Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Chief Justice Martha Koome’s pursuit of enhanced access to justice for the most vulnerable in society has extended to Kakuma, a town synonymous with the refugee population. It is here that CJ Koome launched an Alternative Justice Systems model and rolled out e-filing of cases on Tuesday  in a monumental step towards an accessible, people-centred justice system. “It is also vital to acknowledge the commendable spirit of the residents of Kakuma in embracing refugees, who often stand on the precipice of vulnerability. Your sense of community and coexistence serves as a beacon for the entire nation,” she said at the…

A court has acquitted Embakasi MP Babu Owino in a case in which he was charged with misusing his firearm in relation to the shooting of Felix Orinda aka DJ Evolve. Last month, the legislator asked the court to dismiss the case on grounds that the prosecution had failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. “Throughout the case, none of the witnesses did actually testify to the fact that the accused person was disorderly as none of the witnesses actually saw the accused person behaving in the alleged disorderly manner,” he argued. The lawmaker told the court that the…

Tens of teachers serving in parts of the North Eastern region on Tuesday camped outside the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) headquarters in Nairobi demanding transfers over insecurity. The teachers drawn from Mandera, Wajir, and Garissa counties said they would not return to their duty stations until their employer moved them from the region. “All we want is transfer and only transfer. We cannot be under army escort all the time like we are some sort of narcotic drugs. And even when we are escorted, the armed forces are behind our buses so we are exposed to danger. We are now…

Civil society groups Tuesday called on President William Ruto to retract his threatening statements against those he referred to as “sugar cartels” and issue an apology. This comes after Ruto, who blamed the so-called cartels for the collapse of the nation’s sugar industry, including the state-run Mumias Sugar Company, over the weekend, vowed to take them on head-on. He also ordered that all current court cases involving Mumias Sugar Company’s ownership and control be dropped. “Hawa wakora wote watoke. Hio kampuni ni ya wananchi na tutaipangia upya. Hakuna kesi tutaentertain hapo. Kesi watoe na wao wenyewe watoke,” said Ruto. “Wakitaka…

Dickson Wandera, a father of two based in Nairobi, has secured the second Sh1 million grand prize in Safaricom’s Gomoka na Go monthly promotion. Wandera, an executive driver, plans to open his own electrical products business with the money he has won. He will also use part of the funds to open a nail spa and salon for his wife as well as invest in his children’s future. “I am a frequent purchaser of the Gomoka na Go Monthly bundles as I use them to browse online, watch videos, read online articles, and listen to music on YouTube. I was…

The kidnappers who had held billionaire businessman and Kabras Sugar chairman Jaswant Singh Rai returned Sh20,000 they had grabbed from him, it has been revealed. The group also handed him his mobile phone and gold wristwatch after dropping him near Ola petrol station along Argwings Kodhek Road. He told police the kidnappers told him to take an Uber to his house which is about a kilometer away from the point they dropped him. The incident happened on Sunday at about 8 pm, which was two days after he had been kidnapped by unknown people. He was then confused and shaken…

Police are investigating an incident in which a 55-year-old charcoal burner was shot and killed on his farm in Kainuk area, Turkana County. Paul Ekoel Ewlan was in a thicket in the area when gunmen accosted him at the weekend. Police said he was shot at close range by the gunmen who escaped the scene. Police who visited the scene said they recovered three spent cartridges. Read: Suspect Killed in Botched Robbery in Huruma The motive of the attack is yet to be known. The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and further probe. Such attacks are common in…

Listed agribusiness and superfoods producer Kakuzi has successfully completed the inaugural export delivery of 181 Boran heifers to a Uganda-based rancher for breeding. The breeding heifers valued at more than Sh13.5 million left Kakuzi’s Makuyu, Murang’a County, livestock paddocks late last week and have now been received at Mpala Farm, in Kawempe Division, Central Uganda. Kakuzi Livestock Manager Dr Karatina Ole Nchoki said the 181 heifers aged between 30-36 months will be used for breeding at Mpala Farm, which is introducing a Boran herd. The Boran cattle originally developed in Kenya, Dr Ole Nchoki said, is a very hardy breed…

A 28-year-old woman was stabbed to death in a fight over the conduct of her children in Kibera slums, Nairobi. Police said Jackline Anyango was stabbed by her neighbor in the fight over the conduct of their children who are said to have been playing there on Sunday evening. The neigbour picked a knife and stabbed the woman in the stomach killing her. According to police, the assailant escaped the scene and efforts to trace her are ongoing. The body was later moved to the mortuary pending autopsy as the hunt for the assailant goes on. Read: Man Fatally Stabbed in…

A Homa Bay-based police officer is in custody after assaulting a colleague. Constable Augustine Oketch is accused of attacking his senior, Koech Kimutai who is incharge of Pala Police Station. The incident reported under OB Number 36/26/08/2023 took place at around 11 pm Saturday night. A police report shows that Kimutai had gone to Oketch’s home to enquire about the whereabouts of a prisoner. Read: Suspect Assaults Police Officer in Kisii During Raid The prisoner had mysteriously disappeared from the holding cells. Oketch, the report indicates, attacked his colleague with a sharp panga. He was aiming for the head but instead…

Samuel “Joe” Wurzelbacher, who was thrust into the political spotlight as “Joe the Plumber” after questioning Barack Obama about his economic policies during the 2008 presidential campaign, and who later forayed into politics himself, has died, his son said Monday. He was 49. His oldest son, Joey Wurzelbacher, said his father died Sunday in Wisconsin after a long illness. His family announced this year on an online fundraising site that he had pancreatic cancer. “The only thing I have to say is that he was a true patriot,” Joey Wurzelbacher — whose father had the middle name Joseph and went…

Suspected drug dealer Nancy Kigunzu alias Mathe wa Ngara on Monday collapsed in court after pleading to charges of drug trafficking. Kigunzu was taken ill when it was time for her defense counsels led by Lawyer Danstan Omari to argue out her bail application. Witnesses said she collapsed and started to hallucinate as her lawyer argued for her release forcing the court to adjourn. The media was not allowed to follow the proceedings in court as one of the accused persons is a minor. Kigunzu was arraigned at the JKIA court on Monday morning alongside Teresa Wanjiru and two others…

Kirinyaga Woman Rep Njeri Maina has threatened to sue area Governor Anne Waiguru for defamation. In a demand letter, Ms Maina who was attacked by alleged hired goons in Kerugoya on August 22, said Waiguru made “libelous, malicious, and defamatory statements calculated to impute that our Client was involved in vandalism of county property and was summoned by the police to answer summons”. “It has come to my attention through the media that Kirinyaga Women Rep Njeri Maina was attacked by youth while going to answer to police summons. I wish to condemn any acts of violence, and reiterate that,…

Teachers will now receive a 7–10% salary increase after the Teacher Service Commission (TSC) and teachers’ unions reached an agreement. The agreement has been signed as a non-financial addendum to the 2021–2025 CBA. According to Collins Oyuu, secretary general of the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), the issue of house allowance came up during their discussions. “We wanted Nairobi, Mombasa, and Kisumu to be set aside due to the inflation. We have secured 10% of the presidential offer. We always wanted a 60 percent increase in salaries across the board,” he said. Read: TSC Launches Live-Streamed Classes Across Multiple Schools…

American television host, producer and actor Steve Harvey and his wife Marjorie Elaine Harvey have broken silence days after unconfirmed reports that she has filed for divorce. Taking to social media, Marjorie appeared to laugh off the rumours, saying she has tried to ignore it but feels she owes her followers a response. Marjorie shared a verse from the Bible saying: “When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly.” She then went on to caption the Bible verse saying: “My husband…