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US emergency call records reveal confusion after failed execution of Christa Pike
Emergency call records have revealed the confusion that developed among prison staff and emergency call handlers after the execution of convicted murderer Christa Pike went wrong last month in Tennessee. Pike, 50, who killed Colleen Slemmer alongside her then-boyfriend in 1995, was given two doses of lethal injection on 30 September. Once it became clear [...] The post US emergency call records reveal confusion after failed execution of Christa Pike appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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Police Arrest 27 in Kasarani Crackdown on Illegal Liquor Establishments
Police have arrested 27 people in Mirema area, Kasarani Sub-County, Nairobi, during a crackdown on liquor establishments allegedly operating contrary to the law. In a statement, the National Police Service said the arrests were made during an operation conducted yesterday to enforce compliance with laws governing the sale and distribution of alcoholic drinks. The crackdown [...] The post Police Arrest 27 in Kasarani Crackdown on Illegal Liquor Establishments appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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Albert S. Ruddy Net Worth
Albert S. Ruddy was a Canadian-American film and television producer and writer who had an estimated net worth of $50 million at the time of his death in 2024. He was best known for producing The Godfather and Million Dollar Baby, two films that won the Academy Award for Best Picture. His career also included [...] The post Albert S. Ruddy Net Worth appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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Hal Needham Net Worth
Hal Needham was an American stuntman, film director and innovator who had an estimated net worth of $2 million at the time of his death in 2013. He was best known for directing Smokey and the Bandit, Hooper and The Cannonball Run. His work as a stuntman also helped shape the action sequences in numerous [...] The post Hal Needham Net Worth appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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DCI Arrests Facebook User Over Alleged Ethnic Incitement
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has arrested a Facebook user in Nairobis Central Business District (CBD) over allegations of publishing inflammatory content containing threats, incitement to violence and ethnic targeting. The suspect, identified as William Owuor Ochieng, operates a Facebook account under the name "William Jahome". According to the DCI, the suspect allegedly published [...] The post DCI Arrests Facebook User Over Alleged Ethnic Incitement appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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Serial killer Ted Bundy linked to teenage girl's murder after 52 years
Authorities in Utah used advanced DNA technology to link notorious serial killer Ted Bundy to the murder of a 17-year-old girl whose body was discovered by hunters 52 years ago. Melissa Ann Smith, the daughter of a local police chief, was found on 27 October 1974 with signs of rape and torture. In April, Utah [...] The post Serial killer Ted Bundy linked to teenage girls murder after 52 years appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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Dutch zookeeper dies after being mauled by leopard
An experienced keeper at a Dutch zoo died days after being mauled in a leopard enclosure, the safari park has confirmed. The woman, who had worked at Beekse Bergen park for 40 years, was caring for two Persian leopards in an indoor facility when she was attacked on Saturday. She sustained injuries to her head [...] The post Dutch zookeeper dies after being mauled by leopard appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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Man found dead after night fight with wife in Kisii's Ichuni village
A 58-year-old man was found dead inside his house in Ichuni Location, Masaba South Sub-County, Kisii County, following a reported altercation involving his wife and neighbours. The deceased, identified as Mokamba Nyabochoa, was discovered lying half-naked on the floor of his two-bedroom semi-permanent house on October 27, 2026. Preliminary information indicates that Nyabochoa returned home [...] The post Man found dead after night fight with wife in Kisii's Ichuni village appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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Grand jury refuses to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson
The Justice Department on Tuesday failed to secure a grand jury indictment against a former White House staffer who provided dramatic but disputed testimony against President Donald Trumpbefore a House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrection, according to two people familiar with the matter. A grand jury in Washington rejected prosecutors' request [...] The post Grand jury refuses to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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Defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro arrives in US after Brazil cancels his passports
Defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has arrived in the US, hours after Brazil cancelled his passports, sources have told the BBC. The right-wing candidate left the country after its Supreme Court ordered that he surrender his passports amid an investigation into alleged money laundering. Bolsonaro has not been charged and has denied the allegations. His [...] The post Defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro arrives in US after Brazil cancels his passports appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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Israeli exit polls suggest no clear winner in pivotal general election
Exit polls suggest there is no clear winner of Israels pivotal general election, with neither veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor former military chief Gadi Eisenkot on track to secure a majority. Two Israeli broadcasters projected that Eisenkots Yashar party and three other Jewish opposition parties in his Change Bloc would win 51 seats in [...] The post Israeli exit polls suggest no clear winner in pivotal general election appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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Herder killed, NPR officer missing after suspected Ethiopian raiders attack Kibish, Turkana
A Turkana herder was shot dead, two people injured and a National Police Reservist (NPR) officer reported missing following an armed livestock raid in Kibish Sub-County, Turkana County. The attack occurred on Monday, October 26, 2026, at around noon in the Lokoliram grazing fields, where herders and their livestock were targeted by suspected armed raiders [...] The post Herder killed, NPR officer missing after suspected Ethiopian raiders attack Kibish, Turkana appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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Boy found dead in water tank in Kiambu
Police in Gatundu North, Kiambu County, are investigating the death of an eight-year-old boy whose body was found inside a water tank at his home in Kahata Village. The incident was reported at Kamwangi Police Station on Monday, October 26, 2026, after the child's parents discovered his lifeless body inside a 100-litre water tank within [...] The post Boy found dead in water tank in Kiambu appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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Man charged over Sh11.4 million fraud, money laundering
Businessman Brian Kipruto Koech has been charged with obtaining Sh11.4 million by false pretences and two counts of dealing with alleged proceeds of crime. Koech appeared before the Milimani Law Courts, where he denied all three charges relating to the alleged fraud and money laundering. The court released him on a cash bail of Sh3 [...] The post Man charged over Sh11.4 million fraud, money laundering appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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Three witnesses testify in Kwa Binzaro murder trial against Mackenzie
Three prosecution witnesses have testified in the Kwa Binzaro murder trial against controversial preacher Paul Nthenge Mackenzie and seven co-accused as the prosecution intensifies efforts to secure convictions over the alleged killings in Kilifi County. The hearing, conducted before Lady Justice Wendy Kagendo, heard testimony relating to the alleged misuse of a national identity card [...] The post Three witnesses testify in Kwa Binzaro murder trial against Mackenzie appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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Two killed in elephant attacks in Kilifi and Taita Taveta
Two people were separately killed in elephant attacks in parts of Kilifi and Taita Taveta Counties. Police and Kenya Wildlife Service officials said in the first incident a herder was killed in an elephant attack in Ganze Sub-County, Kilifi County, after he was reportedly attacked while grazing calves alone in Ranch Village, Mrima wa Ndege [...] The post Two killed in elephant attacks in Kilifi and Taita Taveta appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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