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@kahawatungu Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:57:32
Kenya achieves 97% Ebola contact tracing, PS says
The Ministry of Health says it has traced 97 per cent of people who came into contact with Kenya's first Ebola patient or their relatives, surpassing global benchmarks for contact tracing as the country intensifies efforts to contain the outbreak. Public Health and Professional Standards Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni said health officials had stepped up [...] The post Kenya achieves 97% Ebola contact tracing, PS says appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:01:24
Japan to launch historic round-trip mission to Mars moon
Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Marss moons to retrieve samples that could help unlock the origins of the Solar System and life on Earth, in what aims to be the first round trip to the Martian region. The unmanned Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) probe, a collaboration with US and European space agencies as [...] The post Japan to launch historic round-trip mission to Mars moon appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:03:51
Two killed, including 6-year-old, when truck drives through Kansas youth soccer game
A truck drove into a youth soccer game in Wichita, Kansas, leaving a six-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man dead, and 10 others hospitalized with traumatic injuries, police said on Saturday. The injuries ranged from minor to severe, but none appear to be life threatening, Wichita police Captain Aaron Moses said at a news conference. [...] The post Two killed, including 6-year-old, when truck drives through Kansas youth soccer game appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:06:38
Deaths confirmed in major fire at Canada military base
A large fire near a Canadian military base in Alberta has killed and injured some people, the defence minister said, without confirming the number of casualties. The Canadian Armed Forces were working with local authorities to manage the fire and were looking into what caused it, David McGuinty said, describing the situation as very, very [...] The post Deaths confirmed in major fire at Canada military base appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:09:46
Violent clashes, looting and buildings ablaze in France as over 1,200 arrested after protests
Violence broke out across France on Saturday during the latest day of demonstrations against hardship in schools and the cost of living. At least 1,200 people were arrested during what the French government described as an escalation in violence alongside an estimated 550,000 taking to the streets. In Paris, there were significant clashes into the [...] The post Violent clashes, looting and buildings ablaze in France as over 1,200 arrested after protests appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:12:37
Burugu, Ndei claim top honours at NCBA Golf Series at VetLab
Watson Burugu and Rachel Ndei claimed the top titles at the NCBA Golf Series qualifying leg held at VetLab Sports Club on Saturday, leading a field of over 200 golfers competing for places at the season-ending Grand Finale scheduled for November 28 at Karen Country Club. Burugu carded 75 gross to win the Overall Men's [...] The post Burugu, Ndei claim top honours at NCBA Golf Series at VetLab appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:30:53
Woman found murdered at home in Juja after robbery
Police in Juja, Kiambu County, are investigating the murder of a 33-year-old woman whose body was discovered behind her house following an alleged robbery in Muthara area. Susan Njoki Nyaga was found dead on October 16, 2026, after her husband returned home from work and discovered her lifeless body behind their bungalow. According to police, [...] The post Woman found murdered at home in Juja after robbery appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:32:38
Boy killed by rolling tree stump in Meru
A five-year-old boy died after being struck by a tree stump that rolled down a steep hillside during land-clearing operations in Kiengu Sub-County, Meru County. The deceased was reportedly watching a crawler machine uproot tree stumps when one of the stumps fell from the machine and rolled downhill, hitting him. According to police the incident [...] The post Boy killed by rolling tree stump in Meru appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@taifaleo Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:55:03
Ida akemea waliopanga vurugu wakati wa kumbukumbu ya Raila Bondo
MAMA Ida Odinga amekemea vikali vurugu zilizoshuhudiwa wakati wa maadhimisho ya mwaka mmoja tangu kifo cha mumewe, Raila Amolo Odinga, akisema matendo kama hayo yalionyesha dharau kwa familia yake na kumbukumbu ya mwanasiasa huyo. Katika taarifa iliyotolewa Jumamosi, Oktoba 17, 2026, Ida alisema anasikitishwa na tabia ya baadhi ya waliohudhuria hafla ya kumbukumbu iliyofanyika Bondo kuzomea, kufoka na kuwatisha wageni walioalikwa. Alisema taarifa kwamba baadhi ya watu huenda walilipwa na kusafirishwa hadi hafla hiyo kwa lengo la kuvuruga shughuli na kuwatisha wageni ni za kutia wasiwasi. "Vitendo hivyo vinaonyesha dharau kubwa si kwa familia yetu pekee, bali pia kwa kumbukumbu ya Raila na maelfu ya watu waliofika kwa amani," alisema. Ida aliomba radhi wageni waliofanyiwa vitendo hivyo, akisema walifika kufariji familia wakati mgumu na walistahili kupokelewa kwa heshima, ukarimu na upendo. Alionya viongozi wa kisiasa kuwa wana jukumu maalumu la kujizuia na kuhakikisha wafuasi wao wanaheshimu utu wa wengine, hata pale ambapo kuna tofauti za kisiasa. Alisisitiza kuwa mwaliko wa familia haupaswi kutumiwa kama nafasi ya kuendeleza uhasama wa kisiasa. "Mahali Raila alipopumzishwa hapapaswi kamwe kugeuzwa uwanja wa mapambano ya kisiasa. Wala majonzi ya familia yetu hayapaswi kutumiwa kama fursa ya kulipiza kisasi cha kisiasa," alisema. Ida, ambaye alikuwa kwenye ndoa na Raila kwa zaidi ya miaka 50, alisema mumewe aliamini katika uhuru wa kutofautiana, mazungumzo na maridhiano. Alisema Raila aliweza kukabiliana na mamlaka na kupitia mateso ya kisiasa, lakini alielewa umuhimu wa watu wenye misimamo tofauti kuketi pamoja na kutafuta maelewano. Aliwataka wanaotaka kumuenzi Raila kuendeleza maadili hayo badala ya kutumia kumbukumbu yake kuchochea migawanyiko. Ida pia alifafanua kuwa kila mgeni aliyealikwa alikuwa amekaribishwa na familia ya Odinga haikuwa na ugomvi na yeyote kati yao. Alisema kutohudhuria kwa mtu hakupaswi kutafsiriwa kuwa kutokubaliana na familia. Aidha, alishukuru kamati ya maandalizi ya kumbukumbu ya Raila, viongozi wa dini, wasanii, walijitolea na wote waliochangia kufanikisha maadhimisho hayo. Alimshukuru Rais William Ruto kwa msaada wake kwa familia, hasa katika ujenzi wa kaburi la kumbukumbu la Raila. Ida aliwashukuru maelfu ya Wakenya na wageni kutoka Afrika na kwingineko waliofika Bondo kuomba na kushiriki kumbukumbu za Baba. Alisema Raila alikuwa wa familia yake, lakini pia alikuwa wa Kenya, Afrika na watu wengi ambao maisha yao aliyagusa. Aliwataka viongozi na wafuasi wao kuheshimu familia, wageni na mahali Raila alipopumzishwa, akisema Wakenya wanapaswa kuenzi kumbukumbu yake kwa kuishi kwa heshima licha ya tofauti zao.
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@taifaleo Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:55:08
Vizingiti vinavyokabili azma ya useneta ya Winnie Odinga
TANGAZO la Mbunge wa Bunge la Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki (EALA) Winnie Odinga kuwa atawania useneta wa Nairobi unatarajiwa kuvuruga muungano wa Linda Mwananchi na upinzani siasa za 2027 zikishika kasi. Seneta wa sasa wa Nairobi, Edwin Sifuna, ametangaza kuwa hatatetea kiti chake na analenga uongozi wa nchi ili kumwondoa Rais William Ruto. Akiongea wakati wa maadhimisho ya mwaka mmoja tangu kifo cha babake Raila Odinga, Winnie alisema kuwa sasa analenga kiti cha useneta wa Nairobi lakini hakuweka wazi iwapo atafanya hivyo kupitia ODM. "Najua watu wengi wamekuwa wakiuliza mahali nipo na mahali naenda. Leo nataka kuwajibu ili isiwe uvumi tena," akasema mbunge huyo wa EALA, Alhamisi. "Ifahamike kuwa Edwin Sifuna akisaka afisi nyingine, kuna nafasi katika kiti cha useneta Nairobi na ndiyo maana nimeamua kuwania useneta wa Nairobi. Siendi peke yangu bali naenda na vijana," akaongeza. Kambi ya Linda Mwananchi ambako Winnie anaegemea, pamoja na viongozi wa upinzani kwa jumla wamekuwa wakisukuma wito wa umoja ambapo wanalenga ushirikiano katika kugawa viti kwenye baadhi ya maeneo hasa Nairobi na Mombasa. Iwapo kutakuwa na muafaka kati ya Linda Mwananchi na upinzani kuhusu kugawana viti Nairobi basi huenda Winnie akajipata pagumu kwa sababu tayari Linda Mwananchi imetangaza kuunga mkono Babu Owino kuwania ugavana. Kizingiti cha pili kinachomchongea Winnie zaidi ni kwamba ni vigumu sana kwa viti vya ugavana, ubunge, uwakilishi wa kike na useneta kushikiliwa na jamii moja Nairobi. Tangu uchaguzi wa 2013 viti hivyo vimeshikiliwa na viongozi kutoka jamii tofauti. Tatu, iwapo Linda Mwananchi itashirikiana na upinzani kugawana viti Nairobi basi itakuwa vigumu kuachiwa ugavana na useneta au mbunge mwakilishi wa kike. Katika mrengo wa upinzani tayari Mbunge wa Embakasi Kaskazini James Gakuya ametangaza kulenga ugavana kupitia DCP. Aliyekuwa Naibu Rais Rigathi Gachagua na kinara wa Wiper Kalonzo Musyoka mnamo Novemba 2025 walisema vyama hivyo vitagawana nyadhifa za ugavana, useneta na mbunge mwakilishi wa kike wa Nairobi. Nne, tangazo la Winnie linajiri wakati nduguye, Raila Junior, tayari alikuwa amemuidhinisha Mbunge wa Lang'ata Phelix Odiwuor maarufu Jalang'o, kugombea useneta wa Nairobi. Jalang'o amekuwa akiandamana na Rais William Ruto katika ziara mbalimbali jijini Nairobi ambapo amekuwa akirejelewa kama seneta. Baada ya Winnie kutangaza azma yake ya useneta Jalang'o aliandika kwenye mitandao ya kijamii kwamba "Niko tayari'. "Ningependa kumwambia mheshimiwa Jalas hongera sana kwa kusimama. Sisi tuko nyuma yako kama ODM," akasema Raila Junior katika hafla moja ya viongozi wa ODM jijini mapema mwezi huu. Tano, kwa kuwa Winnie anaonekana kuegemea mrengo wa Linda Mwananchi ambao unapinga kuchaguliwa tena kwa Rais Ruto, binti huyo wa mwendazake Raila Odinga atakuwa na kibarua kikali kushawishi wanachama wa ODM wamuunge mkono katika azma yake ya 2027.
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