Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Five men are wanted in a probe into a terror cell in Siaya County.  Detectives are hunting the five suspects they say are on the run after the fatal attack on a police officer in Siaya. The police officer was stabbed to death and robbed of his rifle and that of a colleague as they escorted examination papers on November 20, 2023. The police have extended their investigations to the neighbouring countries and have already reached out to the Interpol to assist to apprehend the suspects. Detectives killed two of them on November 22 and recovered the two rifles- an…

At least 63 Eritreans were Friday arrested by police in a village in Wajir County as they sought for means of transport to Nairobi.  The group was intercepted at Leheley in Wajir while heading to Nairobi. The group of men and women was later Friday taken to court and remanded until December 8, 2023 when their case will be mentioned. They were charged with being illegally in Kenya. Police plan to repatriate them back to Asmara amid calls to address the trend. They told police they were headed for South Africa for greener pastures when they were intercepted. They had…

Heavy gunfire was reported in Guinea-Bissau’s capital on Friday morning hours after some National Guard soldiers went to free a detained minister and a senior state official. Members of the National Guard took the officials before seeking refuge in barracks south of the capital. Special forces then intervened after attempts to negotiate failed, resulting in an exchange of gunfire. Calm is said to have been restored later. The finance minister, Souleiman Seidi, and the secretary of state for the treasury, Antonio Monteiro, had been detained amid investigations into the alleged irregular withdrawal of $10m (£8m) of state funds. They were…

Police officers carrying out traffic duties will no longer carry firearms to their workstations. This follows a directive by Deputy Inspector General, Kenya Police Service Douglas Kanja. In an internal memo dated November 30, Kanja’s deputy Miriam Muli said that effective November 30, officers actively discharging traffic duties will no longer carry firearms. She cited misuse of firearms by the traffic officers. Kanja directed commanders to ensure the directive is adhered to. “It has been noted with great concern that officers actively engaged on Traffic duties are armed (carrying firearms). This has resulted in misuse of the firearms by the…

Police are investigating a fire incident that killed two children in Rumuruti, Laikipia County. The incident happened in Muhotetu location, Mutanga area. Police said a two-roomed timber house caught fire killing a three- year old boy and his one year old sister. The cause of the fire is yet to be known. Police said locals had reported hearing a loud explosion from the area before the fire broke out. It later emerged the explosion was caused by a gas cylinder. Police said they are investigating the Wednesday afternoon tragedy. The scene was processed and both the bodies of the deceased…

Officials are investigating the cause of a huge fire that swept through a section of Gikomba Market in Nairobi leaving many in pain. Police and witnesses said the fire broke out from the section that handles shoes spreading fast on Friday December 1 morning. Nairobi police boss Adamson Bungei said no injury had been reported. He said the fire broke out at about 1 am. The cause of the fire is yet to be established. Multi agency teams were deployed to the scene to help contain the spread of the fire. There have been fire incidents in the area prompting…

The National Police Service’s Internal Affairs Unit got a new director in changes announced on Thursday. The deputy Director of police operations at police headquarters Judy Jebet Ndeda was named the new director of IAU replacing Abdallah Komesha who made a return to the Director of Criminal Investigations and named the new director of Investigations Bureau (IB). Komesha replaced David Birech who had ironically in June this year taken over from him (Komesha). Birech was recalled to police headquarters where he will be assigned new work, officials said. The changes were announced Thursday, November 30 evening by police headquarters and…

Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Thursday put on notice public servants operating illegal bank accounts in foreign countries. Chief Executive Officer Twalib Mbarak in a notice warned that State or public officers who fail to declare their foreign accounts risk prosecution. “State or public officers who fails to declare operation or control of bank accounts outside Kenya commits an offence and shall, upon conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or a fine not exceeding five million shillings, or both,” said Mbarak. The anti-graft commission said it has automated the process of seeking approval…

The number of the people so far killed by floods in the country has hit 136.  This follows heavy rains experienced in several parts of the country in the past month, interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo said Thursday. The number of households displaced remains at 92,432 comprising of 462,160 persons. “The government has flown rescue boats from Mombasa to Garissa to assist in evacuation and relief efforts.” “We continue to urge Wananchi to adhere to weather and flood alerts and take precaution so as not to risk injury or death through driving in flooded roads and crossing bulging rivers,” he said. …

Digital strategist Dennis Itumbi says he will foot legal fees for ODM supporter Nuru Okanga. Okanga was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly insulting President William Ruto on YouTube. He is said to have referred to the head of state as a stupid man. He was accused that on November 20, 2023 at an unknown place within the country, jointly with others not before court, used YouTube Account/Channel RIBA NEWS @ribanews to publish the alleged information. The charge sheet read that he published online a video captioned,  “NURU OKANGA ON FIRE! Ruto you are very stupid, an idiot! Umetoboka akili wewe!”……

An Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) supporter Nuru Maloba Okanga was on Thursday charged at a Nairobi court with publishing information on YouTube insulting President William Ruto. He claimed Ruto is a stupid man. Okanga was accused that on November 20, 2023 at an unknown place within the country, jointly with others not before court, used YouTube Account/Channel RIBA NEWS @ribanews to publish the alleged information. The charge sheet read that he published online a video captioned,  “NURU OKANGA ON FIRE! Ruto you are very stupid, an idiot! Umetoboka akili wewe!”… with intimidating and abusive words to which Ruto you’re very…

President William Ruto has announced that Kenyans who have invested through the Financial Inclusion Fund, popularly known as the Hustler Fund, will see a 50% increase in their long-term savings. Five percent of each loan made through the fund goes toward savings; seventy percent goes toward long-term savings and thirty percent goes toward short-term savings. Ruto said that the government will provide 1.2 million borrowers with a matching fund in their long-term savings account on Friday, with the ratio being one shilling for every two shillings saved. “Some 1.2 million Kenyans by tomorrow morning will have a matching fund in…

President William Ruto will Thursday depart for the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP 28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in the United Arab Emirates. This is the latest abroad trip he is making increasing the number to 42 so far. State House said since his inauguration on September 13, 2022, Ruto has consistently emphasized the need for tangible climate action to confront the global existential crisis. At COP27 in November 2022, in Egypt, he shifted the African climate narrative from victimhood to opportunity, delivering an inspirational statement. Participating from November 30 to December 2,…

In a profanity-laced outburst, Elon Musk has slammed advertisers that have left X, warning they will kill the social media platform. At an event in New York, he accused companies that have joined an ad boycott of the site formerly known as Twitter of trying to blackmail him. “Go [expletive] yourself,” the billionaire said in an interview. Some firms have paused advertising on X amid concerns over antisemitism, including a post from Mr Musk himself. The Tesla and SpaceX boss apologised on Wednesday for that post, saying it might be the “dumbest” thing he has ever shared online. But it…

Kenyan security agents are investigating claims Ugandan soldiers targeted and drove away with 400 heads of cattle in a village in Kacheliba, West Pokot County. The area is near the Kenya-Uganda border. A herder went to Kanyerus police post in the area and reported he was herding 400 heads of cattle in Lokales area when Uganda People’s Defence Forces arrived and confiscated the animals on Wednesday. The soldiers later drove them to Uganda claiming they had been stolen there in an earlier raid. The herder denies the claims the animals were stolen in Uganda and added some of them belonged…