Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Donald Trump has become the latest US president to find himself at odds with Benjamin Netanyahu, after reportedly clashing with the Israeli prime minister over military action in Lebanon that has thrown Washington’s Iran diplomacy into crisis. Tehran responded to Israel’s strikes on Lebanon by threatening to suspend talks with the US – a potential setback to Trump’s efforts to extricate himself from an unpopular war with Iran. Trump was asked by a journalist about an Axios report that he had called Netanyahu “effing crazy” and accused him of ingratitude during a phone call on Monday. “I did,” Trump told…

The Naivasha Law Court granted an application by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to detain nine students from Utumishi Girls Academy for 21 days as investigations continue into a dormitory fire that killed 16 students and left extensive property damage. Chief Magistrate Abdulqadir Ramadhan ruled that the students should remain at the Nakuru Children’s Home to allow investigators sufficient time to complete inquiries into possible arson and murder charges arising from the tragic incident. In court, the prosecution argued that key forensic investigations, including DNA analysis and other scientific examinations, are still ongoing and require additional time before any…

Kenya is increasingly positioning itself as Africa’s leading test case in tobacco harm reduction following the adoption of one of the continent’s most comprehensive regulatory frameworks for nicotine pouches. According to findings highlighted by the Path to Smoke-Free platform, Kenya now ranks among the world’s most progressive jurisdictions in the regulation and acceptance of smoke-free nicotine alternatives. The country’s acceptability score for nicotine pouches ranks the highest globally, while the products score 91.67 out of 100 for accessibility — the strongest-performing category within Kenya’s smoke-free profile. The milestone places Kenya at what analysts describe as a “regulatory inflection point” that…

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order creating a voluntary framework under which AI developers will share advanced models with the government before public release. The central provision allows companies such as OpenAI, Google or Anthropic to give the government access to their most powerful models for up to 30 days before planned release. The order was triggered by concerns over Anthropic’s Mythos model, which the AI startup has held back from the public due to its ability to expose vulnerabilities in computer systems, including those of banks, governments and hospitals. The 30-day window represents a compromise.…

A 12-year-old boy died while another narrowly survived after a pile of sand collapsed on them while they were harvesting sand in Luanda Sub-county, Vihiga County. The tragic incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon, June 2, at Ebusiralo Sub-location. According to police, the incident was reported by a parent who told police that her two sons, 15 and 12, were harvesting sand at the homestead of a resident, Lucy Awinja, at around 3:20 p.m. when a heap of sand suddenly gave way and buried them. The two juveniles were completely covered by the collapsing sand, leading to suffocation. Members of the…

A construction worker died after being struck on the head by a falling concrete block at a building site in Tudor, Mombasa County. According to police, the incident occurred Tuesday morning at approximately 9:00 a.m. at the Dreamwood Luxury Apartments construction site, located in Tudor near Nyumba ya Wazee. The deceased was identified as Jotham Olouch, a 39-year-old construction worker employed at the site. Police said a four-inch concrete block fell from the 11th floor of the building under construction and struck him on the head, causing severe injuries. He was immediately rushed to Tudor Health Care Clinic for emergency…

Police in Buruburu Sub-County, Nairobi, are investigating a fatal fire incident in which a 39-year-old man was found dead inside a burned apartment unit. According to police, the fire was reported at Karima Apartments. The fire broke out in Room A13 on the third floor of the building located near Uhuru Market along Eastlands Crescent. Members of the public, forced entry into the locked apartment and managed to extinguish the blaze. Inside the room, officers discovered the body of Noordin Billow Ali, aged 39, lying on a bed and completely burned. Preliminary information gathered at the scene indicated that the…

Police in Nairobi have recovered a firearm that was reported missing by a police officer more than a week ago, but investigators are seeking to establish the whereabouts of two missing rounds of ammunition. The weapon was recovered at a Naivas Supermarket branch located at Development House along Moi Avenue in Nairobi’s central business district. The firearm, a Ceska pistol, had been reported lost on May 25 by Sergeant Amos Kimathi of the Administration Police’s VIP Protection Unit. The officer stated that he lost the weapon after visiting a barber shop and spa along Mukhtar Daddah Street in the city…

A police officer attached to the Diplomatic Police Unit was found dead in his rented house in Kasarani, Nairobi, in what investigators believe was a suicide. According to police, on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, members of the public alerted authorities at around 2:30 p.m. after hearing a loud gunshot from a residential building adjacent to Mount Olive School along Sports View Drive. Police officers, detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), and Scene of Crime personnel responded to the scene and found a man inside a bedsitter after breaking down the door, which had been locked from the inside.…

A man who was brutally attacked during a motorcycle robbery in Seme Sub-County, Kisumu County, has died while receiving treatment, police have confirmed. According to police, the incident occurred in the early hours of January 1, 2026, at around 1:00 a.m. The deceased, identified as Brian Omondi, was riding with another man as they escorted their brother-in-law, from South Alungo to Omore Village aboard a red Boxer 125 motorcycle. Police said that upon reaching the Okode area, the trio was ambushed by three unidentified men armed with a metal rod and a panga. The attackers assaulted the victims before robbing…

US President Donald Trump has named a housing official to serve as acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI), the country’s top spy chief who oversees 18 government intelligence agencies. Bill Pulte, part of a powerful home-building dynasty and a private equity financier, has no known background in intelligence, and his selection to temporarily fill the position is stirring controversy among lawmakers and others. Pulte has been accused of using his role of director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to target Trump’s perceived enemies by making criminal referrals over claims of mortgage fraud. Outgoing Director Tulsi Gabbard’s last day is…

The annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner has been rescheduled after the original event on April 25 was suspended after a gunman attempted to access the venue, resulting in an exchange of fire with Secret Service agents. The new event will be held on July 24 with “significantly enhanced safety measures and new access procedures”, Weijia Jiang, president of the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA), wrote in a letter to members. US President Donald Trump said he would attend the rescheduled dinner, which will be held at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington DC. The April shooting saw Trump and Vice-President JD…

Republican Congressman Tom Kean Jr, who has not been seen in Washington or his New Jersey district for months, secured his party’s nomination for re-election on Tuesday, after receiving a recent endorsement from President Donald Trump. “Tom Kean has my Complete and Total Endorsement for Re-Election,” Trump wrote on social media, adding, “HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!” Kean ran unopposed in the Republican primary and did not need to campaign for votes. But US media report he also has been absent from Congress, missing more than 100 votes. In November’s midterm elections, Kean will face Democrat Rebecca Bennett, a…

The US military says it has launched “self-defense” strikes on Iran and shot down ballistic missiles and drones fired at ships and Gulf countries. US Central Command (Centcom) said strikes on Qeshm Island, in the Strait of Hormuz, were “in response to attempted attacks by Iran across the Middle East”. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps said it had attacked US bases and helicopters in a regional country using missiles and drones, in what Iranian state media reported was a response to a US strike on an a communications tower south of Qeshm Island. The latest attacks come amid stalled ceasefire negotiations,…

M-PESA has been recognised among the Top 100 cross-border payment platforms for 2026 by FXC Intelligence, a London-based research and data firm that tracks and analyses the global cross-border payments industry. The award is a global acknowledgement of platforms redefining how money moves seamlessly across borders in real time. What began as a simple local transfer service 19 years ago has evolved into a global financial services ecosystem accessible in over 170 countries. Today, M-PESA enables international money transfers, supports remittances and merchant payments, and continues to expand through integrations with leading global payment networks. This evolution is central to…