- NAIROBI,Kenya May 10-Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has been suspended from the National Assembly for five days for gross misconduct, leading to a chaotic session that forced the Speaker to adjourn in late April. During the last House sitting, the Embakasi East MP was ordered out of the house for…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 10- Two lovers were on Tuesday found dead in bed at lodging in Pipeline estate. Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) who are investigating the incident said the two may have been drugged before getting into the room. “The two who were found half-naked…
- Jayapura (Indonesia) (AFP), May 10 – Indonesian police used water cannon against protesters in the province of Papua on Tuesday, after thousands came out to oppose plans to for a major redistricting in the restive region. Jakarta announced last year it was considering making six new provinces in…
- NAIROBI, Kenya May 10-National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi has ruled out the motion tabled by Wajir Women Representative Fatuma Gedi alleging that Deputy President William Ruto is a land grabber. The Speaker dismissed the evidence tabled by Gedi saying she failed to substantiate the claims…
- NYERI, Kenya May 10 – Narc Kenya party leader Martha Karua says she will not quit the Azimio One Kenya coalition even if she is not named Raila Odinga’s running mate in the August election. Speaking during a meeting with grassroots leaders from Nyeri on Tuesday, Karua said that she firmly believes…
- Seoul (AFP), May 9 – South Korea’s new leader Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday called on the North to give up its nuclear weapons in exchange for massive economic aid, describing Pyongyang’s missiles as a threat to regional and global security. Yoon, 61, who started work in an underground bunker with a…
- NAIROBI, May 10- Nairobi Gubernatorial aspirant Johnson Sakaja now says he will prioritize slum eradication if elected, as part of measures to improve living standards of city residents. Sakaja, who was speaking Tuesday during an interview on Capital In the Morning, said “we want everyone to live…
- NAIROBI, Kenya May 9-Maendeleo Chap Chap party leader Alfred Mutua is still legally stuck with Azimio la Umoja One Kenya alliance, a day after he announced severing ties with the coalition to join Kenya Kwanza Alliance. On Tuesday, the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal threw out his application…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 10- Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi has also ditched Azimio La Umoja to join Deputy President William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza alliance. The Pamoja Africa Alliance (PAA) party leader said he walked away from the Raila Odinga-led Azimio One Kenya coalition due to what he described as a “…
- NAIROBI, Kenya May 10 – Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka now says there is no excuse for the seven-member selection panel not to announce him as the preferred running mate for Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Raila Odinga. Musyoka defended his decision to face the panel despite earlier public statements that…
- The search for Raila Odinga’s running mate enters its second day Tuesday with five candidates scheduled to face the seven-member panel of eminent persons tasked to find a suitable candidate for the post. In the Tuesday’s session, all eyes will be on Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka who is…
- The agreement was inked at the end of Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo's two-day visit in Athens where he met the country's top officials.
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados (Ecuador) (AFP), May 9 – At least 44 inmates died on Monday in Ecuador’s latest grisly prison riot, the public prosecutor said, as another 100 prisoners managed to escape. Authorities said a fight broke out between the rival Los Lobos and R7 gangs inside the…
- Medellín (Colombia) (AFP), May 10 – Three decades after cartel boss Pablo Escobar was shot dead by police on a rooftop in Medellin, the very city he had sought to uplift with drug money is being ravaged by it. Junkies frequent hundreds of sales points dotted around Colombia’s second city, which has…
- NAIROBI, Kenya May 10 – The search for Raila Odinga’s running mate enters its second day Tuesday with five candidates scheduled to face the seven-member panel of eminent persons tasked to find a suitable candidate for the post. In the Tuesday’s session, all eyes will be on Wiper Party Leader…
- Manila (AFP), May 9 – The son of late Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos won a landslide presidential election victory Tuesday, as Filipino voters dismissed warnings his rise could put their fragile democracy at risk. With more than 90 percent of an initial count concluded, Ferdinand “Bongbong”…
- NAIROBI,Kenya May 9-KANU party leader Gideon Moi will not be appearing before the seven-member panel seeking Raila Odinga’s running mate under the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya coalition. KANU’s Secretary for Political Affairs Fredrick Okang’o said Moi will instead back Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo…
- NAIROBI, Kenya May 9-Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance has dismissed Governor Alfred Mutua’s exit from the alliance to join Kenya Kwanza, saying he is a ‘liar.’ Azimio’s Executive Director Raphael Tuju said the coalition “won’t force anyone to stay.” “This is an association of the willing nobody…
- Belfast (AFP), May 9 – UK Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis on Monday called on all parties in the province to form a new power-sharing government in Belfast, after historic elections and despite unresolved Brexit disputes. All five main political parties were due to meet Lewis for talks at…
- NAIROBI, Kenya May 9-Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance presidential flag bearer Raila Odinga declined to speak to journalists Monday, when he went for a meeting at the Serena Hotel, where interviews for his running mate were underway. “Leave me alone,” Odinga told journalists who sought his…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 9- Maendeleo Chap Chap party leader Alfred Mutua now says Deputy President William Ruto is the best leader Kenya can have as President, saying that the DP has solutions for problems ailing the country. The Machakos Governor who was speaking Monday when he announced his exit from…
- Nicosia (AFP), May 9 – Thousands of Cypriots living on British military land will have the right to develop their properties under a deal to take effect next week, ending decades of unequal treatment, officials said Monday. Under the 1960 treaty granting Cyprus independence from Britain, the United…
- Beijing , May 9 – China’s export growth slumped in April to its lowest level in almost two years, customs data showed Monday, as a Covid resurgence shuttered factories, sparked transport curbs and caused congestion at key ports. The data shows the extent of growing damage to the world’s second…
- Beijing, May 9 – Millions of people in Beijing stayed home on Monday as China’s capital tries to fend off a Covid-19 outbreak with creeping restrictions on movement. Beijing residents fear they may soon find themselves in the grip of the same draconian measures that have trapped most of Shanghai’s…
- Kyiv, May 9 – The solemn rhetoric and formal gatherings in Ukraine marking the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany on May 9 every year always had deep personal resonance for 62-year-old Volodymyr Kostiuk. His father was a soldier in the Moscow’s Red Army, fought in Europe during World War II…
- NAIROBI, Kenya May 9 – After days of lamenting over the original coalition contract signed with Azimio, Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua led his troops out Monday, declaring “we have joined Kenya Kwanza.” Mutua said “the frustrations in Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition are too much and we have to…
- NAIROBI, Kenya May 9 -The committee of eminent persons on the selection of a running mate for the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance flag bearer Raila Odinga have kicked off interviews. The panel chaired by former Cabinet Minister Noah Wekesa is interviewing the 11 shortlisted candidates at the…
- Batac City (Philippines) (AFP), May 8 – Millions of Filipinos thronged polling stations Monday to elect a new president, with the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos the favourite to win the high-stakes election. Nearly 40 years after the patriarch was deposed by a popular revolt and the family…
- NAIROBI, Kenya May 9 – Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua has ditched Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition to join Kenya Kwanza, the coalition led by Deputy President William Ruto. Mutua says he made the decision after Azimio failed to make public the coalition agreement signed with affiliate parties,…
- Hong Kong, May 9 – Western multinationals and local tycoons published newspaper adverts on Monday congratulating John Lee on becoming Hong Kong’s next leader, following a rubber-stamp selection process condemned by critics as anti-democratic. Lee, 64, a former security chief who oversaw the…
- Zaporizhzhia, May 9 – For more than two months, Dr Farad Ali-Shakh has spent his waking hours tending wounded Ukrainian soldiers and civilians. He also treats injured Russians, albeit reluctantly, who could be part of future prisoner exchanges. This young doctor says he “practically lives” at the…
- Davao, May 9 – Three security guards were killed Monday when gunmen opened fire at a polling station in a restive region of the southern Philippines, police said, as millions of Filipinos voted in national elections. Elections are a traditionally volatile time in a country with lax gun laws and a…
- A statement released by the Foreign Office indicated Omamo would later in the afternoon meet President Katerina Sskelaropoulou and her counterpart Nikos Dendias.
- SEVERODONETSK (Ukraine) (AFP), May 8 – A Russian strike on a school sheltering civilians claimed 60 lives, Ukraine said Sunday, as the G7 reaffirmed their unity with Kyiv on the eve of Moscow’s plans for a flashy World War II victory commemoration. As intense fighting continued, Ukrainian President…
- Belfast (AFP), May 8 – Northern Ireland’s feuding leaders came under international pressure Sunday to unite in a new government, after the Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein secured an unprecedented election win. Once the political wing of the paramilitary IRA, Sinn Fein won enough seats in the…
- NAIVASHA, Kenya, May 8 – The Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife is looking into ways of revamping and increasing tourism opportunities in many of the National Parks and Game Reserves in the country in order to attract more local and foreign tourists into them. Speaking when he and his team went on a…
- VOI, Kenya, May 8 – Safina Presidential Candidate Jimmy Wanjigi has questioned the ability of Independent and Electoral Boundary Commission (IEBC) to conduct credible elections citing the nullification of 2017 presidential poll by the Supreme Court as an indictment on the poll body’s capacity to…
- VOI, Kenya, May 8 – Safina Presidential Candidate Jimmy Wanjigi has questioned the ability of Independent and Electoral Boundary Commission (IEBC) to conduct credible elections citing the nullification of 2017 presidential poll by the Supreme Court as an indictment on the poll body’s capacity to…
- MARSABIT, Kenya, May 8 – The government says the availability of illegal firearms is the root cause of the insecurity being witnessed in Marsabit. Eastern Regional Commissioner Evans Achoki however assured the residents that adequate measures have been put in place to ensure that peace and…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 8 – Adventure, hiking, mountaineering experiences have been identified as key catalysts in the recovery of tourism businesses in Kenya. Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala stated that Kenya is well placed to tap into these niche segments due to diverse…
- Hong Kong (AFP), May 8 – A former security chief who oversaw the crackdown on Hong Kong’s democracy movement was anointed the business hub’s new leader on Sunday by a small committee of Beijing loyalists. John Lee, 64, was the only candidate in the Beijing-backed race to succeed outgoing leader…
- NAIROBI, Kenya May 8 – Azimio Secretary General Junet Mohamed has allayed fears of division within the selection committee set to pick the running mate for the coalition’s flagbearer Raila Odinga. Mohamed insisted that the selection panel chaired by Noah Wekesa was well on course preparing for to…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 8 – Amani National Congress (ANC) Party has revised its list of nominated Members of Parliament so as to comply with the two-thirds gender rule as directed by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). The party’s Secretary General Simon Kamau said that the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya May 8- Westlands Member of Parliament Tim Wanyonyi is set to defend his seat in the August elections on an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) ticket following consultations. Azimio Secretary General Junet Mohamed stated this after Michael Gumo stepped down on his behalf. “We had…
- BUNGOMA, Kenya, May 8 – A 16-year-old boy Moses Oduor from Matayos Constituency Busia County has shocked many after he walked more than 60 kilometers; from Busia County to Bungoma County to seek admission at Teremi Boys’ High School in Kabuchai Constituency. Oduor sat his KCPE examination at…
- EMBU, Kenya, May 8 – A section of United Democratic Alliance (UDA) leaders in the Mt Kenya Region has pledged to support and rally behind whoever the Deputy President William Ruto picks as his running mate in the run-up to August 9 polls. Le by Mathira Member of Parliament Rigathi Gachagua, the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 8 – President Uhuru Kenyatta says the Nairobi Expressway will be opened next Saturday to motorists on a trial basis. President Kenyatta made the announcement during conclusion of the inaugural edition of the Nairobi City marathon dubbed Uhuru Classic. The head of state pointed…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 7 – The Azimio running mate selection committee will on Monday and Tuesday engage candidates shortlisted to deputize the coalition’s flagbearer Raila Odinga. The Chairperson of the selection committee Noah Wekesa revealed that the panel has already decided on the criteria and…