Azimio La Umoja coalition leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday backed President William Ruto’s move to form a multi-sectoral forum to expedite the issues raised by anti-government protesters. The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader stated he approved the formation of the multi-sectoral forum following a consultative meeting with the Head […]
Hungarian prime minister makes surprise visit to China after similar trips to Russia and Ukraine last week.
Here is the situation on Tuesday, July 9, 2024: Fighting Russia’s missiles rained down on Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine, damaging the country’s largest children’s hospital and killing at least 41 people. More than 150 people were wounded. It was Russia’s heaviest bombardment of the Ukrainian capital in almost […]
Patients and staff flee the al-Ahli Arab Hospital and the Patient’s Friends Benevolent Society Hospital after the Israeli military issues another mass evacuation order for parts of Gaza City. The Israeli military said its warplanes attacked “a school complex” in the Nuseirat refugee camp area of central Gaza. A medical […]
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) will have powers to use designated vehicles as polling stations. This is according to the Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which seeks to amend among other issues the nature of a polling station. The Bill was presented to the Senate by Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot […]
Liberia’s President Joseph Boakai has announced that he will slash his salary by 40%. His office said he hoped to set a precedent for “responsible governance” and demonstrate “solidarity” with Liberians. Government salaries have been under intense scrutiny recently as Liberians complain about the rising cost of living. Around one […]
Thirty years ago, the Rwandan Patriotic Front, a predominantly Tutsi armed group, took over Kigali, Rwanda’s capital city – and soon after, the country’s governance. This victory occurred amid a horrific genocide masterminded by a Hutu-dominated regime. Rwanda’s main ethnic groups are the Hutu, who make up a majority of the population, and […]
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 9 – Police in Webuye East have arrested a self-proclaimed pastor after discovering body parts in the boot of his car in Bungoma’s Masikhu market. According to Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Levis Simiyu, who serves as a pastor at a local ministry in Ndivisi ward, had […]
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 8 – Hundreds of medical, dental, and pharmacy interns have taken a stand against the Ministry of Health (MoH) refusing to back down until their demands are met. Gathering at the MoH headquarters on Monday, the interns have expressed frustration over years of waiting for their official […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday criticized his Indian counterpart’s visit to Moscow as a “huge disappointment and a devastating blow to peace efforts,” on the same day that a Russian missile smashed into a children’s hospital in Kyiv. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin at his residence […]