DIASPORA CONNECT ~ MAY 10, 2025 [Part 1]

11 May 2025 - Senior US and Chinese officials were meeting in Geneva Saturday in what Chinese state media described as an "important step" towards resolving the trade war sparked by President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.

11 May 2025 - At least seven people have been killed in two districts of Mogadishu after a flood triggered by severe rainfall swept through the east African nation on Friday night, according to a government official.

11 May 2025 - The Nairobi County Government has launched a major crackdown to recover rent arrears from tenants living in county-owned housing, some of whom have reportedly gone years without making any payments.

11 May 2025 - A family in Bula Mzuri village, Garissa County, is in distress following the abduction of one of its members, 35-year-old Mohammed Ahmed Nur, by people suspected to be law enforcement agents on Friday morning.

11 May 2025 - The State Department for the East African Community has assured neighbouring communities that the 15-hour snarl-up along the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway has been cleared to enhance traffic flow and strengthen regional connectivity.

11 May 2025 - The grace period for paying land rates in Nairobi has officially come to an end, and beginning Monday, May 12, the Nairobi County Government will commence a widespread crackdown on property owners who have failed to honour their obligations.

11 May 2025 - Dribbling Raila dishes out hope amid growing discord in ODM

11 May 2025 - Mother mourns son killed during Gen Z riots, seeks justice

11 May 2025 - Divided opinion over Gachagua's fate following court's verdict

11 May 2025 - Wanga weeps rivers for Were, roasts Ruto's UDA