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Police summon Youth Affairs PS in Cecil Ouma shooting probe
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (501+ words) Police have summoned Principal Secretary for Youth Affairs and Creative Economy Fikirini Jacobs to record a statement as part of investigations into the fatal shooting of 29-year-old youth leader Cecil Ouma following a government youth engagement event in Nairobi. The…...
Court gives Ruto 120 days to fix Cabinet gender imbalance
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (569+ words) President William Ruto has been ordered to reconstitute his Cabinet within 120 days after the High Court ruled that its current composition breaches the Constitution's two-thirds gender principle. In a majority decision delivered on Wednesday, Justices Fred Ogola and Stephen Githinji…...
Zimbabwe MPs back plan to extend Mnangagwa's rule
1+ week, 6+ day ago (206+ words) Zimbabwe's parliament has voted through a constitutional amendment that could keep President Emmerson Mnangagwa in office until 2030, pushing through a change that would extend presidential terms from five to seven years. The National Assembly passed the bill with 216 votes, comfortably…...
US'Iran deal takes shape as Israel signals it will hold position
2+ week, 1+ day ago (448+ words) A major United States'Iran agreement being presented as a regional peace deal is being hailed in Washington as a breakthrough, but there is still uncertainty over what it will change in practice across the Middle East. US Vice President JD…...
Strait of Hormuz to reopen "toll-free" Friday, Trump says
2+ week, 1+ day ago (237+ words) US President Donald Trump has laid out the two primary components of his deal to end the war with Iran: Tehran will "never have a nuclear weapon" and the Strait of Hormuz will re-open and be "toll-free". Speaking at the…...
FIFA stands by Somali referee Omar Artan after US entry denial
2+ week, 2+ day ago (396+ words) Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan is set to receive his full FIFA World Cup officiating fee despite being denied entry into the United States. Sources told BBC Sport that the Somali referee will be fully remunerated once the tournament is…...
Constitutional law for dummies: There is no constitutional route to unconstitutional ends
2+ week, 6+ day ago (538+ words) Summary of the Claim The High Court has made five mistakes in its Fair Trial justification and the award of personal damages in the Gachagua impeachment decision. The Judges failed to see that: a) Impeachment hearings in the Senate are trials…...
Trump vows "very hard" Iran strikes tonight, targets oil sites
2+ week, 6+ day ago (201+ words) US President Donald Trump vowed fresh strikes on Iran Thursday and promised to take the country's key oil infrastructure, in what would be a major escalation in the war with the Islamic republic. "The United States will be hitting Iran…...
Tensions rise after US helicopter downed in Strait of Hormuz
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (544+ words) Tensions between Iran and the United States abruptly reignited on Tuesday after Washington blamed Tehran for downing a military helicopter, prompting retaliation from the Iranians and likely adding obstacles to ending the war amid weeks of deadlock. US President Donald…...
World Cup 2026 kicks off amid ticket fury and political tensions
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (931+ words) The World Cup kicks off on Thursday with FIFA hoping that the enduring appeal of soccer's greatest showpiece can rise above the anger at soaring ticket prices, an uneasy political climate in the United States and the shadow of conflict…...