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China Jails Two Prominent Human Rights Lawyers For Over Ten Years
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China Jails Two Prominent Human Rights Lawyers For Over Ten Years

Two prominent Chinese human rights lawyers, including one who had called for leader Xi Jinping to resign, have been jailed for over a decade, an advocacy group and one of the men's wives said Monday. Xu Zhiyong and fellow campaigner Ding Jiaxi were convicted of "subversion of state power" following closed-door trials. Both were leading figures in the New Citizens' Movement, a civil rights group that called for constitutional reform and criticised government corruption. Xu, who called for President Xi to step down over his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, was jailed for 14 years after a closed-door trial in east China's Shandong province, advocacy group Human Rights Watch said. Ding was "jailed for 12 years and deprived of political rights for three years", his wife Luo S...
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NEMA Raids Kilimani, Closes Down Oyster Bay in New Crackdown
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Business

NEMA Raids Kilimani, Closes Down Oyster Bay in New Crackdown

The National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) on Thursday, April 6, closed down Oyster Bay restaurant in Nairobi Kilimani estate following complaints from residents. In a notice, NEMA indicated that the facility had interfered with residents' comfort, health and safety by playing loud music contrary to the guidelines prescribed by the authority "There have been numerous complaints of noise pollution from the residents of Kilimani, where you are located, caused by extremely loud music from your facility that interferes with their comfort, repose health and safety. Further, the authority accused the facility's owner of commencing operations without submitting an Environmental Impact Assessment report project. It alleged that it operated without a required licence a...
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KU Student Found Dead Days After Date With Mystery Lover
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KU Student Found Dead Days After Date With Mystery Lover

A female student from Kenyatta University, June Jerop, pursuing a master's degree, was found dead on Monday, March 20, hours after leaving for a date with a mystery lover.  According to her family and friends, the girl's phone went off when she left the institution at around 5 pm. "Her friends told us she informed them that she was going to meet a male friend, but did not disclose much more about it," Jerop's sister lamented. She was reportedly found dumped along the road in Nairobi before police transferred her body to the City Mortuary.  According to the police, her body was found swollen and blood-stained, raising questions about whether she was caught in the nationwide demonstrations or was murdered.   After several attempts to call her at work and s...
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Raila Calls Off Anti-Government Protests
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Politics

Raila Calls Off Anti-Government Protests

Opposition leader Raila Odinga on Sunday evening called off the anti-government  protests which were set to enter the third day on Monday. The Azimio La Umoja One Kenya coalition leader made the announcement in a press address at his Capitol Hill office in Nairobi. It came  just hours after President William Ruto's address in which he called on the opposition leader to do so and give way for a bipartisan parliamentary process in the recruitment of commissioners to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), which is one of the issues the opposition had raised with President Ruto's administration. Odinga said  the Azimio camp is ready for dialogue that will address the key issues they have raised. According to the opposition lea...
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Death Toll in Naivasha accident involving Pwani University bus has risen to 17
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Death Toll in Naivasha accident involving Pwani University bus has risen to 17

The death toll in the Naivasha accident has risen to 17 after three more patients succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment. The most affected was Pwani University which lost ten students and staff while others were left fighting for their lives in different hospitals following the accident on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway. Survivors of the accident narrated how they were advised to wear safety belts minutes before the bus rammed a matatu and crashed into a drainage ditch in Naivasha. The bus that was driving downhill was flashing and hooting before hitting the matatu in Kayole estate on Thursday mid-day, as both vehicles then crashed by the roadside. Nakuru Health CEC Jackline Osore said 76 patients have so far been treated, adding that they have also ...
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Student nurses severe injuries after 107 strokes of cane from teacher
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local news

Student nurses severe injuries after 107 strokes of cane from teacher

An investigation is underway by police in Nyamira following an incident where a primary school teacher allegedly flogged a grade four pupil at Riang’ombe Primary School. According to a report by Nation, social media users under the hashtag Justice for Grade 4 Pupil have demanded the immediate arrest and prosecution of the teacher for contravening the Ministry of Education's policy on corporal punishment.  Reports show that the pupil was assaulted last Sunday. His injuries were so severe that his teachers conspired to cover up the incident by keeping him in the dorm and denying him medical attention.  “We took the boy to Nyamira hospital and after we undressed him, we noticed the injuries were very severe to an extent that a huge tissue had been cut o...
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Heavy Police Presence At Uhuru Kenyatta’s Ichaweri Home
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Politics

Heavy Police Presence At Uhuru Kenyatta’s Ichaweri Home

Days after Uhuru Kenyatta's family-owned property was raided by goons, the government, not wanting to witness the Monday scenes again, has boosted security at his rural home in Ichaweri, Gatundu South Constituency. According to Gatundu South sub-county police commander Jonathan Koech, a total of 30 officers have been deployed to keep watch and ward off any criminal elements. The same security measures were witnessed at the rural home of Narc-Kenya party leader Martha Karua.  On Thursday morning police were outside Karua's home in Kimunye area, Gichugu Constituency, Kirinyaga County. Business in surrounding areas progressed as usual.  The increased security at the home of the former President follows an invasion of one of his properties during the anti-govern...
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DCI Launches Manhunt for Rowdy Protestors Captured on Camera
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local news, Politics

DCI Launches Manhunt for Rowdy Protestors Captured on Camera

On Friday, March 24, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations announced that investigations were underway to arrest individuals captured on camera vandalising public property during the Monday, March 20 protests.  In a statement, the DCI ordered all individuals captured in the photos and footage shared from the demos to surrender themselves at the unit's headquarters before the close of business (5 pm) on Friday, March 24. This was seven hours since the alert was issued at 10 am.  The unit detailed that investigations were focused on a range of offences, including the protestors who destroyed road signages and the attacks targeting private businesses. “The Directorate is currently on a manhunt for the suspects whose images appear below as others are being gat...
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CBK Introduces Tough Rules on Banks to Tame Dollar Crisis
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Business

CBK Introduces Tough Rules on Banks to Tame Dollar Crisis

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) on Wednesday, March 22, introduced six new guidelines to commercial banks in a bid to ease the country's current dollar shortage In a statement, the CBK published Kenya Foreign Exchange Code (the FX Code), the guidelines were aimed at improving transparency in the foreign currency market According to the regulator, the guidelines would guarantee ethical and clear transactions to curb the relentless biting shortage. It will facilitate better functioning of the market, further reinforcing Kenya’s flexible exchange rate regime. The FX Code is intended to promote a robust, fair, liquid, open, and appropriately transparent market,” the statement read in part.  CBK instructed commercial banks to monitor all forex transactions and file compli...
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Davido Breaks Silence, Announces New Album, ‘Timeless’
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Entertainment

Davido Breaks Silence, Announces New Album, ‘Timeless’

The high-flying Nigerian singer-songwriter explained the album title in a press statement he released on Instagram, writing, “There is a time for everything. A time to grieve and a time to heal. A time to laugh and a time to dance. A time to speak and a time for silence." “I do all of this in my own time, grounded by your love which is TIMELESS." In an emotive Instagram video, which chronicled his storied 11-year career, Davido thanked his fans for all the 'support, love and gifts' while he was away. “Thank you to everyone out there for your love and support that has held me down. All the love and messages while I was away, the gifts sent, the concerts you all threw! I appreciate it all,” he added in the caption. “Today, I want to remind you all that what is now Timeless, was...
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