Moody’s pushes Kenya’s credit rating deeper into junk upon withdrawal of planned tax hikes
Moody’s said that while the spending cuts should narrow fiscal deficit, it would be at a more gradual pace than previously assumed, and as a result expect Kenya’s debt affordability to remain weaker for longer.
New report says Kenyan police force and their Haitian hosts retake largest public hospital from gangs
Rameau Normil, the new head of the Haiti National Police, says police took control of the Hospital of the State University of Haiti, also known as the General Hospital, on Sunday night. In their effort to topple Haiti’s previous governments, armed groups have torched and looted more than 30 private and public health facilities in metropolitan Port-au-Prince since February 29.
Personal physician says Biden is fit to lead US White House spokeswoman fields questions president’s health
There has been confusion as to whether President Joe Biden saw his doctor about his cold after the presidential debate on June 27. The White House initially said there was no medical exam, but it later said there was a “short verbal check-in” and it was determined that no exam was needed.
Boeing pleads guilty to criminal fraud conspiracy to resolve investigations into 737 MAX fatal crashes
Pentagon spokesperson Air Force Major General Patrick Ryder told reporters the agency would make an assessment to decide the impact of the guilty plea on Boeing’s contracts. He did not address whether the agency was in talks with the planemaker.
Kenyan police force in Haiti promises ‘no room for failure’ against powerful gangs
The UN-backed mission, to which the United States has pledged over $300 million in support, has been questioned from the start. At home, Kenyan police have long been accused by watchdogs and witnesses of human rights abuses, including in recent protests.
