Kenya senate impeaches deputy president to set East African nation on course to ethnic tensions
Rigathi Gachagua, who has denied the allegations, had been due to defend himself against the charges in the Senate on Thursday afternoon ahead of the vote. When he failed to show up, his lawyer Paul Muite said the deputy president had been hospitalised with intense chest pains, urging the Senate to pause proceedings for a couple of days.
Impeachment of Kenya’s deputy president disrupted after he’s taken ill, senate adjourns sittings
Rigathi Gachagua was due to defend himself against the 11 impeachment charges in the Senate on Thursday afternoon, before senators take a vote on whether to remove him from office.
Harris deflects questions on Biden’s fitness, doubts Trump’s temperament and democracy credentials
Donald Trump and Republicans have claimed that immigrants are fuelling violent crime in the United States, although studies show immigrants commit crimes at lower rates than others. Asked about her recent comment that there was “not a thing” she would change about the actions of the Biden administration, Harris said, “Let me be very clear, my presidency will not be a continuation of Joe Biden’s presidency.”
Kenyan court rules impeachment proceedings against Deputy President Gachagua are constitutional
The Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was President William Ruto’s running mate in their 2022 election win, helping secure vital votes from the populous central Kenya region. But the men have since fallen out and political alliances have shifted.
US piles pressure on Israel to improve Gaza humanitarian situation or risk military support
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin wrote to Israeli officials on Sunday demanding concrete measures to address the worsening situation in the Palestinian enclave amid a renewed Israeli offensive in northern Gaza, US officials said on Tuesday.
Canada expels top India diplomats it accuses of organised crime and murder of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar
India said it had asked six Canadian diplomats to leave by Saturday. The ministry also said it had summoned Acting High Commissioner in India Stewart Wheeler, currently Canada’s top diplomat in the South Asian country.
River Nile riparian states announce commencement of water sharing accord minus Egypt’s nod
Tensions in the region have increased, stemming in part from Ethiopia’s construction of a $4 billion dam on the Blue Nile, a key tributary of the Nile River. Egypt fears the dam will have a devastating effect on water and irrigation supplies downstream unless Ethiopia takes its needs into account. Ethiopia plans to use the dam to generate badly needed electricity.
Women in Sudan bear the brunt of civil war that has made health services non-functional
The lack of functioning hospitals and medical supplies is also impacting other essential health services for women and girls. Al-Yasa said there are no medications for abortions in Sennar, and insufficient equipment for women giving birth. She said some women have died as a result of childbirth complications.
Suspect with loaded arrested near venue of Trump rally in California but deemed not a threat
Security is very tight at Trump rallies following two recent assassination attempts. Last month, a man was indicted on an attempted assassination charge after authorities said he staked out the former president for 12 hours and wrote of his desire to kill him.
Obama raises misogynism concern in US election as he appeals to Black men to turn out to vote
Barack Obama had frank words for Black men who may be considering sitting out the election. “Part of it makes me think that, well, you just aren’t feeling the idea of having a woman as president, and you’re coming up with other alternatives and other reasons for that,” he said...
