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Three gunmen linked to slain Laikipia police officers killed

1Nov

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local news

Three gunmen linked to slain Laikipia police officers killed

Three gunmen who were linked to the killing of three police officers in Laikipia Nature Conservancy have been killed. Their killer weapons were dropped at the home of their spiritual leader in the area hours after they died in an ambush. Police revealed surrendering the weapons indicated the gunmen were killed and buried in a thicket. A source aware of the incident said seven other gunmen were injured and are being trailed. “The weapons used in the killing of the officers on October 27 were surrendered to the elder and later to the police. The killers also died,” an officer aware of the operation said. The ambush happened as Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle the offices were travelling in drove through a thicket overlooking a gorge where the gunmen were hidi...

Joy for Somali musician as song goes viral on TikTok

1Nov

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Entertainment

Joy for Somali musician as song goes viral on TikTok

Before last week, Somali songbird Nimco Happy was not a global star. But by some stroke of sheer luck and timing, a song she sang at a public function in Baidoa four years ago has gained her international fame. The song, Isii Nafta (I love you more than my life) has gone viral on Tiktok after being used in close to 100,000 videos on the platform. It has also gone on to become a hit on Instagram, YouTube and Twitter, transcending the limits of physical borders. Several celebrities, including rapper Cardi B, model Bella Hadid, rapper Drake and comedian Trevor Noah have used the song's catchy tunes to make their own videos. Back home, where she is well known, so popular is the song that celebrated Somali Youtuber Zaki bin Xaaji said last week she was looking for the singer...

Uhuru to commission Nairobi’s first Level 5 hospital

1Nov

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local news

Uhuru to commission Nairobi’s first Level 5 hospital

Nairobi’s first Level 5 hHospital will finally open its doors to patients this week, Nairobi Metropolitan Services has said. The Sh400 million five–storey Korogocho-Mathare hospital is expected to reduce the patient load at Mama Lucy Hospital, which serves more than 2.1 million people in Eastlands area. NMS director general Mohamed Badi last week told the Senate Health Committee that it is expected President Uhuru Kenyatta will commission the hospital this week. “Construction works at the Korogocho – Mathare hospital are complete and we are hoping it will be commissioned by His Excellency in the first week of November ,” he said. A Level 5 hospital is a county referral hospital with more than 100-bed capacity and is run by a chief executive officer who must be a doct...

President Biden is in Rome for a G20 summit

29Oct

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International news

President Biden is in Rome for a G20 summit

US President Joe Biden has arrived in Europe for two international summits, leaving his $2.75tn (£2tn) domestic agenda in limbo back in Washington. Mr Biden had hoped to trumpet a bumper environmental package at next week's global climate summit in the UK. But his fellow Democrats abandoned plans for a vote on Thursday, leaving his whole platform up in the air. Mr Biden, whose approval rating has been falling, said his presidency itself was hanging in the balance. "The rest of the world wonders whether we can function," he said. He landed in Rome early on Friday for a G20 summit where plans for a global minimum tax will be on the agenda. America's second Catholic president will also meet Pope Francis at the Vatican on Friday. He will head to Scotland on Sunday nig...

Arnold Schwarzenegger angered by world leaders’ climate policies

29Oct

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Entertainment

Arnold Schwarzenegger angered by world leaders’ climate policies

Arnold Schwarzenegger says leaders who claim combating climate change hurts the economy are "stupid or liars". Ahead of the COP26 climate summit, the former governor of California told the BBC that cutting carbon emissions will benefit global economies. The Terminator actor said reducing meat intake does not have to mean sacrificing something - instead cutting his own has led him to be healthier. He also took aim at pollution caused by international trade. In a wide-ranging interview for BBC Radio 4's 39 Ways to Save the Planet series, Mr Schwarzenegger claimed California's continued economic success and prolific job creation proves carbon dioxide reduction and boosting wealth go hand in hand. "They are liars, they are stupid. Or they don't know how ...

VCs fight Magoha plan to control varsities

29Oct

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Business

VCs fight Magoha plan to control varsities

Vice chancellors of public universities have disputed plans to amend sections of the University Act to give the Education CS control over the institutions. The University Act is the supreme authority guiding governance of the institutions. Among proposals fronted include the review of the powers to the university council. The councils are the main decision-making organs in the universities. Magoha argues that by the fact that the councils enjoy and exercise delegated authority from the Cabinet Secretary, he should reserve the right to review or vacate a council decision. “As the designated appointing authority, the Cabinet Secretary shall have power to revoke any appointment to, or transfer or otherwise deploy the chairperson or any member of any Council,” the proposal by ...

I have always dated married men, says Silprosa, Auntie boss Actress.

29Oct

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Entertainment

I have always dated married men, says Silprosa, Auntie boss Actress.

Auntie Boss actress Sandra Dacha, better known as Silprosa, says she has been in relationships with married men. She explained that no single man has asked to date her. "I have always dated married men. Single men have never approached me. Or they don't drive big machines," she said. In an interview, Sandra said she wants to date someone who’s not jealous after one of her exes left her since she had bought a fridge that’s bigger than his. Sandra also advised women to refrain from speaking about their past to their new partners. "They are either going to use it against you or take you back through it. Let them continue from where they met you. If they want history, many universities offer the course," she said.

Boosie Goes on Wild Homophobic Rant Against Lil Nas X After Song Claim

26Oct

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Entertainment

Boosie Goes on Wild Homophobic Rant Against Lil Nas X After Song Claim

He writes, "i am truly saddened. i have never been so mortified in my life. i can’t believe disney channel has yet to play halloween town this entire october." It's his first real tweet addressing anything new on Saturday -- and considering this Boosie nonsense is the talk of Twitter right now ... it's pretty clear he's aware of what's going on. LNX is VERY online, so this wouldn't just go over his head ... especially since he's trending. And yet ... it doesn't appear to bother him much. lil Nas X jokingly said he had a new song coming out with Boosie Badazz -- but the latter didn't think it was funny ... and hurled every homophobic slur he could at the guy. The Louisiana rapper unloaded on LNX Saturday with an expletive-laden diatribe that's shocking -- calling Nas X the...

Waka Flocka’s Wife Tammy Rivera Rips CVS for Profiling Her, Doesn’t Want Worker Fired

26Oct

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Waka Flocka’s Wife Tammy Rivera Rips CVS for Profiling Her, Doesn’t Want Worker Fired

Wacka Flocka's wife, Tammy Rivera, is fuming over a CVS employee who she believes racially profiled and harassed her -- but she's also making an appeal to save the woman's job. ICYMI, Tammy went off Sunday with a couple of video posts ... one of them from inside the CVS in DeKalb County, GA as the alleged profiling was going down. Tammy said she frequents this CVS and knows all the employees, but the woman she encountered this time was new. Tammy claims the staffer eyeballed her constantly, up and down every aisle, and yelled at Tammy for opening a hair accessory she intended to buy. The whole scene escalated when the clerk tried to kick TR out of the store, and police were called. She eventually left the store to avoid trespassing charges, but Monday morning Tammy called her...

Nuclear power agency a waste of funds – John Ngumi report.

26Oct

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Business

Nuclear power agency a waste of funds – John Ngumi report.

Kenya has 16 more years to attain its nuclear power dream, hence no need for an agency right now, according to a presidential task force This is one of the recommendations in the full report by the task force appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta to lo into the country's power purchase agreement (PPAs). According to the John Ngumi led team, the agency has been receiving at least Sh500 million from the Treasury since 2019 but spends most of the cash on salaries for now since Kenya's Nuclear power generation hopes targets 2037. ''It is unlikely that the country will go into nuclear power production in the foreseeable future. It is our considered view that Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (Nupea) to be abolished,'' the task force recommends. It wants the agenc...