Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

The government announced a dusk-to-dawn curfew in Trans Mara East and South in Narok County, following violent clashes that have left at least seven people killed and more than 120 houses torched. Many others have been displaced in the clashes. The Deputy Inspector General of Kenya Police, Eliud Lagat and his Administration Police counterpart Gilbert Masengeli said Saturday, December 20, also designated the areas as security-disturbed and dangerous. Lagat noted that the curfew starts from 6pm as the two regions are now considered disturbed areas and a special operation is ongoing to restore calm. Tribal clashes have been witnessed in…

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) announced the schedule of four by elections in the country. The commission said the mini polls will be held on February 26, 2026. In a gazette notice, IEBC chairperson Erastus Ethekon said the by-elections include an MP position in Isiolo South constituency, positions for Members of County Assembly in Muminji and Evurore ward in Mbeere North constituency. An MCA by-election for West Kabras ward in Malava constituency, Kakamega county was also scheduled for the same day. Ethekon further announced the appointment of six Returning and Deputy Returning Officers for purposes of conducting the…

Jake Paul’s jaw was broken in two places by Anthony Joshua during the American’s stoppage defeat in the heavyweight fight in Miami. The 28-year-old went six rounds with the two-time heavyweight world champion but the fight was stopped when he failed to beat the count following repeated knockdowns. The YouTuber-turned-boxer hit the canvas twice in the fifth and sixth rounds and said in his post-fight comments he thought his jaw was “definitely” broken. Paul later posted an image of his x-ray on social media that showed the double break on his jawline. Despite missing the post-fight news conference as a result…

A 40-year-old woman was stabbed and killed in a domestic fight with her husband in Keringet area, Kuresoi, Nakuru County. Police said Joyce Lelei died at a local hospital, where she had been rushed to after the attack at her house. The body had multiple stab injuries in the upper limbs. Police said they were looking for her husband for questioning over the December 19 incident. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other procedures. Elsewhere in Kisumu’s Kabodho area, a 17-year-old boy died after being trapped by a heap of sand he and others were…

The widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has said the Turning Point USA organisation he founded will help elect JD Vance as president in 2028, despite the current US vice-president having yet to announce he is running. Erika Kirk’s endorsement on Thursday came on the opening day of Turning Point’s annual America Fest conference, the organisation’s largest gathering since her husband was shot dead in September. “We are going to get my husband’s friend, JD Vance, elected for 48 in the most resounding way possible,” Kirk said, referring to the 48th president. Trump is the 47th. Vance, meanwhile, is scheduled…

The US justice department launched a civil legal case against a man accused of being a Bosnian war criminal to revoke his citizenship. Kemal Mrndzic did not disclose during his US immigration process that he served as a guard at Bosnia’s notorious Celebici prison camp, where atrocities were committed, the department said. A UN war crimes tribunal found that people held in the camp during the Bosnian war were killed, tortured, sexually assaulted, beaten and subjected to cruel and inhuman treatment. US President Donald Trump’s administration would not allow people who “persecute others” to “reap the benefits of refuge in…

The US justice department released an initial tranche of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. The documents, which include photos, videos and investigative documents, were highly anticipated after Congress passed a law mandating the files be released in their entirety by Friday. The Department of Justice (DOJ), however, acknowledged it would not be able to release all of the documents by the deadline. A number of famous faces are included in the first batch of files – including former US President Bill Clinton, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, and musicians Mick Jagger and Michael Jackson. Being named or pictured in the files is not…

In a defining moment for global agri-tech innovation, UjuziKilimo officially launched SoilPal Pro, the world’s first smartphone-based soil testing solution. UjuziKilimo, a local Agri-Intelligence company, has launched the solution based on a Smartphone-connected spectral soil sensor. UjuziKilimo Chief Executive Officer Brian Bosire said the solution is designed to deliver laboratory-grade soil testing and intelligence to the palm of every farmer. The SoilPal Pro product, Bosire said, has been robustly tested to deliver instant, data-validated insights into soil health, redefining how soil intelligence is accessed and applied worldwide. Crucially, SoilPal Pro works globally without local calibration, enabling consistent accuracy across diverse…

Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has announced she is dropping out of the race for governor of New York and will not seek re-election to Congress. Her announcement comes days after Republican Bruce Blakeman, who like Stefanik is a close Donald Trump ally, said he intended to challenge her in the upcoming primary in the 2026 governor race. Stefanik had announced her bid to challenge Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul in early November. In a post on X on Friday, Stefanik said that while she believes she would have won the primary “it is not an effective use of our time or…

US homeland security chief Kristi Noem suspended a green card lottery on Thursday, saying it was used by the suspect in a mass shooting at Brown University. Claudio Neves Valente, a 48-year-old Portuguese national, is accused of bursting into a building at the Ivy League school on Dec 13 and opening fire on students sitting exams, killing two and wounding nine. He is also accused of killing a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) two days later. Noem wrote on social media that Neves Valente “entered the United States through the diversity lottery immigrant visa program (DV1) in…

The High Court in Nairobi committed two senior most Presbyterian Church of East Africa to civil jail for defying its orders not to install David Nderitu Ndumo as Honorary Treasurer last year. The sentence to jail Rev Waihenya to one month of imprisonment and Rev Mutahi to three months in prison was read by Lady Justice Stella Mutuku sitting in Nairobi Friday morning. These jail sentences are however subject to the failing to pay fines of Sh100,000 and Sh150,000 respectively. They were given a month to do so failure of which warrant of arrests will be issued against them and…

The suspect ‍in last week’s ‌mass shooting at Brown University was found dead in a storage facility in Salem, New Hampshire, following a six-day multi-state manhunt, police say. They identified the suspect as Claudio Neves Valente, 48, a Portuguese national who studied at the university in Providence, Rhode Island, about 25 years ago. Providence police chief Oscar Perez said video evidence and tips from the public led investigators to a car-rental location where they found the suspect’s name and matched him to their person of interest. Officials said they also believe Valente killed a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor two…

Rescue teams in Thika recovered two bodies from a fire that gutted a mattress factory near BAT Makongeni on December 18, 2025. The incident happened at Thika Bebe Hope factory. Authorities confirmed the victims were found during ongoing search operations by firefighters and rescue personnel working to account for all individuals inside the factory at the time of the inferno. Police said five people were rescued and admitted in hospital while one was treated and discharged. The fire also affected first responders. At least three fire fighters who inhaled fumes were treated and discharged while 14 others were accounted for…

Two people Friday dawn shot and seriously wounded in a robbery incident in Kariokor area, Nairobi. One of the victims was robbed of Sh120,000 in the attack, which happened at about 1 am. Police said a gang of two had struck as a woman closed her shop in the area prompting her to scream for help. A man who was standing there and was waiting to be served with food sprung into action in efforts to save the woman. He was shot and injured in the hand and stomach. By then, the gang had grabbed a bag containing the cash…

The Australian government announced a gun buyback scheme in the wake of the Bondi Beach attack – its deadliest mass shooting in decades. The scheme is the largest since the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, which left 35 people dead and prompted Australia to introduce world-leading gun control measures. Fifteen people were killed and dozens injured on Sunday when two gunmen, believed to have been motivated by “Islamic State ideology”, opened fire on a Jewish festival at the country’s most iconic beach. On Friday, police also said there was no ongoing reason to detain a group of men who were…