Msichana ahadithia jinsi baba humdhalilisha kingono kabla kumpa mahitaji ya shule

MAHAKAMA ya Eldoret ilipigwa na butwaa Jumatatu wakati msichana mwenye umri wa miaka 16 alipoeleza jinsi baba yake mzazi alivyomdhulumu kingono mara kwa mara kila alipokuwa akimuuliza mahitaji ya shule. Msichana huyo, aliyetambuliwa kwa jina la siri A.W., alisimulia masaibu yake kwa majonzi kwa kukariri madhila aliyopitia mikononi mwa babake mzazi A. W wakati wa kusikizwa kwa kesi hiyo mahakamani. Akiwasilisha ushahidi wake mbele ya hakimu mkuu mkaazi Keyne Gweno, alieleza kuwa baada ya mama yake kufariki dunia na kuwaacha mabinti wanne akiwemo yeye, waliendelea kuishi chini ya uangalizi wa baba yao. "Wakati wowote mwalimu wangu aliponiambia nilete kitabu na kalamu, kadri nilipomwomba baba yangu aninunulie vitu hivyo ndivyo alinilazimu kushiriki naye tendo la ngono kabla ya kuninunulia vitu husika," alisimulia. Mahakama ilielezwa kuwa licha ya kutishiwa maisha iwapo angefichua unyama huo, hatimaye msichana huyo aliamua kumweleza mmoja wa walimu wake kuhusu unyanyasaji aliokuwa akifanyiwa. Walimu kutoka shule hiyo walichukua jukumu la kutoa ripoti kwa polisi ambapo mshukiwa alikamatwa na maafisa wa polisi kutoka kituo cha polisi cha Langas na kufikishwa katika mahakama ya Eldoret. Mwanaume huyo alifikishwa mahakamani na kushtakiwa kwa kosa la kufanya tendo la ngono na mtu wa familia ya karibu yaani kujamiiana, kinyume na Kifungu cha 20 (1) cha Sheria ya Makosa ya Kijinsia Nambari 3 ya mwaka 2006. Hati ya mashtaka inaeleza kuwa katika tarehe mbalimbali kati ya Januari 16, 2026, na Februari 6, 2026, katika eneo la Lemmok katika Kaunti Ndogo ya Kapseret, Kaunti ya Uasin Gishu, alimdhulumu kimapenzi binti yake mwenye umri wa miaka 16 kwa makusudi na kinyume cha sheria. Hata hivyo, mshtakiwa alikana mashtaka hayo kabla ya kuamrishwa kuwachiliwa kwa dhamana ya Sh300,000 au dhamana mbadala ya pesa taslimu kiasi cha Sh100,000. Tangu wakati huo, mshtakiwa ambaye alishindwa kupata pesa taslimu za dhamana au dhamana ambapo amezuiliwa katika rumande ya Gereza la Eldoret GK akisubiri kesi kusikilizwa kikamilifu na kuamuliwa. Ombil la kutaka kupunguziwa dhamana ya pesa taslimu kutoka Sh100,000 hadi Sh50,000 lilikataliwa mahakamani. "Sitapunguza zaidi kiasi hicho cha dhamana ya pesa taslimu cha Sh100,000 kwa sababu najua kuwa mara tu utakapopata uhuru wako, hutawahi kurejea mahakamani hapa," aliamuru Hakimu. Akitoa ushahidi kuhusu suala hilo, Dkt Irene Simiyu, daktari katika Hospitali ya Rufaa na Mafunzo ya Moi (MTRH), alithibitisha kuwa binti huyo alikuwa amedhulumiwa kingono. Upande wa mashtaka umepanga kuwasislihsa mashahidi watano muhimu, akiwemo afisa upelelezi kutoka Kituo cha Polisi cha Langas. Kesi hiyo iliahirishwa hadi Septemba 8, 2026.

Vijana 122,000 walionufaika na pesa za NYOTA sasa kupokea mafunzo ya kukuza biashara

ZAIDI ya vijana 122,000 waliopokea mtaji wa kuanzisha biashara kupitia mradi wa National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) wataanza mpango unaolenga kuimarisha biashara zao na kuongeza nafasi za kuzikuza kwa muda mrefu. Mpango huo ulianza Jumatatu, huku washauri wa biashara zaidi ya 4,879 wakiajiriwa kote nchini kuwasaidia vijana hao. Katibu katika Idara ya Maendeleo ya Biashara Ndogo na za Kati, Susan Mang'eni, alisema kila mnufaika atapangiwa mshauri mwenye uzoefu wa biashara. Kila mshauri atahudumia vijana wasiozidi 20. Mpango huo utahusisha ziara za biashara, ushauri kati ya wafanyabiashara wenzao, uzoefu wa biashara, mafunzo, ushauri na kuwaunganisha na masoko. Mpango huo ni sehemu ya juhudi za serikali kuwawezesha vijana kujiajiri kupitia mafunzo ya ujuzi na kupata mtaji wa kuanzisha biashara. Mradi wa NYOTA ulizinduliwa Machi 2025 na hutumia teknolojia ya kidijitali kuwawezesha vijana kupata fursa katika maeneo mbalimbali nchini. Mnamo Julai 10, 2026, serikali ilitoa mtaji kwa zaidi ya vijana 122,000 walionufaika na mpango wa kusaidia biashara ili waanzishe au kupanua shughuli zao. Mradi huo unawahusisha vijana kutoka wadi zote 1,450 nchini, hasa wale walio katika viwango vya chini vya kiuchumi. Serikali pia inaandaa njia mpya za ufadhili zitakazowawezesha wanufaika kupata fedha zaidi kupitia hazina za serikali. Hatua hiyo inafuatia agizo la Rais William Ruto la kupanua upatikanaji wa fedha kwa vijana wa NYOTA. Idara hiyo pia inashirikiana na serikali za kaunti kuandaa mfumo wa kuwaondolea wanufaika wa NYOTA baadhi ya ada za leseni za biashara ili kuwawezesha kupata masoko na maeneo bora ya kufanyia biashara. Mafunzo ya Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO) yanatarajiwa kuanza mwezi ujao na yanalenga zaidi ya vijana 600,000. Mafunzo hayo yatawapa ujuzi wa kushiriki katika zabuni za serikali. Wakati huo huo, mpango wa On-the-Job Experience (OJE) unaendelea katika kaunti 18, ambako vijana wanapitia mafunzo ya kukuza ujuzi wa kijamii na kihisia. BI Mang'eni aliwataka vijana kushiriki kikamilifu katika mafunzo hayo, akisema kukamilisha mpango huo ni sharti la kuendelea kupata msaada katika hatua inayofuata. Lengo ni kuwapa vijana zaidi ya fedha za kuanzisha biashara, na pia maarifa, mitandao na mwongozo wa kuwasaidia kujenga biashara endelevu.

Atafanikiwa kuingia kwenye rekodi ya Guinness kwa kufuga mamilioni ya kuku halisi wa kienyeji?

KILOMITA chache kutoka barabara kuu ya Nairobi-Mombasa, katika shamba la Nick Mwendwa eneo la Makindu, Kaunti ya Makueni, unapolizuru utakaribishwa na milio ya maelfu ya kuku halisi wa kienyeji. Shamba hilo la ekari 100, ambapo ni ekari 10 pekee zimetumika kwa sasa, lina zaidi ya kuku 150,000 wa kienyeji wa umri tofauti. Kila siku, karibu mayai 2,500 hukusanywa na kuwekwa kwenye mashine za kuatamia mayai na kuangua vifaranga (incubators). "Kila baada ya siku 21, vifaranga huanguliwa ili kupanua mpango wa uzalishaji unaolenga kuongeza idadi ya kuku," anasema. Mwendwa, ambaye wengi wanamfahamu kutokana na uongozi wake wa zamani katika Shirikisho la Soka Kenya (FKF), alianza mradi huo miaka mitatu iliyopita akiwa na kuku saba tu wa mama yake. "Nilitenga kuku hao saba na nikaapa kwamba kuanzia siku hiyo tutakuwa tukizalisha kutoka kwao pekee," anafichua. [caption id="attachment_191336" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Nick Mwendwa akikagua kuku wake. Anahoji analenga kufikisha idadi ya kuku milioni moja hivi karibuni. Picha|Sammy Waweru[/caption] Awali, alilenga kuongeza kundi hilo hadi kuku kati ya 7,000 na 15,000. Mama yake alicheka, akimwambia hakuna aliyekuwa na kuku 5,000 wa kienyeji halisi nchini. Hata hivyo, baada ya kutambua jinsi walivyohitajika sokoni, alibadilisha lengo na kulenga kuku milioni moja. "Baba yangu aliposikia mazungumzo hayo kati yangu na mama, alisema Nairobi imenigeuza kuwa wazimu," anakumbuka huku akicheka. Hii leo, Mwendwa ana zaidi ya kuku 150,000 na lengo lake ni kuwahi milioni moja. "Licha ya shabaha hiyo kuonekana kuwa mbali, ninaamini itawezekana," anaiambia 'Akilimali Dijitali'. Kulingana naye, anapanga kufikisha idadi ya kuku 400,000 kufikia Desemba mwaka huu. Endapo katika miaka ijayo atagonga ndipo, kufikisha idadi ya zaidi ya kuku milioni moja, ataingia kwenye rekodi ya kumbukumbu za Guiness? Guiness World Record, kama inavyofahamika kwa Kiingereza, hata hivyo, haijawahi kuangazia mkulima au mfugaji mwenye idadi ya juu ya kuku. [caption id="attachment_191337" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Nick Mwendwa akikagua mayai kwenye kiangulio. Picha|Sammy Waweru[/caption] Kuku mkubwa anayeishi na yai kubwa, ndio pekee imeangaziwa na Guiness World Record. Mwendwa, anasema angetamana sana kuingia kwenye kumbukumbu hiyo ya dunia haswa kwa kufuga idadi ya juu ya kuku halisi wa kienyeji. "Kenya na Afrika kwa jumla, sidhani kunaye (mfugaji) aliyefikisha idadi ya kuku 150,000 ninaofuga kwa sasa," anahoji. Rais huyu wa zamani wa FKF alianza ufugaji baada ya kugundua pengo kubwa katika soko la kuku na mayai ya kienyeji. Mwendwa anasema alikuwa akipenda kula kuku wa kienyeji, lakini mara nyingi hakuwa akiwapata kwenye maduka ya kijumla. Utafiti wake ulionyesha kuwa maduka hayo, maarufu kama supamaketi, yanahitaji kuku halisi wa kienyeji kwa wingi lakini wakulima wengi hawana uwezo wa usambazaji wa kudumu.

Kampeni zaanza Nigeria Tinubu akikabiliwa na ushindani mkali anaposaka 'Tu Tam'

ABUJA, Nigeria: KAMPENI za uchaguzi wa Januari 2027 Nigeria zilianza Jumatano huku Rais Bola Tinubu akikabiliwa na swali gumu anapowania muhula wa pili hasa kuhusu utendakazi wake. Wengi wanajiuliza iwapo wananchi wa Nigeria wanaishi maisha bora baada ya zaidi ya mwongo mmoja wa utawala wa chama cha All Progressives Congress (APC). Tinubu yupo katika kinyang'anyiro dhidi ya aliyekuwa Makamu wa Rais Atiku Abubakar na Peter Obi, ambao wamekita kampeni zao katika masuala ambayo wananchi wanalalamikia hasa ugumu wa maisha na ukosefu wa usalama. Wapinzani wanadai kuwa miaka karibu 12 ya APC madarakani imeiacha Nigeria, taifa lenye watu wengi zaidi Afrika, likiwa maskini zaidi, lenye madeni mengi na lisilo salama kuliko 2015. Hali ni mbaya zaidi ikilinganishwa na chama hicho kilipoingia mamlakani chini ya aliyekuwa Rais Muhammadu Buhari. Kwa Tinubu, ambaye baadhi ya wananchi humwita "T-Pain" kutokana na gharama ya juu ya maisha, uchaguzi huo utakuwa kipimo cha iwapo wapiga kura wako tayari kuvumilia maumivu ya muda mfupi kwa matumaini ya kupata nafuu ya muda mrefu. Asilimia 80 ya raia wa Nigeria wanaamini nchi yao inaongozwa vibaya, huku asilimia 45 wakitaja ugumu wa kiuchumi na ukosefu wa usalama kuwa changamoto zao kuu. Tinubu amefanya mabadiliko makubwa ya kiuchumi tangu aingie madarakani. Alifuta ruzuku ya mafuta iliyokuwa ikigharimu serikali fedha nyingi na kushusha thamani ya naira mara mbili. Hatua hizo zimepongezwa na wawekezaji na wakopeshaji wa kimataifa, lakini pia zimesababisha athari za kiuchumi kwa familia na kuchochea maandamano kutokana na kupanda kwa gharama ya maisha. Serikali ya Tinubu inasema mageuzi hayo yameimarisha mapato ya serikali na kuongeza imani ya wawekezaji. Hata hivyo, wananchi wengi hupima hali ya uchumi kwa uwezo wao wa kununua chakula na kugharamia mahitaji ya familia. Mfanyabiashara wa nyama Abdullahi Sani alisema zamani alikuwa akiuza mbuzi sita kwa siku, lakini sasa anahangaika kuuza hata wawili. Mizigo ya madeni pia imeongezeka. Usalama nao ni changamoto kubwa kwa Tinubu. Ingawa serikali inasema operesheni za kijeshi zimepunguza mashambulizi na kuwezesha wakulima kurejea mashambani, ghasia, utekaji nyara na ujambazi bado umeenea. Wapinzani sasa wanatumia hali hiyo kumshambulia Tinubu, wakisema baada ya zaidi ya miaka 10 ya APC madarakani, wananchi wanataka kuona matokeo, si ahadi. Kwa wapiga kura wengi, uchaguzi huo utahusu maisha, usalama na chakula. Hata hivyo, mgawanyiko katika upinzani unaweza kumpa Tinubu nafasi ya kubaki madarakani licha ya changamoto zinazokabili uongozi wake.

Rescue mission underway after tourist helicopter crashes in Samburu

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Kanye West announces tour dates in Russia

Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, is to play two shows in St Petersburg, Russia, this October becoming the biggest Western star to play in the country since its invasion of Ukraine four years ago. Tickets for the shows at the 70,000-capacity Gazprom Arena sold out within hours of the announcement on [...] The post Kanye West announces tour dates in Russia appeared first on Kahawatungu.

UK 'supports Ukraine 100%', Burnham says, after Russia's drone warning

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Maraga gives Ruto seven-day ultimatum to publish police reforms report

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Brazil's President Lula hails oil discovery near Amazon river

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has hailed the discovery of oil near the mouth of the Amazon river. Speaking after the find was announced by Brazils state-run oil company Petrobras, he said it could be a passport to the countrys future. His decision to allow exploratory drilling in the area known as the [...] The post Brazils President Lula hails oil discovery near Amazon river appeared first on Kahawatungu.

KNCHR warns Kenya risks 'precipice' as political violence, goonism escalate

The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) warned Tuesday that escalating political intolerance, violence, incitement and the alleged use of organised groups to intimidate opponents are threatening Kenya's democratic space ahead of the 2027 General Election. The commission said it had documented a worrying pattern of political-related violence between June and August 2026, including [...] The post KNCHR warns Kenya risks 'precipice' as political violence, goonism escalate appeared first on Kahawatungu.

Kisii on the edge: lawlessness, goons and the dark battle for succession

Kisii is entering the 2027 election season under a cloud of political tension, with succession battles, youth mobilisation and allegations of organised violence threatening to overshadow the region's traditionally vibrant political contests. What was once largely a battle of speeches, rallies and political persuasion is increasingly being accompanied by allegations of intimidation, threats and physical [...] The post Kisii on the edge: lawlessness, goons and the dark battle for succession appeared first on Kahawatungu.

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