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@kahawatungu Thu, 15 Oct 2026 02:48:35
Judges reject SRC bid to recuse CJ Koome, Justice Warsame in car allowance case
Two Supreme Court judges declined an application by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) seeking their recusal from a case challenging the taxation of car allowances. In a brief ruling, the two judges Chief Justice Martha Koome and Justice Mohammed Warsame rejected the application, which sought to have them step aside from hearing the dispute [...] The post Judges reject SRC bid to recuse CJ Koome, Justice Warsame in car allowance case appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@taifaleo Thu, 15 Oct 2026 02:55:32
'2027 kwa jina la Baba Raila'
WANASIASA kutoka mirengo tofauti sasa wako katika kinyang'anyiro cha kutumia jina, ushawishi na urithi wa kisiasa wa aliyekuwa Waziri Mkuu Hayati Raila Odinga kuvutia ufuasi huku uchaguzi mkuu wa mwaka wa 2027 ukijongea. Rais William Ruto, Seneta wa Nairobi Edwin Sifuna, aliyekuwa Naibu Rais Rigathi Gachagua, Dkt Fred Matiang'i, Martha Karua, Eugene Wamalwa, Kalonzo Musyoka na hata Rais Mstaafu Uhuru Kenyatta ni miongoni mwa viongozi wanaotumia kumbukumbu ya Raila kujijenga kisiasa tangu kifo chake Oktoba 15, 2025. Katika maeneo mengi nchini hasa Nyanza ambako Raila alikuwa na wafuasi waaminifu, jina lake limekuwa likitumika kusaka uungwaji mkono kisiasa. Rais Ruto amekuwa akiwakumbusha wakazi wa eneo hilo kuhusu ushirikiano wake wa zamani na Raila, akitaja walivyokuwa pamoja katika kundi la ODM - Pentagon- mnamo 2007 na baadaye wakaunda serikali ya 'Nusu-Mkate' na marehemu Rais wa tatu Mwai Kibaki. Wakati wa kufungua makavazi ya Raila katika maziara ya Kang'o ka Jaramogi, Bondo, mnamo Oktoba 7, Rais Ruto alisema muundo wa kaburi hilo la pande tano unaashiria umoja wa kundi la Pentagon. "Nilikuwa na bahati ya kuketi kwenye meza hiyo pamoja naye. Nilijionea jinsi Jakom alivyokuwa akijenga mahusiano kati ya jamii na watu," akasema. Rais pia amehusisha miradi yake ya maendeleo na urithi wa Raila, akisema kila barabara inayojengwa katika maeneo yaliyosahaulika ni heshima kwa marehemu jagina huyo. Kwa upande mwingine, Bw Sifuna, aliyekuwa katibu mkuu wa ODM kwa miaka minane, amekuwa akijitambulisha kama mwanafunzi wa kisiasa wa Raila kupitia mikutano ya Linda Mwananchi. Wakati wa mazishi ya Raila mnamo Oktoba 19, 2025, alisema kumtumikia kama katibu mkuu kwa miaka minane ilikuwa heshima kubwa maishani mwake. Katika mikutano ya kisiasa, Bw Sifuna amekuwa akisisitiza kuwa atatetea demokrasia, uhuru na utawala wa sheria, akisema hayo ndiyo maadili aliyoachiwa na Raila. "Baba alituambia tuweke demokrasia, uhuru na kuheshimu utawala wa sheria mbele ya kila kitu," akasema Bw Sifuna akiwahutubia wafuasi wake Nyandiwa, Sindo na mjini Homa Bay. "Kwangu mimi kama Sifuna, kujenga barabara na viwanja vya michezo si jambo gumu , lakini ninachowaahidi ni kwamba nitaheshimu utawala wa sheria, nitalinda haki zenu na sitawahi kuua watoto wenu," akaongeza. Bw Musyoka naye amekuwa akiwakumbusha wapigakura kuhusu uhusiano wake wa zaidi ya miaka 15 na Raila, akisema alisimama naye licha ya changamoto za kisiasa na za mahakamani. "Kwa zaidi ya miaka 15 niliyomuunga mkono Raila haiwezi kusahaulika. Ushindi wetu uliibwa na tulikumbana na changamoto mahakamani, lakini nilisimama naye," akasema Bw Musyoka. Kiongozi wa DAP-K Eugene Wamalwa naye amekuwa akisema ingawa Raila alifariki, maono na msingi aliosimamia havijapotea. Amekuwa akiwataka Wakenya kulinda uhuru, haki za raia na ugatuzi. "Njia bora ya kumuenzi Baba ni kulinda kwa dhati uhuru ambao sasa uko hatarini, haki za raia na misingi ya demokrasia aliyopigania," akasema Bw Wamalwa. Dkt Matiang'i, anayejipanga kisiasa katika upinzani, amesisitiza umuhimu wa umoja wa viongozi wa Nyanza, akisema Raila aliwachukulia wanasiasa kutoka eneo hilo kama watoto wake. Kiongozi wa PLP Martha Karua, ambaye amekuwa mshirika na mpinzani wa Raila kwa nyakati tofauti, alimkumbuka kama mtetezi jasiri wa wananchi na mpiganiaji wa demokrasia. Hata Bw Gachagua, ambaye alikuwa katika upande tofauti wa kisiasa na Raila, alimtaja kama shujaa wa ukombozi wa pili na kusifu uwezo wake wa kujenga ODM kuwa chama imara. Mbunge wa Embakasi Mashariki Babu Owino amekuwa akimwelezea Raila kama baba na mshauri wake wa kisiasa. Pia amemtaka binti wa Raila, Winnie Odinga, kujiunga na Linda Mwananchi, akisema harakati hiyo ni nzuri kuliko mapambano ya makundi ndani ya ODM. Bw Kenyatta naye amekuwa akitetea uamuzi wake wa kumuunga mkono Raila katika uchaguzi wa 2022, akisema alifanya kila alichoweza kumsaidia kushinda urais. Hata hivyo, Mahakama ya Juu ilithibitisha ushindi wa Rais Ruto. "Tulifanya handisheki na hata tukakubaliana kumuunga mkono Raila Odinga. Nilifanya kila nilichoweza kumsaidia Baba kuwa Rais wa Jamhuri ya Kenya," akasema Bw Kenyatta. Mchanganuzi wa siasa Geoffrey Mboya anasema kifo cha Raila kilimaliza safari yake binafsi ya kisiasa, lakini hakupunguza thamani ya jina lake. Anasema wanasiasa wanajitahidi kujihusisha na sehemu tofauti za urithi wake, yakiwemo mapambano ya demokrasia, ugatuzi, ushirikiano wa kisiasa na uungwaji mkono aliokuwa nao Nyanza. Ushindani huo unaonyesha kuwa jina la Raila limekuwa sehemu muhimu ya mikakati ya wanasiasa wanaotafuta uungwaji mkono kuelekea uchaguzi wa 2027.
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@kahawatungu Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:15:00
High Court upholds corruption convictions of Waititu, co-accused
The High Court upheld the conviction and sentence of former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu and his co-accused in an appeal involving multiple corruption-related offences. The co-accused are Waititu's wife, Susan Wangari Ndungu; former Kiambu County Chief Officer for Roads, Transport, Public Works and Utilities Luka Mwangi Wahinya and Charles Chege Mbuthia, a director of Testimony [...] The post High Court upholds corruption convictions of Waititu, co-accused appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:18:38
Pope walking and recovering 'as expected' after surgery, doctors say
Pope Leo XIVs recovery from surgery to remove a lower lobe of his lung is progressing as expected, his doctors have said. The 71-year-old pontiff has started to walk and has resumed a normal diet following the roughly 90-minute procedure, the medics said in an update shared by the Vatican. The Pope was diagnosed with [...] The post Pope walking and recovering as expected after surgery, doctors say appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:22:07
Congolese gold scam suspect arrested at JKIA over fake Kenyan passport
A Congolese national facing charges in a gold scam case was arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) over the use of a Kenyan passport bearing a different identity. The suspect, identified as Assani Elolo Ronaldo, was intercepted by immigration officers on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, while attempting to travel to Entebbe, Uganda, using Kenyan [...] The post Congolese gold scam suspect arrested at JKIA over fake Kenyan passport appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@taifaleo Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:24:53
OCS ashambuliwa na mshukiwa wa uhalifu
AFISA Mkuu Msimamizi wa kituo cha polisi (OCS) cha Lamu Central anauguza majeraha aliyopata kwenye makabiliano na mshukiwa wa uhalifu. Kamanda wa Polisi wa Lamu, Bw Shadrack Ruto, alisema OCS Hassan Noor alikuwa akiongoza kundi la maafisa sita Jumanne mchana kumkabili na kumkamata mshukiwa Ahmed Yusuf Bwanamadi aliyeripotiwa kubeba silaha hatari (panga) huku akihangaisha umma. Licha ya polisi kumwamuru kuweka silaha chini na kujisalimisha mbele yao, mshukiwa alikataa na akamsongea OCS na kumkata sehemu ya mbele ya kichwa. Ni hali iliyowalazimu polisi wengine kutumia bunduki zao ambapo walimpiga risasi mbili za mguu wa kushoto na kumlemaza. Mshukiwa kwa sasa amelazwa kwenye hospitali kuu ya rufaa ya King Fahd kwa matibabu, naye OCS pia anapokea matibabu kwenye hospitali ambayo haikutajwa. Bw Ruto alionya vikali raia wanaoendeleza uvamizi wa mara kwa mara na kuumiza polisi kukoma kwani hatua hiyo ni kinyume cha sheria. Alisema maafisa wake hawatamvumilia yeyote anayewajia kwa lengo la kuwadhuru, akisema wako tayari kutumia bunduki kuyaokoa maisha yao.
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@kahawatungu Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:25:44
Paul Martin Siblings: Getting to Know Mary-Anne Bellamy
Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, commonly known as Paul Martin or Paul Martin Jr., is a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician who served as the 21st Prime Minister of Canada from 2003 to 2006. Born on August 28, 1938, in Windsor, Ontario, he is the son of Paul Martin Sr., a long-serving Liberal Member of Parliament [...] The post Paul Martin Siblings: Getting to Know Mary-Anne Bellamy appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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