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@kahawatungu Mon, 21 Sep 2026 03:34:25
German Chancellor Merz calls state election a 'disaster' for his party, vows to stay on
Embattled German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to stay on despite exit polls in two local elections suggesting damaging defeats for his centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party. In the north-eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the party was initially projected to scrape through with its worst ever election result. But a few hours later, it dipped [...] The post German Chancellor Merz calls state election a disaster for his party, vows to stay on appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Mon, 21 Sep 2026 03:37:41
ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Texas as locals demand answers
Protesters gathered in Austin, Texas where local officials said a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and wounded a man in the Texas capital. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a 28-year-old Venezuelan national, was shot in the torso and taken to hospital, his lawyer has told US media. Local officials are seeking answers from [...] The post ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Texas as locals demand answers appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Mon, 21 Sep 2026 03:40:46
Nvidia boss rejects AI extinction fears as 'doomsday narratives'
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has described warnings that AI could lead to humanitys extinction by the next decade as doomsday narratives. 2030 is not going to be the end of the world. There is 0% chance thats going to be the end of the world, Huang said in an interview with CBS News, the BBCs [...] The post Nvidia boss rejects AI extinction fears as doomsday narratives appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@taifaleo Mon, 21 Sep 2026 03:55:17
Viongozi wa DCP wawaka kuhusu kutawazwa kwa Kindiki Mlimani
VIONGOZI wa DCP wamepinga kutawazwa kwa Naibu Rais Prof Kithure Kindiki kuwa msemaji wa eneo la Mlima Kenya, wakisisitiza kuwa uongozi wa kisiasa huamuliwa na wananchi wala si wazee. Wakiongozwa na Seneta wa Nyandarua, John Methu, viongozi hao walifika Embu na kusema Kiongozi wa DCP, Rigathi Gachagua, ndiye anayetambuliwa na wananchi wa eneo hilo kama kinara wao. "Ni wakazi wa eneo hili wanaoamua nani awe kinara wao, wala si wazee. "Kindiki anapaswa kuacha kufikiria kuwa yeye ndiye kinara wetu," akasema Bw Methu akiwa Kianjokoma, Manyatta. Mbunge wa Manyatta Gitonga Mukunji alidai kuwa Sh60 bilioni zinatumika kugawanya Mlima Kenya kisiasa ili kura za eneo hilo zisiende 'kapu' moja kuelekea uchaguzi wa 2027. "Hatutaruhusu hili lifanyike. Eneo letu litaendelea kuwa kitu kimoja, iwe serikali ya Kenya Kwanza inapenda au la," akasema Bw Mukunji. Kauli zao zilijiri baada ya wazee kutoka jamii za Kikuyu, Embu, Mbeere na Meru kumuidhinisha Prof Kindiki kuwa msemaji wa eneo hilo katika hafla iliyofanyika Kirigiti, Kiambu mnamo Jumamosi. Wazee hao walimkabidhi Prof Kindiki mamlaka ya kuwakilisha maslahi ya jamii zote za Mlima Kenya na wakasisitiza umuhimu wa umoja wa eneo hilo. Prof Kindiki aliwashukuru kwa kumuamini na kuahidi kutumikia jamii zote bila ubaguzi, huku akisema hataruhusu tofauti za kisiasa kugawanya eneo hilo. Viongozi wa DCP pia walikosoa serikali kuhusu kuuawa kwa vijana wawili katika uwanja wa Nembure, Embu, wakati wa mkutano wa kisiasa uliohudhuriwa na Prof Kindiki na Gavana Cecily Mbarire. Bw Methu alitaka waliohusika wachukuliwe hatua kwa mujibu wa sheria.
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@standard Mon, 21 Sep 2026 03:10:00
The Sh5tr blind spot: How billions of shillings are spent through government funds without oversight
Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakango has said her office has no visibility over billions of shillings collected through key government funds and levies
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@taifaleo Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:55:18
Sifuna ajiandaa kuzindua chama cha Ukombozi People's Party (UPP)
MIPANGO ya kuzindua Ukombozi People's Party (UPP), chama kinachotarajiwa kutumiwa na Seneta wa Nairobi Edwin Sifuna katika azma yake ya kuwania urais mwakani, imeanza kushika kasi huku uzinduzi ukitarajiwa kufanyika mapema Oktoba. Gavana wa Trans Nzoia, George Natembeya na Seneta wa Vihiga, Godfrey Osotsi walisema wikendi kuwa chama hicho kitazinduliwa katika kipindi cha wiki mbili zijazo, huku Oktoba 3 ikitajwa kuwa tarehe inayopendekezwa kwa uzinduzi huo. Hata hivyo, viongozi hao walikataa kutoa maelezo kuhusu mahali ambapo hafla hiyo itafanyika na maafisa watakaoshikilia nyadhifa katika chama hicho kipya. Bw Osotsi aliishutumu serikali kwa kuzuia juhudi za vuguvugu la Linda Mwananchi kusajili jina la kisiasa lililopendekezwa, akisema changamoto hizo hazijawazuia viongozi wake kutafuta chama mbadala. "Mmekuwa mkiuliza chama chetu ni kipi. Wamejaribu kuchukua jina la chama chetu na kuwaweka watu wao, lakini kesi hiyo itaamuliwa Septemba 30. Tulijaribu kupata chama lakini wakaweka vikwazo," akasema Bw Osotsi. "Hata hivyo, sisi ni wajanja na tumepata chama. Ndani ya wiki mbili tutatangaza chama ambacho Edwin Sifuna atatumia kuwania urais," akaongeza akiwa Vihiga. Mahakama ya Migogoro ya Vyama vya Kisiasa inatarajiwa kutoa uamuzi Septemba 30 kuhusu mzozo unaohusu jina la Linda Mwananchi. Bw Natembeya pia aliwaambia wafuasi wa Bw Sifuna kuwa muda wa kusubiri chombo cha kisiasa unaelekea ukingoni. "Katika wiki tatu zijazo, tarajieni moshi mweupe na hakuna mtu atakayetuchezea tena," akasema. Uzinduzi huo unatarajiwa kuwakutanisha viongozi wa upinzani huku vuguvugu hilo likijaribu kujenga jukwaa imara kisiasa kuelekea Uchaguzi Mkuu wa 2027. Viongozi kadhaa waliozungumza na Taifa Leo walikataa kutoa maelezo kuhusu hafla hiyo na badala yake wakamtaka mwandishi awasiliane na Bw Sifuna. "Sina maelezo kuhusu mahali hafla hiyo itafanyika, lakini kuna bajeti na mambo mengine yanayohusika. Wasiliana na Sifuna mwenyewe," akasema Mbunge wa Kabuchai Majimbo Kalasinga. Duru ndani ya kambi ya upinzani zilisema waandalizi wanapanga kuwaalika wageni mashuhuri, wakiwemo baadhi kutoka nje ya Kenya. Mipango ya uzinduzi huo inafanyika wakati kukiwa na tofauti ndani ya Linda Mwananchi kuhusu chama cha kisiasa kitakachotumika katika uchaguzi wa 2027. Bw Natembeya ameunga mkono Ukombozi kutumiwa na Bw Sifuna, huku Mbunge wa Embakasi Mashariki Babu Owino akisisitiza atatumia chama chake cha Mwananchi Party na kupendekeza muungano wa vyama hivyo. Akizungumza katika mazishi yaliyofanyika Nyakach, Kaunti ya Kisumu, Ijumaa, Bw Owino alisema ataendelea kuunga mkono azma ya Bw Sifuna ya kuwania urais licha ya tofauti hizo. "Tutamsimamisha Sifuna kuwa mgombea wa urais na kuunda muungano, huku Sifuna akiwa kiongozi wa Chama cha Ukombozi na Babu akiwa kiongozi wa Chama cha Mwananchi," akasema. Hata hivyo, Mbunge wa Saboti Caleb Amisi ameonya kuwa Linda Mwananchi huenda ikasambaratika kabla ya uchaguzi wa 2027 iwapo viongozi wake hawatamaliza tofauti zao. Bw Amisi, ambaye ameondoka katika vuguvugu hilo, aliwashutumu baadhi ya viongozi kwa kufuata maslahi yao binafsi na kudhoofisha azma ya Bw Sifuna ya kujijenga kitaifa. "Babu Owino ana mapungufu yake kama binadamu, lakini bado ni kiongozi. Na kwa kuwa tunamhitaji Sifuna ashinde, lazima umpe nafasi kwa njia bora iwezekanavyo," alisema akizungumzia tofauti kati ya Bw Owino na Bw Sifuna kuhusu chama cha kutumika katika uchaguzi wa mwaka ujao. Bw Amisi pia alijitolea kutoa chama chake cha People's Renaissance Movement (PRM) kiwe chombo mbadala cha Seneta Sifuna, akisema yuko tayari kurejea Linda Mwananchi iwapo waanzilishi wa awali wa vuguvugu hilo watakutana na kutatua tofauti zao. "Ninaweza kurejea Linda Mwananchi, lakini kwanza tukutane kama waanzilishi wa awali na tutafute tulikosea wapi. Sifuna bado ni kiongozi wetu na chama kiko tayari. Suala la kutafuta chama halipaswi kuwepo kwa sababu chama hiki kilianzishwa hata kabla ya Linda Mwananchi," akasema.
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