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The suspect in the killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on Wednesday appears to be “college age”, say investigators. Officials told a news conference they have “good video footage” of the gunman, but are not releasing it yet. They said they have tracked the suspect’s movements as he jumped off a roof after the shooting and fled campus into a neighbourhood. Kirk, who founded conservative youth political group Turning Point USA, was shot in the neck on campus while speaking to students. FBI special agent in charge Robert Bohls said they had recovered the suspected weapon…

US space agency Nasa has blocked Chinese citizens with valid US visas from its facilities – a move that effectively bars them from working at one of the most respected space research centres. Chinese nationals, who could only work at Nasa as contractors or students contributing to research, found out on 5 September that they had lost all access to Nasa’s systems and facilities, Bloomberg news reported, citing sources. Nasa then confirmed this, saying Chinese nationals would be restricted from using the agency’s “facilities, materials and networks to ensure the security of our work”. China’s accelerated space programme has alarmed…

Interior and National Administration CS Kipchumba Murkomen Thursday, condemned the heinous murder of city lawyer Michael Kyalo Mbobu by assailants on a motorbike. He said some persons of interest had been identified. Some have so far recorded their statements over the murder. Murkomen, while speaking in Migori County at the start of the county’s security tour dubbed Jukwaa la Usalama, Nyanza chapter, promised to crack down on the alleged perpetrators. “This is a very sad thing that has happened in our country, it’s akin to what happened to Hon Ongondo Were, and I am happy to note that there is…

An autopsy on the body of Nairobi lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu revealed he was shot eight times which led to his death. The autopsy on his body showed he died from severe injuries and excessive bleeding. Chief government pathologist Dr Johansen Oduor led the exercise at the Lee Funeral Home. He said the pathologists present recovered two bullets that were lodged in Mbobu’s chest below the arm. “His spine was severely injured, and most of the bullets had entry and exit apart from the two bullets we have recovered,” said Oduor. “We can say he died out of severe bleeding,”…

Peter Mandelson was fired as Britain’s ambassador to the United States on Thursday after his ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein became another unwelcome problem for the embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Mandelson had been under mounting pressure over his relationship with Epstein after US lawmakers on Monday released a “birthday book,” in which Mandelson had penned a handwritten note describing Epstein as “my best pal.” Despite the revelation, Starmer forcefully defended his ambassador on Wednesday, telling parliament that Mandelson had his “full confidence.” Hours later, the scandal snowballed after Bloomberg published a trove of emails between Mandelson…

A parliamentary watchdog has called for a special audit of the Sh6 billion Judiciary mortgage scheme, which has been in operation for over a decade without a supporting legal framework, despite managing funds in excess of Sh5.3 billion. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) announced on Thursday that it will write to Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu, FCPA, requesting a special audit of the scheme. The probe will seek to establish the fund’s governance structure, disbursement criteria, beneficiaries, and compliance with the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act. Butere MP Tindi Mwale, who chairs the committee, noted that the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed…

Children under 15 in France should be banned entirely from using social media, and those aged between 15 and 18 should face a nighttime “digital curfew”, a French parliamentary committee urged on Thursday. The recommendations were put forward in a report by the committee’s lawmakers after months of testimony from families, social media executives and from influencers. President Emmanuel Macron’s office has already indicated it wants to see a ban for children and young adolescents, after Australia last year started drafting its own landmark law with a prohibition for those under 16. The committee had been set up in March,…

Charlie Kirk, a right-wing activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, was fatally shot during an event in the western US state of Utah. This is what we know. – At a university – Kirk, the head of the largest conservative youth movement in the United States, which he co-founded in 2012 at the age of 18, was speaking around noon on the campus of Utah Valley University. Dressed in a white t-shirt with the word “Freedom” across the front, Kirk sat in a chair under a tent as he answered questions from the large audience gathered around him.…

Former France international goalkeeper Steve Mandanda, a World Cup winner in 2018, announced his retirement on Wednesday. The 40-year-old former Crystal Palace and Marseille player’s contract with Ligue 1 club Rennes expired last July. “I needed to take my time to accept it, because it’s not easy, but yes, I’m stopping,” Mandanda, who was capped 35 times, told French sports daily L’Equipe. “I had a long period of reflection because I had a lot of calls but I said no every time.” Born in Kinshasa, Mandanda moved to France as a child, living with his family in Normandy, before starting…

A 25-year-old construction worker died after he was hit by a falling block at a site in Ndonya area, Kilifi County. Police stated that Mangi Karisa was among the construction workers at the site on September 9, 2025, when the incident occurred. A stone fell from an upper floor and hit him fatally on the head. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival. Police visited the scene as part of an ongoing probe into the death as the body was moved to the mortuary for autopsy. Such deaths have been happening at construction…

A 53-year-old man was stabbed and killed as he fought off four robbers in the Mowlem area, Nairobi. His wife and daughter escaped uninjured after they managed to run away from the scene on Wednesday, police said. The deceased, identified as Isaya Chiteri was in the company of the wife, and daughter in Penyanya area and, were walking home when they were confronted by four men. This prompted the man to fight back, which led to his stabbing in the chest below the breast, police said. He was rescued by responders to the scene and rushed to hospital, where he…

An American national was arrested on Tuesday after he was found with six live bullets in his bag at the Nairobi SGR station. Police said the passenger, identified as Terance Luvon Whittington, 34, was traveling to Mombasa on the morning of September 8, 2025, when he was found with the ammunition of 9mm. His motive was not immediately established. Police established that the man and a Kenyan girlfriend had been staying at a house in Utawala, Nairobi. A team from the Anti-Terror Police Unit was called to the scene and detained the two. This meant their trip to Mombasa was…

Charlie Kirk was one of the highest profile conservative activists and media personalities in the US and a trusted ally of President Donald Trump. Kirk, 31, who was shot dead while hosting a college event in what police are calling a targeted shooting, was known for holding open-air debates to challenge youth perspectives. Turning Point USA, the organisation he founded at age 18 – now expanded to hundreds of colleges – aimed at spreading conservative ideals at liberal-leaning US colleges. The event on Wednesday at Utah Valley University where he was gunned down was the kick-off of a multi-campus Turning…

Three former FBI agents have sued FBI Director Kash Patel and US Attorney General Pam Bondi, alleging the officials fired them to appease President Donald Trump. Patel allegedly told his employees that he “had to fire” those individuals because “his ability to keep his own job depended on the removal of the agents who worked on cases involving the President”, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed by former FBI acting Director Brian Driscoll, Steven Jensen, former assistant director in charge of the Washington field office, and Spencer Evans, former special agent in charge of the Las Vegas field…

Kenya presented its National Climate Change Security Resilience Programme (NCCSRP) as a model for locally driven climate action that will position the country as a committed partner in sustainable development and climate security during the Second Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa. The flagship programme seeks to integrate climate adaptation with national security and grassroots governance. It is anchored on a people-centered strategy that leverages Kenya’s unique administrative structure, particularly the country’s 4,000 chiefs, who are leading climate action at the community level. Speaking at a side event during the Summit, Internal Security Principal Secretary Dr. Raymond Omollo emphasized that…