Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

At least three al Shabaab militants were Tuesday killed in an ambush by police in Fafi, Garissa County and assorted food found on them. They were transporting the food on donkey carts to a new makeshift when they were ambushed, police said. The security team killed three militants while others escaped with serious injuries and recovered foodstuffs, water and collapsible tank,” said a police official aware of the operation. Multi agency teams have mounted operations in the areas near the Somali-Kenya border. The incident comes barely a week after two al-Shabaab militants were killed when a bomb they were setting…

DCI Mohamed Amin has summoned 30 people including Mavoko MP Patrick Makau over Portland Cement land saga in Athi River. Amin instructed the individuals who they believe are in possession of crucial information in the matter to report at the headquarters on October 18. Also supposed to present themselves before the police are former deputy county Commissioners in Mavoko David Juma and Geoffrey Omondi and Chief, Athi River Location Cecilia Nzioka and Aimi ma Lukenya managers. Aimi ma Lukenya is said to have sold the land in question to unsuspecting Kenyans who have since been evicted. “These individuals are hereby…

A Kenyan businessman was Tuesday charged with plans to steal Sh400 million from a Rwandan. What started as a plan to expand a Rwandan based financial tech firm in Kenya ended up with one of the directors being charged with conspiring to defraud the company Sh400 million. Kirimi Koome appeared in court after he was arrested at an Airbnb in Westlands on October 11. Desire Muhinyuza had accused Kenyan businessman Kirimi Koome of planning to steal the money from him. He was charged with conspiring to defraud Muhinyuza, USD 2,619,583.27, being merchants funds by falsely representing himself as the owner…

Fake lawyer Brian Mwenda Njagi has been arrested. This is according to Law Society of Kenya President Eric Theuri. Theuri on Tuesday said evidence against the impersonator pointed at forgery and identify theft. “Brian Mwenda Njagi is now at DCI. We are going to ensure that he faces the full force of the Law. The evidence gathered so far points to several cases of forgery & identity theft,” he wrote on X. The LSK president also stated that they were working with investigative authorities to ensure justice is served. “Further inquiries are ongoing. We are working closely with the DCI…

15 officers from police, Kenya Wildlife Service and National Intelligence Service accused of being behind the disappearance of two Indians and their Kenyan taxi driver were finally charged before a Kahawa Law Court. The officers drawn from defunct Special Service Unit of DCI, NIS and KWS were arraigned and denied 17 counts of offences ranging from abduction to commit murder, cooperation in the execution of cruel treatment, conspiracy to commit a felony, forgery among others. This is after the prosecution closed their miscellaneous application of last year. The case has been at the heart of president William Ruto because the…

Azimio la Umoja coalition party leader Raila Odinga has condemned the government over the ongoing Portland Cement demolitions. Speaking moments after being denied access to the demolition site, the former prime minister described the act as “ungodly”. Raila attacked President William Ruto for allowing the demolitions to continue as hundreds were left homeless. “What is going on here is ungodly. During Ruto’s campaign in July 2022, he had promised to abolish unlawful demolitions in the country this is exactly what he is doing,” he said. Read: Raila Denied Access to Portland Cement Demolition Site He noted that the process is a…

Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance coalition party leader Raila Odinga has been blocked from accessing the Portland Cement demolition site. Police at the site barred Raila and his team from gaining entrance saying they would disrupt the process. Instead, the officer in charge asked the former prime minister to visit the following week. “We are not doing anything wrong. We are doing what needs to be done, and that is returning this land back to the public,” the officer said. “You can continue to conduct your meeting elsewhere and meet people elsewhere but not here.” Read: Portland Cement To Sell…

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has expressed gratitude to President William Ruto after the head of state extended his mandate to include the Foreign Affairs Ministry. Mudavadi who took over from CS Alfred Mutua on Tuesday said the additional role showed the Head’s of State confidence in him. The prime CS assured the public that he would advance Kenya’s national, regional and global interests in his new mandate. “I want to thank the President for bestowing me additional responsibilities. It shows the confidence he has in me,” he said. According to Mudavadi, the two portfolios (Office of the Prime Cabinet…

A bus has crashed into a cafe in Manchester, with 12 people injured and the driver held on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. It struck the T4 bubble tea cafe in the Piccadilly Gardens area of the city centre at about 13:15 BST. The casualties were believed to be passengers and pedestrians who were outside the cafe at the time, with one woman seriously injured. Witness Michael Stevens told the BBC he felt “lucky to be alive”. Emergency services at first said “at least two” people had been hurt before later clarifying. A police statement confirmed the…

There was panic at the CJ’s Restaurant at Ola Petrol Station along Argwings Kodhek Road in Yaya Centre when attendants recovered a pistol in a toilet. Police said they are investigating the ownership of the pistol that was found abandoned in the men’s toilet of the popular restaurant in Kilimani area, Nairobi. A reveler believed to be a licensed gun holder had gone to the toilet and placed the Steyr C9-A2 MF pistol with 16 bullets on the cistern probably for a long call. He then walked out leaving the weapon therein after his mission. Police said the weapon was…

Portland Cement has issued a notice informing public that it will regularise and sell some of its land. In a notice in the Daily Nation, the cement maker said it will give priority to those already occupying LR NO. 8784/144, 145 and 653 Mavoko. Portland asked the occupants to state their claim within 14 days of the notice. It further noted that it will sell the unclaimed pieces of land at the lapse of the notice. “At the expiry of this notice, all unclaimed portions shall be competitively offered to the general public on a willing buyer willing seller basis,”…

LinkedIn is laying off 668 people across its engineering, product, talent and finance teams as part of a broader restructuring, the social media platform announced Monday. In a blog post, the social media site for professionals said it is making changes to its organizational structure and streamlining its decision making. “Talent changes are a difficult, but necessary and regular part of managing our business,” the company said. Microsoft bought LinkedIn in 2016. The company is dedicating many of its resources toward artificial intelligence. Recently, LinkedIn announced an AI-assisted candidate discovery for recruiters using the site. And in Microsoft’s most recent…

US President Joe Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday to be briefed on its plans for war against Hamas militants, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced on Monday night. Blinken made the announcement following a lengthy meeting with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Biden will hear from Israel how it will conduct its operations in a way that “minimises civilian casualties”, the US says. Hamas says it fired a “barrage of rockets” at Jerusalem and Tel Aviv – with sirens sending lawmakers to bomb shelters. UN aid chief Martin Griffiths says the health system and hospitals in the Hamas-run Gaza…

Former National Youth Service (NYS) Director General Nelson Githinji, ex-Devolution Principal Secretary Peter Mangiti and businessman Ben Gethi were Monday acquitted in the Sh791 million NYS 1 scandal. This was highly anticipated. Milimani chief magistrate Wendy Micheni said on Monday evening, the prosecution failed to produce enough evidence linking them to the theft of the hundreds of millions. Micheni said the offences filed against the former senior NYS Officials would have been proven. “if the prosecution had presented electronic evidence in their bid to pin down the suspects.” This was in regard to the the case facing former senior civil…

Micro medium and small enterprise Principal Secretary Susan Mangeni was Monday admitted in hospital after being injured in a road accident at Korinda area, Busia County. Police said her four wheel drive car clashed on a motorcyclist in Korinda area. The impact caused the release of an airbag which seriously injured her and the driver, police said. The fate of the rider was not immediately known after the 3 pm accident. Police confirmed the PS was out of danger. She complained of pain in the face and chest. She was admitted hospital in stable condition. Police said they are investigating…