Kenya's Ebola Death Toll Rises as Ministry Lists Measures to Stop Spread

To prevent further infections, the Ministry of Health urged Kenyans to observe public health measures, including avoiding contact with the blood or body fluids of sick people.

He has betrayed me: Gideon Moi breaks silence on Ruto deal

The October 2025 handshake between President Ruto and Gideon had left many Kenyans speculating about its significance and implications in the 2027 General Election.

Watu wahofiwa kukwama baada ya jengo la ghorofa 18 kuporomoka Eastleigh Nairobi

WATU kadhaa wanahofiwa kukwama chini ya vifusi baada ya jengo la ghorofa 18 kuporomoka katika mtaa wa Eastleigh, Nairobi, Ijumaa. Jengo hilo lilikuwa kwenye Barabara ya Yusuf Haji, karibu na duka la Day to Day kwenye 9th Street, eneo lenye shughuli nyingi za biashara. Timu za uokoaji kutoka Shirika la Msalaba Mwekundu Kenya na serikali ya kaunti ya Nairobi zilitumwa eneo hilo kusaidia kuwaokoa watu waliokuwa chini ya vifusi. Mkuu wa Polisi eneo la Nairobi, Issa Mohamed, alisema shughuli za uokoaji zilikuwa zikiendelea huku maafisa wa polisi wakijaribu kudhibiti umati wa watu waliokuwa wamefurika eneo la tukio. Polisi walilazimika kutumia vitoa machozi kuwatawanya watu waliokuwa wakifunga njia za kuingia eneo la tukio kurahisisha kazi ya waokoaji. "Wahudumu wa dharura wako eneo hilo huku juhudi zikiendelea kutafuta manusura," alisema Bw Mohamed. Aliongeza kuwa maafisa zaidi wa polisi walitumwa kusaidia kuratibu shughuli za uokoaji na kuhakikisha magari ya dharura yanafika eneo hilo bila vikwazo. Gavana wa Nairobi Johnson Sakaja, aliyetembelea eneo la tukio, alisema kipaumbele cha serikali ya kaunti ni kuokoa maisha ya watu waliokuwa wamekwama chini ya vifusi. Alisema mashine za kuchimba vifusi, vifaa vya kuvunja simiti na mbwa maalumu wa kutafuta watu zilitumwa kusaidia shughuli hizo. "Lengo letu kwa sasa ni kuokoa maisha. Tunaondoa vifusi na kuunda nafasi ili hewa ya oksijeni iwafikie watu wanaowasiliana nasi kutoka ndani ya jengo," alisema. Bw Issa alisema mtu mmoja aliokolewa kutoka vifusi na kupelekwa hospitalini. Alisema mtu huyo alikuwa katika hali nzuri. Jengo hilo lilikuwa bado linajengwa lilipoporomoka, ingawa ghorofa za chini zilikuwa tayari zikitumiwa na wafanyabiashara na wapangaji. Mmoja wa wafanyakazi walionusurika, Alexander Kidida, alisema wafanyakazi waligundua nyufa kwenye nguzo moja na kuamua kutoka nje mbio. "Tuliona nguzo moja ilikuwa na nyufa, kwa hivyo tukaamua kukimbia kujiokoa. Dakika chache baadaye, jengo liliporomoka," alisema. Alikadiria kuwa takriban watu 70 walikuwa wakifanya kazi katika jengo hilo, lakini hawakuwa wamehesabu ni wangapi waliofanikiwa kutoka salama. Alisema baadhi ya wafanyakazi wenzake walikuwa kwenye sehemu ya chini ya jengo na hawakuwa wamepatikana. Joseph Kaula, aliyekuwa akifanya kazi kwenye ghorofa ya tano, alisema alisikia watu wakipiga mayowe nje na baadaye akahisi jengo likitikisika. "Nilidhani watu walikuwa wakipigana nje. Nilipoanza kutoka, nilisikia jengo likitikisika na nikaruka. Nilikuwa miongoni mwa watu wa mwisho kutoka. Mungu ni mkuu," alisema. Jacob Obiero aliyeshuhudia mkasa huo alisema marafiki zake wawili waliokuwa wakifanya kazi ndani ya jengo hilo hawakuwa wamepatikana, huku simu zao zikiwa hazipatikani. Baadhi ya mashahidi walisema huenda idadi ya watu waliokuwa ndani ilikuwa ndogo kwa sababu tukio hilo lilitokea wakati wa sala ya adhuhuri, ambapo wafanyabiashara wengi walikuwa wamefunga maduka yao kwenda kusali. Bw Sakaja alisema jengo hilo halikuzingatia kanuni za ujenzi na akaahidi hatua za kisheria kuchukuliwa dhidi ya anayelimiliki. Hadi wakati wa taarifa ya awali ya kaunti, idadi kamili ya watu waliokuwa wamekwama, majeruhi na chanzo cha kuporomoka kwa jengo hilo havikuwa vimebainika.

Gideon afichua jinsi Ruto alivyomcheza kisiasa

MWENYEKITI wa chama cha Kanu Gideon Moi amemshutumu Rais William Ruto kwa kumdanganya na kukiuka makubaliano yao ya kisiasa, akisema alijitolea kwa manufaa ya serikali lakini baadaye akatelekezwa na kuanza kushambuliwa pamoja na familia yake. Akizungumza nyumbani kwake Kabarak, Kaunti ya Nakuru, Ijumaa, Bw Moi alisema alimwamini Rais na kukubali kufanya kazi naye kwa heshima ya urais, lakini ahadi walizokubaliana hazikutekelezwa. Alifichua kuwa kabla ya Dkt Ruto kuzuru Kabarak Oktoba 10, 2025, kulikuwa na mazungumzo kadhaa yaliyolenga kupunguza mvutano wa kisiasa baina yao. Katika mkutano huo, Rais alitangaza makubaliano ya kushirikiana na Kanu kuelekea uchaguzi mkuu wa 2027. Bw Moi aliondoa azma yake ya kuwania tena kiti cha useneta wa Baringo, akaachia chama cha UDA kumteua mgombea wake katika uchaguzi mdogo uliofuata. Hata hivyo, Bw Moi alisema mambo yalianza kubadilika baada ya kifo cha aliyekuwa Waziri Mkuu Raila Odinga mnamo Oktoba 15, 2025. Alisema alitakiwa kusubiri hadi serikali ikamilishe mazishi ya kitaifa ya Raila, lakini hata baada ya miezi kupita, ahadi hazikutekelezwa. "Baada ya kifo cha Raila, niliambiwa nisubiri na kwamba makubaliano yangetekelezwa baadaye. Nilisubiri hadi Desemba, kisha Pasaka. Nilifuatilia, lakini bado nasubiri," alisema. Bw Moi alisema alitimiza wajibu wake kwa kujiondoa kwenye kinyang'anyiro cha useneta, kuhakikisha Kanu haikuteua mgombea na akaahidi kumuunga mkono Rais, ikiwemo kuandaa mikutano na wazee. Alisema hakuwahi kumuomba Rais biashara au manufaa yake ya kibinafsi, bali alitaka wataalamu kutoka jamii yake wapewe nafasi za kazi serikalini na wakazi wa Baringo wazingatiwe katika uteuzi. "Kwenye mazungumzo haya yote, mimi ndiye niliyejitolea zaidi. Kuna watu ambao hawazungumzi nami tena kwa sababu ya makubaliano hayo; walihisi wamesalitiwa," alisema. Aliongeza kuwa mashambulizi dhidi yake yalikuwa njama ya kuficha kushindwa kwa serikali kutekeleza ahadi ilizompa. Bw Moi pia alimlaumu Waziri wa Usalama wa Ndani Kipchumba Murkomen na Mbunge wa Kapseret Oscar Sudi kwa kutua kwa helikopta katika shamba lake Kabarak wakiwa na maafisa waliojihami kwa silaha bila ruhusa, wakati wa mazishi ya binti wa Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Mamlaka ya Bandari Kenya, William Ruto. Alisema familia yake na wafanyakazi walinyanyaswa, kisha yeye akashambuliwa kwa maneno hadharani. Pia alidai kuwa mmoja wa jamaa zake, mhariri msaidizi wa Standard Group Alex Kiprotich Chepkoit, alitekwa nyara, kuteswa na kutupwa karibu na Bwawa la Masinga. "Nimewaambia waache familia yangu. Waache watoto wetu nje ya siasa, na kama wananitaka mimi, wanijie. Wanajua ninakoishi," alisema. Hata hivyo, alisisitiza kuwa hana uhasama binafsi na Dkt Ruto, akimtambua kama Rais wa nchi, lakini akasema amevunja makubaliano yao. Bw Moi aliwataka wazee na wakazi wa Bonde la Ufa wamwachilie kutafuta mwelekeo mpya wa kisiasa kuelekea uchaguzi wa 2027. "Ninahitaji mambo matatu kutoka kwenu: kuniombea, kuniruhusu kuchagua njia mpya ya kisiasa na kuwaomba watu wa Baringo wanisamehe kwa kumwamini Rais Ruto na kukubali kufanya kazi naye," alisema. Alionya kuwa viongozi wa serikali wanaodhani wanaweza kununua uungwaji mkono wa wapigakura kwa pesa wanakosea, akisema matokeo ya uchaguzi mdogo wa Ol Kalou yalionyesha changamoto zinazoweza kukabili serikali mwaka 2027. Alikosoa pia washirika wa karibu wa Rais kwa kuanza kujadili urithi wa urais wa 2032 kabla ya kuhakikisha ushindi katika uchaguzi wa 2027. Gideon alisema kuwa uamuzi wake wa kuunga mkono Ruto ulitokana na imani kwamba makubaliano hayo yangeleta ushirikiano wa kisiasa wenye manufaa kwa wananchi, badala ya kuendeleza siasa za kushindana. Hata hivyo, alisema amejifunza kutokana na yaliyotokea na sasa anataka nafasi ya kushauriana na wafuasi wake kuhusu mwelekeo mpya kabla ya uchaguzi wa 2027. Aliwataka wazee wa Bonde la Ufa kumsaidia kufanya uamuzi huo kwa kuzingatia maslahi ya jamii na mustakabali wa taifa. Alisisitiza kuwa uamuzi wake hautokani na chuki dhidi ya Rais Ruto, bali ni matokeo ya kile anachosema ni kutotimizwa kwa ahadi zilizowekwa waliposuka ushirikiano huo.

Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany taken to hospital after collapsing at training

Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany was taken to hospital after collapsing as he watched the clubs second team train on Friday. The 40-year-old had been unwell with a virus and missed the pre-match news conference on Tuesday prior to Bayerns Champions League game against Arsenal. The former Manchester City and Belgium defender was subsequently on [...] The post Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany taken to hospital after collapsing at training appeared first on Kahawatungu.

Seven missing after Eastleigh building collapse as 67 construction workers accounted For

At least an even people were reported missing following the collapse of a multi-storey building under construction in Eastleigh, Nairobi. This is even as all 67 construction workers who were at the site were accounted for. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said 66 construction workers escaped uninjured, while one sustained injuries and was receiving treatment [...] The post Seven missing after Eastleigh building collapse as 67 construction workers accounted For appeared first on Kahawatungu.

Driver recounts how he steered burning lorry away from populous estate

Step up crackdown on deadly counterfeit goods

The legal penalties for manufacturing counterfeit inputs and illicit brews should be enhanced.

Revamp cycling union

Hosting the Africa Road Cycling Championships successfully for the third consecutive time in...

Gideon breaks silence on Ruto deal, cites betrayal

The October 2025 handshake between President Ruto and Gideon had left many Kenyans speculating about its significance and implications in the 2027 General Election.

Trump DOJ sues to block Alaska US Senate results if Republican incumbent loses

The Trump administration has preemptively filed a lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska's US Senate election if the Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan loses in the critical contest which could decide the balance of power in the Senate. The lawsuit represents the latest attempt of the Trump Justice Department to insert itself in the [...] The post Trump DOJ sues to block Alaska US Senate results if Republican incumbent loses appeared first on Kahawatungu.

Former insurance firm officer charged over Sh89.5 million fraud

A former credit control officer at an insurance company has been charged over the alleged theft of Sh89.58 million in a suspected insider fraud scheme spanning seven years. Bernard Kariuki Ngugi was arrested and arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts on Friday, October 23, following investigations by detectives from the Banking Fraud Investigations Unit (BFIU). [...] The post Former insurance firm officer charged over Sh89.5 million fraud appeared first on Kahawatungu.

Kenya's Ebola death toll rises to two as third patient succumbs

Kenya's Ebola death toll has risen to two after a 65-year-old woman, the country's third confirmed case of Bundibugyo virus disease, died while receiving treatment. The Ministry of Health said the woman, who was a close family member and direct contact of the first confirmed case, developed symptoms on October 13, 2026, while under quarantine. [...] The post Kenya's Ebola death toll rises to two as third patient succumbs appeared first on Kahawatungu.

Kenya records second Ebola death

Kenya records its second Ebola death after 65-year-old patient dies following 10 days in quarantine; seven other patients still in isolation, Health Ministry says.

Lawyer in court over Bill seeking to stop livestreaming of election results

A city lawyer has moved to the High Court seeking to stop Parliament from presenting a Bill that seeks to scrap the live-streaming of election results to the President for assent, arguing that the proposed changes threaten transparency and accountability in Kenya's electoral process ahead of the 2027 General Election. John Muremi Njomo, filed the [...] The post Lawyer in court over Bill seeking to stop livestreaming of election results appeared first on Kahawatungu.

White House hails Melania for brokering Russia-Ukraine ceasefire

Ukraine's top negotiator David Arakhamia said a ceasefire would be established in Oleshky soon.

Moi-Eldoret State Lodge land row: Records raise questions over State claim to prime plot 

Occupants of the property were recently evicted by officers from the General Service Unit.

Why court rejected bid by Nicco Movers to overturn licence suspension

Nicco Movers argued that the suspension threatened its continued existence.

Eastleigh building collapse: Witness recounts moments before 13 storey structure crumbled

Minutes to disaster: Survivors recount cracks, panic before Nairobi's Eastleigh building collapse

Construction worker says he noticed cracks within the building before tragedy struck.