- Paris (AFP), Dec 11 – Rights groups warned Sunday that several protesters in Iran are at imminent risk of execution, following an international backlash against the clerical regime’s first hanging linked to ongoing demonstrations. The almost three-month-old protest movement was sparked by the death…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 12 – A section of Jubilee delegates hailing from Nairobi have raised issues over the status of their relationship with Azimio La Umoja One Kenya. The delegates who held a press briefing in Nairobi are pushing for the party to exit the Raila Odinga-led coalition within the next…
- Mitrovica (Kosovo) (AFP), Dec 11 – Tensions were high in northern Kosovo on Sunday after unknown attackers exchanged gunfire with the police and threw a stun grenade at EU law enforcers during the night. Hundreds of Serbs, outraged over the arrest of a former police officer, gathered again early in…
- Brussels (AFP), Dec 11 – Four suspects have been charged and remanded in custody in a Belgian investigation into alleged corruption at the European Parliament tied to Qatar, prosecutors said Sunday. The federal prosecutor’s office did not identify the four by name, but a judicial source told AFP…
- NYADARUA, Kenya, Dec 11 – President William Ruto has explained why he wants the National Government-Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) protected and made a constitutional fund. President Ruto said his proposal to Parliament last week, asking the two houses to make the NG-CDF a constitutional…
- KAKAMEGA, Kenya, Dec 11 – An International nonprofit organization, Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), is piloting a program to manage childhood illnesses in 19 dispensaries in Lurambi and Ikolomani constituencies of Kakamega County. Through the project known as Tools for…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 11 – The Kenya Export Promotion and Branding Agency (KEPROBA) has been awarded for its leading role in supporting export trade in the Avocado sector. The agency was crowned the best trade support agency by the Avacado Society of Kenya during the Avocado Industry Excellence…
- MOMBASA, Kenya, Dec 11 – Tourism stakeholders in Mombasa have welcomed the introduction of Mombasa-Zanzibar flights by the Marifly Air Service. The new service, which will be operated by African Express Airlines using both CRJ-200 series with a capacity to carry 50 passengers and a MD -82 – A 150-…
- SIAYA, Kenya, Dec 11 – Siaya governor, James Orengo led the elected leaders in Siaya in accusing President William Ruto of trying to sneak in constitutional amendments using parliament to serve his selfish interests.Orengo and legislators Otiende Amollo (Rarieda) and Samuel Atandi (Alego / Usonga)…
- Baghdad (AFP), Dec 11 – Sanctions-hit Iran is consolidating its hold over neighbouring Iraq, an economic lifeline where pro-Tehran parties dominate politics, all to the chagrin of the United States, experts say. For years, Iraq has been caught in a delicate balancing act between its two main allies…
- NYANDARUA, Kenya, Dec 11 – President William Ruto has defended his proposal on official opposition office creation saying it will keep the government accountable. Speaking in Nyandarua County during an interdenominational church service Sunday, President Ruto said empowered opposition will ensure…
- NAROK, Kenya, Dec 11 – Two boys escaped death narrowly after an objected, suspected to be a bomb, exploded while they were playing with it at Maji Moto ward in Narok South Sub County. Area Deputy County Commissioner Felix Kisalu said the two blood brothers, Thomas Oloishuro aged 12 years and…
- Lima (AFP), Dec 10 – Peru’s new leader Dina Boluarte unveiled a new cabinet Saturday as street protests pressed on seeking new elections after Pedro Castillo’s removal as president. Boluarte, Peru’s first woman president and who was vice president under Castillo in his leftist government, oversaw a…
- Saint Helier (Jersey) (AFP), Dec 10 – Rescuers in Jersey were searching through the night for any survivors from a “devastating” explosion Saturday that flattened a low-rise apartment block, killing at least three people. Security camera footage showed a fireball engulfing the three-storey building…
- Santiago (AFP), Dec 10 – A volcano in the Andes in Chile’s north rumbled to life early Saturday, triggering minor earth tremors and sending a plume of smoke and ash 6,000 meters (nearly 20,000 feet) into a clear sky. Chile’s National Geology and Mining Service reported that at 12:36 am (15:36 GMT)…
- Brussels (AFP), Dec 10 – A Greek MEP had her powers as a vice president of the European Parliament suspended Saturday over a corruption probe implicating World Cup hosts Qatar that has ensnared four others and sparked calls for “root and branch reform” in the EU institution. European Parliament…
- Suva (Fiji) (AFP), Dec 11 – Fijians go to the polls on Wednesday after a bitter and close election race between two ex-coup leaders that could test the Pacific nation’s fledgling democracy. Prime minister and former military commander Frank Bainimarama came to power almost 16 years ago in a…
- Montreal (AFP), Dec 11 – The world’s next global pact for nature is doomed without clear mechanisms for implementing targets, conservation groups said Saturday on the sidelines of UN talks, as hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Montreal demanding greater action. Similar factors were…
- Amsterdam (AFP), Dec 11 – Tulips and bitcoin have both been associated with financial bubbles in their time, but in a giant greenhouse near Amsterdam the Dutch are trying to make them work together. Engineer Bert de Groot inspects the six bitcoin miners as they perform complex sums to earn…
- NYANDARUA, Kenya, Dec 11 – National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wa now says the proposal to amend the Constitution and create the office of the Official Opposition is meant to strengthen democracy and is not a sweet deal or a handshake. Speaking in Nyandarua County during an…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 11 – Britain’s Prince William has mourned wildlife reservist Mark Jenkine and his son who died in a plane crash at the Tsavo East National Park. Taking to his social media, William expressed his grief and stated that he had a long-standing friendship with Jenkins following the…
- Washington (AFP), Dec 11 – When Barack Obama welcomed African leaders to Washington in 2014, many viewed the summit as historic, not just due to the US president’s background but for the pledges to make the partnership deeper and such events routine. The sequel took eight years — the equivalent of…
- Washington (AFP), Dec 11 – After making a close pass at the Moon and venturing further into space than any previous habitable spacecraft, NASA’s Orion capsule is due to splash down Sunday in the final test of a high-stakes mission called Artemis. As it hurtles into Earth’s atmosphere at a speed of…
- MURANG’A, Kenya, Dec 11 – A section of legislators have underscored development achievements which have been realized through National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF).The MPs who visited Kiharu Constituency on Saturday to learn how to use labour based approach in implementing…
- KAJIADO, Kenya, Dec 11 – World 800 meters champion David Rudisha was on Saturday involved in a plane crash at Imbirikani in Kajiado county. Police and witnesses said Rudisha and other people who were in the light aircraft escaped unhurt. Rudisha and his team were returning to Nairobi after…
- Addis Ababa (AFP), Dec 11 – “Everything is increasing except our wages,” Ethiopian porter Zerihun told AFP, summing up the financial crisis facing the Horn of Africa nation as it reels from skyrocketing inflation and an economic slowdown. After a decade of dynamic growth during the 2010s, Africa’s…
- Kherson (Ukraine) (AFP), Dec 11 – “Hands in the air! Documents out!” shouted Ukrainian policemen as they levelled their guns at two suspected collaborators moments after they docked their boat near the city of Kherson. The euphoria of Kherson’s liberation in November has proven to be short-lived.…
- London (AFP), Dec 11 – The European Union embargo on Russia’s oil and an international cap on the price of the country’s crude is disrupting the maritime transport sector. The EU on Monday enforced an embargo on Russian crude shipments, the bloc’s latest sanction in retaliation for Moscow’s…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 10 – The leader of the worldwide Dawoodi Bohra community Syedna Mufaddal is in Kenya on invitation of President William Ruto to attend the Jamhuri celebrations set for Monday. Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja and National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula received his Holiness…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Dec 10 – The Anglo-Leasing corruption case may have been premature when it was filed, an anti-corruption court was told this week. The Investigating Officer Ignatius Wekesa this week shocked the court when he told chief magistrate Felix Kombo that at the time the charges in the case…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 10 – Kenya and Eritrea have agreed to abolish visa requirements for their respective citizens. The two countries believe the move will bolster bilateral relations, improve people-to-people ties besides entrenching regional integration. In a meeting between President William Ruto…
- London (AFP), Dec 10 – The United States is open to amending lucrative green subsidies that have drawn transatlantic anger for allegedly encouraging job losses in Europe, US climate envoy John Kerry said. In a BBC interview from London, broadcast on Saturday, Kerry also signalled unease over the UK…
- London (AFP), Dec 10 – The UK charity at the centre of a royal racism controversy says it has suspended work supporting black survivors of domestic abuse, after a torrent of toxic hate. Sistah Space founder Ngozi Fulani, who is British, was asked repeatedly at a Buckingham Palace reception on…
- Washington (AFP), Dec 10 – The United States and Russia again showed they can do business with their second prisoner exchange this year but, despite some suggestions by Moscow, few expect broader diplomacy over the Ukraine war. Working-level US and Russian diplomats met Friday, a day after the swap…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 10 – Kenyans have so far borrowed close to Sh7 billion from the Hustler’s Fund since it was launched last week. By 7 am Saturday, the amount borrowed stood at Sh. 6.9 billion while the amount paid back stood at 854,966,087 Those who have registered for the government’s kitty…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 10 – Leading Kenyan companies are among East African organisations that will be honoured for their exemplary work during a major international SMEs and Mid-sized award dubbed Pacesetters Awards, the event organiser have said. Jubilant Steward of Africa (JSA) Executive Director,…
- ITALY, Rome, Dec 10 – Kenya’s bid to achieve food security has received a boost after the country was admitted to the executive board of the World Food Programme. Kenya now joins the WFP supreme governing body for a period of three years starting January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025. Agriculture…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 10 – A report by Transparency International(TI) shows that Kenya loses an approximate Sh.608 billion, which is about 7.8per cent of the national Gross Domestic Product(GDP), through corruption annually. The report further shows that over 135 graft cases of corruption that led to…
- Brasília (AFP), Dec 10 – Brazil’s president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday named former Sao Paulo mayor Fernando Haddad, viewed unfavorably by many in the business community, as his finance minister. Lula da Silva, who narrowly defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in October elections,…
- MACHAKOS, Kenya, Dec 10 – Machakos University will re-open on Tuesday after nearly a week of closure over persistent riots and insecurity. Vice Chancellor Lucy Irungu who had earlier announced its closure citing heightened insecurity and students unrest said the institution will re-open on Tuesday…
- KILIFI, Kenya, Dec 10 – A soldier at the Mariakani Barracks in Kilifi County shot and killed a naked man after he breached the facility. The man was mistaken to be a thief with unknown mission at the security facility when the incident happened Friday morning. The naked man was shot dead at the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 10 – In a high level bilateral meeting held in Oran city, Algeria, Cabinet Secretary of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Alfred Mutua bagged a handful of goodies for Kenya when he met with his Algerian counterpart, the Algerian Minister for Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Ramtane…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 10 – President William Ruto has implored Parliament to pass a raft of legislations that will see amongst others the establishment of the office of the Official Opposition. In a letter addressed to Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetangula and his Senate Counterpart…
- Hong Kong (AFP), Dec 10 – Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai received a fresh jail sentence of five years and nine months on Saturday after being found guilty of fraud in a contractual dispute. Lai, the 75-year-old founder of the now-shuttered Apple Daily newspaper, had recently…
- Caracas (AFP), Dec 10 – Three people accused in a failed drone attack targeting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in 2018 were sentenced to 30-year jail terms, relatives said on Friday. Maria Delgado Tabosky, retired army major Juan Carlos Marrufo and retired colonel Juan Francisco Rodriguez were…
- Brasília (AFP), Dec 10 – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro broke his uncharacteristic silence about his electoral defeat on Friday, saying it “hurts my soul.” Bolsonaro had not spoken publicly since his narrow loss to leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in bitterly-fought runoff elections on…
- Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) (AFP), Dec 10 – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that ultimately an agreement would need to be struck to end fighting in Ukraine, nine months after the Kremlin launched its “special military operation” there. “Trust, of course, is almost at zero… but ultimately,…
- Brussels (AFP), Dec 10- Belgian police arrested a European Parliament vice-president and four others in connection with an investigation into corruption implicating World Cup hosts Qatar, the prosecutors office said Friday. Officers arrested Greek socialist MEP Eva Kaili hours after four other…
- Oslo (AFP), Dec 10 – A trio representing the three nations at the centre of the war in Ukraine will receive the Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday, showing no sign of giving up the fight against Vladimir Putin and his Minsk ally. Jailed Belarusian human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski, Russian human…
- Paris (AFP), Dec 9 – Iran was slapped with new sanctions Friday and activists called for fresh protests after the Islamic republic carried out its first execution over demonstrations that have shaken the regime for nearly three months. Mohsen Shekari, 23, was hanged Thursday after being convicted…
