Global

Rotich, Thugge charged at Milimani law court

Treasury PS Kamau Thugge and CS Henry Rotich at a Milimani law court on Tuesday, July 23, 2019. Image: ENOS TECHE Henry Rotich and Kamau Thugge accused of inflating loan for construction of two dams by Sh17 billion. DPP also ordered the arrest of 26 high-ranking ministry officers, several officials of Kerio Valley Development Authority.

Read More

South Korea fires hundreds of warning shots at Russian military plane

A Russian A-50 military aircraft flies near the disputed islands called Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, in this handout picture taken by Japan Air Self-Defence Force and released by the Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan July 23, 2019. Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan/HANDOUT via

Read More

Report: Secretly recorded phone call suggests Qatar link in Somalia attack

Two years after Qatar was accused of sponsoring terrorism abroad – and isolated by many Gulf states and their African counterparts – comes the news that Qatar may well be coordinating attacks in Somalia. The New York Times reported Monday that it has possession of an audio recording made by “a foreign intelligence agency opposed

Read More

Iran says it arrested 17 CIA spies, sentenced some to death

Photo (AP) Iranian official says 17 were recruited by the CIA to spy on Iran’s nuclear and military sites, a claim the US denies. Iran captured 17 spies working for the US intelligence agency, the CIA, and some have been sentenced to death, an Iranian official said on Monday, a claim Washington denied. Security agencies

Read More

Uhuru to name acting Treasury CS, PS after Rotich, Thugge arrest

DPP ordered the arrest of Rotich and Thugge over the alleged Kimwarer and Arror dam scandals. President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to announce an acting Treasury Cabinet Secretary later today.The President is also expected to name an acting Treasury PS in line with his declaration during the State of the Nation address in April. Addressing

Read More

Kenyan finance minister to be arrested and charged over graft: prosecutor

Photo/Reuters Kenya’s finance minister will be arrested and charged over corruption related to the construction of two dams, the chief prosecutor said on Monday, an unprecedented event for a sitting minister in a country notorious for graft. The charges against Henry Rotich stem from a police investigation into the misuse of funds in a dam

Read More

1,000 firefighters battle wildfires in central Portugal

In this grab taken from video on Saturday, July 20, 2019 provided by TVI, members of the emergency services try to extinguish wildfires, in Vila de Rei, Portugal. Portuguese authorities say 1,000 firefighters are working to contain wildfires that have injured eight firefighters and one civilian. Portugal’s Civil Protection Agency says Sunday that firefighters are

Read More

Ethiopia: At least 17 killed in violence over Sidama autonomy

Photo/Reuters At least 17 people have been killed in clashes between Ethiopian security forces and activists seeking a new autonomous region for their Sidama ethnic group, according to a local official and hospital authorities. A local district official told Reuters news agency on Saturday that at least 13 people were killed in a town near

Read More

Saudi king approves hosting U.S. troops to enhance regional security: SPA

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz is seen during the 14th Islamic summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia June 1, 2019. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS Saudi Arabia’s King Salman approved hosting U.S. forces in the country to boost regional security and stability, the state news

Read More

Iran responds to UK seizure of Iranian tanker by seizing two British tankers in Persian Gulf

Photo/The Canary Iranian authorities in the Persian Gulf have reportedly seized two British oil tankers. This comes amid rising UK-Iranian tensions which began when Royal Marines helped to seize an Iranian oil tanker in the Mediterranean on 4 July. A former commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) responded by saying his country should seize a

Read More