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Arnold Schwarzenegger will face criminal tax proceedings after failing to declare an item upon arrival to Germany, a Munich Customs press officer told CNN Wednesday. “He did not declare a product. A product that was imported from non-EU countries to remain in the EU. And this process applies to everyone,” the press officer Thomas Meister said. Meister said the former California governor and movie star was released and traveled on after being held for more than two hours. “Arnold was detained for three hours today at Munich airport for traveling with a watch he owns, that he might be auctioning…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved a $941 million (Ksh.150 billion) lending boost to Kenya, with an immediate disbursement of $624.5 million (Sh99.6 billion), offering some relief to the East African country as it battles financial pressures. The disbursement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programs will also be topped by a release of $60.2 million (Sh9.6 billion) under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) arrangement. The executive board sign-off brings the IMF’s total funding commitment to Kenya under all three facilities to more than $4.4 billion (Sh701.8 billion). “Kenya’s growth remained resilient…

Singer Akothee’s sister, Elseba K’Okeyo alias Cebbie Koks, has Kenyans talking after she pulled down photographs of her lawyer husband Steve Ogolla from her Instagram page. Speculations are rife that the marriage is on its deathbed over alleged infidelity. Cebbie who wedded the lawyer in a glamorous traditional ceremony in 2022, has also unfollowed him on the Meta-owned app. She has taken it a step further and taken off her wedding ring. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Elseba Awuor Kokeyo (@cebbie_koks_nyasego) She has not only deleted all their wedding and vacation photos, Cebbie has…

Donald Trump’s lawyers accused E Jean Carroll of courting publicity on Wednesday, as she said her reputation was left “shattered” after accusing him of sexual assault in the 1990s. The second day of the civil defamation trial featured several fiery exchanges. At one point, the judge threatened to kick Mr Trump out of court after he was overheard criticising her testimony. A jury found Mr Trump liable for sexually abusing Ms Carroll last year, but he continues to deny the claim. He was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation, though not for rape, and Ms Carroll was awarded $5m.…

A former Sierra Leonean president has been granted permission to travel abroad on medical grounds despite facing treason charges. The High Court ruling comes amid speculation that Ernest Bai Koroma has agreed to go into exile in Nigeria if charges against him were dropped. He was accused of treason and other offences over a failed coup last November, in which some 20 people died. Mr Koroma, who ruled between 2007 and 2018, denies these allegations. A court order seen by the BBC on Wednesday shows Mr Koroma is allowed to travel to Nigeria for medical reasons. The order stipulates that…

Three police officers suspected of involvement in a foreign national’s kidnapping in Mlolongo in Machakos County on January 8, 2024 were Wednesday arraigned at Mavoko Law Courts. Constables Fredrick Mwongela Mwololo, Samuel Mwiti and Kimwele Musyoki all attached to the General Service Unit were arrested in Nairobi a week after the incident. Prosecution sought custodial orders to finalize investigations as manhunt for the kidnapping mastermind gains momentum. In the incident that has unearthed an international criminal ring whose targets are well-picked after a background check on their financial muscles, the victim who is a Chinese national was waylaid on his…

Yemen’s Houthis Wednesday targeted a US-owned vessel in the Gulf of Aden after Washington said it will re-designate the group as “global terrorists”. The group said they hit the “Genco Picardy” bulk carrier with missiles which resulted in a “direct hit”. The US military says the vessel was hit by a drone on Wednesday evening. Washington’s new designation of the Houthis will require US financial institutions to freeze Houthi funds and its members will be banned from the US. The Houthi attacks in the Gulf of Aden and neighbouring Red Sea are a response to Israel’s military operation in Gaza.…

Mumias East Member of Parliament Peter Salasya on Wednesday appeared in court and took plea for charges of assault. Salasya denied the charges and was released on a Sh50,000 bond. He presented himself before Mumias Senior Resident Magistrate Marcella Onyango after he was ordered to appear. He was charged with assaulting Malaha-Isango Ward Member of County Assembly Peter Walunya Indimuli at a funeral on Friday last week in the area. The magistrate set the case for mention on February 19 and hearing on March 12, 2024. Salasya had on Tuesday failed to appear before court to face assault and bodily…

King Charles III is set to attend hospital next week for treatment for an enlarged prostate. Buckingham Palace said the King’s condition is benign but he will undergo a “corrective procedure”. The 75 year old’s public engagements will be postponed for a short period of recuperation, the palace said Wednesday. The announcement comes shortly after it was revealed the Princess of Wales is in hospital after undergoing abdominal surgery. “In common with thousands of men each year, The King has sought treatment for an enlarged prostate,” the statement said. Benign prostate enlargement is common in men over 50 and is…

Kenya’s Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has called for strengthened cooperation in political, economic, and social spheres within the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Member States. Mudavadi who is Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs affirmed that the NAM Member States continue to be guided by the objectives that reaffirm their commitment to the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter. Despite the precarious and perilous global environment compounded by the advent of the Covid 19, Mudavadi says member states continue to strive for a stronger and United Non-Aligned Movement that contributes for a better world for all. “There…

Police are investigating a mysterious murder of a middle aged woman whose body was found dumped on the roadside in Juja, Kiambu county on Wednesday morning.  The naked body was found dumped at Gwa-Kairu area in Juja, police said. Juja sub-county Police Commander Michael Mwaura said they were called and alerted by locals that a naked body was at the scene. The woman did not have identification documents then. This sent chills among many and coming in the wake of ongoing probe into the gruesome murder of two other women in the past two weeks. Mwaura said the body had…

A High Court sitting in Malindi Wednesday allowed the prosecution 14 days to carry out mental health assessments on cultist Paul Mackenzie and 30 other co-accused persons before they stand trial for the murder of the children victims of the Shakahola.  At least 238 children were among the 429 bodies of people exhumed from the vast Shakahola forest. They died after they were forced to fast for weeks. There are accusations some victims were strangled to death. After nine-month investigation, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Mulele said Mackenzie and 30 others were responsible for the deaths of victims,…

Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi is among those attending the 19th Non-Aligned Movement Summit that started on Monday in Uganda. The 19th Non-Aligned Movement Summit under the theme: ‘Deepening Cooperation for Shared Global Affluence’ will provide a unique opportunity for Member States to take stock of major global affairs. The NAM summit is held every few years usually in a different continent. The last meeting was held in Baku, Azerbaijan in 2023, with the theme, Upholding the Bandung Principles to ensure concerted and adequate response to the challenges of the contemporary world.…

More details have emerged to indicate the man behind the murder of a 20 year old university student sent images of her being slaughtered in a bathroom in Roysambu area, Nairobi. The killer was doing this while demanding Sh500,000 from the father of Rita Waeni Muendo to release her. At the same time, detectives are back to square one in the search for a suspect behind the murder after an identification parade on a man arrested turned negative. This family of the woman identified her as Rita Waeni Muendo, fourth year student at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.…

The family of the 20-year-old woman who was found murdered in Roysambu has finally broken its silence. The family of Rita Waeni Muendo said the fourth year student at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Technology and Technology (JKUAT) left her aunt’s residence in Syokimau to meet with a friend. On Sunday, at 5.00 am, her father received a message, delivered from her phone number, demanding a ransom of Sh500,000 within 24 hours for her release. Upon receiving the ransom demand, the family then reported the matter to the police and the DCI after which investigations commenced. “Additional two messages were…