Kenya forecasts budget deficit will fall to 3.5 per cent of gross domestic product next fiscal year
The budget deficit is expected to drop further to 3.3 per cent of GDP in the 2026/27 fiscal year, the finance ministry said in the draft budget outlook paper seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
Elon Musk ratchets up concerns about US election after his ‘no one is even trying to assassinate’ Biden or Harris post on X
Elon Musk’s inaccurate posts to his 200 million followers along with his site’s lack of guardrails are raising concerns about how he could manipulate public trust as Election Day in the US draws nearer. He recently endorsed Trump’s presidential bid and has personally invested in politics, even agreeing to lead a government efficiency commission if Trump wins re-election.
Music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs arrested in New York for sexual abuse, human trafficking
Last week, singer Dawn Richard filed a lawsuit accusing Combs of sexual assault, battery, sex trafficking, gender discrimination and fraud in the Southern District of New York. Combs denies the allegations.
Evidence show suspect in Trump assassination attempt has a long criminal history, lay in wait for 12 hours
The suspect never had the Republican presidential candidate for the November 5 election in his line of sight and did not fire any shots. But the incident raised questions about how an armed man was able to get so close to Trump, just two months after another gunman grazed his ear with a bullet during a July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Bill Gates defence of free speech seen as hypocritical after his support for suppression of truth on Covid vaccine
Bill Gates told CNBC any “solution” would involve “rules” for online speech, but he said he isn’t sure what form those rules would take or who would enforce them. Similarly, he told CNET “systems and behaviours” should be in place to target “misinformation.”
From historicisms, rat-stabbers, lions, devils to birds, gods and colours: How nicknames inspire football teams
The Bahamas, aka ‘The Rake and Scrape Boys’, are named after a famous local dance. Demonstration here. It would be a travesty if Egypt were called anything other than ‘The Pharaohs’, while Thailand are menacingly nicknamed ‘The War Elephants’, with the country known for its historical use of those animals in battle.
US advocacy for two permanent seats for Africa on UN Security Council builds momentum
Thomas-Greenfield later said Washington opposes giving veto power to the African countries that would hold the two permanent seats because the veto makes the Security Council’s work “dysfunctional.”
Ukraine disowns ‘delusional’ suspect in Trump assassination attempt, vouches for democracy
Evidence of Routh’s support for Ukraine quickly emerged after Sunday’s incident, including footage of him in 2022 speaking to Newsweek Romania in Kyiv, where he had set up a tent with flags of countries representing volunteers who died in Ukraine.
In wake of anti-tax protests and credit worthiness downgrades, Kenya begins national debt audit
During the height of the protests, President William Ruto appointed a committee to perform the audit. However, several appointees, including the head of the Law Society of Kenya, declined the appointments, saying the task should be carried out by the auditor-general.
Sun sets on Tito Jackson, elder brother of pop megastar Michael Jackson and member of Jackson 5 group
Born on October 15, 1953, Toriano Adaryll “Tito” Jackson was the least-heard member of the group as a background singer who played guitar. His brothers launched solo careers, including Michael, who became one of the world’s biggest performers known as The King of Pop. Michael Jackson died at age 50 on June 25, 2009.
