Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A gun holder was arrested and disarmed after he shot and wounded two people in an argument over a debt in Kiserian, Kajiado County. Police said businessman Godfrey Kumoi Ntapaiyia, 54 is a businessman in the area. He shot and wounded his two friends on Sunday November 17 evening in a disagreement over a longstanding debt. The argument escalated into a physical confrontation, before the gunman pulled the trigger, resulting in injuries the two. One victim was shot in the left hand and right leg while the second one sustained a gunshot wound to the left leg. Police officers responded…

The war of words between President Ruto’s government and the church took a new twist on Monday after the Archdiocese of Nairobi rejected a donation by the president and Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja. The Archdiocese of Nairobi reaffirmed its commitment to the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (KCCB) policy on political donations to the Church. The KCCB, in a statement delivered on November 14, 2024 and read in all churches within the Archdiocese on Sunday, November 17, 2024, emphasised the importance of preserving the Church’s independence and sanctity, as well as the ethical concerns surrounding political contributions. Archbishop Philip A.…

Beyoncé has announced she will perform during the NFL’s half-time show on Christmas Day. The singer will perform as the Houston Texans take on the Baltimore Ravens – one of two fixtures scheduled for that day. The second match will see Kansas City Chiefs play the Pittsburgh Steelers and both matches will be streamed on Netflix. It will be the first time Beyoncé has performed tracks from her latest album, Cowboy Carter, which she first revealed during February’s Super Bowl. She released singles Texas Hold ‘Em and 16 Carriages immediately after appearing in an advert during the game, and dropped…

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been breaking prison rules by contacting potential witnesses in his upcoming sex trafficking trial, prosecutors have alleged. The music mogul is accused of making “relentless efforts” to “corruptly influence witness testimony”, by using other inmates’ telephone accounts, and using three-way calls to speak to people who are not on his approved contacts list. Prosecutors said a review of recorded calls also found that Mr Combs instructed his family to contact potential witnesses in his case, they said in a court filing. Mr Combs, 55, is currently in custody in Manhattan. He has pleaded not guilty to…

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated former congressman and Fox Business host Sean Duffy to lead the Department of Transportation. Duffy, who was one of Trump’s most vocal defenders on cable news, is the second Fox commentator to be picked for the incoming cabinet. If confirmed, he will take charge of aviation, automotive, rail, transit and other transportation policies at the transport department, with a roughly $110bn (£86bn) annual budget. “Sean has been a tremendous and well-liked public servant,” Trump wrote in an announcement on Truth Social, adding Duffy was “admired across the aisle”. Trump said Duffy would use his experience…

President-elect Donald Trump has confirmed on his social media network that he plans to use the US military to carry out a mass deportation of undocumented migrants.  On Monday, he posted “TRUE!!!” in response to a conservative commentator who wrote that Trump would declare a national emergency and use military assets to lead “a mass deportation program”. At campaign events, Trump repeatedly pledged to mobilise the National Guard to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the federal agency tasked with carrying out deportations. Trump’s latest comment comes as questions grow about how he would fulfil his pledge to execute the…

A University student was Monday charged at the Milimani Law Courts with publishing false information.  He did this by posting an image of a funeral procession featuring a casket covered with the Kenyan flag escorted by military officers in ceremonial uniform. The court heard that David Oaga Mokaya shared the said image on his X account, “Landlord @bozgabi,” with the caption suggesting it showed President William Ruto’s body being transported. It is alleged the accused person fabricated the date to make the post appear authentic. The offense is said to have been committed on November 13, 2024, at an unknown…

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has summoned Moi University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Isaac Kosgei, in connection with allegations of embezzlement involving Sh2,189,659,497.88. The funds were reportedly siphoned through fraudulent infrastructural projects. Alongside Professor Kosgei, three other senior officials—Chief Accountant Egla Samoei, Head of Procurement Wilson Bett, and Head of the Development Unit Moses Kipkulei—have also been summoned to aid in the investigation. The EACC, through spokesperson Eric Ngumbi, disclosed that Professor Kosgei faces additional charges of obstructing investigations. According to Ngumbi, the Vice-Chancellor has failed to provide critical documents, despite repeated requests, violating the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act. The…

A corporal of police was found dead after he shot himself in the chin in a suicide mission at the National Police Service Campus in Nyeri county.  The incident happened Monday November 18 morning and involved corporal Collins Imoni Onyando. He blew his head near the residence of the college commandant. The motive of the incident is yet to be known, police said. Police said Onyando shot himself below the chin and the bullet exited on the head. The deceased was on duty third shift together with another junior officer at the residence when he left saying he was attending…

Senegal’s ruling party claimed it had won a comfortable victory in Sunday’s legislative elections, paving the way for it to deliver an ambitious reform agenda eight months after sweeping to power. Voting took place peacefully across the West African country, where the governing Pastef party said 90 to 95 percent of ballots had already been counted. “I pay homage to the Senegalese people for the large victory that it has given to Pastef,” government spokesman Amadou Moustapha Ndieck Sarre told TFM television. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s Pastef party had emerged as the vote winner in most of the first polling…

A man killed his wife before dying by suicide in Karinde area, Kiambu County. The man spared their one year old child who was found playing next to the decomposing body of the mother long after the incident had happened on Sunday November 17. The emaciated child was found playing next to his mother’s body hours after she had died in a house in Karinde area, police said. The mother is believed to have been killed by the boy’s father who later died by suicide. Both bodies were Sunday November 17 evening discovered in the house long after the incident…

US President Joe Biden has given the green light for Ukraine to use long-range missiles supplied by the US to strike Russia.  A US official has confirmed the move, a major change of US policy, to the BBC’s US partner CBS. For months, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has been urging that the restrictions on the missiles, known as ATACMS, be lifted – allowing Kyiv to strike outside its own borders. On Sunday he reacted to the reports, saying “such things are not announced, missiles speak for themselves”. Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously warned Western nations against such a move,…

Washington’s highest-ranking Republican has said that President-elect Donald Trump is tapping “disruptors” to lead his incoming administration.  “They are persons who will shake up the status quo,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union. “I think that’s by design.” Trump continues to announce officials who he wants to fill high-ranking positions in his administration, seeming to favour close allies over those with related policy experience. Some of those picks have sent shockwaves through Washington and caused bipartisan concern. But those close to Trump say there are back-up plans in place if these nominees can’t muster…

The first day of the much-anticipated second national Congress of the Communist Party of Kenya went down at the United Kenya Club on Saturday, November 16, bringing together delegates from all around the world and from the 47 counties of Kenya, too. The convention, gathered under the auspices of “……” was held after a heightened political blitz which underscored the Party’s commitment to the plight of the average Kenyan worker, even after an acrimonious split from an earlier faction led by now a government-allied entity. Revolutionary politician Booker Omole, who had, until yesterday, served as the Vice-Chairman of the Communist…

Brazil’s first lady Rosangela “Janja” da Silva on Saturday insulted Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, at an event ahead of the G20 summit in which she advocated tougher regulation of social media. Speaking on a panel about disinformation, she appeared to be startled by a loud noise. “I think it’s Elon Musk,” she said, adding, “I’m not afraid of you, fuck you, Elon Musk.” A video of the episode quickly spread on X, drawing a response from its outspoken owner. “They are going to lose the next election,” Musk wrote, adding a pair of laughing emojis. The tycoon…