The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) has suspended plans to increase salaries for State officers, citing economic realities and budget constraints. In a statement issued on Wednesday,July 3, by SRC Chairperson Lyn Mengich who said the decision was meant to ensure fiscal sustainability. “Therefore, in consultation with the National Treasury, SRC hereby freezes the upward…
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The quarter-final lineup at Euro 2024 has now been completed after a thrilling last round-of-16 tie in Leipzig. Turkey came out on top 2-1 against Austria in the teeming rain at Red Bull Arena, with Merih Demiral scoring the fastest knockout goal in European Championship history after only 57 seconds on Tuesday night. He doubled…
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At least three people have died in clashes between security forces and protesters days after Mauritania’s presidential election,authorities said. An unspecified number of people were reported injured. The Protests broke out in the capital and elsewhere across the country late on Monday after President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani was declared winner of the poll. His comfortable…
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Tunisia is set to hold a presidential election on October 6, as confirmed by President Kais Saied’s office on Tuesday. It is still unknown if whether Saied will run for a new five-year term following his initial election in 2019. Saied became Tunisia’s president in 2021 as President and governing through decrees after removing the…
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At least 100 people were crushed to death at a Hindu religious gathering in northern India on Tuesday, with many others injured, a senior government official said. A large crowd had gathered near the city of Hathras for a sermon by a popular preacher but a fierce dust storm sparked panic as people were leaving….
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France reached the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 on Monday after winning 1-0 in a tight contest with Belgium in Duesseldorf. Didier Deschamps’ France will play either Portugal or Slovenia in the last eight after Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen deflected Randal Kolo Muani’s cross into his own net with five minutes remaining. France will now take…
Paul Pogba has been invited to meet with the France players ahead of their EURO 2024 Round of 16 tie with Belgium, despite his four-year ban for failing a doping test. The player has appealed the decision to give him a four-year ban for failing a doping test in August, taking it to the Court…
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The Israeli army has ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from the eastern half of Khan Younis. Monday’s order is a sign that Israeli troops could soon return to the southern city – the second-largest in Gaza. Israel wrapped up an offensive in Khan Younis earlier this year and withdrew most of its forces. The…
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Siaya Governor James Orengo now wants President William Ruto to resign, arguing that there is too much public anger against the Kenya Kwanza government. Speaking on Bondo he said that if President Ruto was listening to the people’s mood in the country, he could resign because Kenyans are fed up with the current administration. “If…
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Suicide bombers in Gwoza,northeastern Nigeria Killed atleast 18 people on Saturday. The first suicide bomber detonated an explosive device during a marriage celebration at about 3 p.m., Barkindo Saidu, director-general of Borno State Emergency Management Agency, told reporters. “Minutes later, another blast occurred near General Hospital,” Saidu said, and then there was a third attack…
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