Manyatta Member of Parliament Gitonga Mukunji has lauded his Embakasi East counterpart Babu Owino, calling him a “key pillar of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM)” and a “true representative of the people.” In a statement shared on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, Mukunji praised Owino’s influence within the party, asserting that…
Japan has made history with the election of Sanae Takaichi as its first female prime minister, following a decisive parliamentary vote on Tuesday. The 64-year-old conservative leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) secured 237 votes in the Lower House and 125 in the Upper House, marking a new…
Aid organisations, including the World Food Programme (WFP), are sounding the alarm over an unprecedented hunger crisis unfolding in Nigeria, particularly in the country’s northern regions, where millions are fleeing violence from terrorist groups. Humanitarian agencies warn that up to 600,000 children are at risk of dying from severe malnutrition.…
A drone attack early Tuesday morning near Khartoum International Airport has raised fresh concerns over Sudan’s plans to reopen the airport for domestic flights a move that was set to mark a symbolic step toward recovery after more than two and a half years of civil war. Residents in central…
Millions of users worldwide experienced widespread internet disruptions on Monday, following a major outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the United States a key cloud computing provider that powers much of the global internet infrastructure. The disruption affected numerous major platforms, including Snapchat, Roblox, Fortnite, Airbnb, and several UK…
A dramatic early-morning runway incident occurred at Hong Kong International Airport when a Boeing 747 arriving from Dubai, leased to Emirates, veered off the runway and plunged into the sea after colliding with an airport patrol vehicle. The aircraft landed safely around 3:50 a.m., but according to airport officials, it…
Military officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have confirmed that nearly 40 fighters from the M23 rebel group have laid down their weapons in the country’s restive east. According to the army, the individuals who surrendered included civilians, police officers, and soldiers who had been abducted and…
In a historic turn of events, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy reported to La Santé Prison in Paris on Tuesday to begin serving a five-year sentence for illegally financing his 2007 presidential campaign with funds allegedly sourced from Libya. The 70-year-old, who led France from 2007 to 2012, becomes the…
Tanzania’s upcoming general elections could “become a procedural affair devoid of legitimacy,” Amnesty International has cautioned, raising alarms over what it describes as a deepening climate of fear and political repression under President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s administration. In a briefing released ahead of the October 29 polls, the global human…
Political tension is rising in Ivory Coast just days before Saturday’s presidential election, following the fatal shooting of a gendarme on patrol in the country’s south. Authorities have not yet identified the attackers, but the incident occurred in a region known as an opposition stronghold, which has seen a wave…