Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju resurfaced on Monday, after he was reported missing on Saturday. According to the family, Tuju went missing on Saturday, along with his driver cum aide, Steve Mwanga, as they were on their way to a radio interview. His vehicle was reportedly abandoned along Miotoni Lane in Karen. At a public appearance at his home on Monday, the former CS said he went into hiding after realizing suspicious persons were following him on Saturday. Tuju said he had informed police that he was being trailed by a land cruiser that did not have a number plate.…

Two people were killed, and several others badly hurt when an Air Canada regional jet struck a fire truck on a runway while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, officials said. The pilot and copilot were killed in the late Sunday night collision, which crushed the nose of the aircraft, while around 40 passengers and crew members were taken to area hospitals, some with serious injuries. Most have since been released from treatment, authorities said Monday. Two Port Authority employees who were traveling in the fire truck also suffered injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening, said Kathryn Garcia,…

Africa’s entrepreneurial landscape is gaining fresh momentum following the unveiling of 3,200 new opportunities under the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), a move set to accelerate business growth and job creation across the continent. The announcement marks another milestone in a programme that has steadily shifted Africa’s development narrative—from dependence on aid to one driven by enterprise, innovation, and local solutions. Kenya is among the countries already making its mark, with 14 entrepreneurs named in the latest cohort unveiled on March 22, 2026. Their selection highlights the country’s growing reputation as a centre for innovation, spanning sectors such as agribusiness, technology,…

The FORD Kenya party strongly pushed back against growing calls from leaders within the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) to dissolve affiliate parties within the ruling Kenya Kwanza coalition, terming the move unconstitutional, coercive, and a threat to Kenya’s multiparty democracy. In a strongly worded press statement issued Monday, Secretary General John Chikati accused sections of UDA leadership of attempting to intimidate coalition partners into folding and joining a single dominant party ahead of the 2027 General Election. The remarks come in response to recent statements by Samson Cherargei, who suggested that parties allied to the government risk political exclusion if…

New York’s LaGuardia Airport has been closed until further notice after an Air Canada plane collided with a firefighting vehicle responding to a separate incident. The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop for the airport late on Sunday night and said there was a “high” likelihood it would be extended. CBS News, the BBC US partner, reported the plane was arriving from Montreal and had landed. It had slowed to about 24mph when it collided with a vehicle from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport. The plane – a CRJ 900 model…

The family of Steve Mwanga, the missing driver of former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju on Monday recorded their statement with the police over the incident. They said they want him to be found. The family said the police had not taken any action even after being informed Tuju was missing. “Police insisted they wanted his child or wife to record the statement and that is what we will do today,” said a spokesman. Tuju and his driver cum aide are missing since Saturday night. They were the only people who were in the car at the time of the incident.…

Detectives are investigating an incident where suspected thugs raided a home in Lavington, Nairobi, and robbed the occupants of more than Sh2.6 million. The money was in US dollars when it was stolen and was in two safes, the occupants, who are Chinese nationals, said. They told police they were in their house at Henrick Villas on Sunday evening when four men drove into the compound. The men had been let in by a guard on duty who said he was informed they were guests there. The men then ordered the 12 Chinese nationals to lie down while armed with…

Detectives are investigating the murder of a house help whose body was found in a shop after her murder in Whistling Moran area, Athi River, Machakos County. The woman identified as Precious Kanari, 25 had been missing since Friday March 20 before her body was discovered two days later. The body had been covered with sacks and stashed in shelves in the grocery shop. An attendant who was taking care of the shop was missing. The owners of the shop told police they had left it under the care of a worker and on coming back on Sunday they found…

Two people, including a man aged 84, died from electrocution while trying to connect a Wifi cable in a village in Sengera, Kisii County. Police said the incident happened on Sunday night and that they were looking for the assailant. Police said one Joseph Mosoti was the first one to be electrocuted in the incident as he tried to connect a wifi cable to his house. The cable had been connected from a Kenya Power and Lighting pole in the area and outside his house. The cable had apparently been connected to live wires that caused the electrocution. Witnesses said…

Gunmen attacked and killed a road construction worker in Ndumuru area, Igembe, Meru County. Police said the incident happened on Sunday, March 22 afternoon as the workers attached a Chinese company were busy on the Isiolo-Kulamawe Road. The workers said they were attacked by about 50 men who were crossing the road. The group opened fire and fatally injured Timothy Koome. Witnesses said the gang seemed to be escaping from security agencies conducting an operation in the area. A team of police officers guarding the site responded and engaged them in a shootout before they vanished. The body was moved…

A woman surrendered to the police after she had killed her 11-year-old son in a bizarre incident at a lodging in Mumbuni area, Makueni County. The woman spared her two other children aged six and three in the incident, police said of the March 22 incident. The motive of the murder was not immediately known, police said. Police said the woman had on March 21 night checked into a lodging in the area while accompanied by her three children. The following day, the woman walked out reportedly to buy toothpaste in a nearby shop. After she delayed, the manager of…

Detectives are investigating the murder of a 17-year-old boy in a village in Asembo, Siaya County. Police said the incident happened on Sunday morning as the victim and a friend were leaving a night vigil in Boi village. The motive of the murder was not immediately known. The victim’s body was found lying on the roadside with a deep cut in the neck. The second victim also had a deep cut and was rushed to a local hospital and admitted in a serious but stable condition, police said. The surviving victim told police he can identify their assailants. The body…

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump have discussed the need to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in a call about the ongoing Middle East conflict. Traffic through the strait – one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes – has slowed down by about 95% since the Iran war began on 28 February. A Downing Street spokesperson said the leaders “agreed that reopening the Strait of Hormuz was essential to ensure stability in the global energy market” during the conversation on Sunday evening. It comes as Sir Keir is set to chair a Cobra meeting, which will…

Socialists and allies held on to power France’s big four cities – Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Lille – on a local election night that offered hopes for mainstream parties in next year’s presidential elections. The new aspirants of the far-left and far-right also made gains – notably in Nice for an ally of Marine Le Pen and Roubaix in the north for the France Unbowed (LFI) party. But the big lesson of the evening was the failure of alliances between mainstream left and LFI, with voters turning to the centre and right in long-time Socialist Party (PS) strongholds like Clermont-Ferrand…

A suspected mass grave discovered in Kericho County took a new twist after police detained a cemetery caretaker who is now at the center of investigations into the mysterious burial of multiple bodies. Authorities in Kericho East Sub-County confirmed that the caretaker, initially identified as Ezekiel, was traced to the Makaburini area late Saturday night. Upon interrogation, he revealed his true identity as Richard Towett and claimed to be an employee of the National Council of Churches of Kenya, which owns the cemetery where the bodies were allegedly buried. Police said a search at his residence led to the recovery…