US’ view of Ruto as ‘Golden Boy’ is a blinder to give Americans a carte blanche into Kenya’s military bases – experts
The positive image has further been bolstered by Kenya’s First Family’s longstanding association with the American Evangelical Churches that resulted in the recent visit to Kenya by renowned televangelist Pastor Benny Hinn from February 24-26.
Prince William’s wife announces she’s undergoing preventive chemotherapy after cancer diagnosis
King Charles, 75, underwent a corrective procedure for an enlarged prostate at the same hospital as Kate in January. Buckingham Palace then revealed in February that he was to have treatment for cancer, meaning he has had to postpone his public royal duties.
World unites in condemning attacks, killing of 60 people near Moscow by Islamic State militants
Hours before the embassy warning, the FSB said it had foiled an attack on a Moscow synagogue by Islamic State’s affiliate in Afghanistan, known as ISIS-Khorasan or ISIS-K, and seeks a caliphate across Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Iran.
Wild social media: Kenya tells TikTok to prove it is complying with privacy laws
Odanga Madung, a researcher at the nonprofit Mozilla Foundation, said the problems described by Kindiki were widespread across social media platforms.
China, Russia veto US resolution calling on UN Security Council to order immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Before the vote, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said it would be a “historic mistake” for the council not to adopt the resolution. Russia’s ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, also speaking before the vote, called on members not to vote in favour of the resolution.
Run-up to India’s elections gets murkier as Delhi chief minister is arrested in liquor graft case
The arrest means the main leaders of the decade-old Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are in jail, following the arrests last year of two of Kejriwal’s deputies in the same case, which the party has called “dirty politics”.
Survivors’ graphic account of Burkina Faso’s military attack on village exposes atrocities by government forces
Most attacks – including the slaying of children by soldiers at a military base last year, uncovered in an investigation – go unpunished and unreported in a nation run by a repressive leadership that silences perceived dissidents.
President Museveni appoints son commander of Uganda military fuelling talk of imminent ‘hereditary rule’
Kainerugaba has most recently been serving as a senior presidential advisor in charge of special operations, after his father removed him as infantry commander in 2022. At the time, Kainerugaba was responsible for a series of offensive tweets, including an unprovoked one in which he threatened to capture the capital of neighbouring Kenya. He has previously served as the commander of an elite group of special forces protecting the first family.
Rising tennis star Angela Okutoyi overpowers 80-ranked Egyptian ace to win Kenya gold, book at berth Paris Olympics
Whatever the next few months hold, Okutoyi can be delighted with her efforts in Ghana – not least in recording her first Top 100 win in the semi-finals, where she defeated Mayar Sherif in an epic encounter lasting over four hours.
With no major activities in Kenyan economy, there are questions about the rapid surge of shilling to the US dollar
The rise of the Kenyan shilling brings forth a wave of relief for its citizens, Kenyans have long been battling inflation as of late. President Ruto’s new economic reforms, the paper say, have been the driving force behind the recent strengthening of the shilling against the dollar.