Uganda’s authorities have denied reports that they are planning to cut access to the internet during next week’s election. The main opposition candidate last week repeated claims that the government was going to block the internet to prevent his supporters from mobilising, and sharing election results. On Friday, satellite internet provider Starlink restricted its services in Uganda following an order from the communications regulator, fuelling these concerns. President Yoweri Museveni is seeking to extend his 40-year rule in the 15 January elections. His strongest challenger is expected to be Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, a former pop star.…
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday that he will not seek reelection to a third term as criticism over a welfare-fraud scandal in his state intensifies. Walz, the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2024, spent the weekend discussing his plans with friends and advisers, two senior Democrats familiar with the matter told CNN. He met with Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Sunday, two sources said, as the Democratic senator considers whether to jump into the race. In a statement, Walz said, he had “decided to step out of the race and let others worry about the election while I…
A wave of protests sparked by Iran’s failing economy has entered its ninth day, as President Donald Trump renewed his threat of US intervention. On Sunday, videos published online showed demonstrations in Tehran, as well as Fars, Ilam, North Khorasan and Semnan provinces. Human rights activists said protests had taken place in 26 of the country’s 31 provinces since last week, and that at least 19 protesters and one member of the security forces had been killed. Trump warned overnight that Iranian authorities would be “hit very hard” if more protesters died. “We’re watching it very closely. If they start…
Donald Trump has again proposed annexing Greenland, after Denmark’s leader urged him to “stop the threats” over the island. Speaking to reporters, the US president said “we need Greenland from the standpoint of national security”. Trump has repeatedly raised the prospect of the semi-autonomous Danish territory becoming an annexed part of the US, citing its strategic location for defence purposes and mineral wealth. Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens Frederik Nielsen responded by saying “that’s enough now” and described the notion of US control over the island as a “fantasy”. He said: “No more pressure. No more insinuations. No more fantasies of…
History does not move at the speed of public opinion. It moves at the pace of imagination, courage, and execution. Every major leap in human progress has followed the same pattern. A small group of thinkers see beyond the present constraints. They articulate ideas that sound irrational to their contemporaries. They are mocked, resisted, and dismissed. Then, quietly and often painfully, their ideas begin to work. By the time success becomes obvious, the skeptics have either fallen silent or rewritten their own memories. Professor Robert Goddard occupies a special place in this long tradition of misunderstood visionaries. In the early…
A section of Members of Parliament in the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party Monday called on the party’s leader Oburu Oginga, to intervene in the budding disputes among elected leaders within the party, citing damaging divisions. Seven party legislators led by Rarieda MP Otiende Amolo said that internal divisions have started snowballing after the demise of party founder Raila Odinga and will severely cripple the faction’s unity ahead of the 2027 General Election. The leaders cited the ongoing tussle between Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna and National Assembly Minority leader Junet Mohamed, who have traded accusations over the handling of campaign…
Thousands of passengers were stranded across Europe after a communications failure forced Greece to close its airspace, causing widespread cancellations and delays. Officials are working to understand why radio communications were disrupted on Sunday morning, prompting the temporary suspension of arrivals and departures. Some departures have since been allowed to resume – though inbound flights are still being told to divert or return to their point of origin. Athens’ main airport is among the worst affected, while Thessaloniki airport has closed entirely. The timing of the disruption has raised fears that travellers will not be able to get home before…
Denmark has urged the US to respect its “territorial integrity”, after the wife of one of Donald Trump’s top aides tweeted a map of Greenland in the colours of the American flag. Katie Miller, who is married to the US president’s deputy chief of staff, posted the altered image of the Danish autonomous territory on her X feed late on Saturday, alongside the word “SOON”. Danish ambassador to the US, Jesper Moeller Soerensen, reposted her message, with a “friendly reminder” of the close defence ties between the countries. Trump has repeatedly raised the possibility of Greenland becoming an annexed part…
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja demanded the return of prosecution powers to county governments to address various offenses committed. This comes as many places experience a building safety crisis that has claimed lives and shattered public confidence. Prosecutions can only be done by the Office of Public Prosecutions as per the law. Speaking on day three of rescue operations after a building collapsed in South C, Sakaja acknowledged the mounting frustration among residents who have watched illegal and substandard constructions rise unchecked across the city. He talked on what he termed as both the systemic failures that have enabled dangerous developments…
The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration, Kipchumba Murkomen Saturday warned individuals involved in the distribution of illicit drugs and adulterated ethanol that their days are numbered. Speaking during the farewell and engagement ceremony of Sandra Chebichii, daughter of Moiben Constituency MP Prof. Phyllis Bartoo and High Court Judge Justice Joseph Sergon, held in Kimumu, Uasin Gishu County, the CS declared 2026 a decisive year in the fight against drug and substance abuse. “This is the year we are liberating our youth from the yoke of drug and substance abuse. I am telling the major distributors of drugs and…
Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has flown back to the UK after a fatal car crash that killed two of his close friends in Nigeria. The 36-year-old was a passenger in a Lexus SUV that collided with a stationary truck on a major expressway near Lagos on Monday. Joshua’s close friends and team members Sina Ghami and Latif “Latz” Ayodele died in the crash. Their funerals will take place at a London mosque on Sunday. Joshua was taken to hospital and was discharged on Wednesday. Driver Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, was charged at Sagamu Magistrates’ Court on Friday. Police…
Suna East MP Junet Mohamed has launched fresh accusations over the handling of funds meant for ODM election agents during the 2022 General Election, alleging that former President Uhuru Kenyatta and his brother Muhoho Kenyatta took control of the money and failed to deploy or pay agents. In a press statement , Junet, a close ally of ODM leader the late Raila Odinga, was responding to claims by Nairobi Senator and ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna, who had challenged him to explain why agents were allegedly absent or unpaid during the last election. Junet claimed that former President Kenyatta released…
At least three people were arrested and charged over illegal construction of the collapsed South C building in Nairobi. Documents show Farah Hassan Jacub, Abdiaziz Hassan Jacub and Wycliffe Omondi Onyango were on July 30, 2025 charged with multiple Infractions. They were released on a cash bail of Sh20,000. This was after the Office of Director of Public Prosecutions approved the proposed charges. The three are said to have gone back and continued to construct the structure. The county enforcement officers never re arrested them. Nairobi City County revealed that the 14-storey building that collapsed in South C on Thursday…
The FTSE 100 index climbed above 10,000 points for the first time, passing a significant stock market milestone, on the first trading day of the year. Shares included in the index performed strongly in 2025, leaving the benchmark more than 21% higher than a year ago, when it stood at just over 8,260. It set a new all-time record reaching 10,046 points before dropping back and closing the day at 9951. Despite much talk of high stock valuations in the US over the past year, the London index outperformed the major American indexes in 2025. Shares in British brands such…
Environmentalist Truphena Muthoni officially received a Guinness World Records badge for her 48-hour tree-hugging marathon, completed in Nairobi between January 31 and February 2, 2025. The achievement formally recognises her as a verified record holder for maintaining continuous physical contact with a single tree for 48 hours. “New Year comes with official Record Breaker Badge!!!” she wrote, expressing pride in the accomplishment. According to Guinness World Records, the record was achieved on February 2, 2025. The official certification states: “Longest marathon hugging a tree is 48:00:00 hours, achieved in Nairobi, Kenya on February 2, 2025.” The badge bears the organisation’s…