Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Police in Kilifi County recovered 316 kilograms of bhang estimated to have a street value of Sh9,480,000. This is after the Toyota Land Cruiser used as transport means landed into a ditch in a self-involved accident on Monday afternoon. According to detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, the bhang was stashed in seven gunny bags ferried along the Kaloleni – Mavueni route in the SUV, which at the time bore had suspected fake number plates. The vehicle whose right rear tyre was punctured is believed to have been on top speed when it veered off the road, plunging into…

Members of Parliament have given their approval to reforms being undertaken to clear the backlog of passports at the Directorate of Immigration. The National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Administration and Security that was on fact-finding visit to Nyayo House that hosts the Immigration headquarters expressed optimism that the reforms will also cut down on the waiting time for new passports. The reforms have seen an introduction of a day and night shift that has raised the number of passports printed daily to 4000 up from 1,500. Over 100,000 passports were printed last month reducing the backlog to around 43,000 passports.…

President William Ruto Monday urged African governments to increase their investments in green opportunities to unlock the continent’s potential. Ruto called for investment in renewable energy, green industrialization, climate-smart agriculture, and nature conservation. He said this would accelerate global decarbonization, fuel sustainable development, drive economic growth and create millions of jobs. “We must see in green growth not just a climate imperative, but also a fountain of multi-billion-dollar economic opportunities that Africa and the World is primed to capitalise on,” he said. He made the remarks during the ministerial conference at the Africa Climate Summit, at the Kenyatta International Convention…

A Dubai-based company has urged the Court of Appeal to put a halt to the lower court’s decision unfreezing Chief Registrar Anne Amadi’s bank accounts in connection with an alleged gold syndicate. Bruton Gold Trading claims through lawyer Joseph Murage that they have their doubts about receiving a fair hearing if the case is brought before High Court Judge Alfred Mabeya. “His (Mabeya) conduct has left us in fear that Amadi is exerting her influence behind the scenes to improperly vindicate herself and deny us access to justice,” Bruton says in court documents. The firm which claims to have been…

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and former governor of Nairobi Evans Kidero have resolved a Sh427 million shilling tax dispute. Now, in accordance with the terms of the agreement, the former Nairobi head must pay Sh19.4 million to the taxman. The new amount is inclusive of the principal tax of Sh12,038,982 million, a penalty of Sh2,407,796, and interest of Sh5,036.405 million. The conflict started in 2016 after Kidero received a Sh680 million shilling tax bill from the KRA that included fines and interest. Read: Kidero Charged Afresh in Nairobi County Graft Case This was following an audit of his businesses and…

President William Ruto says Kenya is considering abolishing visa requirements for visitors. Speaking during the Africa Climate Summit currently taking place at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), the head of state said it was unfair to ask visitors for Visas when coming home. “We are having a conversation as Kenyans because it is unfair to ask anybody coming home for visas,” he said. Last week, Kenya removed visa requirements for Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) nationals. Immigration and Citizen Services Director General Evelyn Cheluget said in a circular that the waiver is in compliance with “the East Africa Community…

A jail in the US state of Minnesota has been placed under emergency lockdown after about 100 inmates refused to return to their cells. Members of a crisis negotiation team were deployed to the Stillwater correctional facility on Sunday. A spokesperson for the state’s Department of Corrections (DOC) said the reasons behind the incident “remain unclear”. But advocates say the move is in protest over prison conditions. Excessive heat, limited access to showers and ice and unclean drinking water are among the reasons cited for the incident which took place in one of the facility’s living units on Sunday. Read: Kenyan…

New UK-backed projects worth £49 million will be announced at the inaugural Africa Climate Summit, hosted by Kenya in September. These projects will focus on mobilizing finance for climate action and helping people manage the impact of climate change across the continent – two critical areas in Africa’s fight against climate change. The funding will help to create jobs, grow economies, and improve the lives of women, farmers, and at-risk communities. This delivers on the UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverley’s promise of honest reliable investment in Africa when he visited Kenya in December 2022, along with COP26 commitments, demonstrating the…

It is a bitter November night and Anthony Mbare is shivering in a car in rural Wiltshire, south-west England, waiting to see his next client. It’s 3C and he has been here for almost two hours but he cannot turn on the heater because the car battery might die. A petrol-station coffee to warm him up is £3 he cannot afford. He blows on his hands, wriggles his toes and huddles under a blanket. At around 9pm, Mbare knocks on the client’s door. She is “middle class”, elderly, kind and terminally ill. He will provide personal care for the next…

President William Ruto has a packed schedule as the eagerly anticipated Africa Climate Summit gets underway. The head of state’s day will begin at 9 a.m. with the talks being led by the Power of the Potential Panel. Ruto will be on the panel together with Anne Samanthe of the National Indigenous Peoples Coordinating Committee on Climate Change, youth representatives, and the AU Commission Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment. Others include Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and Mithika Mwenda, executive director of the Pan African Climate Justice…

A new law in Texas requires convicted drunk drivers to pay child support if they kill a child’s parent or guardian, according to House Bill 393. The law, which went into effect Friday, says those convicted of intoxication manslaughter must pay restitution. The offender will be expected to make those payments until the child is 18 or until the child graduates from high school, “whichever is later,” the legislation says. Intoxication manslaughter is defined by state law as a person operating “a motor vehicle in a public place, operates an aircraft, a watercraft, or an amusement ride, or assembles a…

Police in Uganda said on Sunday they detained a 28-year-old man entering a church in the capital Kampala with an explosive device he planned to use for an attack there. Officials said they were hunting three other men also believed to have been sent on similar bombing missions elsewhere in Uganda. The detainee, named as Kintu Ibrahim, was detained as he was about to enter a Pentecostal church, Lubaga Miracle Centre, in the Lubaga suburb of south Kampala. Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango told journalists security personnel had picked up intelligence about attacks planned on places of worship and that they…

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has recovered land worth Sh305 Million belonging to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). The anti-graft agency’s head of Corporate Communications, Eric Ngumbi, said the land had been illegally obtained from Kisite Mpunguti Marine Reserve in Kwale County. Ngumbi said the public land has been recovered through the Commission’s Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism. “The property comprises four (4) parcels of land within the Kisite/Mpunguti Marine National Reserve, which is a protected, reserved, and gazetted area under the management and conservation of the KWS,” he said. Read: EACC Tells Counties To Streamline Internal Audit, Asset Management…

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has denied recognizing William Ruto as a legitimate President. In a statement on his Facebook page, the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance coalition party co-principal said he was misquoted. “I have noticed that a section of the media has in the last few hours misquoted my recent statement on the state of affairs in our country. Particularly on the legitimacy of the current regime,” he said. Kalonzo said the ongoing bipartisan talks will for the audit of the 2022 polls which will settle the issue of the legitimacy of the current regime. Read: Karua Differs With…

At least two elite police officers were Sunday killed while six were injured when a vehicle they were traveling in was hit by a bomb in Arabia area, Mandera County. The officers from Kenya police’s Quick Response Unit were on patrol on a Mounted Patrol from Arabia to Mandera when they encountered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), police said. QRU is an elite police squad that is involved in anti terror operations in the northern region. The incident happened at Ledhi area as the vehicle raced on the road, survivors and police said. Read: IED Attack In Liboi, Garissa County Kills…