Kenya’s State Department for Diaspora Affairs has urged Kenyans in war-torn Lebanon to register for evacuation urgently. Despite repeated reminders, the government expressed disappointment that many have yet to take advantage of this crucial initiative aimed at ensuring their safety, even as tension persists in the country. In a statement released on October 1, the…
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Kericho governor Erick Mutai was impeached. Mutai’s fate was sealed after the 31 Members of the County Assembly who debated his ouster motion unanimously voted in support. This is despite the governor having secured a court order barring the ward representatives from prosecuting the impeachment motion. Some 16 MCAs boycotted the impeachment debate in a…
Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse formally tabled his impeachment motion in Parliament, citing that the grounds are concrete enough to kick him out of office. On Tuesday afternoon, National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula read out the impeachment motion against the DP after confirming that 291 MPs had supported it hence surpassing the threshold. For any…
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Police in Imenti North, Meru County, have arrested three 17-year-olds who allegedly orchestrated a sham kidnapping in Kainginyo area before demanding KSh6 million ransom from the “victims” family. In a classic case of misguided get-rich-quick mentality, the three, two males and a female, are said to have faked the kidnapping of the female, then called…
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Claudia Sheinbaum will take the oath of office Tuesday as Mexico’s first female president in more than 200 years of independence, promising to protect an expanded social safety net and fight for the poor like her predecessor, but facing pressing problems. The 62-year-old scientist-turned-politician will receive a country with a number of immediate challenges, foremost…
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A man murdered three people and wounded 15 in a knife attack at a supermarket in the Chinese megacity of Shanghai, police said Tuesday. The suspect surnamed Lin,37-year-old was arrested at the supermarket shortly after the incident on Monday night, local police said in a statement. Police said the man went on the rampage in…
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Lawyer and activist Morara Kebaso has allegedly been arrested at his office in Kahawa Sukari and taken into police custody. According to lawyer Pareno Solonka, a close associate of Morara, the activist is being held at the Regional Police Headquarters. In an update on X on Monday, September 30, Solonka alleged that lawyers and members…
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Mombasa Lands county executive committee (CEC) for Lands and Urban Planning Mohamed Hussein was arrested on Sunday in connection with the gang rape of a blogger. In a statement to the press, Coast Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) boss Adan Guyo stated that the suspect is linked to the gang-rape of a blogger who criticised…
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A transformer exploded in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD) along Ronald Ngala Street opposite Posta causing an inferno. The incident occurred on Sunday around 6:00 pm. Video clips going viral showed a huge fire engulfing the ground floor of a three-storey commercial building adjacent to the transformer. Traders were forced to flee for their lives…
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Manchester United were hammered and humbled by Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, beaten 3-0 as captain Bruno Fernandes was shown a straight red card. The match got off in the worst possible way for the hosts as Micky van de Ven embarked on a brilliant run to tee up Brennan Johnson for…
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