Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

There was agony as the family of a Kenya Defence Forces soldier who was killed in a mortar attack on East African Community Regional Forces (EACRF) in Kibumba, eastern DRC was Wednesday received the body in Nairobi. The family members said they did not expect their son, a private to return in a casket. The body was moved to a military mortuary in Nairobi on Wednesday ahead of planned burial. At the same time, EACRF protested on Wednesday that a ceasefire agreement between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and the M23 armed group was breached…

Cases of land grabbing within Nairobi and its metropolis have been rampant in the recent past amid calls for action to tame the trend. Officials say those in power have been linked to the cases thus dimming hope of sanity in the lands sector. For instance, investigations show that a public market land within South B was grabbed by a renowned Kiambu businessman and politician. The individual is a serving Member of Parliament, police investigations show. The South B market land, LR.209/12621, measuring approximately 0.289 Ha is located within Starehe Sub-County in a very prime area. According to police, on…

Two senior lands officials were Wednesday dramatically charged with fraud in a Sh4 billion land deal in Kwale County. The two included deputy Director land administration at the Ministry of Lands headquarters Ardhi House Jacob Salesio Kaburu and a land agent Franklin Kamau Kamathi. They were produced in a Kwale Court and pleaded not guilty to up to 16 charges. This was after an attempt to thwart the plea taking was thwarted. Officials said the prosecutors were shocked to find the court not in session after arresting the two and driving with them from Nairobi to Kwale in a distance…

Police in the US city of Lewiston, Maine warned a gunman is on the loose, with reports that at least 20 people have been killed. Residents of the city, the second-largest in the state, have been told to shelter in place. Police said they were investigating incidents at “multiple locations” and released photos of a suspect. The White House said President Joe Biden had been briefed on the situation and would continue to receive updates. There were also multiple but unconfirmed reports of at least 50 people injured. In a statement on X, formerly Twitter, Maine State Police said: “There…

Embattled Meru County Governor Kawira Mwangaza was Wednesday unanimously impeached by the Meru County Assembly. This is the second time she is being impeached. All 59 MCAs who were present in the House on Wednesday evening voted in support of the motion to remove Mwangaza from office. Ten MCAs were absent. The first-term Governor, who was elected on an independent ticket, is accused of misuse of public funds, gross misconduct, contempt of the county assembly and court among other charges.. She had moved to the Court of Appeal in Nyeri to stop the move but failed. She wanted to stop…

Telecommunications giant Safaricom has inked a Sh30 million technology sponsorship deal with Kenya Breweries Limited’s flagship beer brand, Tusker, to enhance the experience at East Africa’s ultimate beer festival, OktobaFest. Safaricom’s involvement as a technology and payments partner will focus on fostering seamless in-festival connectivity, empowering the youth and Gen Z community through Safaricom Hook, and powering digital payments through M-PESA. “Today’s partnership is symbolic of two iconic Kenyan brands coming together to celebrate our Kenyan-ness and leveraging our strengths to put together Kenya’s biggest cultural experience,” said Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa. Read: Safaricom Sustained Over 1.2 Million Jobs, Contributed Sh909…

Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang’ula has okayed the removal of Nominated MP Sabina Chege as Deputy Minority Whip. Chege will be replaced by Embakasi West MP Mark Mwenje of Jubilee party. “In this regard, Mark Mwenje replaces nominated MP Sabina Chege as the Deputy Minority Whip,” Wetang’ula said on Wednesday. Jubilee secretary general Jeremiah Kioni had earlier accused Wetang’ula of delaying Ms Chege’s removal. Read: Sabina Chege Ousted as Deputy Minority Whip The former Ndaragwa MP chided the Speaker for what he described as a deliberate attempt to obstruct the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party’s decision to…

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has effectively immediately banned hawking within the Central Business District (CBD). The county boss on Wednesday said City Hall will conduct a crackdown exercise against hawkers. “There will be no hawking on the road. In fact, I’m enforcing it from tomorrow( Thursday) morning, even around the bus station. I will not allow that,” he said during a consultative meeting between enforcement officers, hawkers and executive officers. The governor insisted that the law must be enforced specially in areas where hawking is prohibited. “Nairobi will be a city of order and dignity. There will be no hawking…

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has approved murder charges against the main suspect in the murder of Nairobi Hospital Finance Director Eric Maigo. This is after Milimani senior principal magistrate Gilbert Shikwe on Wednesday, marked the miscellaneous file as closed after the prosecution said they had concluded their  investigations against the woman. However, the court did not give any information on the suspect’s age assessment, which was among the issues that were to be addressed. The court directed the matter to be handled by the High Court at her plea taking stage. The woman was, however, yet…

Detectives are hunting down a gang of about ten that attacked a family and sexually assaulted three women there before robbing them of Sh114,000 in a village in Nyamira County. The incident happened in a village in Masanda area, Keroka. Police say the motive of the incident is yet to be known amid concerns of the rising rate of crime in the area. According to police, the gang went to the home of a woman aged 80 while armed with crude weapons and a gun on Monday morning. The robbers assaulted some members of the family and tortured others between…

Uganda on Tuesday scoffed at a US warning about the risk of doing business in the East African country, describing it as “laughable”. The US State Department published an advisory on Monday urging potential investors to be wary of “endemic corruption” and a lack of respect for human rights in the country. It followed an updated travel warning issued by Washington earlier this year after Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed into law a draconian anti-gay bill. “Businesses, organizations, and individuals should be aware of potential financial and reputational risks resulting from endemic corruption,” the advisory said. It also warned of…

The United Democratic Alliance has rescinded its earlier decision on the appointment of new Nairobi county assembly leadership. UDA Secretary General Cleophas Malala on Wednesday said the decision was reached following a court order barring the ruling party from making the changes. “In the view above we are constrained to suspend our earlier communication and that there be status quo of the existing Minority leadership in line with the court order,” he said in a letter. In the changes, South B MCA Waithera Chege was supposed to replace Waithaka MCA Anthony Kiragu as minority leader. Read: Waithera Chege Takes Over As…

A Kenya Defence Forces soldier was killed in a mortar attack in Kibumba area eastern DRC. The soldier is the first to die in DRC while serving under the East Africa Community Regional Force (EACRF). The soldier was among troops under EACRF when a mortar directed on a fighting group landed on them on Tuesday, October 24. Reports said there was no direct attack on KDF Forward Operating Base. The reports added M23 was fighting with Wazalendo rebels using mortars when the incident happened. The officials said one bomb accidentally landed near one of the post patrol base killing the…

The body of a taxi driver who went missing in Utawala area was found in a dam two days after the incident. The body of Evans Mochara was found dumped in Maragua Dam in Murang’a County on October 14, two days after he went missing from his home in the Mihango area of Utawala. Police have since arrested Machora’s wife to help them in the probe into the incident. The officers produced her in court Tuesday and sought to detain the woman suspected to be involved in the disappearance of her husband for 21 days. The wife, Teresia Masese, was…

A senior officer at the Ministry of lands is among two people who were Tuesday arrested in a police operation in a probe into alleged conspiracy to defraud Kwale County of 63,039 acres of Lunga Lunga Ranching. The two who include a deputy director of land administration Jacob Selasio Kaburu and a land agent Frankilin Kamau Kamathi. They were picked up from Ardhi House in Nairobi and driven to Kwale ahead of planned arraignment on Wednesday. Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations said they were investigating claims of forgery. Those arrested are also likely to face charges of conspiracy…