Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Alex Mwakideu has joined Radio 47’s breakfast show team. Mwakideu will co-host the 6 am to 10 am show with Mwashumbe starting Monday. Days ago, the former Milele FM presenter announced his departure from the Mediamax-owned radio station but later claimed a misunderstanding had led to the decision. “Yooh, bado niko Milele FM. Kumbe munanipenda hivi… aaawwweeee… Thank you for all the phone calls and text messages, we had a small misunderstanding, which has been sorted. So we are now good to go! Itambe Milele!” Mwakideu said on Facebook. Read: Alex Mwakideu Clarifies His Milele FM Departure Decision With an impressive…

Kirinyaga Woman Rep Njeri Maina on Friday recorded her statement at Kerugoya Police Station following a mob attack earlier this week. The lawmaker was accompanied by her lawyer, Otiende Amollo and area MCAs Eric Muchina, David Mathenge, and Moses Migwi. Maina was attacked at the station where clashes between two factions representing opposing political interests transpired, leaving her severely injured and grappling with head injuries. The County MP who is also an experienced lawyer had accompanied her client, Baragwi MCA Mathenge, to the station to record a statement in relation to allegations involving the vandalism of a county government water…

Bomet Woman Representative Linet Chepkorir alias Toto is on the spot after being sued for wrongful dismissal. The County MP is being sued by her former deputy county manager, Dominic Kipkirui Mutai, for sacking him without notice. In court documents filed at the Employment and Labour Relations Court in Kericho, Mutai argues that the legislator appointed him on October 4, 2022 for a period of five years. He was let go on April 23, 2023, after one Kiplangat Joseph Maritim showed up at the parliamentary offices at Continental House, Nairobi, demanding keys to the office. The complainant says he handed…

Japan began its controversial discharge of treated waste water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean, sparking protests in the region and retaliation from Beijing. China is the biggest buyer of seafood from Japan, and on Thursday it said it would block all such imports. Japan says the water is safe, and many scientists agree. The UN’s nuclear watchdog has also approved the plan. But critics say more studies need to be done and the release should be halted. More than a million tonnes of water stored at the nuclear plant will be discharged over the next 30…

Donald Trump surrendered in Georgia on charges of plotting to overturn the state’s 2020 election results in an arrest that saw the first ever mugshot of a former US president. Mr Trump had to pay a bail bond of $200,000 (£160,000) to be released from the Atlanta jail while he awaits trial. Afterwards, he described the case as “a travesty of justice”. It was his fourth arrest in five months in a criminal case, but this was his first police booking photo. Mr Trump later posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, for the first time since January 2021. He…

By CNN At least three people were fatally shot and six others injured at a beloved Southern California biker bar, authorities said. This is the latest of more than 460 mass shootings this year in the United States. The attacker, believed to be a retired law enforcement officer, was killed at the scene after gunfire exploded around 7 p.m. Wednesday at Cook’s Corner, Orange County Undersheriff Jeff Hallock said. It’s an absolute tragic event and something that I know is probably weighing very heavy on the entire Trabuco Canyon community,” he said. Read: US Surpasses 400 Mass Shootings So Far in…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken for the first time about Wednesday’s plane crash. He sends his condolences to the families of the dead, and describes Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin as a talented businessman. He described the Wagner boss as a “talented businessman”. He said Prigozhin “made serious mistakes in life, but also sought to achieve the necessary results”. Authorities say all 10 people on the plane were killed when it crashed near Moscow – and that passengers included Prigozhin and his right-hand man Dmitry Utkin. Putin also says that “as far as I’m aware”, Prigozhin “only yesterday [Wednesday]…

Listed superfoods producer Kakuzi has announced a Sh171.1 million half-year pretax profit on the back of a difficult trading period due to the prevailing Macadamia global glut. The firm, which recently adopted a new corporate brand identity, enjoyed a more than double profit lift against its avocado export business, which posted a Sh654.8 million growth, up from Sh288.6 million posted last year. Kakuzi Managing Director Chris Flowers said the firm’s bottom line had been impacted by a Sh329 million sectoral loss from its macadamia business. To mitigate further losses in the Macadamia Business, Kakuzi, he said, is currently pursuing a…

Listed food processing firm Unga Group on Thursday announced strategic plans to capture a larger share of the local packaged consumer staple foods market by re-introducing an expanded range of nutritious products under its popular Amana brand. The re-launch of Amana products, first introduced in 2014, is part of a Sh521 million three-year market repositioning project by the firm pursuing a comprehensive food strategy to boost its corporate value and return on investment for its shareholders with a diversified portfolio of value-added products. State Department for Crop Development Principal Secretary Phillip Kello Harsama said the government will consider a petition…

Preparations have already begun for the 14th edition of the Mashujaa Day celebrations in Kericho County. The upgrading of Kericho Green Stadium, which will host the event, is underway, with the government keen on increasing the facility’s seating capacity to 10,000. The Principal Secretary for Internal Security and National Administration, Dr Raymond Omollo, has said that the scope of the expansion will include construction of three more Steel Terraces within the open spaces to accommodate more people. According to the PS, who also chairs the National Celebrations Steering Committee, each of the two areas adjoining the main pavilion will be…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki Thursday vowed to crack down and clean up the Nyayo House, the headquarters of immigration department. He blamed corrupt officials for the interminable delays in passport issuance and processing. The situation has been worsened by the unilateral decision by immigration officials to terminate a contract with Postal Corporation of Kenya to distribute the printed passports. Immigration had entered into agreement to distribute all printed passports as a way of dealing with crowds jamming to collect the documents. It is not clear what prompted the department to take the steps, which some insiders termed ill-advised and…

The State has now thrown its weight behind an amendment Bill that aims to reintroduce payments for death or injury resulting from attacks by Sharks, Stone Fish, Sting Ray and Whales. The Wildlife Conservation and Management (Amendment) Bill 2023 sponsored by Lamu East MP Ruweida Obo seeks to include Sharks, Stone Fish, Whales and Stingrays among wildlife species in respect of which compensation as result of death and injury may be paid. The National Assembly in 2019 amended the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act 2013 and removed sharks, whales, stonefish, stingrays and snakes from the list of wildlife species in…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki Thursday announced that all police roadblocks will be removed across the country from November 1, 2023. The roadblocks will be replaced by patrol security officers along the highways and major corridors. Kindiki said the elimination of roadblocks is a presidential directive. “Roadblocks are an old form of security in various nations. Roadblocks should be mounted on the request of the security operators to achieve a specific agenda and once it has served its purpose it’s dismounted,” he said. Kindiki said the government is implementing several legal frameworks to support the free movement of goods and…

A suspected thug was Wednesday shot and killed in a botched robbery incident in Huruma, Nairobi. Police said the suspect and an accomplice had attacked and were robbing a pedestrian when an alarm was raised. This attracted the attention of police who were on patrol. The team responded and shot and killed one while his accomplice managed to escape in the morning drama. Other victims said the two had earlier attacked and robbed them of their valuables and cash. Police said they recovered a sharp knife from the deceased man. Read: Suspect Linked to Fatal Shooting of DCI Officer Mayaka Killed…

The fight against crime in the country, received a major boost after a donation of four vehicles from the United States, through the US Africa Command. The vehicles were handed over by Joseph Kellams, a top official from the US embassy who was representing the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Country Attaché, in a ceremony held at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters. Kellams lauded the ongoing cooperation between the United States and Kenya’s foremost investigative agency in the fight against transnational organized crimes. He said the vehicles would specifically complement DCI’s mobility efforts in the fight against drug trafficking.…