Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

US President Donald Trump has revoked security clearances from his previously defeated Democratic election rivals, Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton, as well as a number of other top former officials. The move comes after Trump said in February he was revoking security clearance for his predecessor Joe Biden. He confirmed that move in the latest announcement, adding that he was also revoking the security clearance of “any other member” of the Biden family. “I have determined that it is no longer in the national interest for the following individuals to access classified information,” Trump’s memorandum read. Former US presidents and…

Safaricom has announced a scheduled M-PESA system maintenance set to take place on the night of Monday, March 24, 2025, from 1:00 AM to 1:30 AM. During this 30-minute period, all M-PESA services will experience intermittent availability as the company works to enhance its mobile money platform’s reliability, security, and efficiency. However, Safaricom has assured customers that other services, including calls, data, and SMS, will remain unaffected during the maintenance window. The company emphasized that the timing of the maintenance has been carefully planned to minimize inconvenience to customers. “We are continuously innovating and enhancing our services to connect our…

A Chief was shot dead in Chipilat, Tiaty Constituency, Baringo County, while on a mission to recover stolen livestock. The chief was shot while engaging bandits who had raided Ngaratuko area on Thursday evening, police and local officials said. His body was discovered on early Friday morning after the heavy gunfire had gone silent. He is the second person to be killed in the area in a week as bandits persist in attacks. A herder was shot dead on Friday in Ngaratuko. Baringo Police Commander Julius Kiragu confirmed the incident saying they had deployed more personnel to pursue the gang.…

US President Donald Trump’s administration has said it will revoke the temporary legal status of more than half a million migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. Those migrants have been warned to leave the country before their permits and deportation shield are cancelled on 24 April, according to a notice posted by the federal government. The 530,000 migrants were brought into the US under a Biden-era sponsorship process known as CHNV that was designed to open legal migration pathways. Trump suspended the programme once he took office. It is unclear how many of these migrants have been able to…

The Trump administration is planning to import eggs from Turkey and South Korea and is in talks with other countries in hopes of easing all-time high prices for the American consumer, officials confirmed. “We are talking in the hundreds of millions of eggs for the short term,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told reporters at the White House. It follows the administration’s announcement of a $1bn (£792m) plan to combat a raging bird flu epidemic that has forced US farmers to cull tens of millions of chickens. Despite President Trump’s campaign promise to reduce prices, the cost of eggs has surged…

A US federal judge has reprimanded government lawyers as he questioned President Donald Trump’s invocation of rarely used powers to deport hundreds of Venezuelan migrants. Judge James Boasberg repeatedly clashed with justice department attorney Drew Ensign during a court hearing in Washington DC, saying he was not used to such “intemperate, disrespectful language” in government filings. Trump last Saturday deported 238 Venezuelan alleged gang members to a mega-prison in El Salvador after invoking the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, last used during World War Two. Speaking in the Oval Office earlier on Friday, the Republican president insisted his administration was getting…

British-American influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have returned from the US to Romania, where they face human trafficking and other charges. Speaking to the press outside their house in Bucharest, the brothers said they were back because “innocent men don’t run from anything.” “We’ve come here to prove our innocence because we deserve our day in court,” Andrew Tate added. The BBC understands the brothers will appear at a police station to register on Monday. They strongly deny the allegations against them. Andrew Tate earlier told his 10.8 million followers on X that he had spent $185,000 (£143,000)…

Flights have resumed at Heathrow Airport and a full service is expected on Saturday following an “unprecedented” loss of power caused by nearby a substation fire. About 200,000 passengers were affected as flights were grounded throughout Friday, with inbound planes being diverted to other airports in Europe after flames ripped through the North Hyde plant in Hayes, west London, on Thursday evening. The airport’s chief executive Thomas Woldbye apologised to stranded passengers and said the disruption was “as big as it gets for our airport” and that it could not guard itself “100%”. The Met Police confirmed the fire was…

Deputy Inspector General of Kenya Police Eliud Lagat led senior police officers in mourning the late Director Inspection at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations Tom Omani Nyasinga. Omani was at the rank of Assistant Inspector General. He was laid to rest at his home in Bogwendo Village, Nyamira County on Friday March 21. Omani died on February 28, 2025 after a long and brave battle with Parkinson Disease (PD). He was celebrated as a cool, calm and well-collected husband, father, brother, friend and top commander, who maintained high standards of discipline in the 34 years he served in the National…

British-American influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan said on Friday they are flying back to Romania, where they face human trafficking and other charges. “Spending $185,000 (£143,000) on a private jet across the Atlantic to sign one single piece of paper in Romania,” Andrew Tate posted to his 10.8 million followers on X. “Innocent men don’t run. They clear their name in court.” The BBC understands the brothers will appear in court for a hearing on Monday. They strongly deny the allegations against them. The brothers, who are dual US-UK citizens, arrived in the US at the end of…

Counter-terror officers from the Metropolitan Police are leading the investigation into a major fire that has closed Heathrow Airport. The force said there was “currently no indication of foul play” but officers were retaining an “open mind at this time” into the cause of the blaze. Flights have been cancelled, people evacuated from their homes and local schools shut after two explosions and a fire at an electrical substation in Hayes, west London on Thursday night. The airport, which is the UK’s busiest, has warned of “significant disruption” over the coming days and told passengers not to travel under any…

Turkey braced for a third day of protests on Friday, as anger spread across the country over the arrest of Istanbul’s popular Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in a graft and terror probe. Imamoglu, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival, was arrested at dawn on Wednesday, just days before he was due to be named the candidate for the main opposition CHP party in the 2028 presidential election. His party has denounced the detention as a “coup” and vowed to keep up the demonstrations, which by Thursday night had spread to at least 32 of Turkey’s 81 provinces, according to an…

A three-judge bench Friday clarified that there was no High Court order requiring the National Assembly Speaker to resign from Leadership of the Ford Kenya Party. The Bench, sitting at the Court of Appeal in Nairobi arrived at this finding as it also ordered for the fast-tracking of the appeal case in which the National Assembly and the Speaker among other Appellant’s are challenging an earlier High Court Judgement regarding Majority and Minority Leadership of the House. In their ruling, Appellate Judges Justices Daniel Musinga, Mumbi Ngugi and Francis Tuiyot declined to stay the High Court verdict, but clarified several…

A chief from Wajir County and a Huduma Centre official were charged at the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court for allegedly tampering with national identity details. The chief, Abdullahi Abdi Sheikh is accused of falsifying his date of birth, changing it from 1997 to 1987. The prosecution claims he also provided false information to obtain a birth entry number despite already having a birth certificate issued in 1997. His co-accused, Veronica Njenga, a senior clerical officer at Nairobi City Square Huduma Centre, faces charges of unlawfully altering Sheikh’s identity details. She is also charged with abuse of office under the Anti-Corruption and…

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has hailed President Netumbo Ndemupelila Nandi-Ndaitwah for being sworn in as Namibia’s 5th President and the first female president for the South African nation since independence. Mudavadi said Nandi-Ndaitwah’s election in November 2024 was an inspiration to the women of this continent emphasizing that Friday’s inauguration at State House, Namibia stands out as a testament of hope to many aspiring women leaders globally. He said this is a milestone in the African leadership as Nandi-Ndaitwah joins the growing list of African women to serve as executive heads of an African government, including former Liberia President…