The Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti has dismissed orders issued to four Members of Parliament in connection with a sex tape linked to Wajir Woman Representative Fatuma Gedi.The four are: Eldas MP Aden Keynan, Abdihakim Mohamed of Fafi Constituency, Isiolo Woman Representative Rehema Jaldesa and her Kirinyaga counterpart Wangui Ngirici. Kinoti said the orders

Photo (AP) A 24-year-old man is guilty of trying to detonate what he believed was an explosives-laden van outside an Oklahoma City bank, a federal jury ruled Monday. Jurors convicted Jerry Drake Varnell, of Sayre, of attempting to use an explosive device to damage a building and attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction.

Kenyan authorities are blaming external players with interests in oil, gas and fishing for the ongoing diplomatic spat with Somalia over the common border in the Indian Ocean. The diplomatic flare-up is also being seen as arising from emerging regional security concerns and internal Somali politics as the country prepares for next year’s elections. The

Sharm el-Sheikh, Excellences, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is an honour and a privilege to be among distinguished colleagues, friends and partners for stability, progress and prosperity in this first ever Arab-EU Summit. I thank the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt for the warm hospitality afforded to myself and delegation and for hosting this

Photo (AP) China’s main stock index jumped to an eight-month high Monday and other global markets advanced after President Donald Trump agreed to postpone a tariff hike on Chinese goods. In early trading, London’s FTSE 100 rose 0.4 percent and Germany’s DAX gained 0.6 percent following Trump’s announcement after talks on a fight over Beijing’s

America’s controversial relationship with Saudi Arabia was thrust into the spotlight once again in the wake of Monday night’s CNN report that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, “have used the US-manufactured weapons as a form of currency to buy the loyalties of militias or tribes,” in Yemen, many of which are affiliated with

Photo Reuters Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May British Prime Minister Theresa May will call on Saudi Arabia’s King Salman to use his influence to encourage Yemeni parties towards peace, telling a summit that governments must redouble efforts to secure a political settlement to the crisis. “My message in Sharm el-Sheikh is clear: let us now

The Norwegian consultancy firm Spectrum Geo says all the data it gathered about Mogadishu’s oil stock in the Indian Ocean, and which was used to market to investors in London, was sourced entirely from Somali territory. In a brief statement on Monday, Graham Mayhew, the company’s Executive Vice President for Africa, Mediterranean and Middle-East Region,

Princess Reema Bint Bandar al-Saud, speaks during the investment conference in Riyadh. (photo credit: REUTERS/FAISAL AL NASSER) Saudi Arabia has appointed its first woman ambassador to represent the kingdom in the United States, pulling a son of King Salman back to the kingdom to serve as defense minister. The state-run Saudi Press Agency announced the

Foreign Affairs CS Monica Juma February 20, 2019. Photo/Jack Owuor Kenya needs to tone down on its maritime dispute with Somalia. On Thursday, Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma told journalists:“We will not cede an inch of Kenyan territory to any government”. She further noted that there could be sanctions against Somalia depending on the