NAIROBI, Kenya — Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot has petitioned Chief Justice Martha Koome to expedite the resolution of court cases delaying the implementation of the Sugar Act (Kenya) 2024, which was assented to by President William Ruto in November 2024. The petition, signed by 16 Senators representing sugar-producing counties,…
KISUMU, Kenya — The Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA) has issued a statement clarifying its ongoing dispute with Fairways Hotel in Kisumu, which has involved former Principal Secretary Irungu Nyakera. In a press release on Wednesday, LBDA emphasized that its relationship with Fairways Hotel was strictly a commercial landlord-tenant agreement,…
DODOMA, Tanzania — President Samia Suluhu Hassan has welcomed a new member into her family after formally adopting an infant who was rescued in central Tanzania. The baby, named Grace Samia Suluhu, was presented to the president at the State House in Chamwino, Dodoma, on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, following…
Suba South Member of Parliament Caroli Omondi has dismissed the 10-point agenda released jointly by the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) as inadequate and misleading. Speaking during a ‘Linda Mwananchi’ press briefing on Wednesday, Omondi, who belongs to a rival ODM faction, criticized the report…
A tragic accident in Georgia has claimed the life of high school teacher Jason Hughes, 40, after a prank carried out by his students went horribly wrong. Hughes was killed outside his home when he was accidentally run over while responding to a toilet paper prank, authorities said. According to…
Amid a fragmented European response to the escalating US-Israel conflict with Iran, Pedro Sánchez has emerged as a prominent voice advocating for peace. In a recent televised address, Sánchez summarized Spain’s position in simple terms: “no to war.” His remarks underscore Spain’s reluctance to participate or support military escalation in…
Iran has a new supreme leader as Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, ascends to power following the assassination of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Mojtaba becomes the third supreme leader since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, taking the helm at a time when the Islamic Republic faces its most severe challenges in five…
Amnesty International has called on Ivory Coast authorities to release dozens of individuals arrested during protests connected to the country’s October presidential election. The rights group argues that many of those detained were not directly involved in the demonstrations but were simply present in areas where unrest occurred. Disputed Election…
Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have jointly called for peace in the Middle East during high-level talks held Monday in Brasília. The meeting took place against the backdrop of escalating violence linked to the ongoing conflict involving the United States and Israel against Iran, a war…
Ghana on Monday welcomed a new group of citizens during a swearing-in ceremony held in the capital, Accra, where members of the African diaspora officially took the oath of allegiance. The ceremony marks another milestone in Ghana’s ongoing efforts to reconnect with descendants of Africans displaced during the trans-Atlantic slave…