Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A salon car carrying sacks of charcoal burnt to ashes in an incident in Likoni, Mombasa County. A driver was carrying an unknown number of sacks of charcoal headed for Mombasa when the fire broke out on Saturday night, police said. The incident happened at Kona Mpya area. It is suspected one of the sacks had a burning charcoal that caused the fire. The car was reduced to ashes as fire engines from Kwale raced there to help contain it. No one was injured in the incident, police said adding they are investigating the same. And police are investigating an…

A police officer attached to Parliament shot and killed his colleague in an altercation in a bar in Gigiri, Nairobi. The assailant identified as Nahashon Kipkosgey Limo also shot and injured a second colleague in the Sunday March 9 drama, witnesses said. The three were among a group in a bar at the Gigiri police lines when they disagreed at night. Witnesses said the group was having food and drinks when the altercation broke out, leading to the shooting. The deceased officer was identified as constable Eric Muga of Runda police station while Corporal Philip Kae who is attached to…

Mark Carney has won the race to succeed Justin Trudeau as Canada’s next prime minister, vowing to win the trade war against US President Donald Trump. The former governor of Canada and the UK’s central banks beat three rivals in the Liberal leadership contest in a landslide. In much of his victory speech, Carney, 59, attacked Trump, who has imposed tariffs on Canada and said he wants to make the country the 51st US state. “Americans should make no mistake,” he said. “In trade, as in hockey, Canada will win.” Carney is expected to be sworn in as PM in…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and tech billionaire Elon Musk have had a contentious exchange with Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, in a series of X posts on Sunday over the use of Musk’s Starlink satellite system in Ukraine. In a response to a post from Musk mentioning turning off the system, Sikorski implied that any threats to shut down Starlink would result in a search for other suppliers. Rubio quickly dismissed the claims that Musk would shut down the system and urged Sikorski to be grateful. The trio went back and forth in an exchange of posts on X…

Mikel Arteta’s 200th Premier League game as Arsenal manager was not so much a celebration as a wake for another title challenge that fell short. Arsenal’s nearly men produced another nearly performance in the 1-1 draw at Manchester United, a display that was so much of their season in microcosm, leaving them needing binoculars to see Liverpool, who lead the table by 15 points. The Gunners weaved pretty patterns around Old Trafford with their 68.2% possession, but barely landed a serious blow on a United side short on quality and shorn of confidence until Declan Rice’s crisp 74th-minute strike levelled…

Police lobbed teargas at Roysambu Roundabout, Nairobi, to disperse youths who had come to Occupy Jesus Winner Church where President Ruto pledged Sh20m last week. This sparked protests in the area work roads being rendered impassable. Running battles broke out between protesters and police for the better part of the afternoon. Police used tear gas canisters to disperse the groups which lit bonfires on the road. At least 38 people were arrested at Jesus Ministry Church in Roysambu area as call to occupy it gained momentum amid heavy police presence. They were taken to Kasarani police station for grilling, police…

Bishop Edward Mwai of the Jesus Winner Ministry church in Nairobi’s Roysambu area claimed unnamed people he knows mobilised “thugs” to demonstrate at the house of prayer on Sunday. He made the remarks as dozens of police were deployed to the church for protection from a group that planned a protest there. More than a dozen youths were detained and roughed up in the church. Some were beaten by police for planning chaos even as Mwai said he had ordered their release. The protest, organised online under the #OccupyJesusWinner hashtag, came after President William Ruto’s March 2 visit to the…

The Kenya Meteorological Department announced that heavy rains will be experienced across the country in the next three days starting today, Sunday, March 9 from 3pm Sunday to Tuesday 9pm. The department wants individuals and government agencies to take measures to address effects of the expected rains. The weatherman noted that on Sunday heavy rains are expected to hit parts of Nairobi, Lake Victoria Basin, Rift Valley, Highlands (East & West) and South Eastern Lowlands. Rainfall will intensify to more than 30mm on Monday as it spreads to Northwestern Kenya and a gradual reduction in intensity will be experienced on…

Increased violence and political friction in South Sudan threaten its fragile peace process, a United Nations rights body said on Saturday, days after the arrests of several officials allied to the country’s vice president. Earlier this month, security forces loyal to President Salva Kiir arrested two ministers and several senior military officials allied with his deputy Riek Machar. The arrests have raised fears for the future of a 2018 peace deal which ended a five-year civil war between forces loyal to Kiir and Machar that cost nearly 400,000 lives. “We are witnessing an alarming regression that could erase years of…

More anti-riot police were deployed to the Jesus Winner Ministry Church in Roysambu in Nairobi following threats by some youth they will occupy it. This is after President William Ruto visited the church on March 2 and pledged to donate Sh20 million from his pockets to propel his church’s construction, promising a further donation at an upcoming harambee for the facility. Police occupied some of the seats in the church as others stood in anti-riot gear outside. Ushers frisked those getting into the facility now in controversy. Kenyans have created a hashtag, #OccupyJesusWinner, to rally support for their March 9…

The agreement between Kenya Kwanza and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is not about power-sharing or the 2027 elections, President William Ruto has said. Ruto said the agreement he and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga signed on Friday is intended to foster unity of purpose to drive the country’s social, economic and political transformation. He said the framework will focus on tackling youth unemployment, enhancing national unity, inclusivity in governance and development, promoting integrity in public service and ending wastage in government. President Ruto reaffirmed his commitment to serving all Kenyans equally, regardless of how they voted in the last…

Two people were Saturday killed when a light aircraft they were in crashed and burst into flames in Ikanga area, Taita Taveta County. Officials said the victims were a pilot and a trainee. They were on training sessions when the aircraft crashed at about 12.30pm, witnesses and police said. Locals and fire fighters from the local authorities responded but did not manage to help the victims. Such accidents are common involving students and pilots. Most of them originate Wilson Airport or Mombasa. Officials from Kenya Civil Aviation Authority said they were investigating the Saturday March 8 incident. Villagers flocked the…

A dozen people were injured in a shooting at a Toronto pub and three suspects are still at large, police in the Canadian city say. The shooting took place at 22:39 on Friday local time (03:39 GMT Saturday) near Scarborough city centre in eastern Toronto. Authorities said 12 people were injured, including six with gunshot wounds. The injuries were non-life-threatening. The victims ranged in age from 20s to mid-50s. Police said there were three male shooting suspects. Earlier, they said that one suspect, wearing a black balaclava, had been seen fleeing the scene in a silver car. Police said they…

An autopsy on the body of Dennis Muthui, who was shot dead by police officers during protests at Nairobi’s Majengo slums, revealed that the 26-year-old died out of bleeding as a result of a gunshot wound. Government pathologist Dr. Johansen Oduor said the wound was direct to the stomach. He added the victim was shot at close range with a small-caliber weapon, probably a pistol. This is contrary to earlier reports by the police that he was stabbed. Muthui’s family is now calling for the immediate arrest and prosecution of the killer cop. During the postmortem exercise, Dr. Oduor said…

The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Kenya Police Service (KPS) Eliud Lagat suspended all local security peace meetings conducted by village elders in Elgeyo Marakwet to allow police officers to carry out security operations effectively. The meetings were being held to help security agencies in managing surging cases of cattle rustling. “They remain suspended as we conduct operations to get the guns behind the attacks,” he said. Attacks have persisted in the area with the recent one being last week where three people including two schoolchildren were killed. Lagat delivered four more mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles (MRAP) to be used by…