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Trump signs order barring trans athletes from women’s sports

6Feb

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International news

Trump signs order barring trans athletes from women’s sports

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday seeking to ban transgender athletes from participating in women's sports, in his latest move targeting transgender people since returning to office. "From now on women's sports will be only for women," Trump said before he signed the order at the White House, surrounded by dozens of children and female athletes. "With this executive order the war on women's sports is over." Top Republicans including US House Speaker Mike Johnson and firebrand Congresswoman Marjorie Green were among those in the audience to watch the signing ceremony. "We will defend the proud tradition of female athletes, and we will not allow men to beat up, injure and cheat our women and our girls," Trump added to applause and cheers. Tr...

Hollywood Jenifer Lewis Reveals Near-Death Experience After Falling Off Balcony In Tanzania

15Mar

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celebrity

Hollywood Jenifer Lewis Reveals Near-Death Experience After Falling Off Balcony In Tanzania

Hollywood actress Jenifer Lewis has revealed that during a trip to the Serengeti in Tanzania, she experienced a devastating fall, after which she couldn’t move and thought she might die. Lewis recalled, in a preview of a sit-down interview with news anchor Robin Roberts that aired on Good Morning America, that in 2022, she planned to retire and travel, after 'Black-ish' wrapped and she released a book. But in November of that same year, an adventurous vacation went awry when she fell off of her hotel balcony while on vacation in Tanzania. Speaking for the first time about the incident, the 67-year-old Black-ish star said the past year has been "the hardest" as she recovered from the fall. "Did you think you were going to die?" Roberts, 63, asked Lewis, to which she respond...

Judge faces removal over alleged gross misconduct

6Mar

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local news

Judge faces removal over alleged gross misconduct

A judge of the Environment and Land Court is currently facing removal over allegations of gross misconduct and incompetence. The judge is also facing accusations of violation of the Judicial Service Code of Conduct. In a statement on Wednesday, Chief Justice Martha Koome said the Judicial Service Commission on diverse dates received a total of five petitions for his removal. Upon reception, the JSC on May 31, 2023, initiated proceedings against the judge for inordinately delaying or failing to deliver rulings or judgements in a total of 116 matters. A panel was appointed to consider the said petitions and presented a report to JSC on February 22, 2024. "The Commission was satisfied that three out of the five petitions as well as the proceedings at the commission's motio...

Ruto Signs Into Law Bill Allocating Counties Additional Ksh.46 Billion

4Mar

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Politics

Ruto Signs Into Law Bill Allocating Counties Additional Ksh.46 Billion

President William Ruto on Monday assented to the County Governments Additional Allocations Bill, 2023 which will see counties receive an additional Ksh.46.3 billion to cater for the Financial Year 2023/2024. President Ruto signed the bill from State House Nairobi, in the presence of Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, Speakers Moses Wetangula (National Assembly) and Amason Kingi (Senate) and Council of Governor chairperson Anne Waiguru. Other leaders include majority leaders Arron Cheruiyot (Senate) and Kimani Ichungwah (National Assembly) and Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro. He said that the move lies in the spirit of creating equitable sharing of resources, expressing confidence that the move will allow counties to best deliver services to their residents. "I'm happy t...

Quack Doctor Arrested Soliciting Money From Patients In Malindi

2Mar

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Human Interest

Quack Doctor Arrested Soliciting Money From Patients In Malindi

Detectives in Malindi, Kilifi County, are holding a 36-year-old man for masquerading as a medical doctor and deceiving unsuspecting locals. Wycliffe Okechi Mecha was apprehended by DCI detectives at Malindi sub-county hospital where he was purportedly tending to patients and soliciting money from them and their relatives. The Hospital's Medical Superintendent, Dr. David Mang'ong'o, told Citizen Digital that staff grew wary of Mecha, clad in a lab coat, after he arrived at the facility and started tending to the sick. The hospital staff subsequently alerted authorities. When we interrogated him, the man failed to produce documents to prove that he was a practicing medical doctor and we called DCI sleuths who arrested him,” Mang'ong'o said. The medical superintendent further...

Several feared dead after Tahmeed bus collides with fuel tanker

1Mar

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local news

Several feared dead after Tahmeed bus collides with fuel tanker

A Tahmeed Bus en route from Busia to Mombasa has collided head-on with a Kampala-bound tanker near Mundika High School along the Busia-Bumala Road. According to initial reports, the collision resulted in a fire, with several feared dead and scores injured. According to videos reaching the news desk, eyewitnesses at the scene described a horrific sight. Authorities swiftly mobilized a rescue mission to the scene, with first responders working to extinguish the flames and assess the extent of the tragedy. Details regarding the cause of the collision remain unclear, prompting ongoing investigations by local authorities to determine the sequence of events leading up to the incident. Meanwhile, the immediate focus remains on the rescue operation, as teams work against th...

Atwoli demands Kindiki’s apology over attack on protesting medics

1Mar

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local news

Atwoli demands Kindiki’s apology over attack on protesting medics

The Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU ), has called on Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki to issue an apology following the incident where Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists Dentists Union (KMPDU) Secretary General Dr. Davji Attella was shot and injured by a police officer during a protest. In a statement to newsrooms, COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli further demanded that the Interior CS institute action against the officer responsible for the shooting. Dr. Attella was leading a peaceful demonstration addressing crucial issues within the healthcare sector, including the delayed posting of medical interns and the payment of fees for postgraduate students. However, police officers were deployed to scuttle the protest staged outside the Ministry of H...

Faith Odhiambo elected new LSK president

29Feb

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local news, Politics

Faith Odhiambo elected new LSK president

Faith Odhiambo has been elected the new Law Society of Kenya president Odhiambo who served as Vice President of the society ahead of the polls was elected in Thursday's elections. She becomes the 51st President of the Council, succeeding Eric Theuri. Theuri’s term will expire on March 25, 2024. The position was, however, declared vacant on December 5, 2023, as per the LSK General Regulations, 2020. The regulations require that the position is declared vacant at least three months before the 15th day of March of the year the elections are to be held. The race for the presidency was between five candidates: Peter Wanyama, Carolyne Kamende, Faith Odhiambo, Harriet Mboche and Kipkoech Bernhard Ngetich. Wanyama, Faith's closest challenger, has conceded defeat....

Hire youths for Lapsset Garissa-Isiolo road project, Guyo tells KeNHA

28Feb

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local news

Hire youths for Lapsset Garissa-Isiolo road project, Guyo tells KeNHA

siolo Governor Abdi Hassan Guyo has urged KeNHA to employ youths in the Lapsset Garissa-Isiolo road project. In a meeting held on Wednesday, Guyo noted that by doing so, the youths's welfare will be prioritized in the 305-kilometre road project. "The construction of this road is a vital infrastructure project that the people of Isiolo believe will transform lives in our county. However, I urge you to consider our people, especially the youth, when recruiting for manpower in constructing this road," he asserted. The Governor was speaking during a meeting in Nairobi with officials from the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) and the project's consultant to discuss the construction of the LAPSSET Corridor Development Project Stage. During the meeting, Governor Guyo emph...

Somalia President Mohamud to arrive for the UN environment summit in Nairobi

28Feb

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Politics

Somalia President Mohamud to arrive for the UN environment summit in Nairobi

Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is set to arrive in Nairobi for the sixth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA6). In a statement on Wednesday, the Head of State at the summit will highlight Somalia's unique environmental challenges. "The challenges particularly will include the climate-induced humanitarian situation in the country by exploring ways to work collaboratively with global partners to build a sustainable future for Somalia," the statement reads. Additionally, President Sheikh will touch on the challenges hampering peace, stability, and sustainable development in the region. He will also discuss how certain destabilising unilateral actions threaten to exacerbate the worsening situation. Apart from the summit, President Sheikh will engage in bila...