Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

President William Ruto wants authorities to investigate 3000 candidates who failed to sit for the 2023 KCSE exams. The candidates are said to have registered but did not write their exams. During a briefing by CS Ezekiel Machogu at the Eldoret State Lodge, the president also called for tough action against cheating. 903,260 candidates who sat for the exams last December will know their fate later today. The 2023 KCSE results are especially significant because they align with the introduction of a new grading scheme designed to increase university admissions. The redesigned structure, which was unveiled in August, drops the…

A section of police commanders in the Coast region were moved in changes triggered by a controversial eviction of residents that happened in Voi, Taita Taveta County. Among those affected include the Coast Regional Police Commander Kenneth Kimani, Taita Taveta county commander Patrick Okeri and Voi sub county commander Bernstein Shari. Also affected were police commanders in Taita Taveta County and Voi Sub County. Former North Eastern Regional Police Commander George Sedah was Sunday January 7 named the new Coast commander. Sedah replaced Kimani who was recalled to police headquarters. Also affected was the Taita Taveta county commander Patrick Okeri…

A matatu driver was Monday morning killed in a road crash along the Narok-Bomet highway involving two vehicles. The accident happened at Tegero area along Narok-Bomet road and involved a Toyota Hiace matatu belonging to Transcar Galaxy Sacco and Mitsubishi Fuso lorry after a head on collision. The accident happened at about 1 am as the matatu was headed for Nairobi. As a result, the matatu driver was killed on the spot while five passengers were seriously injured and eleven passengers slightly injured. The injured were rushed to Narok County Referral Hospital. Police officers from Ololulunga police station said heavy…

US Congress leaders have reached a deal over the total amount of spending for the rest of 2024 as they seek to avoid a partial government shutdown, local media report. The $1.6tn (£1.2tn) figure includes $886bn for defence and more than $704bn for non-defence spending, according to Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson. However, there appears to be some discrepancy over the numbers. The deal now needs approval from the House of Representatives and Senate. They have less than two weeks to finalise funding and stop the suspension of some federal services. According to a statement from Democrats Hakeem Jeffries and…

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has secured her fourth straight term in a controversial election. Ms Hasina will serve another five years in office after her party the Awami League and its allies won at least 152 of 300 parliamentary seats contested. With the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party boycotting the poll, Ms Hasina’s party and allies are expected to win the remaining seats as well. The BNP alleged the poll was a sham. Sunday’s result comes after mass arrests of BNP leaders and supporters. Official figures suggested a low voter turnout of about 40%, though critics say even those…

Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome has reprimands his juniors for dispersing opposition leader Raila Odinga’s supporters in Nairobi’s CBD. The victims were celebrating the former prime minister’s 79th birthday when officers lobbed teargas forcing them to scamper for safety. Koome on Sunday directed action against the officers involved in the incident. Earlier, authorities claimed the group did not have permission to hold the meeting. A senior officer who arrived at the scene ordered the group to disperse before he directed the lobbing of tear gas canisters. Some of those present claimed there were live bullets. Azimio la Umoja One…

Two more suspects were on Sunday arrested in connection to the murder of blogger Daniel Muthiani alias Snipper. The arrests bring to seven, the total number of suspects so far arrested that include governor Kawira Mwangaza’s county staff and relatives. One of the suspects arrested on Sunday was identified as Brian Mwenda, a bodaboda rider. He was arrested on the outskirts of Gachanka village, Ntima East division in North Imenti. Detectives from the DCI Headquarters Homicide Department, led by Director Martin Nyuguto, raided the home of the rider in the probe before walking out with him. They took more than…

The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results are set to be announced at Moi Girls, Eldoret on Monday. The 903,260 candidates who sat for the exams last December will know their fate tomorrow. The 2023 KCSE results are especially significant because they align with the introduction of a new grading scheme designed to increase university admissions. The redesigned structure, which was unveiled in August, drops the requirement from five subjects to just two in order to determine the candidate’s final score. Under the new grading scheme, mathematics and any language (English, Kiswahili, or National Sign Language) will be required…

A group of Raila Odinga’s supporters was tear-gassed during the opposition leader’s birthday celebrations on Sunday.  The incident happened at the Tom Mboya Statue along Tom Mboya Street in Nairobi. This happened as a group met to celebrate the 79th birthday of Odinga. The move to lob teargas canisters at the group angered many online who accused police of being primitive and unreasonable. Police authorities claimed the group did not have permission to hold the meeting. A senior officer who arrived at the scene ordered the group to disperse before he directed the lobbing of tear gas canisters. Some of…

A woman who was captured on camera harassing and abusing hospital staff at Port Victoria Hospital in Busia County surrendered to the police Sunday.  Police said Vanessa Ogema walked to Busia police station on Sunday at noon while covering her face with a surgical mask and a bulky hood. This is after she had been summoned for statement recording. This is after those harassed and abused recorded their statements with the police over the same abusing Ogema and a male colleague of the claims. Police said she would be processed ahead of planned arraignment. In the viral video which made…

More than 9,000 applications have been received on a portal managing the issuance of visas to Kenya.  Of the 9787, 4046 have already been processed while the others are undergoing review on priority basis guided by the travel schedule submitted by each applicant, immigration Principal Secretary Julius Bitok said Sunday.  He said to boost tourism and attract more foreign investments to Kenya, the government removed all visa requirements for all foreign nationals visiting and transiting through Kenya from January 2024. This decision reflects the commitment to the promotion of an open, accessible and inclusive tourism and investment environment. The vacated…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s aircraft broke down during a trip to Jamaica, in his second travel incident in four months. The Canadian Armed Forces said on Friday that they were forced to send a second plane with a repair team to address the issue. Mr Trudeau was on the Caribbean island for a family holiday. Last September, Mr Trudeau’s departure from India was delayed by two days because of mechanical glitch. The PM, who is required to travel on a military plane for security reasons, flew to Jamaica on 26 December. The problem was discovered on 2 January, CBC…

The Biden administration was not told for days that US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin had been hospitalised, at least one official has told US media. Mr Austin, 70, was admitted to the Walter Reed Medical Center on Monday due to complications following surgery. An official told the BBC’s US partner CBS that the White House was not informed of this until at least Thursday morning. Mr Austin has accepted responsibility for the lack of communication. “I recognise I could have done a better job ensuring the public was appropriately informed,” he said in a statement. “I commit to doing better.”…

The Israeli army said it had “completed the dismantling” of Hamas’s command structure in the northern Gaza Strip. Army spokesman Daniel Hagari told reporters that Palestinian militants are now operating in the area only sporadically and “without commanders”. He said Israel had killed around 8,000 militants in north Gaza. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) are now focused on dismantling Hamas in south and central Gaza, he said. Israel has killed more than 22,000 people since the war began, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. On Saturday it said it had recorded more than 120 deaths over the past 24 hours.…

An inquiry was Saturday opened into the violent land eviction exercise that occurred in Voi, Taita Taveta County. This left more than 3,000 people homeless prompting an uproar on the manner in which it was conducted. Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome said he had directed an internal inquiry into the incident. This means an investigation will be conducted on how the exercise was conducted and if those who participated or ordered the same are found culpable they may be punished through even courts. Koome also recalled Coast Region police commanders, Taita Taveta County Police Commander, and Voi sub-county police…