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@kahawatungu Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:15:41
Suspect Arrested Over Alleged Sodomy and Death of Minor in Trans Nzoia
Detectives from Kiminini in Trans Nzoia County have arrested a suspect linked to the alleged sexual assault and subsequent death of a minor. In a statement on Friday, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) identified the suspect as Erick Wamalwa Namukana, alias Funje, who is the child's stepfather. According to the DCI, the suspect went [...] The post Suspect Arrested Over Alleged Sodomy and Death of Minor in Trans Nzoia appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:42:27
Kenya Power Announces Five-Hour Contact Centre Disruption on Sunday Night
Kenya Power has announced a five-hour suspension of telephone services at its contact centre on Sunday night due to scheduled system maintenance. In a statement on Friday, the company said the maintenance would run from midnight on Sunday, October 11, to 5am on Monday, October 12, 2026. "Dear Esteemed Customer, please note that we will [...] The post Kenya Power Announces Five-Hour Contact Centre Disruption on Sunday Night appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:35:30
Sh25 billion set aside to compensate people affected by the construction of the Narok- Malaba SGR
The government has set aside Sh25 billion to compensate people affected by the construction of the Narok-Bomet-Kisumu of the Naivasha-Kisumu- Malaba Standard Gauge Railway project. Kenya Railways Corporation Managing Director Philip Mainga said the National Land Commission is conducting public participation ahead of the compensation of affected landowners Mainga said the NLC has also granted [...] The post Sh25 billion set aside to compensate people affected by the construction of the Narok- Malaba SGR appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:07:35
Kenya Met Lists Counties Expected to Receive Rain in the Next Seven Days
The Kenya Meteorological Department has listed counties expected to receive rainfall over the next seven days, from Friday, October 9, to October 16, 2026. In a statement, the department said rainfall is expected in several parts of the country, including the Coast, North Eastern, Western, Nyanza, Rift Valley and Central regions. The counties expected to [...] The post Kenya Met Lists Counties Expected to Receive Rain in the Next Seven Days appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@taifaleo Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:55:37
DPP aidhinisha mashtaka dhidi ya washukiwa wa mauaji ya Wakili Kyalo Mbobu
MKURUGENZI wa Mashtaka ya Umma (DPP) ameidhinisha mashtaka ya mauaji dhidi ya washukiwa watano wanaodaiwa kuhusika na kifo cha wakili maarufu Mathew Kyalo Mbobu. Washukiwa hao ni mwanasiasa Rose Mbithe Mulwa, watoto wake Chris Mulwa na Angela Mulwa pamoja na maafisa wawili wa polisi, Julius Kipkoech Cheruiyot na Kennedy Kipkemei Borboroi. Wawili hao, Cheruiyot na Borboroi, walifikishwa mbele ya Jaji Diana Kavedza katika Mahakama Kuu ya Kibera, lakini hawakujibu mashtaka hayo baada ya kuamriwa kufanyiwa uchunguzi wa afya ya akili katika Hospitali ya Mbagathi. Jaji Kavedza pia aliamuru Rose na Angela, wanaozuiliwa katika gereza la wanawake la Lang'ata, pamoja na Chris anayezuiliwa rumande Nairobi, wafikishwe kortini. Washukiwa wote wanatarajiwa kujibu mashtaka ya mauaji Oktoba 27, 2026, baada ya ripoti za uchunguzi huo kuwasilishwa kortini. Mbobu, ambaye alikuwa wakili, mhadhiri wa chuo kikuu na mwandishi, aliuawa Septemba 9, 2025 alipokuwa akiendesha gari kuelekea nyumbani kupitia Barabara ya Magadi karibu na Shule ya Brookhouse International.
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@taifaleo Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:10:53
Watu wanne wafariki, 21 wajeruhiwa katika ajali ya lori Meru
Watu wanne walifariki na wengine 21 kujeruhiwa baada ya lori kugonga magari na pikipiki kadhaa mjini Meru Alhamisi jioni. Kamanda wa Polisi wa Imenti Kaskazini, Bashir Hassan, alisema ajali hiyo ilitokea dakika chache kabla ya saa tatu usiku, breki za lori hilo lililokuwa likielekea Nkubu zilipofeli. Alisema lori hilo liligonga magari mawili barabarani, kisha likagonga pikipiki mbili na matatu zilizokuwa zimeegeshwa kando ya barabara kabla ya kupinduka. "Lori lilikuwa likiteremka mlima breki zilipofeli. Wanaume watatu na mwanamke mmoja walifariki papo hapo. Waliojeruhiwa walipelekwa katika Hospitali ya Rufaa na Mafunzo ya Meru," alisema Bw Hassan. Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa hospitali hiyo, Bernard Murithi, alisema watu 21 walipelekwa hospitalini. Kati yao, 10 walitibiwa na kuruhusiwa kwenda nyumbani, huku 11 wakilazwa kwa matibabu zaidi. Alisema hali yao ilikuwa shwari. Mashahidi walisema lori hilo lililokuwa limebeba simiti lilikuwa likiendeshwa kwa kasi kutoka Makutano. Dereva alijaribu kuwaonya watumiaji wa barabara kwa kupiga honi kabla ya kugonga magari na watu waliokuwa kando ya barabara. Mkazi Frank Mwongera alisema baadhi ya waathiriwa walinaswa chini ya lori hilo.
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@standard Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:00:00
Sexual exploitation: How vulnerable teens are lured by online predators
Platforms like Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok have become everyday hangouts for young people where they build communities, connect seamlessly via voices, videos and texts.
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@kna Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:33:19
Auditor-General working within tight timelines to audit public entities
The Office of the Auditor-General is working within tight timelines to audit and report on about 12,000 public entities, Deputy Auditor-General (DAG) Edwin Kamar has said. Kamar said the office was constitutionally mandated to audit all entities funded from public resources, including private entities that receive public funds, making timely submission of financial statements important...
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@kna Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:27:42
Nandi youth lobby unveils data protection policy
A youth group in Nandi County has launched a data protection policy to safeguard personal information collected from its members and communities. Nandi County Youth Bunge said the policy will ensure compliance with the Data Protection Act, 2019, and set clear procedures for the collection, storage, processing and sharing of personal data. Speaking during the...
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@kna Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:33:19
Auditor-General working within timelines to audit 12,000 public entities
The Office of the Auditor-General is working within tight timelines to audit and report on about 12,000 public entities, Deputy Auditor-General (DAG) Edwin Kamar has said. Kamar said the office was constitutionally mandated to audit all entities funded from public resources, including private entities that receive public funds, making timely submission of financial statements important...
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@kna Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:51:22
Boda boda sector thrives in Nyeri despite challenges
For many people in Nyeri, the sight of a boda boda rider sneaking through traffic, carrying passengers or delivering goods, is an ordinary part of everyday life. But behind the familiar motorcycle is a sector with a leadership structure, welfare systems, security networks and long-term plans that many people rarely see. According to Charles Ndegwa,...
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@kahawatungu Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:48:10
Cars torched and shops looted as anti-migrant violence erupts in South Africa
At least 24 vehicles were set ablaze and foreign-owned shops looted in South Africa as anti-immigration protests descended into violence in two major cities, police say. Clashes broke out on Thursday in Soweto, a sprawling township outside Johannesburg, the countrys largest city, and Durban, a major port on the east coast. The violence comes amid [...] The post Cars torched and shops looted as anti-migrant violence erupts in South Africa appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:55:50
Why Elon Musk is taking on India's richest man over Starlink
Elon Musk has questioned whether billionaire Mukesh Ambani is the real boss of India as his satellite internet company Starlink struggles to secure final approval to launch in the country. The remark came a day after Musk accused unnamed powerful business interests of trying to block Starlinks entry into India. He then singled out Ambani, [...] The post Why Elon Musk is taking on Indias richest man over Starlink appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@taifaleo Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:55:56
Mwalimu aliyehusishwa na sakata ya ajira Myanmar apokonywa gari la Sh1.7 milioni
MWALIMU mmoja amepoteza gari lake la thamani ya Sh1.7 milioni baada ya Mahakama Kuu kuamua kuwa lilinunuliwa kwa pesa zinazohusishwa na biashara ya ulanguzi wa watu kinyume cha sheria. Jaji B.M. Musyoki aliamuru gari hilo, Toyota Axio KDN 780J, litwaliwe na serikali baada ya kupata kwamba Evans Kimtai Sichei hakueleza vizuri alikopata fedha za kulinunua. Mahakama ilisema Mamlaka ya Kurejesha Mali (ARA) ilionyesha kuwa kuna uwezekano mkubwa gari hilo lilinunuliwa kwa mapato ya uhalifu. Kesi hiyo ilitokana na uchunguzi kuhusu madai ya Wakenya kusafirishwa hadi Thailand kwa ahadi za ajira zenye mishahara mizuri, lakini baadaye kupelekwa Myanmar ambako walilazimishwa kufanya uhalifu wa kimtandao katika mazingira magumu. Kulingana na mpelelezi, baadhi ya waathiriwa walilipa kati ya Sh50,000 na Sh150,000 kama "gharama za kuwezesha safari" kupitia nambari ya M-Pesa iliyokuwa ya Sichei na nyingine iliyohusishwa na mshukiwa mwenzake, Emmah Bonareri Rosana. Familia za baadhi ya waathiriwa pia zilidaiwa kulipa kati ya Sh70,000 na Sh100,000 kama fidia ya kuwaokoa wapendwa wao. Mahakama iliambiwa waathiriwa Evans Kipyegon Kironget, Isaac Kipruto Mering, Phillip Ruto Cheptot, Jonathan Kusimba, Felix Kwemoi Cheptinde na Daniel Simotwa walipoteza jumla ya Sh616,700. Sichei na Rosana walikamatwa Machi 11, 2025 na kufikishwa katika Mahakama ya Kahawa ambako walishtakiwa kwa makosa ya usafirishaji haramu wa watu miongoni mwa mashtaka mengine. Baadaye ARA ilichunguza miamala ya Sichei, ikilenga akaunti yake ya M-Pesa na uhusiano wake na waathiriwa. Mamlaka hiyo ilisema iligundua miamala ya kutia shaka, ikiwemo pesa nyingi kuingia kwenye akaunti na kutolewa karibu mara moja. Kwa mujibu wa wachunguzi, hali hiyo ilizua shaka kuwa kulikuwa na juhudi za kuficha chanzo cha fedha hizo. Gari hilo lilikuwa sehemu muhimu ya uchunguzi baada ya mahakama kuambiwa lilinunuliwa katika kampuni ya Ramna International Motors, Mombasa, kwa Sh1.7 milioni. Mwakilishi wa kampuni hiyo, Arif Saleh Subeya, aliwaambia wachunguzi kuwa malipo yalifanywa kwa awamu kupitia miamala ya M-Pesa kutoka kwa nambari iliyosajiliwa kwa jina la Sichei. Nambari hiyo pia ilidaiwa kupokea pesa kutoka kwa baadhi ya watu waliosafirishwa katika mpango huo. Sichei alipinga kutwaliwa kwa gari hilo, akisema kesi ya jinai dhidi yake ilikuwa na nia mbaya na ililenga kuchafua jina lake. Alisema alikuwa mwalimu, mkulima na mfanyabiashara na kwamba shughuli hizo zilimwezesha kupata pesa za kununua gari hilo. Pia alisema gari hilo lilikuwa likitumiwa kama teksi na kutwaliwa kungemnyima yeye na familia yake chanzo cha mapato. Hata hivyo, Jaji Musyoki alikataa hoja kwamba tarehe ya gari kununuliwa ilitosha kumwondolea mashaka. Jaji alisema kesi ya jinai na ile ya kutwaliwa kwa mali ni mambo mawili tofauti, kwani kesi ya mali inalenga zaidi chanzo cha mali hiyo. "Mshtakiwa ameonyeshwa kuwa alipokea pesa kutoka kwa baadhi ya waathiriwa waliotambuliwa. Ukweli huu unaonyesha zaidi ya tuhuma," jaji alisema katika uamuzi wake uliotolewa Nairobi Oktoba 2, 2026. Jaji pia alikataa madai ya Sichei kwamba ushahidi dhidi yake ulikuwa wa tuhuma pekee. Alisema waathiriwa walitambuliwa na walitoa taarifa zilizomhusisha mwalimu huyo. "Siwezi kuamini kwamba watu watajitokeza tu na kutoa taarifa za kumhusisha mtu wasiyemjua na kosa zito kama ulanguzi wa watu," jaji alisema. Mahakama ilisema baada ya ARA kuwasilisha ushahidi ulioibua sababu za msingi za kuamini gari hilo lilinunuliwa kwa pesa za uhalifu, Sichei alipaswa kueleza chanzo halali cha fedha hizo. Lakini hakufanya hivyo. Ingawa alisema alikuwa mwalimu, mkulima na mfanyabiashara, hakueleza kiasi alichokuwa akipata kutokana na shughuli hizo wala kuwasilisha ushahidi wa mshahara wake. Jaji pia alishangaa kwa nini hakueleza ikiwa Sh1.7 milioni za kununua gari zilitokana na mshahara, faida za biashara au kilimo. "Bado hajafichua aina ya biashara anayofanya wala anacholima," jaji alisema. Mahakama pia ilikosoa kushindwa kwake kueleza mapato aliyokuwa akipata kutokana na kulifanya gari hilo teksi. Jaji alisema gari lililonunuliwa kwa pesa za uhalifu haliwezi kuwa halali kwa sababu tu baadaye limetumiwa katika biashara halali. "Mali iliyonunuliwa kwa mapato ya uhalifu haiachi kuwa na doa kwa sababu baadaye imeingizwa katika biashara halali," alisema. Alisema alitembea takriban mita 500 akiwa anachechemea kutokana na majeraha ya miguu kabla ya kumkuta mkewe akiwa amelala kwenye damu. "Yote ninayotaka ni haki, sasa kwa kuwa kuna ushahidi kwamba mke wangu aliuawa kwa njia ya kikatili," alisema. Muturi alisema alipata majeraha mikononi na miguuni baada ya kutupwa kutoka kwenye gari. Alitibiwa katika Zahanati ya Murinduko na kuruhusiwa. Baadaye aliripoti tukio hilo katika Kituo cha Polisi cha Piai na kurekodi taarifa katika Idara ya Upelelezi wa Jinai (DCI), Wang'uru. Baada ya tukio hilo, wakazi walifanya maandamano wakitaka haki, wakifunga Barabara ya Piai-Murinduko. Hata hivyo, utulivu ulirejea baada ya Kamanda wa Polisi wa Mwea, Henry Gitonga, kuwahakikishia wakazi kuwa suala hilo linachunguzwa na hakutakuwa na kufichwa kwa ukweli.
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@kna Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:01:13
Embu raises alarm over poor vision among drivers
The Embu County Health Department has raised concerns over the troubling increase in the number of drivers experiencing poor vision, especially double vision. The County Vision Impact Project (VIP) Coordinator Daniel Kiige warned that this rise in these cases poses a severe threat to road safety if left unaddressed. Speaking during a free eye medical...
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@kna Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:17:45
Nandi sportsmen prepare for Mashujaa Day competitions
Nandis reputation as the Source of Champions is receiving a fresh boost as the county steps up preparations for this years Mashujaa Day celebrations, with hundreds of sportsmen and women set to compete in a series of events across the North Rift. As the government prepares to host this years national Mashujaa Day celebrations in...
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@kna Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:29:36
Kenya steps up community-based rehabilitation to curb youth crime
The government is stepping up community-based crime prevention and rehabilitation programmes, aimed at tackling youth crime, substance abuse and repeat offending through stronger partnerships between probation services and local communities. By strengthening volunteer networks, mentorship and reintegration programmes, the government seeks to address substance abuse, crime and repeat offending among young people. Correctional Services PS...
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