Kenya’s chief justice defended against ouster in similar push that saved national assembly speaker from ejection

Kenya’s chief justice defended against ouster in similar push that saved national assembly speaker from ejection

The first petition by former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Nelson Havi was submitted to the Judicial Service Commission on January 10, 2025, calling for the removal of the entire seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court.

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Tap to Eat: Hot meals served from mega kitchen change how Kenyan children access quality food, raise school retention

Tap to Eat: Hot meals served from mega kitchen change how Kenyan children access quality food, raise school retention

Meal prices, which were once a financial burden for many families, have been subsidised through partnerships with local food vendors and sponsors, the mobile-based payment system also tracks daily meal consumption, ensuring that children receive balanced and adequate nutrition.

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Haiti’s police union demands protection after gangs kill a Kenyan police officer

Haiti’s police union demands protection after gangs kill a Kenyan police officer

More than 5,600 people were reported killed in Haiti last year, with gang violence leaving more than one million homeless in recent years, according to the UN.

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Witchcraft case that implicates Zambian president shines light on colonial-era law, exposes how politicians invest in black magic

Witchcraft case that implicates Zambian president shines light on colonial-era law, exposes how politicians invest in black magic

Police say the men in the current case were arrested in a hotel room in the capital, Lusaka, in December after a cleaner reported hearing strange noises. They were found in possession of a bottled chameleon and other items including a mysterious white powder, a red cloth and an unidentified animal’s tail. The men also face charges of cruelty to animals.

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Over 4,000 civilians killed in Goma in 48 hours during the M23 takeover of eastern Congo cities

Over 4,000 civilians killed in Goma in 48 hours during the M23 takeover of eastern Congo cities

Congo River Alliance (CRA) is termed a political/military coalition comprising 17 political parties, two political groupings and “several armed groups”. Named are M23, PARECO (Coalition of Congolese Patriotic Resistance in English), Kyahanda, FPDC (People’s Front for Democracy in Congo), Twirwaneho, FRPI (Patriotic Resistance Force of Ituri), Chini ya Kilima and Zaire-FPAC (Ituri Self-defence Popular Front in English).

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Sudan’s military wrests Obeid city from paramilitary group RSF’s control, restores access to the area

Sudan’s military wrests Obeid city from paramilitary group RSF’s control, restores access to the area

Finance Minister Jibril Ibrahim hailed the military’s advances in Obeid as a “massive step” to lift the RSF siege on el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur province, as well as delivering humanitarian aid to the Kordofan area.

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Kenyan police officer killed in action in Haiti as violent gangs unleash terror on island anation’s capital

Kenyan police officer killed in action in Haiti as violent gangs unleash terror on island anation’s capital

The police officer was airlifted out of the area and died from his injuries, Godfrey Otunge, the commander of the Kenyan forces in Haiti, said in a statement.

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Why Uganda is Pearl of Africa: It’s the only country on Earth where serving soldiers are reserved seats in parliament, martial courts try civilians

Why Uganda is Pearl of Africa: It’s the only country on Earth where serving soldiers are reserved seats in parliament, martial courts try civilians

Army representation in parliament continues to this day. Uganda is the only country on the globe with a parliamentary system where serving soldiers are in parliament. Army representation in Uganda’s parliament began in 1994. As things stand now, 10 seats are set aside for ‘serving officers’ of the Uganda People’s Defence Force. The 10 are chosen by the Army Council, chaired by President Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Museveni, and they tend to vote with the ruling party, the National Resistance Movement (NRM),

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Trump’s office bans medical agency FDA from using terms such as intersex, woman, disabled, transgender, LGBTQ and others

Trump’s office bans medical agency FDA from using terms such as intersex, woman, disabled, transgender, LGBTQ and others

Another federal health agency was told in recent weeks to remove words such as gender, transgender, LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) and non-binary from its communications to ensure that they comply with executive orders that solely recognise male and female sex and eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programmes.

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How Kremlin arrested 20,000 people for Ukraine war dissenters, forced dozens to ‘punitive psychiatry’

How Kremlin arrested 20,000 people for Ukraine war dissenters, forced dozens to ‘punitive psychiatry’

Yekaterina Fatyanova, 37, was interned on April 28 last year at the KKPND No.1 psychiatric hospital in her home city of Krasnoyarsk after being accused of discrediting the Russian armed forces by publishing an article in a small opposition newspaper she ran in her spare time. She was not the author of the piece, which argued the war in Ukraine was driven by imperialist motives.

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