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@kahawatungu Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:19:46
US Treasury chief says Iran airlines to be 'shut down' Sept 23
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Monday that Iranian airlines will have trouble functioning globally in two days under the weight of American sanctions, as the Trump administration intensifies pressure on Tehran. On September 23 all the Iranian airlines will be shut down around the world, Bessent told CNBC in an interview as the war [...] The post US Treasury chief says Iran airlines to be shut down Sept 23 appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:24:20
South African ostriches plucked alive for luxury fashion, report claims
South African ostrich farms are using mechanical pluckers to remove feathers from living birds destined for major luxury fashion brands in techniques that are cruel and painful, animal welfare group World Animal Protection said on Monday. The organisation said a new investigation, conducted with Collective Fashion Justice, documented ostriches being cornered by workers who put [...] The post South African ostriches plucked alive for luxury fashion, report claims appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@taifaleo Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:19:22
Mwanablogu kulipwa Sh5 milioni kwa kuvamiwa na polisi
MAHAKAMA Kuu imempa mwanablogu na mtumiaji wa mitandao ya kijamii, Ndiang'ui Kinyagia, fidia ya Sh5 milioni baada ya kubaini kwamba maafisa wa polisi walikiuka haki zake walipovamia nyumba yake, kuipekua, kutwaa mali yake na kumzuia kusafiri kwa uhuru. Katika uamuzi uliotolewa na Jaji Patricia Nyaundi wa Kitengo cha Katiba na Haki za Kibinadamu jijini Nairobi, mahakama ilisema polisi waliingia nyumbani kwa Kinyagia mnamo Juni 21, 2025, bila kibali cha mahakama na bila kuthibitisha kuwa walitimiza masharti ya kufanya upekuzi bila kibali hicho. Jaji Nyaundi alisema maafisa hao walishindwa kuwasilisha sababu zilizoonyesha kwamba kupata kibali cha mahakama kungeathiri au kuchelewesha uchunguzi wao. "Sehemu ya 60 ya Sheria ya Huduma ya Kitaifa ya Polisi si tu tamko la kawaida. Ni kinga ya kikatiba iliyowekwa kisheria ili kulinda haki za wananchi," alisema jaji huyo. Kinyagia, ambaye ni mjasiriamali wa teknolojia na mchangiaji wa masuala ya umma mtandaoni, alipata umaarufu mnamo Juni 2025 baada ya kujificha alipogundua kwamba maafisa wa Idara ya Upelelezi wa Jinai (DCI) walikuwa wakimtafuta kufuatia chapisho la mtandaoni lililohusishwa na maandamano yaliyokuwa yakipangwa dhidi ya serikali. Polisi walikuwa wameanzisha uchunguzi kuhusu ujumbe uliowekwa katika mtandao wa X waliodai ulikuwa wa uchochezi na wenye maudhui ya uasi. Baada ya kufuatilia akaunti hiyo hadi kwa Kinyagia na kupata usaidizi kutoka Mamlaka ya Mawasiliano Kenya, maafisa walielekea nyumbani kwake. Mahakama ilielezwa kwamba polisi walipiga kambi katika makazi hayo kwa muda mrefu kabla ya kuvunja mlango na kuingia ndani waliposhindwa kumpata. Walipekua nyumba hiyo na kuondoka na vifaa mbalimbali huku wakiacha orodha ya vitu vilivyochukuliwa kwa msimamizi wa eneo hilo. Jaji Nyaundi aliamua kuwa hatua hiyo ilikiuka haki za Kinyagia za faragha, mali, utu, usalama wa kibinafsi na uhuru wa kutembea. Mahakama pia ilizuia Mkurugenzi wa Mashtaka ya Umma (DPP) pamoja na polisi kuendelea kumshtaki Kinyagia kuhusiana na uchunguzi huo, ikisema mchakato mzima ulianza kwa vitendo visivyozingatia Katiba.
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@kna Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:39:07
Six Teso South schools to receive NG-CDF buses,MP
Six secondary schools in Teso South Constituency, Busia County, are set to receive school buses bought under the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) programme in the current Financial Year, area Member of Parliament (MP), Mary Emase, has revealed. Speaking during the issuance of a bus to Father Okodoi Senior School and the commissioning of...
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@kna Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:51:32
Kirinyaga MCAs demand urgent action ahead of El Niño rains
Members of Kirinyaga County Assembly have called for urgent and coordinated measures to prepare the County for anticipated El-Niño rains, warning that disaster management efforts must begin before heavy rains hit rather than wait for emergencies to occur. The members raised concerns over what they described as inadequate preparedness by the County government, particularly in...
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@kahawatungu Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:35:23
Texas ICE shooting leaves Venezuelan DoorDash driver with bullet in his back, says lawye
A Venezuelan DoorDash delivery driver who was shot by ICE agents was transferred from hospital to a detention centre with a bullet still in his back, his lawyer has told US media. The shooting of Wilber Rafael Garcés Perez, 28, triggered protests in Austin, Texas, on Sunday. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in [...] The post Texas ICE shooting leaves Venezuelan DoorDash driver with bullet in his back, says lawye appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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