Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance coalition co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka on Friday held a private meeting with a number of diplomats at his home in Karen, Nairobi.The diplomats were from the United Nations, European Union, the United States, and Denmark. Several vehicles bearing diplomatic plates were seen living at Kalonzo’s home at around midday. On Tuesday, High Commissioners and ambassadors in Kenya expressed concern over the recent anti-government protests. Read: Police Officer Arrested for Participating in Protests in Makueni In a joint statement, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden, Ukraine, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and United States envoys said they…

Chaos was witnessed in Kibra, Nairobi county as anti-government protests entered day three. The area has been turned into a no-go zone as police battled demonstrators attempting to march to Ngong Road. Officers stationed at various points have so far managed to stop demonstrators from leaving the area. The youths are looking to march to Jevanjee Gardens in the CBD. Frustrated, the youth have barricaded all feeder roads within Kibra with tyres and boulders. They have been engaging in cat and mouse games with officers who are attempting to clear the roads. Public Service Vehicles and personal cars have kept…

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has been rearrested outside the Milimani Law Courts. The firebrand had just been released on a Sh100,000 cash bail. He was facing subversion charges alongside six others. According to his lawyers, the legislator was grabbed by the police before his family could process his bail. https://twitter.com/KahawaTungu/status/1682308459507712005 Reports also indicated that cops also roughed up journalists covering the bail proceedings. Moments ago, Milimani chief magistrate Lukas Onyina while releasing the accused persons noted that the charge against them attracts a jail term not exceeding seven years. Onyina said one of the reasons advanced by the prosecution…

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has been released on a Sh100,000 cash bail. The lawmaker who was arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Tuesday evening was on Thursday charged with subversion. Also released was Bunge la Wananchi President Clavin Okoth alias Gaucho. Milimani chief magistrate Lukas Onyina on Friday noted that the charge against the accused persons attracts a jail term not exceeding seven years. Onyina said one of the reasons advanced by the prosecution was that the accused are most likely to interfere with witnesses. However, he said the prosecution was not clear which of the accused…

Police are interrogating three Somali men who were arrested along Eldama Ravine-Nakuru road for being in the country illegally. Anti-terror police were called to interrogate the three after it emerged they had been to Syria and Turkey before making their way to Kenya. They told police they flew from Somalia to Syria via Turkey, came back to Turkey, and flew to Uganda. From Kampala, they took a taxi to the Kenyan border and later to Eldoret and headed for Nairobi. This raised the suspicion of police who had stopped the three at a roadblock and prompted them to call officials…

A man was shot and killed in Nairobi’s Kawangware area as police quelled an anti-government protest in the area. The man was shot in the head on Thursday evening by police, locals said. Police claimed they had been called to quell a confrontation between two groups when the incident happened. It was during the process of quelling the confrontation that the man was shot in the head, Nairobi police boss Adamson Bungei said. Read: Police Officer Arrested for Participating in Protests in Makueni He said they are investigating the circumstances of the shooting. This increased to at least ten, the number…

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has been charged with conspiracy to cause chaos or subversive activities. The firebrand was on Thursday arraigned before Milimani Chief Magistrate Lukas Onyina. He was presented before the judge alongside Bunge la Wananchi President Calvin Okoth alias Gaucho. The duo entered a not guilty plea. Read: Babu Escorted Out of Wang’uru Police Station as He Asks to Be Arraigned at Milimani Courts Babu was arrested on Tuesday at the JKIA shortly after landing from Mombasa. He was then transferred to Wang’uru Police Station in Kirinyaga where he was detained until earlier today. It took the intervention…

Driver of the trailer that caused the death of 53 people and injured 25 others has been charged with reckless driving. Gilbert Ntuyemungu, a Rwandese, was denied bail after being arraigned at the Molo Law Courts on Thursday. The tragic incident occurred at Londiani junction in Kericho County, on July 3. Molo Chief Magistrate Hellena Nderitu ruled that Ntuyemungu posed a flight risk and remanded him at Nakuru GK Prison until his case is heard and determined. Read: 55 Dead Following Fatal Accident At Londiani Junction The magistrate opined that there was no evidence that Ntuyemungu had a fixed abode in…

A police officer was on Thursday arrested in Makueni County following reports that he participated in the anti-government protests staged on Wednesday. The officer identified as Evans Otieno based at Emali Police Station is accused of being part of the rioters that hurled stones at the station. According to police, Otieno was nabbed along the Mombasa-Nairobi highway while talking to a group of youths. “The said officer was seen by his colleagues yesterday (Wednesday) being among the rioters who were pelting stones at Emali police station and police officers,” read a police report. The arresting officers reported that they found…

Anti-government protestors on Thursday set ablaze three vehicles along Joseph Kang’ethe Road in Kibra during a confrontation with police officers. The demonstrators also broke into shops and looted property. Local youths said they suspect some of the attackers were strangers. Read: Azimio Leaders Claim Police Out to Execute Protesters  Locals were forced to remain indoors as police battled the demonstrators at about 1pm. The group wanted to access Ngong Road when police intervened. Unable to get to Ngong Road, the frustrated group started destroying structures. Read Also: More than 30 Killed by Police During Protests in Past 3 Months – Amnesty International…

Azimio la Umoja lawmakers on Thursday alleged that police have been instructed to execute innocent protesters even as they confirmed the demos will continue on Friday. Led by National Assembly Minority Leader Opiyo Wandayi, the leaders asked the international community to keenly monitor and ODPP to probe the executions and ‘abduction’ of their colleagues and supporters. Wandayi said wanton shootings by the police indicates the officers were acting on instructions by their bosses. “Police are executing Kenyans in broad daylight. This is the first time this is happening since the promulgation of the new constitution,” he said. Wandayi said some…

Amnesty International Kenya said Thursday it condemns the continued use of force against protestors. The continued attacks, use of excessive, unnecessary and unlawful force, including lethal force, is leading to increased deaths and injuries of both adults and children, Amnesty’s Houghton Irungu said. He said since the March 2023 protests, Amnesty has noted at least 30 cases of police killings of protesters. “They include March 20th and 27th protests (12 killings), Saba Saba protest (12 killings) and yesterday’s July 19th (6 killings). The deaths have been attributed to suffocation from tear gas and lethal shootings,” he said in a statement.…

The Court of Appeal Court on Thursday declined to grant interim orders staying the ruling of Justice Mugure Thande which suspended implementation of Finance Act, 2023. Instead, the court said it will on July 28 render its decision on whether it will set aside an order suspending the implementation of the Finance Act. Justices Mohamed Warsame, Kathurima M’Inoti and Hello Omondi set the date after Cabinet Secretary for Treasury Njuguna Ndung’u said the suspension of the Act is affecting government operations. Read: LSK Sues Government Over Finance Act 2018, Say It Lacked Public Participation Ndungu pleaded with the court saying there…

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has filed an application seeking to be arraigned at Milimani High Court today. In an application filed by his lawyer Duncan Okatch, Babu who was arrested on Tuesday at the JKIA in Nairobi, wants the court to order the Inspector of Police and the DCI to produce him before the High Court. “An order that the 1st respondent and/or his representatives appear in person or by his duly authorized agents together with the original of any warrant or order of detention to show cause why the applicant should not be released forthwith,” Okatch said. Okatch…

Kilifi County Fisheries and Blue Economy Chief Officer Rahab Karisa is dead. Rahab was allegedly stabbed to death by her house help in Mnarani, Kilifi county on Thursday morning, police said. She had returned to the country Wednesday from a trip to Italy. The two reportedly argued over missing money in the house which degenerated into a fight. Read: Fatuma Hadi Named New Kilifi Police Boss in Wake of Cult-related Activity She had some money from the trip and placed it in a closet but when she came back she found some missing. Preliminary findings show she asked the maid who…