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From DRC to Kampala and Nairobi: Did Patient Zero escape from the treatment centre?
Investigators are tracing the journey of Kenyas first confirmed Ebola patient from treatment in eastern DRC through Uganda to Nairobi, raising questions about how he crossed borders while ill.
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@kahawatungu Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:39:11
Texas carries out nation's first execution since Christa Pike's failed lethal injection
A Texas man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk was put to death Wednesday evening, becoming the 30th person executed in the U.S. this year and the first since Tennessee's failed attempt to administer a lethal injection to Christa Pike a week ago. Jamaal Howard, 46, was pronounced dead at 8:03 p.m. after receiving [...] The post Texas carries out nation's first execution since Christa Pike's failed lethal injection appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:42:26
Wetangula suspends Nyoro from Parliament after refusing to apologise over Kenya Pipeline IPO claims
Kiharu Member of Parliament Ndindi Nyoro was suspended from the precincts of Parliament for five days after declining to apologize in the House. National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula issued the directive on Wednesday following a heated plenary session where lawmakers demanded that Nyoro apologize for claims he made on Tuesday that public offices were forced [...] The post Wetangula suspends Nyoro from Parliament after refusing to apologise over Kenya Pipeline IPO claims appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:44:20
What could happen next in Christa Pike's case?
The botched execution of Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike has thrust Tennessees criminal justice system into uncharted territory. After state officials administered two lethal doses of the drug pentobarbital on 30 September, Pike survived and was transported to a nearby hospital, where she was intubated. Six days later, her lawyers announced she was conscious [...] The post What could happen next in Christa Pikes case? appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:46:52
Group of 20 graduates rescued after being abducted in Nigeria
A group of 20 young people who were abducted in South-East Nigeria last week have been rescued, police say. The graduates were kidnapped on 1 October while they were travelling for a national community service programme in the Abia and Akwa Ibom states in the south of the country. They were rescued by the police [...] The post Group of 20 graduates rescued after being abducted in Nigeria appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:50:52
Why Zimbabwe tycoon 'Sir Wicknell' was loved and hated in Africa
Wicknell Chivayo, the Zimbabwean tycoon who died in a helicopter crash along with his wife Lucy Muteke last week, divided opinion in life and continues to do so in death. He called himself Sir Wicknell, a nod to the embellishment that epitomised his lifestyle and a nickname some used for the 45-year-old who packed [...] The post Why Zimbabwe tycoon Sir Wicknell was loved and hated in Africa appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:53:21
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro expected to face more charges this week
Federal prosecutors are expected to bring additional charges against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, the BBCs US media partner CBS has reported. The new charges accuse them of playing a role in the torture of Americans who were held in Venezuelan prisons, according to CBS. US forces seized Maduro and [...] The post Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro expected to face more charges this week appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:55:38
Bus driver, conductor arrested after passenger is drugged in Utawala
Police in Machakos County arrested a bus driver and conductor after a passenger was found unconscious inside a KBS bus at Utawala Airways. This was the second such incident to be reported in less than a week amid concerns of stupefying in public service vehicles. The incident was reported at Muungano Police Station in Athi-River [...] The post Bus driver, conductor arrested after passenger is drugged in Utawala appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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