Minister: Plans on course to build Kenya’s first nuclear plant in Siaya to produce 10,000 megawatts of electricity

On the proposed privatisation of the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC), Wandayi told the Senate Committee that the ministry has already tabled the proposal before a joint committee of the National Assembly on Energy and Privatisation.

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Iran’s spiritual leader Ayatollah Khamenei keeps off funerals of commanders and scientists killed by Israel

Iran’s spiritual leader Ayatollah Khamenei keeps off funerals of commanders and scientists killed by Israel

In attendance were President Masoud Pezeshkian and other senior figures including Ali Shamkhani, who was seriously wounded during the conflict and is an adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as well as Khamenei’s son Mojtaba.

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Kenya’s plan for 60,000-megawatt nuclear plant in western Kenya on course as it eyes EAC electricity market

Kenya’s plan for 60,000-megawatt nuclear plant in western Kenya on course as it eyes EAC electricity market

Siaya, which is in Lake Victoria Basin, has been identified for the project because of its proximity to the lake. The site of the plant is also strategic as Kenya will export the surplus power to Uganda and other East Africa Community (EAC) countries to the west.

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Dust has hardly settled as Trump warns he’d consider bombing Iran again, drops sanctions relief plan

Dust has hardly settled as Trump warns he’d consider bombing Iran again, drops sanctions relief plan

Trump also said that in recent days he had been working on the possible removal of sanctions on Iran to give it a chance for a speedy recovery. He said he had now abandoned that effort.

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What next for Iran after choreographed Israel-US battering that neutralised its nuclear arsenal?

What next for Iran after choreographed Israel-US battering that neutralised its nuclear arsenal?

Iran’s self-described “Axis of Resistance,” a group of allied countries and militias in the Mideast, has been mauled by the Israelis since Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack. Foreign support Tehran may have expected from China and Russia never materialised.

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Preliminary intelligence report contradicts Trump’s claims US strikes obliterated Iran’s nuclear capability

Preliminary intelligence report contradicts Trump’s claims US strikes obliterated Iran’s nuclear capability

The White House said the intelligence assessment was “flat out wrong.” According to the report, which was produced by the Defence Intelligence Agency, the strikes sealed off the entrances to two of the facilities, but did not collapse underground buildings, said one of the people familiar with its findings.

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US president says Iran’s key nuclear sites ‘obliterated’ by American bombers, Tehran refutes claim

US president says Iran’s key nuclear sites ‘obliterated’ by American bombers, Tehran refutes claim

Donald Trump said US forces struck Iran’s three principal nuclear sites: Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow. He told Fox News’ Sean Hannity show that six bunker-buster bombs were dropped on Fordow, while 30 Tomahawk missiles were fired against other nuclear sites.

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Israel destroys Iranian nuclear research facility in attacks it says killed military generals

Israel destroys Iranian nuclear research facility in attacks it says killed military generals

Iran launched a new wave of drones and missiles at Israel but there were no immediate reports of significant damage, and the Israeli official called it a “small barrage” that was largely intercepted by Israel’s defenses.

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Netanyahu says fall of Iran’s leadership will be a consequence of attacks, not main target of Israel

Netanyahu says fall of Iran’s leadership will be a consequence of attacks, not main target of Israel

Military analysts believe Israel might need the help of US military bunker-busting bombs to destroy the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, the crown jewel of Iran’s nuclear programme buried beneath a mountain near the city of Qom.

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Israeli strikes render 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lonely, allies keep off

Israeli strikes render 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lonely, allies keep off

Iran’s 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei cuts an increasingly lonely figure. Khamenei has seen his main military and security advisers killed by Israeli air strikes, leaving major holes in his inner circle and raising the risk of strategic errors, according to five people familiar with his decision-making process. One...

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