Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Elon Musk was misleading in his public statements during a crucial period of his 2022 Twitter takeover, a jury has found. After two days of deliberations, a jury in San Francisco federal court decided in a unanimous verdict against the tech titan, who was sued by a group of Twitter investors arguing they had relied on his statements. While testifying in court earlier this month, Musk argued that he did not mislead investors and that people simply read too much into his public comments and tweets. The jury instead found that certain of his public claims of problems in Twitter’s…

Three weeks into an escalating war in the Middle East, Iran threatened to expand its retaliatory attacks to include recreational and tourist sites worldwide, as the U.S. announced it was sending more warships and Marines to the region. Following news of the deployments, President Donald Trump said later Friday on social media that his administration in fact was considering “winding down” military operations in the region. The mixed messages came after another climb in oil prices plunged the U.S. stock market, and was followed by a Trump administration announcement that it will lift sanctions on Iranian oil loaded on ships,…

The government plans to intensify value addition and consumption of locally manufactured agro-products as part of the national industrial development strategy, Investments, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui has said. The ongoing plans, Kinyanjui said, are geared toward promoting value addition and agro-business capacity building, targeting various crops and superfoods, including Macadamia, Avocado, and Livestock products. Speaking during a tour of listed agribusiness firm Kakuzi Plc’s orchards in Murang’a County, Kinyanjui noted that Kenya has latent potential to produce edible oils from Macadamia, among other oil crops. The local production of edible oils, he said, will play a key…

Three suspects were arrested over the murder of a woman initially claimed to have died by suicide in a village in Kehancha, Migori County. The police revised the earlier suicide report to a murder case following postmortem findings. Authorities indicated that a postmortem conducted on the body of Davine Kwamboka revealed she died from a head injury caused by blunt force trauma. The case had initially been reported as a suicide and gender-based violence incident under. However, the new medical findings have confirmed that the death was a result of homicide, prompting police to amend the records accordingly. Investigators have…

Police in Bungoma County launched investigations following the discovery of the body of a two-year-old boy in a shallow well in Bungoma West Sub-County. Detectives responded to Makhonge Village, where they found the lifeless body of the minor floating in a shallow water-filled well. The body was retrieved and found dressed in a brown jacket, while a pair of black shorts and one black gumboot were lying near the well, with the other gumboot inside the water. A preliminary examination revealed injuries, including bruises on the right eye and lower lip, as well as blood noted at the anal area,…

Three people were separately found dead after a suspected drowning incidents. In the first incident, police in Trans Nzoia County said they had launched investigations following the discovery of a body at Lukuna River. The incident was reported on March 19, 2026 at around 9:39 a.m. where police found the body of an unidentified male adult, estimated to be about 54 years old, lying dead along Lukuna River. Preliminary examination revealed that the deceased had two deep cuts on the forehead, raising questions over the circumstances surrounding the death. The body was moved to Kitale District Hospital mortuary, where it…

A fresh independent valuation has cast serious doubt on claims that former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju’s Karen-based properties are worth Sh3 billion, revealing significantly lower figures and raising questions about the accuracy of public statements surrounding the high-profile debt dispute. According to a Knight Frank Valuers Limited report dated July 15, 2024, the combined market value of the Entim Sidai Wellness Sanctuary and Dari properties stands at Sh1.985 billion, a far cry from the multi-billion shilling figures that have been cited in public discourse. The report places: Entim Sidai at Sh1.395 billion Dari property at Sh590 million These figures represent…

The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) Thursday issued an urgent advisory after flooding and silt deposition disrupted traffic along the Mai Mahiu–Suswa–Narok (B7) Road at Kedong Ranch near Suswa. The incident happened on Thursday March 19 night. With more rains expected, there are fears the situation will worsen, officials warned. This is the latest such incident on the key route amid efforts to address the menace. According to KeNHA, the affected section had become unsafe due to heavy rainfall, with ongoing efforts to clear the road and restore normal traffic flow. The agency told motorists to avoid attempting to drive…

Danish soldiers flown to Greenland in January were prepared to blow up key airport runways over fears that US President Donald Trump could invade the Arctic island, Denmark’s public broadcaster DR says. Citing sources in the Danish government and military, and also among European allies, DR says blood supplies were also brought in to treat the wounded in the event of fighting. The Financial Times newspaper said two European officials later confirmed the report. The Danish defence ministry told the BBC it “has no comment”. A senior Danish military official, speaking anonymously, told the BBC “only a limited number of…

The FBI is investigating Donald Trump’s former top counter-terrorism official – who resigned from the role earlier this week – over alleged leaks, sources have told CBS News, the BBC’s US partner. Joe Kent is under investigation in connection with alleged leaks of classified information, with sources telling CBS that the probe began before his departure as US National Counterterrorism Center director. Announcing his resignation on Tuesday, Kent said he could not support the war in Iran “in good conscience” and that the country “posed no imminent threat” to the US – a claim the White House dismissed. The BBC…

A commemorative gold coin bearing the image of US President Donald Trump has been approved by a federal arts commission. The 24-karat gold coin is intended to mark America’s 250th birthday this 4 July and portrays Trump with his fists pressed against a desk. After a presentation by the US Mint, the US Commission of Fine Arts voted unanimously to approve the design, despite questions over its legality. Federal law does not allow a living president to appear on US currency. But the coin is being issued in accordance with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s authority and discretion to mint and…

The Government of Kenya, through Kenya Railways, is set to extend the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Naivasha to Malaba, a transformative project aimed at boosting regional trade, connectivity, and economic growth. The project comprises two main sections which include Naivasha – Kisumu Section and starts from Emurtoto in Narok County and stretches approximately 264 km to Kisumu. It also includes a branch line of 8.69 km connecting to the proposed new Kisumu Port. It passes through Narok, Bomet, Nyamira, Kericho, and Kisumu Counties and features six intermediate passenger stations (Narok, Mulot, Bomet, Sotik, Sondu, and Ahero) and 17 crossing…

A Somali national linked to the outlawed Al-Shabaab network was found guilty of multiple terrorism-related charges in a Nairobi court. The Kahawa Law Courts found Abdikarim Hassanow Hassan, also known as Ali, guilty on multiple terrorism-related charges under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2012. The conviction follows a robust prosecution that laid bare a coordinated scheme of recruitment, radicalisation, and facilitation of terrorist activities. The court established that on or before April 2, 2024, at Kehancha Township in Migori County, the accused was an active member of al-Shabaab, a group designated as a terrorist organisation under Kenya Gazette Notice No.…

The dispute between former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju and the East African Development Bank (EADB) has escalated into a high-profile legal and political standoff, following the auction of prime Nairobi property tied to a long-running debt. At the centre of the conflict is a loan of approximately $9.2 million  advanced to Tuju’s company, Dari Limited, in 2015. The loan, secured against several properties including land in Karen, fell into default in 2016, triggering a protracted recovery process. Subsequent court rulings, including a 2019 judgment in the United Kingdom that was later upheld by Kenyan courts, affirmed EADB’s claim of roughly…

The government officially transferred the coordination of national emergencies and disaster response from the State Department for Special Programmes to the State Department for Internal Security and National Administration within the Ministry of Interior. It is not clear what triggered the move announced by the head of public service Felix Koskei. This leaves Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Public Service, Human Capital Development and Special Programmes Geoffrey Ruku with only one function to manage which is that of human resource. Koskei said in a memo the action follows observations that the disaster response function, given its complex, time-sensitive nature and national…