On Sunday, Joe Biden stunned the world and shook up American politics when he announced that he was dropping out of the presidential election and endorsed his Vice President Kamala Harris for the job. And on Wednesday, the US president sat in the Oval Office and delivered what could be considered as, […]
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 23 – Juja legislator George Koimburi has sparked outrage among his colleagues after claiming that MPs received Sh2 million in bribes to vote in favour of the Finance Bill 2024. The accusations have led to calls for his punishment, despite his apology whose authenticity remains unclear after he […]
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 23 — President William Ruto has sparked fresh debate on the composition of his Cabinet after presenting a surprise swap for two nominees in a memorandum to National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula. In the changes, Ruto swapped Defence nominee Aden Duale with Environment’s Soipan Tuya marking a […]
National security experts are looking toward the United States’ chief adversaries as Kamala Harris enters the race for the White House after President Biden announced on Sunday that he would not seek re-election. The sudden change of the Democrat front-runner for the top job has sparked concern that authoritarian leaders from nations […]
TAIWAN – Reactions to former President Trump’s blunt statements regarding what he sees as an imbalance in bearing the cost of defending the Republic of China (Taiwan’s official name) were mixed, with some expressing varying degrees of agreement and others pointing out that Taiwan is still waiting for some $19 billion worth of […]
World leaders have quickly responded to the long-awaited news that President Biden has decided not to run for a second term, which took many by surprise despite the reports over the past two weeks. “I respect President Biden’s decision and I look forward to us working together during the remainder of his […]
A Republican member of the House Oversight Committee, who is expected to grill U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle on Monday, said the overarching Department of Homeland Security will get a “rude awakening” if they continue to “stonewall” in regard to failures in the lead-up to the attempt on former President […]
The House is expected to vote on legislation led by Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., to establish a bipartisan commission that will investigate the Trump rally shooting. The 11-member committee would “investigate and fully examine all actions by any agency, Department, officer, or employee of the federal government, as well as State […]
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle is set to tell House lawmakers Monday that her agency “failed” when it came to security at the Trump rally in Pennsylvania, where an assassination attempt unfolded. “The Secret Service’s solemn mission is to protect our nation’s leaders. On July 13th, we failed,” Cheatle is expected to […]
A bed of sand and a patch of mud are all that remains of Kapotesa dam in Mudzi district, which once provided the water vital for crops and livestock in this remote part of northeastern Zimbabwe. Nearby, farmer Georgina Kwengwere walks among corn stalks desiccated by the drought that is […]