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@kahawatungu Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:30:20
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Siblings: Get to Know Katrin Kohde-Kilsch
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch is a former professional German tennis player born on 11 December 1963 in Saarbrücken, West Germany. She turned professional in 1980 and retired in the mid-1990s after a successful career on the WTA Tour. Kohde-Kilsch later became involved in politics, journalism, coaching, including roles with the German Tennis Federation focused on talent development [...] The post Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Siblings: Get to Know Katrin Kohde-Kilsch appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:37:16
Anke Huber Siblings: All About Frank Huber
Anke Huber is a retired German professional tennis player born on 4 December 1974 in Bruchsal, Baden-Württemberg, then part of West Germany. She turned professional in 1989 at a young age and competed on the WTA Tour until her retirement in late 2001. Known for her consistent baseline game and strong performances in the 1990s, [...] The post Anke Huber Siblings: All About Frank Huber appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:42:34
Gottfried von Cramm Siblings: Meet the Siblings Squad Behind the German Tennis Player
Gottfried Alexander Maximilian Walter Kurt Freiherr von Cramm was a prominent German tennis player and aristocrat, widely known as the Tennis Baron. Born on 7 July 1909 at Schloss Nettlingen in Lower Saxony, Germany, he belonged to the ancient House of Cramm, a noble family of the Uradel with roots in the region dating back [...] The post Gottfried von Cramm Siblings: Meet the Siblings Squad Behind the German Tennis Player appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@taifaleo Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:25:55
MAONI: Kiti cha Mwakilishi wa Kike kimeongeza sauti ya wanawake bungeni?
NAFASI ya Mwakilishi wa Wanawake katika Bunge la Kitaifa iliundwa kuongeza sauti za wanawake katika chombo cha kutunga sheria. Lakini nafasi hii inapokuwa kiti cha kudumu cha mwanasiasa mmoja, tunapaswa kujiuliza ikiwa bado inatimiza dhima yake pana. Mwanamke anapopewa nafasi ya kuingia Bungeni kupitia kaunti, anapata uzoefu, mwonekano na mtaji wa kisiasa. Kwa nini asitumie jukwaa hilo kuwavisha wengine viatu na kuingia katika ushindani wa kawaida wa ubunge? Hapa ndipo uamuzi wa Esther Muthoni Passaris wa kutetea tena kiti cha Nairobi unapozua mjadala. Passaris alikuwa amedokeza nia ya kuwania ubunge wa Makadara. Lakini sasa anaonekana kurudi kwenye kiti anachokalia. Hakuna kosa la kisheria kwa yeye kufanya hivyo. Lakini kisiasa, jambo hili linahitaji kutafakariwa. Millie Odhiambo, Martha Wangari na Beatrice Elachi kwa mfano walitumia nafasi za uwakilishi wa wanawake kama jukwaa la kujijenga, kabla ya kuhamia katika maeneo bunge ya kawaida. Walipoondoka, nafasi hiyo iliweza kumpa mwanamke mwingine fursa ya kuingia Bungeni. Tatizo si Passaris pekee. Tatizo ni mfumo wa fikra. Ikiwa kila Mbunge wa Kike wa Kaunti ataona nafasi hiyo kama kiti cha kutetea milele, nafasi hiyo itageuka kuwa mwisho wa safari badala ya kuwa daraja. Usawa wa kijinsia hautafikiwa kwa kuhesabu wanawake wale wale kila baada ya uchaguzi. Utahitaji wanawake wapya kuingia, kukua kisiasa na kuchukua nafasi katika maeneo bunge ya kawaida. Mwandishi ni msomi na mtafiti wa taaluma za Kiswahili
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@taifaleo Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:45:56
Ashangaza wanakijiji alipoenda kulilia mtoni eti kidosho hamtaki
GALOLE, Tana River: JOMBI alifokewa na wanakijiji baada ya kupatikana amepiga magoti kando ya Mto Tana huku akiomba mamba wajitokeze kumvuta majini asione mrembo akiolewa na mtu mwingine. Alisema alikuwa amechoka kuumizwa moyo na mpenzi wake na akaona afadhali kumezwa na mamba. "Afadhali mamba wanimeze. Kwa nini nimpende kwa moyo wangu wote, lakini mwishowe ananivunja moyo?" aliangua kilio akisema hataki kuona demu huyo akiolewa na dume lingine. Wanakijiji waliompata walimsuta kwa kuthamini mapenzi kama maisha. "Kaka, maisha ni muhimu kuliko mapenzi au chochote kile. Usife moyo. Cha msingi ni kwamba ukiwa hai mambo yatajipa," akasikika mwanakijiji akimshauri. Jamaa huyo aliendelea kulia kwa muda kabla kuondoka hapo akifuata wanakijiji waliokuwa wakimpa moyo.
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@kahawatungu Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:37:05
Gachagua raises alarm over alleged harassment of small-scale gas traders
Former Deputy President and Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua has raised concerns over what he described as the targeted harassment, arbitrary arrests and seizure of property belonging to small-scale liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) traders. Gachagua made the allegations in a statement issued before leaving Kenya for an eight-week engagement in the United [...] The post Gachagua raises alarm over alleged harassment of small-scale gas traders appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@taifaleo Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:32:28
Benki ya KCB yadai kuna njama ya kuilaghai Sh146 bilioni
BENKI ya KCB imepiga ripoti kwa DCI ikitaka ichunguze kampuni ya Foxcapital inayodai ilituma Sh146 bilioni kwenye akaunti yake kutoka ng'ambo kuhusiana na uwekezaji wa dhamana za serikali. Benki hiyo inadai kwamba stakabadhi zilizowasilishwa na kampuni hiyo kortini kudai fedha hizo ni ghushi na inataka DCI kubaini ni nani aliziandaa, kusambaza na kuziwasilisha kortini. Mzozo unahusisha €978,675,835 (Sh146.3 billion), ambazo Foxcapital inasema ilituma kwa akaunti yao ya KCB Oktoba mwaka jana kama malipo kwa kampuni ya Uingereza, Bay Bionics Ltd, iliyotambuliwa zamani kama BB Biotech AG Limited. Foxcapital iliwasilisha kesi mapema mwezi huu ikidai kwamba KCB ilipokea fedha hizo za kigeni lakini ikakosa kuziweka kwenye akaunti yake, na kufanya Mahakama Kuu kubana hela hizo ikisubiri iamuliwe iwapo benki hiyo kweli ilipokea pesa hizo na kukataa kuzipeana kwa kampuni husika. Katika kilio chake kwa DCI kitengo cha Ulaghai wa Benki, KCB Group, kupitia Afisa Mkuu Mtendaji Paul Russo anatilia shaka stakabadhi zilizotumiwa na Foxcapital kudai pesa hizo. Stakabadhi zinajumuisha arafa za SWIFT, ripoti ya tukio ya Aprili 17, barua ya Mei 18 ya kuangazia kosa la kiuchumi na utathmini wa kiufundi wa Julai 1. KCB inasema stakabadhi zinazodaiwa kutoka UBS Switzerland AG na maafisa wa KCB sio halisi. Kulingana na malalamishi hayo, KCB iliandikia UBS Agosti 13, 2026 ikitaka thibitisho la stakabadhi na malipo. KCB inasema UBS ilijibu ikisema stakabadhi na maagizo ya malipo "hayajatoka kwa UBS Switzerland AG na kwa hivyo sio halali." KCB inasema inatilia shaka stakabadhi hizo baada ya kupata kwamba hakuna mtiririko wa malipo kama hayo kutoka kwenye mitambo yao. "Ikichukuliwa kwa pamoja, kukosekama kwa malipo hayo kwenye mitambo yetu, UBS Switzerland AG kukana stakabadhi na kiapo cha Ushahidi kutoka kwa maafisa wa KCB pamoja na stakabadhi za kutiliwa shaka kunaipa KCB kuamini kwamba kuna njama ya kuilaghai Sh146 bilioni inayoendeshwa na Foxcapital," KCB inasema.
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@kna Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:39:44
Administrator advises boda boda riders to understand insurance policies
Makueni County Commissioner (CC) Khalif Abdulahi has challenged boda boda riders in the county to ensure they understand their insurance policies to protect themselves from financial shocks in case of accidents, theft or other eventualities. Abdulahi reminded the riders that having insurance does not automatically guarantee compensation for every loss, urging them to familiarise themselves...
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@kna Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:43:16
First year university students urged to prioritize education
Kisii University students have been encouraged to focus on their studies and approach university life with academic discipline and responsibility. Speaking to more than 9,000 first-year students during the orientation week at the institution on the outskirts of Kisii town, the Universitys Vice Chancellor Prof. Nathan Ogechi challenged the students to work hard and maintain...
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@kna Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:49:55
Baharini Dam set to transform farming and livelihoods in Lugari
For years, farmers in Baharini, Chekalini Ward, have planted their crops with their eyes on the sky, uncertain whether the rains would last long enough to carry their crops to harvest. Prolonged dry spells and unpredictable rainfall have made rain-fed agriculture increasingly difficult, threatening food production and household incomes. The expansion of the Baharini Dam...
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@kna Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:57:33
Kenya, IUCN deepen partnership on climate action and environmental restoration
Kenya has moved to deepen strategic cooperation with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as the government steps up efforts to accelerate environmental restoration, strengthen climate resilience and improve the livelihoods of communities. Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry Dr Deborah Mlongo Barasa held a bilateral meeting with an IUCN delegation...
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@taifaleo Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:01:06
Home Boys ndio mabingwa ligi ya 'Weka Panga chini'
KLABU ya Home Boys FC kutoka mtaa wa Gadeni ndiyo iliyotawazwa bingwa wa michuano ya ligi ya 'Weka Panga Chini' kisiwani Lamu. Hii ni baada ya kuilaza timu ya Real Madrid kutoka mtaa wa Wiyoni magoli 2-1 kwenye fainali kali iliyochezewa katika uwanja wa Twaifu mjini Lamu Jumapili. Ligi hiyo maalum ya mpira wa miguu ilishirikisha klabu 16 za Lamu za vijana wa chini ya miaka 18. Ilizinduliwa mapema Agosti, dhamira kuu ikiwa ni kukabiliana na uhalifu wa mapanga na dawa za kulevya miongoni mwa vijana eneo hilo. Wafadhili wakuu ni Idara ya Usalama kupitia kitengo cha Polisi wa Watalii (TPU), Bodi ya Utalii ya Lamu (LTA), Shirikisho la Kandanda Nchini (FKF) na serikali ya kaunti ya Lamu. Fainali ilishuhudia idadi kubwa ya mashabiki waliofika kushangilia timu zao. Mshindi wa kwanza (Home Boys FC) alituzwa Sh30,000 pesa taslimu, kikombe na jezi ilhali wa pili (Real Madrid FC) ikituzwa Sh20,000 na jezi. Nambari tatu iliendea klabu ya Lamu Boys FC kutoka mtaa wa Langoni kisiwani Lamu, hivyo kupokea kitita cha Sh10,000 na jezi. Mechi ya fainali ilihudhuriwa na kamanda wa polisi wa watalii (TPU) ukanda wa Pwani, Bw David Kabiru, aliyekariri wito wa vijana wa Lamu, Pwani na Kenya kwa jumla kuhubiri amani, kujiepusha na makundi ya uhalifu na dawa za kulevya. "Nimefurahia kushuhudia soka tamu hapa kisiwani Lamu. Mfahamu kwamba mshindi si klabu ya Home Boys pekee eti kwa sababu imeshinda fainali. Wote walioshiriki ligi hii ni washindi. Ninaambiwa karibu vijana 270 wameshirikishwa kwenye michuano hii. Nyote mjue ni washindi na tuendelee kushirikiana kudumisha Amani," akasema Bw Kabiru. Mwenyekiti wa LTA, Bi Fridah Njeri aliahidi ushirikiano wake na wadau wengine ili kuona kwamba ligi nyingine sawia inaanzishwa kufikia Disemba mwaka huu. "Tutahakikisha kila msimu wa likizo tunazindua ligi maalum ya soka ili tuwashughulishe vijana wetu na kuwaepusha na majanga, hasa mihadarati," akasema Bi Njeri. Naibu wa LTA, Bw Jamil Mbarak ambaye pia alihudhuria fainali ya ligi hiyo uwanjani Twaifu aliwashauri vijana kujiepusha na mizozo na hasira. "Hasira hazijawahi kusuluhisha mambo. Tujifunze kudhibiti hasira zetu. Tujiepusha na mizozo na badala yake tupendane na kuhubiri amani ili Lamu iendelee kuwa kivutio bora cha watalii," akasema Bw Mbarak. Katibu wa kamati andalizi, ambaye pia ni Mwakilishi wa Vijana katika FKF, Lamu, Bw Athman Farid, maarufu Pirezi, aliwapongeza wanasoka wote walioshiriki ligi hiyo kwa kudumisha nidhamu kipindi chote cha wiki tatu ambapo ligi imekuwa ikiendelea. Kwenye ligi hiyo, kiungo Mohamed Ali kutoka klabu ya Lamu Boys FC ndiye aliyetawazwa mfungaji bora akiwa na magoli 7 ilhali kipa bora akawa ni Mohamed Farid kutoka Real Madrid FC. Mchezaji aliyeibuka bora na mwenye nidhamu zaidi ni Abdallah Abdulmalik kutoka Real Madrid FC ilhali mchezaji aliyetawazwa kuwa mwenye kipaji cha kutegemewa ni Daniel Chome kutoka timu ya Dragon Junior FC. Wote walituzwa pesa taslimu na vyeti vya kutambua juhudi zao.
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@kna Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:22:14
Reforms rekindle hope for sugarcane farmers in Nandi
Reforms being implemented by the Government in the sugarcane sector have brought renewed hope among farmers in Nandi County, positioning the crop as one of the leading agricultural enterprises in the area. Farmers said improved cane prices, now set at a minimum of Sh5,500 per tonne, timely payments and increased weighing facilities had made sugarcane...
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@kna Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:26:39
Government to establish potato seed centre to boost production
The Government will transform the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) Marindas Centre in Kuresoi North, Nakuru County, into a potato seed production, research and farmer training hub to address the shortage of certified seed. Principal Secretary, State Department for Agriculture, Dr. Kiprono Ronoh, said the Government would work with KALRO to transform the...
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@kna Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:29:52
CS Kagwe orders nationwide pesticide crackdown
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has ordered a nationwide crackdown on illegal and unsafe pesticides, warning that Kenya will not become a dumping ground for products banned in other countries. Kagwe said the Government would tighten controls at border points and across the domestic market to protect farmers, consumers and the food chain from hazardous...
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@kna Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:35:15
Village-to-village programme tackles malnutrition in Tharaka Nithi
More than 300 malnourished children in Tharaka Nithi County are benefiting from a village-to-village nutrition programme targeting vulnerable children and their mothers. The Lishe Mtaani programme, implemented by HopeCore Village International (VHI) in collaboration with the Tharaka Nithi County Government and Vitamin Angels, takes nutrition services closer to families facing challenges accessing health facilities. The...
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