United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk says the war in Gaza is a “powder keg” that could ignite a wider conflict with serious repercussions for the Middle East and beyond. In an address to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday, Turk said he was deeply concerned that the war – now in its 150th day – had already generated dangerous spillover in neighbouring countries. “Any spark could lead to a much broader conflagration,” Turk warned. “This would have implications for every country in the Middle East,and many beyond it.” The UN high commissioner for human rights…
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In November 2023 when the Grammy Awards announced five inaugural nominees for the Best African Music Performance category, only South Africa and Nigeria were represented. The news sparked a debate about the continuing trend of contemporary music from both countries – Amapiano and Afrobeats – dominating the continent of 54 countries. This was especially so in Kenya. The East African nation is one of the continent’s cultural heavyweights and so often a leader in many other sectors. Yet, in most parts of Africa and the world, dance floors and airwaves are devoid of Kenyan music. Some of the best-known names…
The Ministry of Education has drafted the Basic Education Bill, 2024, for legislation that will make County Commissioners chairpersons of the County Education Boards (CEBs). This will be a departure from the Basic Education Act, 2013, which is set to be repealed, that provides that the Cabinet Secretary appoints an educationist of at least five years standing, and based in the county. In a press statement sent to newsrooms, the Cabinet Secretary for Education Ezekiel Machogu said the Bill would however, retain the County Director of Education or their representative as the Secretary to the County Education Board as in…
One person died and at least 10 people were injured after a shooting occurred at a club in Clay County, Mississippi. WCBI News said the deadly shooting happened at Club Oasis after midnight on Sunday. West Point Police Chief Avery Cook confirmed his officers assisted Clay County deputies in response to the mass shooting. Chief Cook believes nine to 12 people were shot. The motive of the shooting was not immediately disclosed. The shooting came a day after a Lauderdale County deputy was injured and a suspect was killed during an officer-involved shooting, according to authorities. Also Read: Gangs Free 4,000…
Armed gangs stormed the main prison in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, releasing many inmates. The vast majority of about 4,000 men held there have now escaped, a local journalist told BBC News. Among those detained were gang members charged in connection with the 2021 killing of President Jovenel Moïse. Violence in Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, has worsened in recent years. Gangs aiming to oust PM Ariel Henry control 80 percent of Port-au-Prince. The latest upsurge in violence began on Thursday, when prime minister traveled to Nairobi to discuss sending a Kenyan-led multinational security force to Haiti. On Friday,…
Indian authorities have arrested four people suspected of being part of a group that gangraped a Spanish tourist and assaulted her partner. The woman – whose identity was not revealed by the authorities – is a travel blogger with more than 200,000 followers on Instagram. She was travelling with her partner in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand when the attack happened on Friday night. The couple had stopped their motorbikes and set up a tent to pass the night in the state’s Dumka district before a group of seven men attacked them. All the members of the group have…
The Principal Secretary for the State Department of Information, Communications Technology (ICT) and Digital Economy Eng. John Kipchumba Tanui has affirmed that the government is in full control of the E- Citizen platform dismissing recent allegations that the system is privately run. He said the system, which has been in development since 2013 and has been piloted through the support of the World Bank, was foolproof in supporting the digitization of government services where a total of over 15,000 services have been onboarded to date. The PS said the government took over the running of the system last year after…
The Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang’ula has appealed to the electorate to be patient with the government as it strives to fix the economy. Wetang’ula admitted that the country is experiencing hard economic times but assured the masses that efforts were in place to change the situation. He was speaking at Chavakali High School grounds during a function for mobilizing funds in aid of the Sabatia Empowerment Initiative championed by the area Member of Parliament (MP) Clement Sloya. The Ford Kenya Party Leader called for unity of purpose amongst the political class urging them to pool resources together…
More than 200 volunteers participated in cleaning River Nanyuki in Laikipia County as part of activities to mark World Wildlife Day. The volunteers who included university students and community-based environment conservation groups joined Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officers in removing about nine tons of solid waste from the river. World Wildlife Day is celebrated on March 3 every year to help promote the conservation of wildlife. The culmination of this week’s celebration will be on Monday when conservationists and community groups from counties neighbouring Laikipia will converge in Nanyuki Town for a street procession and later hold a daylong exhibition.…
A Chinese ultranationalist vlogger raised eyebrows when he discovered red circular stickers with the words “Happy 2024” on the glass doors of a shopping mall in Nanjing. Claiming these seemingly innocent New Year decorations were nationalistic Japanese motifs resembling the rising sun in Japan’s flag, the vlogger confronted mall staff, leading to police intervention and the removal of the decorations. The episode sparked a debate on Chinese social media, with netizens highlighting the potential absurdity of banning all red circular objects, including iconic symbols like Huawei’s logo, Mao Zedong posters, and even traffic lights. China’s state-run CCTV criticized the vlogger,…
Harambee Savings and Credit Cooperative Society (Sacco) is strengthening its Millionaires’ Club (MC) to allow more of its members to meet and network with local, regional and international entrepreneurs. The opportunity will enable members to exchange ideas and learn how other businessmen deal with challenges in their areas. The Sacco’s chairman Mr Macleod Malonza further announced that the Millionaires Club has embarked on a series of countrywide tours organizing seminars where members are taught on the necessary skills to run a business effectively so that they become better placed at making well-informed decisions. To be eligible for Millionaires Club’s membership,…
The Court of Appeal in Mombasa Friday overturned a High Court decision that acquitted 25 former Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) servicemen who had challenged their convictions by the court martial. The 25 former KDF servicemen had been charged by the court martial with the offence of desertion, contrary to Section 74(1) (a) of the Kenya Defence Forces Act 2012. They all pleaded not guilty, and after the trial, the Court Martial found them guilty and sentenced them to life imprisonment. Dissatisfied with the conviction and the sentence, the former KDF officers filed an appeal at the High Court. The High…
Popular Lang’ata Road nightclub 1824 was Friday demolished two months after it was shut down and later reopened. Bulldozers ravaged through the iconic entertainment joint as debris scattered across the place where it previously stood. Members of the public ventured to the area to grab valuables as the bulldozers flattened the structure. Crates filled with alcohol were seen arranged outside as onlookers stood at a distance watching. The demolition comes the High Court last month declined to lift orders freezing assets worth Sh643.2 million belonging to 1824 owner Wilson Nahashon Kanani. Also Read: Popular Nightclub 1824 Raided, Valuables Carted Away in…
A university student was killed and another seriously injured by stray bullets as a gunman shot dead two men in a parked car on a busy street near the centre of the South African city of Johannesburg, police say. The students were hit when their bus was passing the scene of the shooting. No arrests have so far been made. Gun crime claims dozens of lives every day in South Africa but witnesses to these killings in broad daylight said they were shocked by what happened. “Both the men in the vehicle and one student were declared dead while the…
A dire hunger crisis in the besieged Gaza Strip has escalated as Israeli troops opened fire on hundreds of Palestinians waiting for food aid southwest of Gaza City in a tragic turn of events, a. The incident, described by the Palestinian Foreign Ministry as a cold-blooded “massacre,” resulted in at least 70 fatalities and 250 injuries. The citizens had gathered at al-Rashid Street in anticipation of aid trucks carrying essential supplies, including flour. Shocking footage verified by Al Jazeera showed bodies of the dead and wounded being loaded onto trucks, as ambulances were unable to reach the area due to…