The father Leader of the Majority Party Kimani Ichungwah is dead. Isaac Ichungwa Ngugi, 105 died in his sleep at his Kikuyu home, Kiambu County, early Thursday morning, the Office of The Speaker of the National Assembly said. . “His father, Mr. Isaac Ichungwa Ngugi, aged 105, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his Kikuyu home early this morning. Following a week-long hospitalization at Karen Hospital, he was discharged last week,” a statement said. It added the family has initiated funeral arrangements. Members may pay their condolences to the family starting Tuesday, 9th September 2025, the statement added. Other…
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President Donald Trump’s pick to fill a Federal Reserve vacancy said he did not plan to resign from his White House role, if confirmed, alarming Democrats who said his elevation would bring the president closer to controlling the central bank. Stephen Miran, currently chief of Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers, told lawmakers at his confirmation hearing on Thursday that he intended to take a leave of absence from the White House, given the short term nature of the Fed post. He assured them that he would act independently if confirmed. But he demurred when Democrats demanded he prove his independence…
One person died and at least six others injured in a mass stabbing attack in Canada, police say. The suspect also died in Thursday’s attack in a First Nations community in the province of Manitoba, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The incident, described by police as a “mass casualty” event, took place in Hollow Water First Nation, about 200km (124 miles) north-east of the city of Winnipeg. Eight people were transported by either air or ambulance to local hospitals , Shared Health, the provincial health authority, told the BBC. They arrived with varying injuries, a spokesman said.…
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., got into a heated debate with Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Or., during a hearing on Thursday. The exchange came as Kennedy was testifying before the Senate Finance Committee. Wyden accused Kennedy of putting children into “harm’s way” with his policies and argued Kennedy has shown no regrets about doing so. “This is about kids being pushed into harm’s way by reckless and repeated decisions to get scientists and doctors out of the way and allow conspiracy theories to dictate this country’s health policy,” Wyden said at the end of his questioning. “I…
The Trump administration announced Thursday that the agency that assesses whether immigrants should be granted green cards and citizenship will add its own law enforcement agents who can carry firearms and make arrests. The move is a major change for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, an agency that has been kept separate from immigration arrests and enforcing deportations. USCIS assesses applications and interviews immigrants seeking to legally remain in the country by getting green cards, becoming naturalized citizens or being approved for humanitarian programs. USCIS said in a statement Thursday that under the new rule, it will be authorized to…
Northwestern University President Michael Schill announced his resignation Thursday as the university faces an ongoing funding freeze by the Trump administration. “As I reflect on the progress we have made and what lies ahead, I believe now is the right time for new leadership to guide Northwestern into its next chapter,” Schill said in a message to the campus community. “Therefore, I have decided, in consultation with the leadership of the Board of Trustees, that I will step down as President.” An interim president has yet to be named and Schill will continue in his role until then, the university…
Most of us have tried to run projects with sticky notes, sprawling email chains, or that one spreadsheet nobody wants to open. Then a deadline arrives, and someone says, “Wait—who owned that task?” That’s the moment you can feel the need for a proper system. Task management software gives you one place to plan, track, and close the loop without guesswork. Nakase Law Firm Inc. notes that even a simple performance review template runs smoother once it lives inside the same task hub, which says a lot about the value of a well-organized setup. And here’s the thing—modern tools don’t…
US President Donald Trump has downplayed suggestions he wants to win the Nobel Peace Prize, after weeks of speculation. “I have nothing to say about it,” Trump told CBS News. “All I can do is put out wars.” The president added: “I don’t seek attention. I just want to save lives.” The comments appear to be at odds with previous statements on the matter, when he has said he should be given the prestigious accolade for his part in ending several conflicts. In the same telephone interview, Trump told the outlet that he was committed to helping to secure a…
Indian doctors successfully removed “parasitic twins” or two foetuses that were growing inside the abdomen of a 20-day-old baby. Called foetus in foetu, the condition is extremely rare, with fewer than 200 cases being reported worldwide until now, a handful of them from India. The condition develops early in pregnancy where a malformed foetus is absorbed by the host twin. Though the foetus isn’t alive, it continues to develop by absorbing nutrients from the host twin – hence the name “parasitic twin”. In this case, the woman was pregnant with triplets and two of the foetuses began to grow inside…
A domestic violence suspect in California was arrested after a woman displayed hand signals behind her back asking for help, according to the Alhambra Police Department. In a press release on Sunday, police said they responded to a call at a 7-Eleven in Alhambra, California, “regarding suspicious circumstances.” Jail records indicate the incident occurred on Aug. 19. After further investigation, officials determined that “domestic violence had occurred” as the female victim was “asking for help using hand signals behind her back,” police said. Officials said someone inside the 7-Eleven “recognized what she was doing” and called police to respond to…
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani called reporting Wednesday that the White House is considering administration jobs for Mayor Eric Adams and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa an “affront to our democracy.” The New York Times reported Wednesday that advisers to President Donald Trump have discussed giving incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, who is running as an independent, a position in the administration to clear the field and set up a head-to-head race between Mamdani and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who lost the Democratic primary to Mamdani and is now running as an independent. The talks have also involved…
A 60-year-old man Thursday gave an emotional testimony before Tononoka Children’s court on how he lost nearly his entire family to the Shakahola massacre orchestrated by Pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie of the Good News International Church. Titus Ngonjo Gandi told Principal Magistrate Nelly Chepchirchir that his wife, Esther Birya Masha, lured their two sons Harry and Isaack Ngala into Mackenzie’s cult. Both joined the sect with their wives and children, abandoning education, formal employment, and family responsibilities in the process. Gandi narrated that his first-born son Harry, his wife, and their five children all perished in the forest. His second…
Guyanese President Irfaan Ali claimed a second five-year term in office, even as official final results from Monday’s general election are yet to be published. Ali’s People’s Progressive Party (PPP) secured at least 242,000 votes in the poll, claiming majorities in eight of the 10 districts in the South American country, according to Reuters news agency. We Invest in Nationhood (WIN), a new political party founded just three months ago, came in second with around 109,000 votes. Ali, 45, campaigned on a pledge to use the country’s vast oil reserves, discovered in 2019, to improve infrastructure and reduce poverty, while…
Dozens of people died in Nigeria’s northern Niger state after a boat carrying about 100 people sank in a river. The reportedly overloaded boat, carrying passengers including children, capsized when it struck a submerged tree stump near the Gausawa community in Borgu Local Government Area, officials said. The state’s emergency agency said 29 people had died and more than 50 others were rescued, with search operations continuing. A local official told the Reuters news agency that the death toll had risen to 60. The incident reportedly occurred around 11:30 on Tuesday morning on the Malale River, after the boat had…
A US federal court has told Google to pay $425m (£316.3m) for breaching users’ privacy by collecting data from millions of users even after they had turned off a tracking feature in their Google accounts. The verdict comes after a group of users brought the case claiming Google accessed users’ mobile devices to collect, save and use their data, in violation of privacy assurances in its Web & App Activity setting. They had been seeking more than $31bn in damages. “This decision misunderstands how our products work, and we will appeal it. Our privacy tools give people control over their…