National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale is on the spot for distributing expired foodstuffs at an orphanage in Garissa County. The Garissa Township MP was summoned by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) yesterday to explain the matter which he has termed “fake”. The Nation has learnt that Mr Duale had been asked to appear

Photo Credit/ Daily Nation/ Ms Lillian Morara whose husband is a PhD student in Wuhan City speaks to journalists in Nairobi on February 19, 2020. When Lillian Morara’s daughter asked if her father would come back from Wuhan alive, she was caught off guard and could not answer the question. During a press conference on

Photo/ Somali Times Islamist al Shabaab militants killed at least 12 Somali soldiers and briefly captured a military base southwest of the capital on Wednesday, officials said, underscoring the insurgents’ ability to launch attacks despite a government offensive. A suicide bomber detonated at the El Salini base before gunmen stormed in and briefly occupied it,

Photo/ Somali Times An Ethiopian Colony led by Finance Minister Ahmed Shide arrived in Hargeisa Wednesday in what sources said was set to lay the groundwork for PM Abiy’s Ahmed mediation for a visit by President Mohamed Farmajo to the breakaway region of Somaliland. Ethiopian Ahmed Shide arrived in Hargeisa at about afternoon and is

Photo Credit Reuters Toby Melville Britain will prioritise access for high-skilled workers from around the world in its post-Brexit points-based immigration system, the government said on Tuesday, setting out its plans to put an end to a reliance on “cheap labour from Europe”. Concern over the impact of high levels of immigration from the European

Sanders described Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman as a ‘billionaire dictator’ (Reuters/AFP) Sanders says he would bring Tehran and Riyadh together to resolve issues, promising more balanced policy in Middle East Senator Bernie Sanders, the Democratic frontrunner for the US presidency, lambasted Saudi Arabia’s leadership during a town hall meeting on CNN, reaffirming his promise

Jambojet CEO Allan Kilavuka. Budget carrier Jambojet has frozen plans to fly to Mogadishu after Somali authorities failed to grant the airline a morning landing slot. The carrier planned to depart Jomo Kenyatta International Airport at 6am and fly back to Nairobi at 9.25am to allow the aircraft to be deployed on other local routes

Turkey is slated to pursue an ambitious procurement plan for 2020 as the country recovers entatively from an economic crisis in 2018 and the government spends money fighting wars on multiple fronts, including Iraq and Syria, Defense News reported on Tuesday. Accordingly, an attack drone built by Turkish aircraft manufacturer Baykar, Akıncı, will be delivered

© Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA A spate of racist incidents linked to the coronavirus outbreak are being investigated by police, prompting fears among members of the Chinese community that they will face abuse if they wear face masks. Chinese students in Southampton have been targeted with abuse, including one who had a

(Photo Courtesy of Mahoning County Jail) A Pittsburgh man was sentenced Tuesday morning for his role in the beating death of a cab driver. Daniel Russell received a sentence of life without parole for second degree murder and 54 to 108 years for conspiracy to commit robbery. Ramadhan Mohamed had been working as a zTrip