Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

President William Ruto has said that Kibera slums will be rehabilitated in the next 10 years. The head of state was speaking during a church service in Lang’ata on Sunday. He said the revamp will be made possible through his administration’s Affordable Housing Project. The project seeks to provide Kenyans living in informal settlements decent housing. The complete overhaul of the slums, he said, will also create employment. “That plan was introduced for two reasons. First it’s not about the houses but about the jobs. Our plan is that we will have constructed at least 200,000 houses to ensure that…

Apple on Saturday said it has identified a few issues which can cause new iPhones to run warmer than expected, including a bug in the iOS 17 software which will be fixed in an upcoming update. After complaints that the new phones are getting very warm, Apple has said that the device may feel warmer in the first few days “after setting up or restoring the device because of increased background activity.” “Another issue involves some recent updates to third-party apps that are causing them to overload the system,” Apple said, adding that it is working with app developers on…

Afghanistan’s embassy in India suspended operations on Sunday, more than two years after the Taliban’s return to power in Kabul following the collapse of the Western-backed government. Most foreign nations — including India — do not officially recognise Afghanistan’s Taliban government, but acknowledge them as the de facto ruling authority. This has left many Afghan embassies and consulates in limbo, with diplomats appointed by the former government refusing to cede control of embassy buildings and property to representatives chosen by the Taliban authorities. “It is with profound sadness, regret, and disappointment that the Embassy of Afghanistan in New Delhi announces…

An explosion near Turkey’s parliament in Ankara was a “terrorist attack” that left two police officers injured, the interior minister has said. Two attackers arrived in a commercial vehicle around 09:30 (06:30 GMT) and carried out the attack, Ali Yerlikaya said. Mr Yerlikaya said an attacker blew himself up in front of a ministry building and another was “neutralised”. The explosion happened just hours before parliament was due to reconvene. It is not clear who the attackers were. No-one has claimed the attack. The first media reports of an explosion also spoke of gunfire heard in the area. Emergency services…

More than 22,353 passports have already been delivered to Kenyans countrywide in the first week of the Rapid Results Initiative (RRI). Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki on Saturday said that the initiative which seeks to clear passport backlog at the Immigration Department nationwide was at par with over over 87,000 having been produced in one week. He said over 65,101 passports are still uncollected at different centres in the country. Kindiki told applicants to collect their passports, failure to which they would be disposed and penalized. “Every Wednesday, the Immigration Department will publish a list of all applicants whose passports…

Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua says the government will no longer send Kenyans for state missions. The CS said foreign assignments will instead be allocated to Kenyans already in the diaspora. The move, he said, will help cut expenditure. “I shared with them that as part of my strategy to reduce the cost of running missions, we will be hiring Kenyans residing in the countries where we have missions to work for us, instead of exporting staff from Nairobi,” he said. Speaking in Sydney, Australia, Mutua said changes at Kenyans embassies will ensure service delivery. “Kenyans in Sydney are…

A Mombasa based businessman who had been charged with supplying arms to al Shabaab terror group was “captured” in Somalia in what officials termed as an operation. The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) of Somalia claimed Friday it apprehended key figure, Sakaria Kamal Sufi Aba-Sheikh also known as Saki over supply of arms to al Shabaab militants. Sakaria is known for his involvement in sourcing weaponry and explosives for the insurgent factions in Somalia. Whereas some officials said he was arrested after jumping bail in Kenya and tried to escape through the border, others said he was deported to…

The US government on Saturday was hours from shutting down after the far right of the Republican Party scuppered final attempts at a temporary budget agreement, throwing into doubt everything from access to national parks to Washington’s massive support for Ukraine. The closure of all but critical government services, set to start after midnight Saturday (0400 GMT Sunday) if lawmakers fail to reach a deal, would be the first since 2019 — immediately delaying salaries for millions of federal employees and military personnel. The two chambers of Congress are deadlocked, with a small group of Republicans in the House of…

The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and Orange Democratic Party (ODM) parties are set to receive the largest part of the political parties fund. The political parties fund is to be shared among 48 political parties in the 2023/2024 financial year. In a gazette notice, Registrar of Political Parties Ann Nderitu stated that the ruling party will get Sh576,872,461 while Raila Odinga’s ODM party will receive Sh308,150,345. “In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 23, 25 and 34 (b) of the Political Parties Act, 2011, and Regulation 6 (c) of the Political Parties (Funding) Regulations, 2019, the Registrar of Political…

Six people have died and 15 others are trapped, after a mine shaft collapsed in Zimbabwe, state media report. The collapse of Bay Horse gold mine in Chegutu, 100km (62 miles) west of the capital Harare on Friday morning left more than 30 people trapped. Thirteen miners are said to have escaped or been rescued. Efforts to reach those who remain underground are ongoing, television channel ZBC reported. It is not known what caused the collapse. The Zimbabwe Miners Federation said its secretary general and the Chegutu Miners Association chairman would go to the site to try to establish what…

Safaricom’s Company Secretary Kathryne Maundu has resigned. Ms Maundu vacated her role effective September 30, 2023. She has been at the telecommunications giant for a period of seven years during which she has served in various roles. Away from Safaricom, Ms Maundu sits on the East African Breweries Limited (EABL) board and is a partner at Stamford Corporate Services LLP, part of Bowmans in Kenya. She has in the last 15 years been instrumental in advising leading corporates owing to her vast experience in Corporate Governance. She has in the past been named a Top 40 Under 40 Women in…

A woman who was caught on video allegedly beating up a security guard in Nyayo estate, Embakasi, Nairobi was Friday charged with assault and issuing death threats. The drama was caught on camera causing uproar. Alvina Ochieng was arraigned at the Makadara Magistrate’s Court with unlawfully assaulting and causing bodily harm to Miriam Sifuna contrary to Section 251 of the Penal Code. Alvina, 34, is also accused of threatening to kill Sifuna after she allegedly uttered the words “nitakuua (I’ll kill you)” to the complainant without any lawful excuse, contrary to Section 223 (1) of the Criminal Procedure Code. The…

US police Friday charged a former gang leader with the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, a breakthrough in a long-running case still gripping the public. The New York-born hip-hop legend was shot four times aged 25 in a drive-by attack in Las Vegas. Duane Keith Davis was indicted on a murder charge in connection with the shooting of Shakur. On Friday, Nevada’s grand jury indicted Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 60, on one count of murder with a deadly weapon. Police say he planned the deadly shooting after his nephew was involved in a fight with Shakur in a casino.…

Las Vegas police Friday arrested a man in connection with the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur nearly three decades ago. The hip-hop legend was shot four times in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996. The identity of his killer is still a mystery. On Friday morning Las Vegas police arrested a man over his death, according to sources speaking to AP news agency. Shakur was only 25 when he died. He died on 13 September 1996, a week after he was shot four times in his car while waiting at a red light. In a separate report, ABC…

Dianne Feinstein, the California senator who served for more than three decades and was a trailblazer for women in US politics, has died aged 90. Feinstein was the oldest member of the US Senate and voted as recently as Thursday. For months, the California Democrat had faced questions about alleged memory and cognitive issues. In April, she was admitted to hospital after a “minor fall” at her home, the latest in a series of health concerns. The former San Francisco mayor had previously announced plans to retire at the end of next year, but resisted growing calls for her to…