Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was ousted from office on Thursday after being impeached in an unprecedented political saga that has gripped the nation. In a historic move, the Senate voted to impeach Gachagua on five of 11 charges, after a similar motion was overwhelmingly approved by the lower house National Assembly last week. The vote…
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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is in stable condition following his admission to Karen Hospital on Thursday afternoon. Addressing the press outside Karen Hospital, Chief Cardiologist Dr Dan Gikonyo reported that Gachagua was admitted around 3 PM after experiencing severe chest pains. “The deputy president was admitted here this afternoon. He came in about 3 o’clock….
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Seven suspects – including local government officials and a former African Nation Congress (ANC) spokesperson – have been charged with fraud in a South African court. The defendants appeared in court following an investigation into a 27 million rand (£1.2m; $1.6m) government tender. The investigation found that five years ago the provincial government in Gauteng…
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Detectives in Embu have arrested a man over the brutal murder of his lover and thereafter dumping her body in a river. Benson David Mwendwa is accused of the gruesome murder of 44-year-old widow, Jane Kilonzi, at her home in Mbeere South where he had been housed last month. In a statement on Wednesday, the…
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Rigathi Gachagua who faces impeachment, pleaded not guilty in a senate hearing Wednesday (Oct. 16) to all allegations including corruption, inciting ethnic divisions and support for historic anti-government protests. Gachagua’s legal team have Wednesday (Oct. 16) and Thursday (Oct. 17) to cross-examine witnesses, and the senate will vote Thursday evening. Court rulings this week allowed…
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At least 105 people have been killed and 70 left injured in northern Nigeria after a crashed tanker exploded near locals who had gathered to retrieve fuel on Tuesday, police said. The toll is expected to rise from the blast, which happened late evening local time on Tuesday in Majiya, a village in Jigawa state….
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Germany took a big step towards the Nations League quarter-finals by dismissing the Netherlands 1-0 in Munich. Julian Nagelsmann’s extended their lead at the top of Nations League Group A3 to five points after Jamie Leweling’s debut goal clinched victory at the Allianz Arena. In a patchy game where both teams were missing a number…
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, President Yoweri Museveni’s son and Chief of Defence Forces of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces, recently stirred reactions online with his remarks about Kenyan women. In a post on his X account on October 15, 2024, Muhoozi praised the beauty of Kenyan ladies, adding that they have always shown him admiration. He…
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Sudan ended their latest 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying assignment on a positive note following an efficient 2-0 victory against Ghana in Group F on matchday four at the Martyrs of February Stadium in Benina on Tuesday. The Black Stars dominated the opening stages of the match while Sudan were starved of the ball…
The High Court on Tuesday rejected an application by the deputy president’s lawyers to stop the senate from debating an impeachment motion against him after parliament voted to remove him from office last week. Justice Chacha Mwita ruled that parliament will be allowed to proceed with its constitutional mandate and the court won’t “interfere.” Deputy…
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