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Amnesty Wants Life Imprisonment Sentence Reduced To 20 Years

1Nov

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Amnesty Wants Life Imprisonment Sentence Reduced To 20 Years

Amnesty International wants the Kenyan government to reduce the life imprisonment sentence to 20 years. This is in the wake of a proposal by the Judiciary seeking to make changes in the penalties given to capital offenders. The Penal Code (Amendment) Bill 2023 and Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) 2023 by the National Council on the Administration of Justice (NCAJ) through the National Committee on Criminal Justice Reforms (NCCJR) seek to reduce the sentences of murderers, sex offenders, and those facing life in prison to 30 years. Amnesty International Kenya Executive Director Irungu Houghton says the human rights organization wants the term reduced to 20 years and focused on rehabilitating convicts to upright members of society instead of being more of a punishment. ...

30Oct

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KCPE And KPSEA Exams Kick Off

Candidates in class eight and those in grade six will today begin their Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) examinations. The exercise has already kicked off countrywide as Education ministry officials and exam supervisors availed themselves at exam collection centres this morning. President Ruto is expected to oversee the exercise in Kikuyu, Kiambu County on Monday morning. Other leaders will also visit various examination centres to oversee distribution of examination materials. Education PS Belio Kipsang has assured all candidates that all is good, to ensure all registered learners sit their exams. “This is our last KCPE and we will not want any child to be disadvantaged. We have ...

17,124 passports ready for collection from October 31

27Oct

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17,124 passports ready for collection from October 31

The national passport delivery will continue into the third week, with 17, 124 passports ready for collection from Monday, October 31. It will be the sixth week of the Rapid Results Initiative. The Ministry of Interior has announced that the passports will be collected from the immigration regional offices from October 31 to Monday to November 3, 2023. In Nairobi, 7,500 passports will be ready for collection at Nyayo House, 1,543 in Eldoret, 1, 752 in Embu, and 1,501 in Kisii. In Nakuru, 1,002 passports are ready while 1,500 have been printed and awaiting collection in Mombasa. In Kisumu, the department said 2,326 passports are ready for collection next week. The government warned that passports that stay uncollected after their stipulated period of coll...

Liberia’s presidential race goes to run-off

25Oct

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Liberia’s presidential race goes to run-off

A run-off election will be held next month in Liberia following a photo finish between President George Weah and his main rival Joseph Boakai. Mr Weah got 43.83% of the vote and Mr Boakai, a former vice-president, received 43.44%. The 10 October poll was the tightest presidential contest in Liberia since a civil war ended about two decades ago. A run-off was predicted, but Mr Boakai, 78, has done better than expected by coming close to Mr Weah's tally. A second round was triggered as neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the first round. The run-off is due to take place on 14 November, the head of the electoral commission Davidetta Browne said after announcing the final results. Mr Boakai trailed Mr Weah in the first round of voting in the 2017 electio...

‘SHAFT’ STAR RICHARD ROUNDTREEDEAD AT 81

25Oct

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‘SHAFT’ STAR RICHARD ROUNDTREEDEAD AT 81

Richard Roundtree famous for playing the lead role in "Shaft," is dead after a battle with cancer. The actor died Monday as a result of pancreatic cancer, according to his manager Patric Macminn We're told Richard was diagnosed two months ago, and his family was with him when he died at his home in Los Angeles. Richard is best known for playing detective John Shaft in the original 'Shaft' movie franchise ... including the 1971 OG film, "Shaft," the 1972 sequel "Shaft's Big Score!" and the 1973 trilogy, "Shaft In Africa." RR was regarded as the first Black action hero in Hollywood ... and his breakthrough performance in "Shaft" saw him nominated for New Star of the Year at the Golden Globe Awards. The face of the 'Shaft' franchise, Richard also starred in the 1973 'Sha...

Obama Warns Some Of Israel’s Actions In Gaza May Backfire

24Oct

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Obama Warns Some Of Israel’s Actions In Gaza May Backfire

Image by CNN Some of Israel's actions in its war against Hamas, like cutting off food and water for Gaza, could "harden Palestinian attitudes for generations" and weaken international support for Israel, former U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday. In rare comments on an active foreign policy crisis, Obama said any Israeli military strategy that ignores the human costs of the war "could ultimately backfire." "The Israeli government's decision to cut off food, water and electricity to a captive civilian population (in Gaza) threatens not only to worsen a growing humanitarian crisis; it could further harden Palestinian attitudes for generations, erode global support for Israel, play into the hands of Israel's enemies, and undermine long-term efforts to achieve peace and stab...

Bolt Suspends Driver Who Exposed Genitals To Female Customer

24Oct

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Bolt Suspends Driver Who Exposed Genitals To Female Customer

Cab-hailing app Bolt has claimed that they have suspended a driver registered to their app who was seen flashing his private parts while driving a female customer. In the now-viral video, the driver unzipped his pants when the lady immediately ordered him to stop the car and drop them off. The lady asked the driver "Why are you undressing? Drop me there" then signaled her friend who was sitting in the backseat saying "Sally! Alight this man is naked." She then ordered the driver "Drop me." The distasteful video which was then later posted on X, formerly Twitter, by former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko, prompted Bolt to respond. Bolt said that appropriate action has been taken on the driver and he has been banned from providing any services on their platform. "We are also ...

CJ Koome Wants ‘Life Imprisonment’ Sentence Reduced To 30 Years In New Amendment

24Oct

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CJ Koome Wants ‘Life Imprisonment’ Sentence Reduced To 30 Years In New Amendment

Chief Justice Martha Koome has presented two bills to parliament that seek to make changes in the penalties given to capital offenders. The bills, Penal Code (Amendment) Bill 2023 and Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) 2023, seek to reduce the sentences of murderers, sex offenders, and those facing life in prison to 30 years. Kenya's current law, which was drafted in the 1930s by its former colony Britain, states that a person can be sentenced to death if found guilty of murder, robbery with violence, or treason. Koome wants parliament to approve a change to Section 112A of the Penal Code in subsection (4) that replaces the word "manslaughter" with the words "second-degree murder." Section 4 of the Penal Code is known as the “principal act.". By amending the principal ...

23Oct

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China urges Gaza To ceasefire

China is willing to do “whatever is conducive” to promote dialogue, secure a ceasefire and restore peace amid the deepening conflict in Gaza, China’s state media has reported, citing the country’s special envoy on the Middle East. Veteran diplomat Zhai Jun is currently on a tour of the region and described the situation in Gaza as “very serious”, state-run China Central Television said on Monday. He also said a potential large-scale ground conflict and armed conflicts spreading to neighbouring countries were “worrisome”. China will continue close communication with all parties in the international community, said Zhai, who took part in Sunday’s Cairo peace Summit where United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for swift “action to end this godawful nightmare” afte...

Canada withdraws 41 Diplomats from India

20Oct

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Canada withdraws 41 Diplomats from India

Forty-one Canadian diplomats have recently left India amid a rift over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader on Canadian soil. India asked Canada two weeks ago to withdraw dozens of its diplomatic staff and threatened to remove their immunity if they remained. Canadian officials called the threat a "violation of international law". Relations have been tense after Canada accused India of being behind the 18 June killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. India has denied the allegations, calling them "absurd". On Thursday, Canada's foreign minister, Melanie Joly, confirmed that many Canadian diplomats and their dependents in India have now left the country. She said India had said that immunity for "all but 21 diplomats" will be "unilaterally removed" by 20 October. The BBC...