Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A gang posing as pastors and seeking a ride from Voi to Kisumu stupefied a brother of Uganda National Assembly Speaker Annet Anita and robbed him of her four-wheel drive car in Nairobi. Police are investigating the incident that happened at the weekend, indicating the new tricks the gangs are employing to attack and rob motorists on the highway. The brother was found admitted at the Kenyatta National Hospital after the stupefying and robbery incident. This was a day after the incident in which he had been robbed of a Toyota Prado car that he was to deliver to his…

The US says it has intelligence that Hamas has a command centre under Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City. National Security spokesman John Kirby said the group stored arms there and were prepared for an Israeli attack. This is the first time the US has independently backed claims by close ally Israel that Hamas uses hospitals to hide its bases. Hamas denies this. The statement came as Israel faced mounting global pressure to protect civilians trapped in the hospitals. US President Joe Biden said that Al-Shifa hospital “must be protected” from intense fighting around the complex, and UK Prime Minister Rishi…

Interior CS Kithure Kindiki has revoked a gazette notice increasing charges, fees and levies for various services provided by the State Department for Immigration and Citizen Services. “It is notified for information of the general public that Kenya Gazette Notice No. 15239 of 2023,15240 of 2023, 15241 of 2023 and 15242 of 2023 in the Special Issue of the Kenya Gazette Vol. CXXVNo.239 dated November 7, 2023, published by the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration relating to an upward revision of charges, fees and levies for various services provided by the State Department for Immigration and Citizen Services…

The price of super petrol will remain unchanged at Sh217.36 per litre in Nairobi as diesel and kerosene drop by Sh2. The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) Director General Daniel Kiptoo said on Tuesday that consumers will not bear the burden despite the average landed cost of imported super petrol going up by 2.81 per cent per cubic metre in September, diesel by 3.28 per cent and kerosene by 6.31 per cent. “In order to cushion consumers from the spike in pump prices as a consequence of the landed costs, the government has opted to stabilise pump prices for…

Five suspects were Tuesday produced in court over the theft of Sh94.9 million and detained for ten days. They included employees of Wells Fargo Company. Only Sh9.1 million of the money stolen has been recovered. Milimani principal magistrate Zainab Abdul granted police 10 days instead of 21 days as sought. She said the prosecution’s application to detain the five was merited because huge sums of money was stolen. The suspects, Ismael Patrick Gitonga, Michael Njeru, Samuel Onyango, Martin Nderi and James Mbatia have been remanded at Capitol Hill Police Station. Inspector Michael Kimilu said in an affidavit he is investigating criminal…

Businesswoman Ann Njeri Njoroge has recounted events that led to her disappearance over the weekend. Speaking on Tuesday outside a Mombasa court, Ann said she was brought to Karura forest, Kiambu county, by unknown individuals. Her lawyer, Cliff Ombeta said the businesswoman was kept in a house in the middle of the forest after her relatives were asked to leave by officers. “The last person she was with and relatives were asked to leave the premises. She was then kept in a house in the middle of Karura forest,” Ombeta said. The unknown people, Ombeta said, threatened Ann’s life if…

A businesswoman at the center of a Sh17 billion oil shipment has been arraigned before a Mombasa court. Anne Njoroge was on Tuesday arraigned after her lawyer Cliff Ombeta alleged that she had been missing for two days. Dressed in a yellow and black floral dress, and donning a white hijab, she walked into a Mombasa High Court on Tuesday where she waiting for the mention of a case she had earlier filed on November 8. The court had ordered authorities not to offload her diesel. But the diesel has since been offloaded and the ship in question left the…

The Chinese Embassy in Kenya announced Monday it had removed visa appointments for Kenyans, effective November 20, 2023. In a statement on Monday, the embassy said the move will ease the process for local travelers to the East Asian economic powerhouse. “In order to further facilitate the exchange of China and Kenya, the Chinese Embassy in Kenya will completely cancel visa appointments from November 20, 2023,” read part of the statement. The embassy said Kenyans seeking a Chinese visa to submit their applications directly to the Visa application service centre in Nairobi. However, all applications should be done during working…

Leader of Sudan General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and President William Ruto, have decided to collaborate on developing a framework for an inclusive discourse. The two met on Monday at State House, Nairobi to discuss long-term resolutions to the East African dispute. They talked about Sudan’s current state of affairs and the surrounding area, where a conflict between the government army and a paramilitary wing started in April. The Darfur area and the capital city of Khartoum have seen the brunt of the war. In October, the UN reported that over 6,000 people had been injured and at least 9,000 people…

At least three people were electrocuted in separate incidents reported to police. The first incident happened in Kandara, Murang’a County where two siblings were killed in a tragedy. Their mother is admitted to hospital with serious burn injuries after the incident. The incident happened in Riahiro village within Muruka sub-location and involved Evalyne Wambua Waweru aged 33 and her elder brother Titus Ngugi Waweru, 44. According to police and the parents of the victims, Evalyne was hanging clothes on a dry line outside their compound on Saturday when the incident happened. She was hanging the clothes oblivious that the line…

At least 46 people have been killed by flash floods across the country following the ongoing El Nino rains. Many others have been displaced in the incidents and are camping at various places seeking help, interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has revealed. Kindiki on Monday said the victims drowned and urged Kenyans to heed the advice of the government and move to safer areas as the rains persist. “I want to appeal to Kenyans not to take chances when it comes to flood waters. We have already lost 46 people through the floods. Take great caution.’” “When our officers tell…

Six prominent presidential candidates in Madagascar said Monday they plan to boycott this week’s elections, worsening a political crisis engulfing the country. The six, who are part of a larger grouping of opposition candidates holding almost daily protests for weeks, said they will not take part in Thursday’s vote and will urge their supporters not to cast their ballot. “We will call (on people) not to go and vote,” said presidential hopeful Marc Ravalomanana, 73, one of two former presidents to join calls for a boycott. The Indian Ocean island nation has been shaken by a fierce battle between President…

Kakamega nominated Member of County Assembly (MCA) Godliver Omondi is dead. The ODM nominated MCA died at Agha Khan Hospital Kisumu after a short illness. Kakamega Deputy Governor Ayub Savula confirmed the incident. Savula said Godliver was admitted to the ICU wing on Saturday after suffering from high blood pressure and diabetes but succumbed Monday at 6pm.

The controversy surrounding the ship MT Haigui, which has been docked at the Port of Mombasa since October 11, has prompted the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) to address the matter. The ship’s ability to offload has been impeded by a disagreement between two importers on the ownership of a Sh17 billion diesel shipment. Galana Energies Limited and Ramco, are purportedly claiming ownership of the 100,000 metric tons of fuel. According to KPA, MT Haigui loaded her cargo of 93,460 metric tons of gasoil between September 20 and September 28 at Yanbui-Samref port. KPA board chair Benjamin Tayari said that MT…

President William Ruto Monday urged countries across the world to explore alternatives to use of plastic bags as part of efforts to tackle pollution. He asked producers and innovators to rethink plastic products and packaging to reflect the principles of reuse, refill and repair. Ruto argued that there was need to explore alternative options such as non-plastic substitutes, alternative plastics and plastic products that do not have negative environmental, health and social impacts. “I invite innovators to come and invest in Africa because the continent has natural resources that can be used for planet-friendly alternatives,” said Ruto. This, Ruto said,…