Governor’s prosecution will plunge county into a crisis as there’s no deputy governor Garbage tenders: EACC traces Sh20m to Sonko account • Sonko is alleged to have received Sh20 million through proxies • Governor has denied all allegations and insisted that he in fact blocked the payments. Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko allegedly pocketed up to

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a state memorial ceremony at the Tomb of the Patriarchs, a shrine holy to Jews and Muslims, in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank September 4, 2019. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged world powers on Thursday not to open a dialogue with Iran, after U.S.

Photo/Reuters South African President Cyril Ramaphosa South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told officials and business leaders on Wednesday that he was committed to quelling attacks on foreigners that have threatened to cast a cloud over an economic forum aimed at boosting intra-African trade. Police have arrested almost 300 people and confirmed at least five deaths

Photo/Reuters By Margaret Harding McGill Under a consent decree, YouTube will undertake a series of corrective actions. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and New York’s attorney general on Wednesday slapped a $170 million fine and other sanctions on Google-owned YouTube over its handling of children’s data, in the latest government crackdown on the tech industry’s

Map showing the disputes part of the Indian Ocean in the Kenya-Somalia case. Somalia sidestepped Kenya’s latest push to have the maritime boundary case withdrawn or deferred to allow an African Union-led mechanism for an alternative solution. The details emerged even as controversial Ugandan lawyer David Matsanga wrote to the International Court of Justice with

Hoffy’s kosher deli and restaurant in Antwerp, Belgium – Susannah Ireland By Jack Parrock The right to follow one’s religion and support for animal rights are going head to head in Belgium. As of September 1st the region of Wallonia has joined the region of Flanders in effectively banning halal and kosher slaughter, a decision

Kenya is seeking to delay a highly anticipated hearing of a territorial dispute with Somalia, less than a week before it’s scheduled to begin.“Due to exceptional circumstances occasioned by the need to recruit a new defense team, Kenya has sought to have the matter postponed,” the Attorney-General’s office said Tuesday in a statement. The hearing

David Matsanga is Ugandan National David Matsanga is a man who changes with the tide. The 62-year-old born in Bududa, then part of Mbale district, fled Uganda in 1986 after President Yoweri Museveni came to power. Matsanga claims he has a masters degree in Political Sciences and a Phd in Psychology. However, it is not

Photo/Reuters/Sudan’s new Prime Minister in the transitional government Abdalla Hamdok Sudan’s prime minister has approved 14 members of his cabinet, the first to be appointed since the fall of long-term leader Omar al-Bashir in April, a source said on Tuesday. The nominations include Sudan’s first female foreign minister, and a former World Bank economist as

Kenyan parliamentarian has lauded Somaliland Gov for restoring law and order to its territory. Mr. Elias Bare Shill has said that Somaliland goal and its populace have gained reputation for maintaining the stability and peace for its citizens as well as Somalia speaking territories in the Horn. Mr. Elias, who is a Kenyan member of