Kenyan chief justice reveals plans to adopt AI in case management and judiciary operations

Kenyan chief justice reveals plans to adopt AI in case management and judiciary operations

Commenting on the security of digital infrastructure, the CJ, however, decried the high cost of safeguarding digital systems from cyber threats that can compromise systems adding that the Judiciary is investing in robust cybersecurity measures to stay ahead of the risks.

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Pressure piles on Israel for a two-state solution as Australia recognises Palestine

Pressure piles on Israel for a two-state solution as Australia recognises Palestine

The Palestinian Authority’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs Varsen Aghabekian said in an Australian Broadcasting Corporation interview it was a long-awaited decision that “gives Palestinians a sense of hope for the future”, although a ceasefire remains the priority.

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Al Jazeera journalists killed in Gaza in Israeli strike that targeted one it accused of being past Hamas leader

Al Jazeera journalists killed in Gaza in Israeli strike that targeted one it accused of being past Hamas leader

A sixth journalist, Mohammad Al-Khaldi, a local freelance reporter, was also killed in the airstrike, medics at Al Shifa Hospital said on Monday. Calling Al Sharif “one of Gaza’s bravest journalists,” Al Jazeera said the attack was a “desperate attempt to silence voices in anticipation of the occupation of Gaza.”

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Why mental health clinics in violence-prone South Sudan are rare and endangered

Why mental health clinics in violence-prone South Sudan are rare and endangered

The specialised clinic in her hometown of Mundri, in South Sudan’ s Western Equatoria State, is a rare and endangered facility in a country desperate for more such services.

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Inside job suspected as thieves go on rampage in US National Guard armouries

Inside job suspected as thieves go on rampage in US National Guard armouries

At least some of the break-ins seem to point to potential insider help. In Covington, Tennessee, for example, evidence suggests intruders may have known in advance the location of a secure key control box. At other sites, attempts were made to bypass alarms and entry points.

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Upset by financial institutions’ reluctance to deal in cryptocurrency Trump orders kerb on ‘political debanking’

Upset by financial institutions’ reluctance to deal in cryptocurrency Trump orders kerb on ‘political debanking’

According to Donald Trump Jr, the banks’ behaviour helped to awaken the Trump family to the supposed promise of crypto, as the basis for a parallel financial system in which everybody has custody over their own funds.

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Veteran opposition leader Besigye denied bail by Ugandan court in treason case

Veteran opposition leader Besigye denied bail by Ugandan court in treason case

Kizza Besigye, who denies any wrongdoing, was forcefully returned to Uganda from neighbouring Kenya in November last year, and initially charged in a military tribunal, before his case was transferred to a civilian court.

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Bribery or need? State creates three new districts in Malava, western Kenya, as by-elections test looms

Bribery or need? State creates three new districts in Malava, western Kenya, as by-elections test looms

Omollo called for the immediate operationalisation of the units that were gazetted a year ago but never actualised. He said the new units in Malava were part of the broader government’s initiative to establish 1,105 new administrative units during the 2024/2025 financial year.

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Shirika plan: Kenya’s refugee integration programme in limbo as aid agencies cut back funding

Shirika plan: Kenya’s refugee integration programme in limbo as aid agencies cut back funding

Kakuma is semi-desert – harsh, blinding, unforgiving. Life for a refugee business person here is stitched together from fragments: a little aid relief, a modest turnover and, if you’re lucky, an occasional offer of credit from an NGO lending service.

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