Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Detectives launched investigations after the body of an unidentified middle-aged man was found abandoned in a bush in Kitengela, Kajiado County. According to police, the body was discovered on Monday afternoon with multiple visible injuries consistent with a severe assault. Police who responded to the scene found the man lying dead in a bush with injuries across his body that suggested he had been beaten. Police noted that there was no blood at the scene, raising suspicion that the victim may have been killed elsewhere before his body was dumped at the location. Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) personnel processed and…

Two people were injured on Monday afternoon after a shootout erupted between police officers and suspected robbers at Gikomba Market in Nairobi. According to police, the incident occurred near Daraja Ndogo Bridge after officers on patrol responded to reports that a gang of about seven armed robbers was terrorising traders and members of the public at about noon. Police said the officers found the suspects robbing members of the public of their valuables and fired a warning shot into the air. The suspects allegedly responded by firing indiscriminately as they fled the scene, triggering a brief exchange of gunfire. During…

A 23-year-old man drowned while attempting to rescue a woman who had slipped into a pond in Rarieda Sub-County, Siaya County. Police identified the deceased as Brian Oticha Odhiambo, 23, of Masala Village. According to police, the incident occurred at about 10.30 a.m. on Monday at a pond in Masala Village, Masala Sublocation. Preliminary investigations indicate that a woman was fetching water when she slipped and fell into the pond. Brian Oticha Odhiambo and another man reportedly rushed to rescue her. Police said the woman and the other man were successfully rescued and taken to Masala Health Centre, where they…

The national women’s football team Harambee Starlets bowed out of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) after suffering a 2-0 defeat to Algeria at the Olympic Stadium in Rabat on Monday. The loss saw the Starlets finish bottom of Group A without a point, having lost all their three group matches. Hosts Morocco topped the group with seven points, while Algeria advanced to the knockout stage with six points. Senegal also exited the tournament after failing to progress. Speaking after the match, Harambee Starlets head coach Beldine Odemba said the team would use the experience gained in Morocco…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for “united action” on border security after the chaotic influx of tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta last week. Spain ⁠estimates that about 69,500 migrants have now returned to Morocco, exceeding initial estimates of 50,000. The official death toll on the Spanish side of the border stands at 72, with 11 deaths on the Moroccan side. On Tuesday, EU interior ministers will have emergency talks by video conference to discuss the issue. The scenes in Ceuta have strained relations among some of the EU’s…

Nigerian Richard Itoro is not sure when he will see his twin children again. Fearing for his safety as the anti-migrant protests cranked up in South Africa this year, the 47-year-old left his family and business behind in Johannesburg and boarded one of the voluntary repatriation flights to Nigeria in June. His is just one of many experiences that is fuelling diplomatic tension and threatening to rupture relations between South Africa and other countries on the continent. Tens of thousands of foreigners have left the country over the past two months. “It was painful for me to leave [the] person…

Opponents of Fifa president Gianni Infantino are threatening “non co-operation” with the governing body unless he steps down, according to senior Uefa sources. Some of those involved in the rebellion vow “there is no going back” for as long as Infantino remains in position, as the fallout over his scrapped plans to sell off stakes in Fifa competitions to private investors intensifies. While the details of the proposed disruption remain unclear, one senior figure said they would “certainly expect” a refusal to participate in Fifa meetings. It comes after European football’s governing body Uefa threatened legal action over the proposals,…

Mukurwe-ini MP John Kaguchia is being held at Kamukunji Police Station in Nairobi following his arrest on Monday. The legislator was initially taken to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters before being transferred to the police station, where his lawyers and several allied Members of Parliament gathered to seek access to him. His legal team said they had not been formally informed of the reasons for his arrest. They also alleged that detectives confiscated the MP’s mobile phone and initially restricted access to him. Authorities had not, by Monday afternoon, publicly disclosed the charges Kaguchia may face. The MP’s…

Somalia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Jibril Abdirashid Haji, announced that he has voluntarily returned a Kenyan passport previously issued to him, saying the move is intended to uphold transparency and eliminate any ambiguity regarding his official responsibilities. He also returned a birth certificate that erroneously showed he was born in Kenya. He returned them to Kenya’s Deputy Ambassador to Somalia, Elias Bare Shil in Mogadishu. In a statement, Haji said the passport had been “genuine and lawfully obtained” and that its issuance and use fully complied with Kenyan laws and procedures. Kenyan officials said the documents were fraudulent issued and obtained.…

A 30-year-old man was stabbed and killed in a road rage confrontation near Nyayo National Stadium along Mombasa Road, Nairobi County. The victim, Kennedy Ngeno, is said to have been attacked by an online taxi driver following a heated altercation after a minor accident on July 31, 2026, police and his family said. According to his family, Ngeno was travelling to Nairobi from his rural home in Roret, Kericho County, on Friday but first stopped at his cousin’s home in Uthiru, where they went out for drinks and later proceeded to Pipeline with friends who were travelling in a separate…

A man was arrested in the early hours of Monday after he was allegedly found impersonating a police officer while armed with a pistol at a casino in Nairobi’s Kilimani area. The suspect, was arrested at about 2.30 a.m. by officers from Kilimani Police Station responding to a distress call at L’Arc Casino within Yaya Centre. Police said the suspect was found inside a black motor vehicle, registration number KCJ 468Z. A search allegedly led to the recovery of a CZ pistol, an empty 9mm magazine, a pair of handcuffs, a purported Certificate of Appointment bearing his name identifying him…

At least two pedestrians were killed and a 10-year-old boy seriously injured after a car allegedly driven by a 16-year-old lost control and ploughed into people walking along a road in Nairobi’s Parklands area. The accident occurred at about 6 p.m. on Sunday as a Toyota Wish, was travelling from the Deep Sea area towards Limuru Road. According to police, the vehicle lost control, struck a drainage ditch and became airborne before veering off the road and hitting three pedestrians. One of the victims, identified as 48-year-old Muchuki Mangaa, died at the scene. A second victim, an unidentified adult man,…

Mukurwe-ini MP John Kaguchia was on Monday morning arrested outside the Royal Media Services studios in Nairobi after spending the night inside the media house, claiming police were waiting to detain him over controversial political remarks he made during a television interview. The legislator was taken into custody by detectives after leaving the studios, where he had remained overnight following claims that security officers had surrounded the premises and mounted roadblocks in anticipation of his arrest. On Sunday night, Kaguchia posted on social media that he would not be intimidated, alleging that a contingent of police officers had surrounded Royal…

Detectives arrested two more suspects in connection with the murder of clinical psychologist and researcher Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso. The two were arrested at the weekend in Karen, Nairobi as police searched for a car that was used in the attack of Dr Mutiso. The police said the two include Angela Mulwa, the daughter of a prime suspect already in custody and one Nelson Masiga. This brings to four, the number of the suspects in custody over the murder of Dr Mutiso. The man who pulled the trigger on Dr Mutiso is yet to be arrested. Police said they will…

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki Sunday challenged Kenyans to look beyond the 2027 elections and back President William Ruto’s long-term Vision 2060 agenda, warning against reducing the country’s future to short-term political contests. Speaking during Sunday greetings with neighbours in Irunduni, Tharaka Nithi County, Kindiki said Ruto’s invitation for Kenyans to deliberate on the country’s long-term future was a “profound” and consequential undertaking that would shape the lives of generations yet unborn. Kindiki said Vision 2060 should not be treated as a campaign slogan or political sideshow, arguing that the next election would last only a day while decisions made today…