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Couple Sues Only Son For Not Giving Them Grandchildren

18May

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Life Style

Couple Sues Only Son For Not Giving Them Grandchildren

A couple in India are suing their son and daughter-in-law -- for not giving them grandchildren after six years of marriage. Sadhana and Sanjeev Prasad, who live in Haridwar, a city in northern Uttarakhand state, filed a petition this month seeking 50 million Indian rupees (about $643,000) in damages from their son, 35, and his wife, 31. In the petition, viewed by CNN, the couple claim they spent about 20 million Indian rupees (about $257,000) raising their son, who is an only child. "They raised him, educated him, made him capable, made him a pilot -- which was expensive," said the couple's legal representative, Arvind Srivastava, on Monday. "They see people in their neighborhood playing with their grandchildren and feel like they should also have one. "They said they d...

Singer Rufftone Drops Out Of Nairobi Senatorial Race, Backs Margaret Wanjiru

18May

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Politics

Singer Rufftone Drops Out Of Nairobi Senatorial Race, Backs Margaret Wanjiru

Top Kenyan gospel star turned politician Roy Smith Mwatia alias Rufftone says he has shelved his Nairobi Senator ambitions in favour of Bishop Margaret Wanjiru. Rufftone told Citizen Digital that the decision was arrived at after the Kenya Kwanza coalition held consultative talks and he decided to heed the advise of party leader William Ruto. The 'Mungu Baba' hit maker maintained that he would still support the UDA Party and the Kenya Kwanza coalition in the run-up to the August elections. He lauded the coalition's principals, William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua, for their exemplary leadership, expressing confidence that they will clinch the country's top seat in the General Election. "Rigathi has the tenacity, the vigour, consistency and is a very strai...

Kenya Power Names New Interim Managing Director

18May

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Business

Kenya Power Names New Interim Managing Director

Utility company Kenya Power has named yet another Acting Managing Director ahead of the installation of a substantive Chief Executive. Engineer Geoffrey Wasua Muli has been named as the company’s new Acting Managing Director effective May 17 in place of Eng. Rosemary Oduor who was serving in an acting capacity. The latter proceeds on annual leave ahead of what is largely expected to be the naming of a full-term Managing Director. Geoffrey Muli has been the Acting General Manager in charge of Regional Coordination until his appointment to lead the utility firm temporarily on Tuesday. At the end of January this year, Kenya Power kicked off the search of a new Managing Director, employing the services of consultancy firm Deloitte in the recruitment process. The c...

Fourth Suspect Arrested Over Murder Of 19-Year-Old KIMC Student

17May

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local news

Fourth Suspect Arrested Over Murder Of 19-Year-Old KIMC Student

Police in Kiambu County have arrested one more suspect in connection with the death of a Kenya Institute of Mass Communication (KIMC) student, Purity Wangeci. Isaac Kariuki Kibui, 22, was arrested on Monday morning at Thindigua Delish Nail bar in Kiambu county as detectives were pursuing more suspects. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said Kibui was then escorted to his house where a blood-stained jacket worn by the main murder suspect was found. "After the arrest, Kariuki was escorted to his house where a comprehensive search was conducted leading to the discovery of a blood-stained jacket, worn by the suspect on the night of the murder," DCI wrote. "The jacket, shall be subjected to forensic analysis by experts based at the Biology unit of the D...

Biden Approves Redeployment Of Some Ground Troops To Somalia

17May

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International news

Biden Approves Redeployment Of Some Ground Troops To Somalia

U.S. President Joe Biden has authorized the redeployment of several hundred American troops into Somalia, two U.S. officials said on Monday, after Donald Trump ordered their withdrawal during his presidency. Prior to Trump's withdrawal, the United States had about 700 troops in Somalia focused on helping local forces defeat the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab insurgency. "President Biden has approved a request from the Secretary of Defense to reestablish a persistent U.S. military presence in Somalia to enable a more effective fight against al Shabaab," a senior administration official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said. "This is a repositioning of forces already in theater who have traveled in and out of Somalia on an episodic basis since the previous administration ma...

Female Student Killed By Mob At Nigeria School Over Religious Comments

16May

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Africa

Female Student Killed By Mob At Nigeria School Over Religious Comments

A female student in northern Nigeria was killed by a mob who stoned, beat and set fire to her for allegedly posting a blasphemous statement against the Prophet Mohammed, according to police. The girl, Deborah Yakubu, was surrounded by fellow students and attacked on Thursday, a police statement said. The incident happened at the Shehu Shagari school in Sokoto, northwestern Nigeria, and the school was immediately closed. "Students forcefully removed the victim from the security room where she was hidden by the school authorities, killed her and burnt the building," police spokesperson Sanusi Abubakar said in a statement released to CNN. Sokoto state's Governor Aminu Tambuwal issued an order to close the school and directed the Ministry of Higher Education and security agenc...

Former Somali leader Mohamud wins presidency

16May

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Africa

Former Somali leader Mohamud wins presidency

Former Somali leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud won the presidency again in voting by parliamentarians on Sunday in an airport hangar protected by blast walls from Islamist insurgents whom he must now fight for a second time. The 66-year-old, who ruled from 2012 to 2017, reversed the previous election to defeat incumbent President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed by 214-110 votes in a third-round runoff whose result was confirmed around midnight. "We have to move ahead, we do not need grudges. No avenging," Mohamud said in his acceptance speech from the airport compound in the capital Mogadishu patrolled by African Union (AU) peacekeepers. During the first round of voting, blasts from mortar shells rang out near the site but did not disrupt proceedings. There was no claim of responsibili...

Chinese jet catches fire before takeoff, causing minor injuries

12May

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International news

Chinese jet catches fire before takeoff, causing minor injuries

China's Tibet Airlines said all passengers and crew had been evacuated from an Airbus A319 plane that caught fire after an aborted takeoff in the southwestern city of Chongqing on Thursday. There were no deaths and only minor injuries among the 113 passengers and nine crew members on board, the airline said in a statement. Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said 36 people suffered bruises and sprains during the evacuation of flight TV9833 and were sent to local hospitals for examination. The pilots had interrupted the takeoff in line with procedures after experiencing an abnormality, CAAC said in a statement, leading to an engine scrape and fire after the plane veered off the runway. Emergency plans were activated and investigators rushed to the scene, the ...

Safaricom Annual Profit Drops To Ksh.67.5 Billion

12May

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Business

Safaricom Annual Profit Drops To Ksh.67.5 Billion

Telecommunications operator Safaricom has posted a marginal 1.7 per cent drop in its full-year profit to March 31 with net earnings at Ksh.67.5 billion from Ksh.68.7 billion previously. The dip in profitability is largely attributable to costs related to the operator’s expansion project in Ethiopia. Total spending by Safaricom in the year or CAPEX for instance hit Ksh.49.8 billion in the year against an earlier guidance of Ksh.39.3 billion. The Safaricom Ethiopia unit in the period made a net loss of Ksh.2.7 billion with Ksh.5.1 billion in operating costs within the period. Further, the Ethiopian operations used up Ksh.10.4 billion in capital with no revenues earned in the period as the unit is yet to commence commercial operations. Despite headwinds in the macroenviron...

Plane With 11 Aboard Crashes In Cameroon

12May

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Africa

Plane With 11 Aboard Crashes In Cameroon

A plane carrying 11 people crashed in a forest in central Cameroon on Wednesday, the Ministry of Transport said. Air traffic controllers "lost radio contact with the aircraft" which was later "located in the forest" near Nanga Eboko, around 150 kilometres (90 miles) northeast of the capital Yaounde, the ministry said in a statement. A ministry official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the plane "crashed" and rescuers were "trying to see if it's possible to save anyone". The plane was chartered by a private company, the Cameroon Oil Transportation Company (COTCO) that maintains a hydrocarbon pipeline that runs between Cameroon and neighbouring Chad, official sources told AFP. The aircraft, whose type and make was not made public, was flying from Yaounde-Nsimalen ai...