Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A female law student at the Moi University in Eldoret was found dead after a suspected suicide mission. She was identified as Reginah Njeri Wanjiku, 20, a second-year law student. Her body was found on Wednesday, March 25, hanging on the door grill of her rented house in Annex Shopping centre, Sugunanga area, police said. Her mother had called her in vain. She then called her friends asking them to check on her as she was not responding to her calls. Police said the deceased used a leso to hang herself and that she left a suicide note that said…

A man was electrocuted in an incident in Keroka, Nyamira County. The body of John Omoso, 70 was found lying next to a Kenya Power and Lighting stay wire long after he had died. Kenya Power officials were called to the scene and confirmed the stay wire had power leakage and had caused the electrocution. This prompted a probe on how the power was leaking to the wire. They are thought to be safe as they do not touch the power cables. The victim is thought to have leaned on the wire leading to the death. The body was moved…

Shares of space companies soared in US trade on Wednesday following a report that Elon Musk’s SpaceX could this week file to list shares on the stock market. The stock prices of rocket makers Firefly Aerospace and Rocket Lab all jumped by more than 10%, while other space-related firms also saw their shares jump. SpaceX is expected to go public this year with a valuation of around $1.75tn (£1.31tn), according to the technology news outlet The Information. That would make it the biggest stock market debut in history. The BBC has contacted SpaceX for comment. SpaceX, which makes and launches…

The Florida woman who allegedly shot at the Los Angeles mansion of pop superstar Rihanna has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and more than a dozen related charges. Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 35, is accused of trying to kill Rihanna after allegedly firing a semiautomatic rifle at the musician’s Beverly Crest mansion at 13:15 local time (21:15 GMT) on 8 March. Court documents allege Ortiz was trying to shoot Rihanna, rapper A$AP Rocky, their three young children and others who were in the home and another adjacent property. No one was injured. Ortiz, who could face a life sentence, remains…

President Donald Trump allegedly showed a classified map to passengers on a private flight in 2022 and retained another record so sensitive that only six people in the government had access to it, according to a memo released to Congress. Representative Jamie Raskin, the leading Democrat on the House Judiciary committee, said the justice department provided him with a “damning” memo about Trump’s handling of classified documents. The 2023 document, prepared for Special Counsel Jack Smith, also alleges that Trump withheld some records to advance his personal business interests. The White House dismissed the allegations saying Raskin had “zero credibility”…

Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Bishop Paul Kariuki Njiru, the founding Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wote. In recent times, Bishop Kariuki has faced health challenges, a factor that has seen increased support from auxiliary leadership within the diocese, a statement said. In the same decision, the Holy Father appointed the current Auxiliary Bishop of Wote, Rt. Rev. Simon Peter Kamomoe as the Apostolic Administrator, entrusting him with the pastoral and administrative care of the diocese during this period of transition. The announcement was made in Rome, on 25 March 2026, at 12:00 noon (Vatican time), corresponding…

A bid by the police search former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju’s Karen home failed on Wednesday. This is after the court rejected the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) application seeking orders to search the home. DCI had sought a warrant in a bid to extract CCTV footage as part of ongoing investigations into alleged false information. But in a ruling delivered on Wednesday, Principal Magistrate Daisy Mutai struck out the application dated March 24, 2026. The court found that it failed to disclose a clear offence against Tuju that would justify the issuance of search warrants under Section 118 of…

The death toll from the ongoing floods across Kenya rose to 88, as torrential rains continue to pound large parts of the country, triggering landslides, displacing thousands, and crippling critical infrastructure. According to the latest police situational update as of March 24, 2026, at least 2,690 families have been displaced and are currently sheltering in temporary evacuation centres. In Kilungu Sub-County, a landslide claimed the lives of two children and left four others injured, underscoring the growing danger posed by the relentless rains. Authorities say multiple regions are experiencing severe flooding, with rivers bursting their banks and water levels rising…

Sub-Saharan Africa’s construction sector is entering one of its most consequential periods. At the centre of this transformation is the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA), a continent-wide initiative designed to close critical infrastructure gaps by 2040 through more than 400 priority projects spanning energy, transport, ICT, and transboundary water systems. With over $360 billion committed, PIDA represents not just a pipeline of projects, but a blueprint to unlock regional integration, industrialisation, and long-term economic growth across Africa. This unprecedented scale of ambition, however, places delivery capability under the microscope. As governments accelerate infrastructure investment, new research from Project…

The Government has intensified reforms across the security sector, with ongoing changes in the National Police Service (NPS), Kenya Prisons Service (KPS), and National Youth Service (NYS) aimed at strengthening capacity, improving welfare, and modernizing operations. Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo said the reforms have already led to the recruitment of 13,860 new officers, including 10,000 Police Constables and 3,860 Prison Constables. He noted that the move is designed to bridge staffing gaps, ease workload pressures, and enhance security presence across the country. In a major boost to officer welfare, the Government has also rolled out what is described as…

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has so far registered 250,391 new voters since the launch of the Enhanced Continuous Voter Registration (ECVR) exercise. The exercise was launched on September 29, 2026. Overall, Kenya’s total number of registered voters now stands at 22,352,923 as of 2026. IEBC Commissioner Dr. Alutalala Mukhwana revealed on Citizen Tv the new registrations have largely been concentrated in urban and peri-urban areas, with Nairobi leading the pack. Kiambu, Machakos, Nakuru and Mombasa counties follow closely, reflecting a trend where population density and access to services continue to shape voter turnout. There is a drive…

The decomposed body of a man believed to have been murdered was found floating on River Nyamindi, Kirinyaga County. Police suspect the victim was killed elsewhere and the body was dumped in the flooded river. Police visited the scene and established the body had a deep cut on the neck and right arm dismembered and missing. The body was retrieved from the river with joint effort from members of the public. There were indications that he was murdered and body dumped into the river after the heinous act. The motive of the incident was not immediately known and the body…

A man was hacked to death as he tried to solve marital differences at a home in Uriri, Migori County. Police said the man died in hospital in Eldoret on March 23 after he had sustained serious head injuries in the attack in Dago village. Daniel Juma Adie had visited his in-laws to solve domestic differences his sister had with the husband. Police said at the tail end of the meeting, an argument arose that saw Adie being attacked. He sustained serious head injuries before being rushed to the hospital where he succumbed to the injuries while being attended to,…

A donkey was electrocuted while scratching its body against an electric pole support wire in Lamu Town. The incident happened on March 24 at about 10 am, police and Kenya Power and Lighting officials said. Police visited the scene and established the animal was scratching itself on an electric pole support wire when it was electrocuted. It died on the spot. KPLC officials also visited the scene and helped police in processing the same. The carcass was disposed off. Witnesses said the incident attracted a crowd there before the scene was cleared. Electrocution cases have been on the rise both…

A farm hand was found dead after he had murdered his girlfriend in a murder-suicide incident in Enziu village, Mwingi, Kitui County. Police said the man is believed to have killed the woman identified as Elizabeth Mutethya, 25 before he died by suicide few meters away from the scene. The bodies of the two were Tuesday found lying almost 200 meters apart long after the bizarre incident. Police said they had yet to know the motive of the incident. The body of the woman was found dumped in a bush with her throat slit. It also had stab wounds right…