low-income students in the county. According to EACC misappropriation took place between the 2017/2018 and 2021/2022 fiscal years. Those arrested include Mary Ngoriakes, the former Chief Officer of Education, and Mathew Arusio, the former County Director of Bursary. The two were detained early Monday and are currently being processed at the EACC North Rift Regional Offices in…

A retired Indian high court judge will investigate allegations that a woman was physically and sexually assaulted by a group of police inside a police station in the eastern state of Odisha, the authorities say. After the allegations, levelled last week by the 32-year-old woman and her fiancé – an army officer – led to a huge outcry, four police officials, including three women, were suspended. A fifth policeman was transferred. The action came after the state’s crime branch opened an inquiry into the case. A video of the woman, a law graduate who runs a restaurant in the state…

At least 492 people have been killed in intense and wide-ranging Israeli air strikes targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon, the country’s health ministry says, in the deadliest day of conflict there in almost 20 years. Thousands of families have also fled their homes as the Israeli military said it hit 1,300 Hezbollah targets in an operation to destroy infrastructure that the armed group had built up since the 2006 war. Hezbollah, meanwhile, launched more than 200 rockets into northern Israel, according to the military. Paramedics said two people were injured by shrapnel. World powers have been urging restraint as both sides…

The Duke of Sussex’s US visa application should remain private despite him admitting taking drugs in his memoir, a judge has ruled. Prince Harry wrote of using marijuana, cocaine and psychedelic mushrooms in his memoir Spare, which was released in January 2023. A lawsuit, from the conservative Heritage Foundation, sought to compel the government to release the records to show whether drug use was disclosed. But US judge Carl Nichols ruled on Monday that “the public does not have a strong interest in disclosure of the duke’s immigration records”. “Like any foreign national, the duke has a legitimate privacy interest…