kahawatungu.com
@kahawatungu Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:19:55
Green Generation Initiative plants 2,000 indigenous trees in Oloolua Forest to mark Mazingira Day
Green Generation Initiative (GGI) planted 2,000 indigenous trees in Oloolua Forest at Turaco Camp as part of efforts to restore degraded landscapes and support Kenya's ambitious target of growing 15 billion trees by 2032. The tree-planting exercise, held on Saturday, October 10, brought together young people, students, environmental enthusiasts, conservation advocates and corporate representatives to [...] The post Green Generation Initiative plants 2,000 indigenous trees in Oloolua Forest to mark Mazingira Day appeared first on Kahawatungu.
read morekahawatungu.com
@kahawatungu Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:22:50
Dozens of gold prospectors killed in strikes on Egypt-Sudan border, rights group says
At least 72 civilians who had been prospecting for gold in a border region of Sudan have been killed in air strikes, a regional rights group says. Emergency Lawyers, based in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, said jets targeted the so-called artisanal miners at a popular gold mining sites in Sudans River Nile state on Saturday. [...] The post Dozens of gold prospectors killed in strikes on Egypt-Sudan border, rights group says appeared first on Kahawatungu.
read morekahawatungu.com
@kahawatungu Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:26:31
Trump faces growing backlash over plans to import diesel from Russia
US President Donald Trump is facing a growing backlash over plans to import diesel from Russia as the Iran war continues to impact global energy prices. Trump on Friday announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to release 300,000 tonnes of diesel immediately to the American and global marketplace followed by several other shipments. [...] The post Trump faces growing backlash over plans to import diesel from Russia appeared first on Kahawatungu.
read morekahawatungu.com
@kahawatungu Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:29:14
One killed, 11 injured in second Houthi strike on Riyadh airport in two days
One person was killed and 11 injured in a second strike on the international airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh, officials have said. A Saudi military spokesman said a projectile had hit King Khalid International Airport on Sunday, causing a fire in one of its passenger halls. Saudi Arabias civil aviation authority said in a [...] The post One killed, 11 injured in second Houthi strike on Riyadh airport in two days appeared first on Kahawatungu.
read morekahawatungu.com
@kahawatungu Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:31:30
Algeria arrests 61 Moroccans accused of planning 'acts of sabotage'
Algerian authorities announced on Sunday that they had arrested 61 Moroccan nationals earlier this month on suspicion of planning acts of sabotage. In a statement carried by public media, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) referred to an international Moroccan criminal network but did not provide details of the alleged plots. The 61 people, [...] The post Algeria arrests 61 Moroccans accused of planning acts of sabotage appeared first on Kahawatungu.
read moretaifaleo.nation.co.ke
@taifaleo Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:55:56
Taharuki Uhuru, Ruto kukutana kwa Raila
FAMILIA ya aliyekuwa Waziri Mkuu Raila Odinga inakabiliwa na mtanziko wa kiitifaki huku Rais William Ruto na Rais Mstaafu Uhuru Kenyatta wakitarajiwa kuhudhuria maadhimisho ya mwaka mmoja tangu kifo cha Raila, uwanjani Migwena, eneobunge la Bondo hapo Alhamisi. Viongozi hao wawili wamekuwa wakishambuliana hadharani, hali inayozua hofu kwamba hafla hiyo inaweza kugeuka uwanja wa mzozo wa kisiasa. Taifa imebaini kuwa baadhi ya jamaa wa familia walitaka Bw Kenyatta awe mgeni wa heshima, huku wengine wakipinga pendekezo hilo. Mwaliko wake ulitolewa kwa matarajio kwamba Rais Ruto hangekuwepo baada ya kuzindua makavazi ya Raila mnamo Jumatano. Hata hivyo, Rais Ruto anatarajiwa kuhudhuria hafla hiyo ya Alhamisi. Msemaji wa mawasiliano wa Bw Kenyatta, Kanze Dena-Mararo, naye alisema kuhudhuria kwake "bado hakujathibitishwa" Jamaa wa familia ya Jaramogi alisema baadhi ya jamaa waliambiwa kuwa Bw Kenyatta angekuwa mgeni rasmi. "Hatujui hilo linamwacha Rais William Ruto katika nafasi gani, kwa sababu hakuna anayeweza kuhutubia baada ya Rais katika hafla. Hatujui kama naye atahudhuria," akasema. Mbunge mmoja wa ODM alisema Bw Kenyatta hawezi kuwa mgeni rasmi katika hafla ambayo rais ambaye yupo madarakani anahudhuria. Mvutano huo unajiri huku familia ikionekana kugawanyika kuhusu mwelekeo wa kisiasa wa nchi. Raila Junior, anayetaka kuwania kiti cha ubunge cha Kibra, ameunga mkono Serikali Jumuishi na kuidhinisha azma ya Rais Ruto kuwania muhula wa pili. Anashirikiana na ami yake Kiongozi wa ODM, Dkt Oburu Oginga. Hata hivyo, dada yake Winnie Odinga, mbunge wa Bunge la Afrika Mashariki (EALA), na Mwakilishi wa Kike wa Kisumu Ruth Odinga wamekuwa wakikosoa namna ODM inavyoendeshwa baada ya kifo cha Raila. Winnie anatarajiwa kujiunga rasmi na vuguvugu la Linda Mwananchi linaloongozwa na Seneta wa Nairobi Edwin Sifuna, ambaye ni kati ya viongozi wa upinzani wanaotarajiwa kuhudhuria hafla hiyo. Mama Ida Odinga, ambaye ni balozi wa Kenya na Mwakilishi wa Kudumu katika Shirika la Mazingira la Umoja wa Mataifa (UNEP), amesisitiza kuwa mumewe hakuwa na maadui wa kudumu. "Waliokuwa wapinzani wake, wakijua siasa za Kenya, huenda wanamfahamu Raila vizuri kwa sababu mwishowe wote huungana, na mnakaribishwa. Huyo ndiye Raila," akasema Jumatano wiki jana. Jamaa mwingine wa familia alikiri kuwa kuna mvutano kuhusu mwaliko wa Bw Kenyatta. "Kamati inapaswa kutoa uamuzi wa mwisho. Kuna wanaotaka hafla hiyo iachwe kwa upinzani, lakini kwa kuwa hii ndiyo sherehe kuu, Rais Ruto anatarajiwa kuhudhuria," akasema. "Unawezaje kumzuia Rais kuhudhuria hafla kwa sababu ya maslahi ya kisiasa? Huu si mkutano wa kisiasa, bali ni hafla ya kuwakutanisha wote waliompenda Baba. Hakuna anayepaswa kuogopa kushiriki jukwaa na mwingine kwa sababu ya uhasama wa kisiasa," akaongeza. Naibu wa Baraza la Wazee wa Jamii ya Waluo, Ker James Ayaga, alimtaka Dkt Oginga kuhakikisha familia ya Jaramogi ina umoja. "Yote yanayotokea katika familia ya Odinga ni jukumu la Dkt Oginga kama mwana mkubwa wa Jaramogi kuhakikisha anaunganisha familia," akasema Bw Ayaga. Alimtaka aketi na wanafamilia wote, akiwemo Ida, ili wazungumze kwa sauti moja. Alisema umoja ndio urithi muhimu wa Jaramogi na Raila. Winnie, akizungumza katika hafla ya wiki iliyopita, alisema watu wa misimamo tofauti ya kisiasa, makabila na mataifa jirani wamealikwa kuadhimisha urithi wa babake. "Tunaweza kuwa na misimamo tofauti ya kisiasa na kutokubaliana kuhusu mwelekeo wa nchi yetu, lakini mnakaribishwa hapa. Hakuna anayetakiwa kuacha imani yake mlangoni," akasema. Aliwataka wanasiasa kutogeuza Oktoba 15 kuwa mashindano ya kisiasa. "Sisi kama familia, tunatoa wito wa kusitishwa kwa mivutano ya kisiasa kwa heshima yake. Tafadhali, Oktoba 15 iwe siku ya kumkumbuka na kusherehekea maisha yake," alisema. Kwa upande wake, Kiongozi wa Wachache katika Bunge la Kitaifa, Junet Mohammed, alisema kamati inayoongozwa na Prof Adams Oloo ndiyo itasimamia hafla ya Alhamisi, huku ODM ikihusika na mikutano ya chama ya kumuenzi Raila. "Kamati ndiyo inayosimamia kila kitu. Sisi tunasimamia tu shughuli za chama za kusherehekea maisha ya kiongozi wetu aliyeaga dunia," akasema Prof Oloo jana alisema alikuwa anaingia kikaoni, hivyo mkuu wake wa mawasiliano angetuma taarifa lakini hakuwa amefanya hivyo kufikia wakati wa kuchapisha habari hizi.
read moretaifaleo.nation.co.ke
@taifaleo Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:55:33
Afueni visa zaidi vya Ebola vikikosa kuripotiwa nchini
SERIKALI imesema hakuna kisa kipya cha Ebola kilichoripotiwa tangu kuthibitishwa kwa mgonjwa mmoja aliyekuwa ameambukizwa virusi vya ugonjwa huo kutoka nje ya nchi. Watu 108 waliotangamana naye bado wamewekwa katika karantini na kufuatiliwa kwa karibu. Waziri wa Afya Aden Duale jana alisema kuwa hakuna hata mmoja kati ya watu hao aliyekuwa na dalili za ugonjwa wa Ebola aina ya Bundibugyo kufikia sasa. Mgonjwa huyo, Mkenya aliyekuwa amesafiri kutoka Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo (DRC) kupitia Uganda, alipatikana na virusi hivyo, akawekwa katika kituo cha kutengwa Oktoba 5 na kufariki siku iliyofuatia. Bw Duale alisema watu 122 waliokuwa na mtagusano na mgonjwa huyo wametambuliwa na kuthibitishwa. Kati yao, 108, sawa na asilimia 88.5, wako karantini na wanafuatiliwa kila siku huku serikali ikiendelea kuwatafuta wengine. Alisema sampuli 293 zilizochukuliwa kutokana na tahadhari 289 za watu waliokuwa wakishukiwa kuwa na ugonjwa huo zilipimwa, lakini ni sampuli moja pekee iliyothibitisha maambukizi. Serikali pia imewapima wasafiri 667,675 katika vituo 26 vya kuingilia nchini, wakiwemo 2,345 katika muda wa saa 24 zilizotangulia. Bw Duale alisema Kenya iliifahamisha Shirika la Afya Duniani (WHO) kuhusu kisa hicho ndani ya saa 24, huku vikosi vya kukabiliana na dharura vikiwa tayari kufanya kazi saa zote. Maabara tano zilizoteuliwa zinapima sampuli, zikiwemo maabara mbili za kuhamishika katika vituo vya mipakani vya Lwakhakha na Busia. Matokeo ya sampuli zilizothibitishwa yanaweza kupatikana ndani ya saa sita hadi 12. Serikali imetenga vitanda 241 vya kutenga wagonjwa katika hospitali tano jijini Nairobi, Eldoret na Mombasa. Aidha, wahudumu 4,917 wa afya wamepata mafunzo ya kukabiliana na Ebola, huku wataalamu 343 wakiwa tayari kwa dharura zozote. Waziri huyo alisema hakuna marufuku ya safari, biashara, usafiri au mikusanyiko ya umma, na hakuna amri ya kutotoka nje iliyowekwa. Viwanja vya ndege, bandari na vituo vya mipakani vinaendelea kufanya kazi kawaida, ingawa uchunguzi wa afya umeimarishwa. Wakati huohuo, maafisa wa afya wameonya kuhusu hatari ya maambukizi katika miji inayohudumia madereva wa malori yanayosafiri kati ya Kenya, Uganda, DRC, Sudan Kusini na Rwanda. Maeneo yanayofuatiliwa ni pamoja na Mai Mahiu, Naivasha, Gilgil, Salgaa, Molo, Londiani, Kericho, Narok na Bomet, pamoja na Timboroa, Eldoret na Kitale. Afisa wa afya ya umma Dkt Reuben Osiemo alisema uchunguzi katika mpaka wa Kenya na Uganda unapaswa kuimarishwa ili kuzuia kuenea kwa ugonjwa huo. Hata hivyo, maafisa wa afya Nakuru, Bomet na Kericho walisema kaunti zao zimeweka mikakati ya kukabiliana na dharura, ikiwemo kutenga vituo vya wagonjwa na kuwafunza wahudumu wa afya.
read morestandardmedia.co.ke
@standard Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:00:00
Russia military recruitment: The pain of missing Kenyans and a CS comfortable with power
A US report alleges Kenyan officials colluded with Russian counterparts and recruitment agencies to send more than 1,000 Kenyans to fight in Ukraine.
read morekahawatungu.com
@kahawatungu Sun, 11 Oct 2026 22:13:57
Why Simba Arati is the Party Leader ODM Needs Now
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) stands at its most critical crossroads since its founding. With the passing of Raila Odinga, the party is grappling with a leadership transition that will determine whether it remains Kenyas most formidable political machine or fractures into irrelevance. Several heavyweights are positioning themselves for the top job, but one candidate [...] The post Why Simba Arati is the Party Leader ODM Needs Now appeared first on Kahawatungu.
read more
Right Column Content