Kenya’s parliament overwhelmingly votes to impeach deputy president
President William Ruto has yet to publicly comment about the impeachment but is on record in the earlier days of his presidency saying he would not publicly humiliate his deputy, alluding to the troubled relationship he had with his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta, during their second term in office.
Haiti faces renewed violence as gangs recruit children, UN delays deployment of peacekeepers
Boys are often used as informants, trained to use weapons and ammunition, and deployed in clashes against the police, HRW said. It cited the case of a boy called Michel, an orphan who was recruited six years ago when he was eight years old and living on the streets and was given a loaded Kalashnikov.
Days to the poll, officials in background states who back Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ stir rigging fears
State officials say there is little chance that local boards could block certification indefinitely. A more likely scenario is that local delays cascade to the state level, ultimately resulting in states missing the December 11 deadline set by federal law for states to submit election results to Washington. That could provide an opening for Trump and his Republican allies in Congress to try to overturn results if he loses, say Democrats, election officials in swing states and voting-rights specialists at legal nonprofit.
Despite joining the fray late, Harris commands numbers among Democratc bloc of Black voters
Black voters’ opinions of former President Donald Trump, by contrast, were overwhelmingly negative, underscoring the challenges that the Republican candidate faces as he seeks to erode Harris’ support among Black men. Black voters are an important Democratic constituency, and few are aligned with the Republican Party. According to the survey, two-thirds of Black voters identify as Democrats, about 2 in 10 identify as independents and about 1 in 10 identify as Republicans.
Kenya’s parliament on verge of stripping President Ruto’s deputy of position who’s vowed to stay put
Presdent William Ruto has not commented publicly on the impeachment proceedings. More than 80% of lawmakers signed up to launch the motion on October 1.
Still lost in murmuring crowd: Unsettled voters unsure of backing Harris as voting gets underway
Senior campaign officials have largely blocked out criticism of Kamala Harris from some corners that Harris hasn’t articulated more policy positions. Instead, they say that small yet pivotal numbers of still-undecided voters say they want to know more about Harris before making up their minds, and that the more those voters see Harris, the more they like her.
Three suspects accused of stealing cash from South African president’s farm appear in court
Cyril Ramaphosa denied wrongdoing and said the cash was from the legitimate sale of buffaloes at his Phala Phala game farm. He was cleared of any wrongdoing by the reserve bank and a public watchdog. However, an independent report raised questions over the cash and Ramaphosa survived an impeachment vote in Parliament in 2022 when his African National Congress party used its majority to block the motion.
Jihadist insurgency-scarred Mozambique to elect new president against backdrop of drought-induced hunger
Some 1.3 million people were forced to flee their homes. Around 600,000 people have since returned home, many to shattered communities where houses, markets, churches, schools and health facilities have been destroyed, the United Nations refugee agency said earlier this year.
Democratic candidate Kamala Harris meets Arab American leaders in Michigan angry over Israel
Harris, a Democrat, faces Republican former President Donald Trump on November 5 in what opinion polls show to be a tight presidential race. Both candidates have roughly even levels of support among Arab Americans, according to a poll published this week by the Arab American Institute.
Prosecutors accuse Trump of having ‘resorted to crimes’ in new evidence in election fraud case
The filing was submitted, initially under seal, following a Supreme Court opinion that conferred broad immunity on former presidents for official acts they take in office, a decision that narrowed the scope of the prosecution and eliminated the possibility of a trial before next month’s election.
