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30Mar

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local news, Politics

Azimio Protests On Thursday

Azimio la Umoja supporters took to the streets on Thursday for the third round of protests against the government. Early Thursday, police officers in full riot gear were seen patrolling Mathare and Kibra in Nairobi, as well as the lakeside city of Kisumu. Despite a ban on protests and a warning from police that they would do anything to prevent any kind of gathering, Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga has vowed that the protests will continue. third day of Azimio la Umoja's mass demonstrations kicked off on Thursday, March 30, as the opposition side sought to petition the Kenya Kwanza administration over the high cost of living affecting Kenyan citizens. Under instructions by Interior CS Kithure Kindiki, the heavy security detail was deployed at strategic points along the...

Raila: Uhuru Kenyatta Is Not Sponsoring Azimio Demos

29Mar

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Politics

Raila: Uhuru Kenyatta Is Not Sponsoring Azimio Demos

Azimio La Umoja One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga has dismissed “unfounded” claims that former president and Azimio council chairman Uhuru Kenyatta is funding the opposition’s anti-government protests. Following Monday’s demonstrations – the second in a series of bi-weekly protests lined up in the coming days – Odinga gave an interview to the BBC where he maintained that Kenyatta does not engage in Azimio’s “domestic issues”, despite still being a member of the movement. “There have been unfounded allegations that Honourable Uhuru Kenyatta is funding the current protests. Nothing could be further from the truth,” Odinga told the network. “Yes, Uhuru Kenyatta is a member of this movement, he is still the chairman of this movement, but he’s restrained himself and has had ...

Seven Dead, More Than 60 Missing In Ecuador Landslide

28Mar

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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...

Journalists Covering Demos In Kibra Attacked By Knife-Wielding Gang, Robbed

27Mar

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local news

Journalists Covering Demos In Kibra Attacked By Knife-Wielding Gang, Robbed

Journalists from local and international news outlets were attacked by a knife-wielding gang in Kibra on Monday while covering the first day of bi-weekly anti-regime protests. Several others were injured after a rowdy gang pelted their vehicles with stones within Kibra's DO area. According to Jase Ndungu, a journalist covering the protests in Kibra, an armed gang descended on journalists covering the protests, forcing them to flee for their lives. "As we were covering the ongoing demonstrations, protesters had lit bonfires and we were watching the protests unfold when we were attacked," Ndung'u told Citizen Digital. "The gang had pretended to be part of the protesters but it turned out that they were actually armed," According to reports, journalists who wer...

Netanyahu Sacks Defence Minister, Sparking Mass Protests In Israel

27Mar

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International news

Netanyahu Sacks Defence Minister, Sparking Mass Protests In Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday sacked Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, triggering mass protests, a day after Gallant broke ranks with the government and urged a halt to a highly contested plan to overhaul the judicial system. As news of the dismissal spread, tens of thousands of protesters, many waving blue and white Israeli flags, took to the streets late at night across the country. Crowds gathered outside Netanyahu's home in Jerusalem, at one point breaching a security cordon. Some three months since taking office, Netanyahu's nationalist-religious coalition has been plunged into crisis over the bitter divisions exposed by its flagship judicial overhaul plans. "State security cannot be a card in the political game. Netanyahu crossed a red line tonight," ...

DCI Launches Manhunt for Rowdy Protestors Captured on Camera

24Mar

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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...

Drama As Police Called After Stranger Shows Up At Rihanna’s Gate

24Mar

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Entertainment

Drama As Police Called After Stranger Shows Up At Rihanna’s Gate

Bajan singer Rihanna's sprawling Beverly Hills home was swarmed by police after an unidentified man walked right up to the front gate, causing a bizarre scene that prompted calls to nearby police. The love-struck man, donning a red 'Nike' hoodie, is said to have reportedly travelled from South Carolina to Rihanna's Beverly Hills home to 'propose to the singer'. According to TMZ, Rihanna's security team promptly called the police and the man was immediately put in handcuffs and placed in a squad car. Despite the potentially hazardous act, it was determined that the man, of African American origin, ultimately had not broken any laws and was sent away and told not to return. Despite being spotted on Wednesday shopping for baby items around Los Angeles, it was not immediately ...

CBK Introduces Tough Rules on Banks to Tame Dollar Crisis

23Mar

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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...

Ruto To Begin 3-Day Visit To South Nyanza

23Mar

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Politics

Ruto To Begin 3-Day Visit To South Nyanza

President William Ruto is from Thursday set to embark on a three-day visit to the South Nyanza region, his first since assuming office in August last year. The tour will see him visit Kisii, Nyamira and Migori counties. In Kisii County on Thursday, the Head of State is expected to begin with the launch of the Kegati Water Project in Nyaribari Chache Constituency at 11 a.m., from where he will head to West Mugirango to launch the Sironga Housing Project, Constituency at 1 p.m. Thereafter, Ruto will commission upgrading of the Gekano-Rigoma-Amabuko Road in Kitutu Masaba Constituency. State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamedon Wednesday said President Ruto will hold meetings with leaders in the regions.

Davido Breaks Silence, Announces New Album, ‘Timeless’

22Mar

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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...