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By BBC The running-mate of a murdered Ecuadorian politician is to contest the presidential election in his place. Fernando Villavicencio was shot three times in the head after a campaign rally in Quito. Police say all suspects are Colombian. His Construye party said it would put Andrea Gonzalez forward as its presidential candidate. The party added that it was in the process of choosing a vice-presidential candidate for the August 20 election. Ms Gonzalez, 36, whose career has mainly focused on environmental issues, is due to take part in Sunday’s presidential debate in the capital. Read: Ecuador Politician Murder Suspects are…

Police in South Africa said on Saturday they have launched a “massive manhunt” for at least four gunmen who shot six people dead over a missing identity card. In the latest mass shooting to rock the crime-ridden country, the suspects stormed into a house in a township near the eastern city of Durban on Friday night and killed four people — two inside the main building, one in a backroom and another near an outside toilet, police said. Two more people were shot dead inside a shack a few metres away and a third was injured. Preliminary investigations revealed the…

Kenya and Ethiopia have agreed to develop the Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor Programme. The project, once completed, will connect the country to Ethiopia and South Sudan. Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen on Friday said the project’s long-term goal involves creating a land bridge between the East and West Coast of Africa. “I apprised the Ethiopian delegation of President William Ruto’s commitment, as the current champion of the LAPSSET project under the AU Presidential Infrastructure Championship Initiative, to prioritise the development of the Corridor, full port equipment, the operationalization of the first three berths of the Lamu Port…

A Bomet-based pastor was arrested with a 17-year-old Form Four student in Kisii while boarding a matatu headed for Kisumu. The two were missing and were wanted for questioning, police said. The student at Ngererit Secondary School in Bomet, had been reported missing by her parents at the Mogogosiek Police Station in Bomet. Read: School Girl Lights Internet With Live Link For TV47 From Kibra She is believed to have left with the pastor from the school last week. This prompted a search. Police pounced on the duo following a tip-off from drivers operating at the Kisii bus terminal that they…

The 17-year-old suspect accused of fatally stabbing a gay man in New York has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder as a hate crime. O’Shae Sibley and his friends had been voguing at a petrol pump in Brooklyn on 29 July when an argument broke out with a group of teenagers. Prosecutors claim the teens hurled homophobic and racist slurs before the suspect stabbed Mr Sibley in the chest. Charged as an adult, the attacker faces 20 years to life in prison. At his initial court appearance on Friday, he was identified as Dmitriy Popov, a final-year student…

A California Superior Court judge has been charged with killing his wife in front of their adult son at their home. Court filings reveal the judge had over 47 weapons and 26,000 rounds of ammunition in his home. Ferguson allegedly shot his wife, Sheryl Ferguson, through the chest in the living room of their Anaheim home in front of their adult son using a .40-caliber pistol he pulled from his ankle holster amid an argument, according to court records. Jeffrey Ferguson, 72, has been charged with one felony count of murder, one felony enhancement of personal use of a firearm,…

Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) Acting Managing Director Esther Ngari has admitted that the regulatory body does not conduct tests to ascertain the quality of goods sold locally. Speaking before the National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday, Ngari said KEBS only conducts inspections on local manufacturing plants to determine whether they comply with set standard regulations before granting them the Diamond Mark of Quality. PAC Chair, nominated MP John Mbadi, had summoned Ngari to answer why the government spent Ksh.125.1 million to procure more than 100,000 Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders, many of which were later found to…

The government Friday commenced the process of registering private security guards in the country. This is aimed at enhancing accountability and address deep-rooted human resource issues that have dogged the industry for years. Through the Private Security Regulatory Authority (PSRA), the state is seeking to establish a centralized database of the entire workforce in the sector for harmonized enforcement of compliance with the country’s labour laws and professional ethics and standards. Principal Secretary for Internal Security Dr Raymond Omollo said the intention is to institute a clear regulatory and supervisory regime that will facilitate monitoring of the operations of private…

Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance coalition party allied governors will not show up for the biannual devolution conference in Eldoret next week. Speaking on Friday, Siaya Governor James Orengo said the county bosses will boycott the event over the withdrawal of security. In July, the government recalled security attached to opposition leaders; Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka, Martha Karua, Mwangi wa Iria, Wycliffe Oparanya, and more than 10 others over their participation in the anti-government protests. Also affected were four Nyanza governors; Gladys Wanga of Homa Bay, Orengo, Prof Anyang Nyong’o of Kisumu, and Ochilo Ayacko of Migori. Read: Gov’t Withdraws…

The Kenyan government signed a deal with Mozambique on Wednesday to transfer sentenced persons between the two nations. Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua confirmed the agreement reached with Veronica Macamo, his Mozambican counterpart aims to establish a smooth process for the extradition of convicted persons, ensuring seamless cooperation between the two countries. This agreement is part of a broader Joint Permanent Commission for Cooperation (JPCC) between Kenya and Mozambique. Additionally, both countries have mutually agreed upon legal assistance in criminal matters. “Later, we jointly held a Ministerial Segment of the 2nd Kenya-Mozambique JPCC and signed eight instruments of cooperation…

Rapper Tory Lanez has insisted he was wrongfully convicted for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the feet during a row. Lanez was jailed for 10 years this week after being found guilty of the attack in the Hollywood Hills. He had denied ordering the Savage singer, real name Megan Pete, to “dance” before firing a handgun at her feet during a row. In an Instagram post, he said he was innocent, adding: “I refuse to apologise for something I did not do.” Read: Tory Lanez Sentenced to 10 Years for Shooting Megan Thee Stallion  It follows a statement made by his…

Police raided a home and rescued eight sickly family members who had refused to get medical attention citing religious teachings in Rarieda, Siaya County. This is the latest such incident in a series that is concerning. According to police, the rescued included six children aged between two and four years, police said. Police said they had been informed two families had refused to take their sick children to the hospital as it was against the teachings of Christo Church doctrines. Police went to the home of one Owego and found his three children and wife lying sick and praying. The…

A suspected thug was shot dead in a botched robbery in Mihang’o area, Nairobi. His accomplice surrendered after realizing police had shot his colleague in the Thursday morning incident, police said. Police had intercepted a motorcycle in SDA area which had earlier on been taken from the owner in Boston area. A rider and his pillion passenger tried to escape the scene prompting police to shoot one of them. The other suspect surrendered and was arrested. He told police he did not want to die and was ready to be taken to jail. A homemade gun was recovered from the…

Mt Elgon Member of Parliament Fred Kapondi was Friday robbed of an unknown amount of money moments after he had left a bank in Bungoma Town. Even though the MP claimed there was gun drama in the saga, police said they had not found any evidence on the same. The MP’s car was broken into and money he had left there stolen, police and witnesses said. No one was injured in the drama. Police suspect the thieves had monitored him from the bank and to a supermarket where he went shopping. This gave the thieves a chance to break into…

Tragedy struck a village in Trans Nzoia when a Kenya Wildlife Service ranger was hacked to death by a suspect he and his colleagues wanted to arrest. A group of KWS rangers and police had gone to arrest a wanted suspect who later turned violent and attacked one of them killing him on the spot. He also injured a second ranger, police said. The group of nine KWS rangers and a police officer from Kalaha police post had gone to Kisawai in Kinyoro where a wanted suspect was hiding, police said. The suspect was wanted over claims of poaching and…