World leaders express concerns over Middle East crisis, question Israel’s ‘pre-emptive strikes’ in Iran
Across the Middle East, governments voiced fears that the confrontation could spiral into a broader regional war. Oman, which has mediated recent US-Iran talks, expressed dismay that negotiations had been undermined and urged an immediate halt to military operations.
Global oil market thrown into uncertainty as US, Israel strikes in Iran create biggest crisis in years
Tanker freight rates, which had already been climbing as tensions escalated, are set to rise further. Benchmark rates for very large crude carriers from the Middle East to China have more than tripled since the start of the year, reflecting both heightened risk and the shrinking pool of willing vessels.
Iran’s spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in Israeli-American rain of bombs on Tehran
Some of the first strikes on Iran appeared to hit near the offices of the 86-year-old Khamenei. Before Israeli officials confirmed the death, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told NBC News that Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian were alive “as far as I know.” He called the attack “unprovoked, illegal and absolutely illegitimate.”
Ex-Librarian President Sirleaf tells African countries to invest in youth as inter-generational clashes over jobs become manifest
In remarks delivered on his behalf by Deputy Head of Public Service Amos Gathecha, Koskei disclosed that fellows initiated 62 cross-ministerial collaborations and introduced 37 new workplace processes, generating service efficiency ranging from 31 to 35 per cent.
Uganda as a unit of imagined communities: Without the barrel of the gun, it’s difficult to think of the ‘Pearl of Africa’ as a state
The principle of nationality that buried the Soviet Union and destroyed its empire in Eastern Europe continues to shape conflicts among the new independent countries of that vast region. Such peace, security and unity are unstable by nature. They may endure in the short to medium term, but they cannot stand the test of time
How Operation Epic Fury by US Department of War and Israel’s Operation Roaring Lion began raining bombs on Iran
The strikes on Iran, which have been called Operation Epic Fury by the so-called US Department of War and Operation Roaring Lion by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), reportedly hit multiple cities across the country. The impact, targets and damage caused by the strikes was not immediately clear.
Inspector-General of Police says his charges are determined to lift lid on syndicate that drafts young Kenyans into foreign armies
A report submitted by National Intelligence Service (NIS) to Parliament early this week revealed that more than 1,000 Kenyans had been recruited to fight in the conflict with 89 serving on the frontlines as of February.
Kenyan MPs pitch switch to biofuel production to protect environment, create jobs and stabilise local currency
National Assembly Departmental Committee on Environment, Forestry and Mining Chair Vincent Musyoka said during an engagement with stakeholders in Mombasa and visiting Indian government delegation, ARISE, Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and Kenya Sugar Board, that the country needs to embrace biofuel production from cassava, sugarcane and sweet sorghum.
National government sets aside Ksh3.2B for electricity reach expansion in Nakuru
The sentiment was echoed by Molo MP Kuria Kimani who lauded the president for equitable distribution of development programmes irrespective of political inclinations of the nation. MP Kuria noted that Molo constituency will be allocated Ksh279 million for Last Mile Connectivity with 39 projects planned for next week in four wards.
Court declines submission to stay prosecution of two senior Kenya Ports Authority staffers over corruption
Mark Oriema Gor (left), a senior Kenya Ports Authority official and Simon Otieno Alloo (right), the Mombasa-based trader and director of Alootek Systems Limited, appear before Chief Magistrate Alex Ithuku in a Mombasa court where they pleaded not guilty to corruption and fraudulent procurement charges related to a 2018 tender for the supply and maintenance of Copco compressors.
