Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Two junior police officers were Saturday arrested after their vehicle was intercepted at a roadblock while ferrying 13 illegal immigrants in Lokichar, Turkana County. The vehicle was carrying eight Ethiopians, four Eritreans and a Sudanese man, police said. At the time of the incident, the driver and his colleague were armed with an AK47 rifle officially issued to them at the time of the arrest. All the aliens were also detained ahead of arraignment and possible repatriation, police said. They said they had crossed from Ethiopia to Kenya in Turkana and were promised to be ferried to Kitale for onward…

Hundreds of people are feared dead and at least 1,000 are injured after a powerful earthquake hit western Afghanistan, near the Iranian border. The 6.3 magnitude quake struck about 40km from the western city of Herat at around 11:00 local time (06:30 GMT). Many buildings were damaged, trapping people under rubble and there were at least three powerful aftershocks. Survivors described their terror as office buildings first shook – and then collapsed around them. “We were in our offices and suddenly the building started shaking. Wall plaster started to fall down and the walls got cracks, some walls and parts…

The Israeli army has asked residents of several areas of the Gaza Strip to flee their homes in preparation for revenge attacks against Hamas. PM Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed “mighty vengeance” on Palestinian militants for what he called a “black day”. Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a wave of rocket attacks and sent fighters into Israel in the biggest escalation in decades. Read: At Least 40 Dead, More Than 700 Injured as Hamas Militants Target Israel with Thousands of Rockets Some 250 people in Israel have been killed and dozens of Israelis are believed to have been taken hostage. Israel has…

At least 40 people have died and more than 700 people have been injured after rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel by Hamas militants, Israeli officials said Saturday. The Israeli Defense Forces have declared “a state of alert for war,” according to a statement issued by the IDF early Saturday morning. “The IDF declares a state of alert for war. Over the past hour, the Hamas terrorist organization launched massive barrages of rockets from Gaza into Israel, and its terrorist operatives have infiltrated into Israel in a number of different locations in the south,” according to the IDF. “Civilians…

Rockets have been fired from Gaza “across southern and central Israel, including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, and the infiltration of Hamas militants,” according to the U.S. embassy. Meanwhile, the Israeli Defense Forces have declared “a state of alert for war,” according to a statement. “The IDF declares a state of alert for war. Over the past hour, the Hamas terrorist organization launched massive barrages of rockets from Gaza into Israel, and its terrorist operatives have infiltrated into Israel in a number of different locations in the south,” according to the IDF. “Civilians in southern and central Israel must remain near…

Detectives are investigating the murder of three night security guards on Saturday morning in Migori town. The bodies of the men were found after the murder in unclear circumstances, police said. The three were reportedly found with serious injuries on the neck and head, a sign that they were hit by a blunt object. Police said one of the bodies found dumped in River Migori. Locals said security situation in the town is continuously deteriorating, further urging Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki to intervene. The locals stated that they do not understand how the murders happened as two of the…

Outgoing Trade, Investments, and Industry Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has highlighted his accomplishments as he readies himself to officially assume his new role in the Public Service, Performance, and Delivery Management ministry. In a statement on X, formerly Twitter, Kuria shared some of his 12 most notable achievements at the Trade docket with the caption ‘Veni, Vidi, Vici,’ a Latin phrase which translates to ‘I came, I saw, I conquered.’ Kuria says that during his 11-month and 6-day tenure as Trade CS, he implemented the exports and promotion levy to discourage unnecessary imports and introduced a pipeline of 26 mega…

Six men suspected of involvement in the murder in August of Ecuador’s anti-corruption presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio were killed in prison on Friday, the prisons agency said, barely a week before a crucial run-off election. The killings took place in a penitentiary in Guayaquil, the South American country’s largest city, the attorney general’s office announced earlier on Friday. Ecuador’s government swiftly condemned the killings. Read: Ecuador Murder: Fernando Villavicencio’s Running-mate Steps in to Contest Election Outgoing President Guillermo Lasso pledged “neither complicity nor cover-up” in getting to the bottom of the killings, in a post on social media platform X, formerly…

Dozens of gunmen from the Islamist militant group Hamas appear to have entered southern Israel in a surprise attack and are currently at large. Israel’s military says it is striking targets in the Gaza Strip amid a “situational assessment”. Earlier, dozens of rockets were launched toward Israel, setting off air raid sirens across the country. One person has been killed and there have been reports of explosions near Tel Aviv and areas surrounding Gaza. Palestinian militant group Hamas has claimed responsibility for the attack, with its armed wing saying it launched 5,000 rockets in 20 minutes. Israel’s Defense Forces (IDF)…

A suspected gold scammer was on Friday nabbed by DCI detectives as he attempted to flee. The DCI on Saturday said Jonathan Okoth Opande alias Okoth Magawi was ejected from a Kisumu-bound KQ flight on Friday afternoon after sleuths received a tip-off on his planned travel plans. The suspect who unsuccessfully contested for the Nyakach Parliamentary seat in the last General Elections, has been engaging detectives in cat-and-mouse games, DCI said. He is apparently wanted in connection to a case where he defrauded two Thai nationals over Sh13 million, in a fake gold deal. According to a complaint lodged at…

President Joe Biden’s administration said on Thursday it will add sections to a border wall to stave off record migrant crossings from Mexico, carrying forward a signature policy of former President Donald Trump. Trump is the frontrunner for the Republican Party nomination to challenge Biden, a Democrat, in the 2024 presidential race. Trump made building border barriers a central tenet of his first campaign for president with the rally chant, “Build That Wall.” One of Biden’s first actions after taking office in January 2021 was to issue a proclamation pledging that “no more American taxpayer dollars be diverted to construct…

Donald Trump has withdrawn a lawsuit he filed against Michael Cohen, his former personal lawyer and fixer who has become one of his most vocal critics. The former president filed suit against Cohen in a US District Court in Florida in April seeking $500 million (Ksh.74.4 billion) for an alleged breach of attorney-client privileges and a confidentiality agreement. In a filing with the court on Thursday, a lawyer for Trump said the former president was “voluntarily dismissing” the suit. Cohen, in posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, noted that Trump’s decision to drop the case came just days before…

A French court will try Pascaline Bongo, eldest daughter of Gabon’s former president Omar Bongo, early next year on suspicion of corruption, a judicial source told AFP. First reported by the French daily Liberation, the January-February 1 case will also target French construction firm Egis Route and five other people. Pascaline Bongo, who was her father’s chief of staff until his death in 2009, is accused of helping Egis Route secure public contracts in Gabon in 2010-2011, in exchange for a promised eight million euros ($8.4 million at today’s rates). She denies the charge of accepting bribes, with her lawyer…

Detectives made a breakthrough in the investigation of an international fraud case where businessmen based in India lost goods worth over Sh267 Million, to suspected fraudsters based in Uganda. The group had been assisted by local thugs, police investigators say. This is after the complainant one Surya Parkash, the Chief Executive of Kutch Chemical Industries LTD supplied a consignment of 104 containers of caustic soda (sodium hydroxide) to fictitious companies between December 12, 2022 and April 22, 2023. Caustic soda is used as a reagent in laboratories and also as a cleansing agent. According to the complainant who flew to…

US star Jason Derulo has been accused of sexual harassment in a legal case launched by a singer who was signed to his record label. Emaza Gibson, who was offered a recording contract with Derulo’s imprint, is now suing him, alleging he ended their working relationship after she denied his sexual advances. Ms Gibson told NBC News she has been left “traumatized” by the experience. Derulo has denied the claims, calling them “completely false and hurtful”. Ms Gibson, 25, filed her complaint against Derulo, 34, on Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, saying he “maliciously” promised her success, then denied her the…