MP takes swipe at impeached deputy president as allegations of possible assassination of Kenya Defence Forces chief swirl
Gem MP Elisha Odhiambo said key security institutions, the military, National Intelligence Service and the Interior docket must be respected and allowed to perform the duties professionally and diligently so as the secure the country.
Director of Public Prosecutions in Narok laments ‘massive interference by the public leads to cases flopping in court’
The DPP advised the public that if they are not satisfied with the court rulings, they should make a formal complaint to his office so justice can be served.
Americans now admit no ‘natural’ or human origin of Covid, confirms evidence virus leaked from Wuhan lab
The Trump administration last week launched a revamped version of the government’s official Covid-19 website. The site is now dedicated exclusively to detailing evidence of the “true origins” of Covid-19” which the White House says escaped from a lab in Wuhan, China.
Kenya secures $25 million from World Bank to fund national youth opportunities programme
The NYOTA programme targets youth aged between 18 and 29 (and up to 35 years for Persons with Disability – PWD) aims to address unemployment, enhance income generation and promote a savings culture among the target group.
Urbanisation: With a population of nearly 6,000, Malava Town in western Kenya on cusp of municipal status
Once formed, the Municipal Board will play a critical role in planning and managing urban growth, ensuring that the town becomes a hub for sustainable development and economic activity in the region.
Scramble in Holy See: Guinean Cardinal Sarah among top contenders to replace fallen Pope Francis as head of Catholic Church
Any baptised Catholic male is eligible, although only cardinals have been selected since 1378. The winner must receive at least two-thirds of the vote from those cardinals under age 80 and thus eligible to participate. Pope Francis, who died on Monday, appointed the vast majority of electors, often tapping men who share his pastoral priorities, which suggests continuity rather than rupture.
How President Museveni and ruling NRM preside over ethnic cleansing of Uganda’s economy
Ethnic cleansing is not genocide, which can, biologically-speaking, be reduced to “genetic death”- the death of genes. Genes are the building blocks of all living things. Genocide does not discriminate between all ethnic groups in an affected area. They suffer equally. However, ethnic cleansing targets a particular ethnic group or a few ethnic groups. It can involve one ethnic group targeting one ethnic group genetically extinguishing or other ethnic groups, often violently.
Great grandchildren of former slave owners and slaves in the Caribbean up the ante for reparations at UN meeting
The Geneva-based Human Rights Council has called for global action for years, including reparations, apologies and educational reforms to make amends for racism against people of African descent. The 15-nation Caribbean Community, known as CARICOM, has a 10-point plan for reparatory justice, starting with demands for European countries where enslaved people were kept and traded to issue formal apologies.
Divine message: Catholic cleric blasts Kenya president’s reckless borrowing, misuse of loans
The cleric further termed human organ trafficking as unacceptable saying a person can donate their organ upon demise through a will to be used by patients who want it.
Row over Governor Orengo’s rejection of Kenya’s so-called broad-based government lifts veil off age-old revulsion of Odinga family in Nyanza
James Orengo is alleged to have ferried mourners to the funeral to show his might against the duo and his actions have elicited strong reactions with some terming it as an embarrassment to his party leader Raila Odinga in the presence of President William Ruto.
