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Seven Dead, More Than 60 Missing In Ecuador Landslide
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International news

Seven Dead, More Than 60 Missing In Ecuador Landslide

Rescuers searched Monday for more than 60 people reported missing after a landslide triggered by months of heavy rain killed at least seven people in southern Ecuador. The mudslide happened overnight Sunday into Monday, burying dozens of homes and injuring 23 people in the village of Alausi in Chimborazo province, some 300 kilometers (180 miles) south of Quito, officials said. Shocked residents, many in tears, stood waiting for news Monday as crews with shovels, pick axes and sniffer dogs dug through the debris to get to survivors stuck between sheets of twisted metal and split tree trunks. "Five are buried here," Manuel Upai, a 40-year-old laborer, told AFP, referring to relatives of his as he stared at the muddy ground. Alausi, a village of some 45,000 people surrou...
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Senegal Opposition Leader Claims Assassination Attempt As Deadly Protests Flare
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Africa

Senegal Opposition Leader Claims Assassination Attempt As Deadly Protests Flare

Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko claimed Monday to have survived an assassination attempt during his appearance at a politically charged trial that sparked deadly unrest last week. Sonko, a fierce opponent of President Macky Sall, has been receiving medical treatment since he was allegedly sprayed with tear gas and manhandled while authorities escorted him to a courthouse on Thursday. In a Facebook post that evening, Sonko said he was suffering "terrible dizziness", lower abdominal pain and breathing difficulties. "We sent the product that was sprayed on me to France to find out what it was," Sonko said from a private clinic in the capital Dakar on Monday. "It is an assassination attempt," he added. Authorities have not responded to the allegation. Violence...
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KNCHR Calls For Investigation Into Police, Protesters During Monday Demos
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local news

KNCHR Calls For Investigation Into Police, Protesters During Monday Demos

The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has called for an immediate probe into the manner in which police officers and protesters conducted themselves during the nationwide protests on Monday which turned chaotic. In a statement on Monday, the KNCHR chairperson Roseline Odede condemned the demonstrations which they established have resulted in "arrests, destruction of property, injuries and allegations of use of live bullets by the security agents." Ms. Odede noted that they, in liaison with the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), are working to verify the allegations and will bring the perpetrators to book if found guilty. "If proven, it would be very unfortunate and the same can be prosecuted under the command responsibility princip...
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RIHANNA<br>PREGNANT!<br>Big Reveal During Super Bowl Halftime Show
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Entertainment

RIHANNA
PREGNANT!
Big Reveal During Super Bowl Halftime Show

Rihanna is back, taking the Super Bowl by storm and reminding everybody what they've been missing for 6-plus years ... and, according to some, she might've even just made a BIG announcement. The singer/fashion mogul hit the stage Sunday after the 2nd quarter of the game came to a close -- and right from the jump, you could tell this was going to be something else ... with RiRi making a grand entrance to kick off an epic 13-minute set chock-full of hits. Rihanna's show featured her and her dancers on multiple elevated platforms, which she gradually came down from to continue the show. Of course, she touched on a ton of classics of hers ... singing everything from "Work" and "Bitch Better Have My Money" to "Rude Boy" and "Diamonds" -- and just about every other fan fave we all...
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Kenyans Among 1000 Blind People Who Can See Again Thanks To YouTube Star MrBeast
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Entertainment

Kenyans Among 1000 Blind People Who Can See Again Thanks To YouTube Star MrBeast

YouTube star MrBeast, real name Jimmy Donaldson, has in his recent video taken his fans through the heartening journey of how he sponsored cataract surgeries for 1,000 people around the world, among them Kenyans. Cataract surgery involves replacing the cloudy lens inside your eye with an artificial one. It has a high success rate in improving one's eyesight. It can take 2 to 6 weeks to fully recover from cataract surgery with medical experts assuring permanent results. The 24-year-old YouTube pro, in the video posted on Sunday, worked with a surgeon who conducted the first round of surgeries in Jacksonville Florida, United States. Jeff Levenson, as identified by CNN, is an ophthalmologist and surgeon who has coordinated the “Gift of Sight” program for over 20 years, which pro...
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Rayvanny’s beef with Harmonize escalates
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Entertainment

Rayvanny’s beef with Harmonize escalates

Tanzanian singer Rayvanny has fired back at Harmonize in what seems to be a reignited online beef. The bitter online exchange began when Harmonize told artists to go slow on releasing alcohol-themed songs, which Rayvanny said was a subject Harmoniez to comment on as he had no hit song on alcohol. Later, Harmonize responded by saying Rayvanny was stuck to Wasafi despite leaving the label months ago. An angry Rayvanny hit back, saying Harmonize was not his match, pointing out that he even wrote verses for him in a song they did together. Rayvanny further said Harmonize was boastful about the sum he paid to exit his former label, an amount Rayvanny said was a drop in the ocean compared to what he paid. “You paid Wasafi Tsh600 million umelia kwenye media zote mzee … Incase ...
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ICT,CS Owalo Says First Locally-Made Mobile Phone To Be Ready By August
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Technology

ICT,CS Owalo Says First Locally-Made Mobile Phone To Be Ready By August

Information Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo says Kenya is on its track to manufacturing mobile phones under the ambitious multi-million-shilling Konza Techno-polis plan in Malili, Machakos County. As the fate of Konza, which was touted as Africa’s Silicon Savanah ahead of its launch in January 2013, remains unclear ten years later, the CS says the infrastructure is already in place and that local telecoms will be among the first firms to set camp this year.  “The telecoms have realised that in the near future, Kenya must become a manufacturer of phones and cheap technology as opposed to a chief importer, so we are going to start manufacturing, the technology is already there and we are going to roll out this initiative by July,” Owalo said on Tuesday. Speaking to Citi...
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Amber Ray, Lover Kennedy Rapudo Announce 1st Pregnancy
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Entertainment

Amber Ray, Lover Kennedy Rapudo Announce 1st Pregnancy

Kenyan socialite Amber Ray and her lover Kennedy Rapudo have announced their pregnancy in style. The socialite in a cute post via her Instagram page, revealed that she was pregnant. The socialite in a cute post via her Instagram page, revealed that she was pregnant. The kitchen countertop made of marble was cute and a baby t-shirt with the words cutie pie engraved in it in pink served baby vibes. Besides, the t-shirt was bread and cupcakes with the words oh baby engraved on them. It was a cute blend and Amber and her bae have really outdone themselves with the cute announcement. Most of the socialite's fans were happy that she had finally found love, and they congratulated her. Congratulations to her !!!
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President Ruto to hold media roundtable interview today
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Politics

President Ruto to hold media roundtable interview today

President William Ruto will on Wednesday evening hold a media roundtable interview with local and international media houses. The interview that will air live across TV and radio stations comes just a few days after he marked his first 100 days in office. The development was announced by State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed on Tuesday. The President marked his 100 days on December 22, 2022. A survey released by Infotrak on Ruto's performance in the 100 days said he had scored an overall grade C in fulfilment of pledges on the economy, governance, gender equality and infrastructure. Opposition leader Raila Odinga said President Ruto's first 100 days have been a road to nowhere. He said Kenyans are worse off than they were during the campaigns when the Ru...
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Celebrated News Anchor Catherine Kasavuli Dead At 60
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local news

Celebrated News Anchor Catherine Kasavuli Dead At 60

Veteran Kenyan media personality Catherine Kasavuli has died.  The news of her demise was confirmed by acting KBC Managing Director Samuel Maina.  Kasavuli who recently opened up about her battle with cervical cancer, succumbed to the illness in Nairobi on Thursday night. Ms Kasavuli was the first female TV news anchor in the country, and is credited with breaking the glass ceiling for female TV journalists in the country. During her illustrious career which boomed between the 1990s and 2015, Kasavuli graced Kenyan TV screens as an anchor in most of Kenya's leading television stations including Citizen TV, State broadcaster KBC and KTN. Kasavuli returned to KBC in 2020, where she hosted the Legend Edition.
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