The Ministry for Youth Affairs Creative Economy and Sports has called on sports journalists to play a more central role in the growth of Kenyan sport, describing the media as a critical partner rather than an outsider in the sports ecosystem. Director of Sports Douglas Ratemo read the keynote speech on behalf of Sports Principal Secretary Elijah Mwangi during the Sports Journalists’ Association of Kenya (SJAK) Annual General Meeting held in Nairobi on Friday. The PS conveyed appreciation for the role sports journalists continue to play in the development and promotion of sport in Kenya, noting that the AGM comes…
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The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) could soon have its mandate expanded to cover other State agencies whose officers are authorised to carry firearms, including prison warders, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) rangers, Kenya Forest Service (KFS) officers and police reservists. The proposal emerged during the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security’s approval hearing of Dr. Duncan Ojwang Oburu, who has been nominated to chair IPOA board. Responding to questions from Suna West MP Peter Masara on whether IPOA should be empowered to oversee other armed agencies, Dr. Ojwang backed the proposed reforms saying civilian oversight should extend…
An American missionary has been released after spending more than nine months in captivity, the international Christian organisation he worked for has said. Kevin Rideout – who was kidnapped outside his home in Niger’s capital Niamey last year – was “in good health in the care of US officials”, SIM International said in a statement on Friday. The New York Times, which first reported Rideout’s release, cited unnamed US officials saying that he was now in FBI custody, though details of how he was released, as well as who he had been held by, remained unclear. There had been concerns…
Chad’s President Mahamat Déby has pardoned political rival and former Prime Minister Succès Masra who was serving a 20-year sentence, paving the way for his release from prison. Masra, a fierce critic of president, claimed to have defeated him in an election in 2024. The opposition figure had been arrested last May over alleged links to a clash which took place in the south-west of the country. He was accused of spreading hateful messages on social media linked to the violence in which auth orities said at least 42 people died. The decision to pardon Masra comes four days after…
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Romania shut down its only nuclear power station because of extremely low water levels in the Danube river caused by prolonged hot weather affecting much of Europe. The Cernavodă plant, where two reactors produce about 20% of Romania’s electricity, is not expected to be restarted within the next 10 days. Earlier this week, authorities tried to increase the water flow to the plant – which uses the Danube for cooling – by sinking barges loaded with rocks in the river. Neighbouring Hungary has so far avoided a shutdown of its only nuclear plant in Paks, which also uses the Danube.…
Jubilee Secretary General Moitalel Ole Kenta has accused the Kenya Kwanza administration of using retired President Uhuru Kenyatta as a political scapegoat instead of addressing its own record in government. Ole Kenta said the government, having been in office for four years, should focus on issues affecting Kenyans rather than repeatedly invoking the name of a former Head of State who left office in 2022. “Let Uhuru Kenyatta be!” Ole Kenta said, arguing that the retired president is constitutionally entitled to his peace, privacy and opinions like any other Kenyan citizen. He questioned why Uhuru remained a major subject of…
Attorneys for Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York in 2024, are meeting federal prosecutors on Friday amid US media reports about a potential plea agreement. Mangione faces two federal stalking crimes that carry a maximum penalty of life in prison without parole, but it was not immediately clear which charges are under discussion. “There’s a conference scheduled for 11 am on Friday, and that’s all we can say at this time,” Jamie McDonald, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), said this week. Mangione also faces a…
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has criticised Vladimir Putin’s first-ever visit to the disputed Kuril islands on Thursday as “absolutely unacceptable”. Russian state media reported that Putin visited Iturup, known in Japan as Etorofu, one of four islands in the Kuril chain that are claimed by Russia and Japan. Putin’s trip “has worsened Japanese sentiment towards Russia,” Takaichi told reporters, maintaining the island chain was “a unique territory of [Japan] historically and under international law”. The countries have been locked in a dispute over the Kurils for decades, and it is the main reason Moscow and Tokyo did not sign…
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Two members of US President Donald Trump’s cabinet were on a decoy plane that Trump secretly exited before boarding a different flight in Turkey last month, CBS News reports. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent remained aboard what was believed to be Air Force One and didn’t join a flight that was provided to Trump over security concerns involving Iran. After Trump entered Air Force One on 8 July with both officials and members of the press, he hid on a catering truck to be clandestinely transported to a military plane. The label “Air Force One”…
Lightning struck an Ohio prison during severe weather in the state on Tuesday, injuring 16 inmates – including one who had to be airlifted to hospital. The prisoners were outside during the storm, moving between buildings after an evening meal. Nine of the inmates have since returned to the correctional institution, while seven remain in hospital, including one who was in serious condition, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction said. Severe weather and flash flooding has ravaged parts of the US Midwest in recent days, generating tornadoes, strong winds and causing widespread power outages. No staff were injured in…
Donald Trump is being sued by two US media groups over a new Truth Social service that charges up to $100,000 (£74,000) a month for early access to his posts. The lawsuit was filed on Wednesday in New York federal court by The Intercept and Freedom of the Press Foundation. The suit argues that selling priority access to the president’s messages raises serious concerns, describing it as “extraordinary, corrupt and unconstitutional”. Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) said the lawsuit was brought by “left-wing activists” seeking to censor the president. The BBC has approached the White House for comment. TMTG…
It’s been 16 years since three people were executed on the same day in the US, but on Thursday, three men convicted of murder in different US states will face the death penalty. The planned executions of inmates Anthony Darrell Hines, 66, Jeremy Williams, 41, and Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez, 71, in Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma, respectively, are indicative of a steep rise in executions across the US. Last year, in 2025, there were more than four times as many people put to death as there were in 2021, even as juries, and the American public at large, became increasingly wary of…
Japan said it “strongly protests” against Vladimir Putin’s visit to the Kuril islands on Thursday, the first time the Russian president had visited the disputed island chain. Russian state media reported that Putin visited Iturup – known in Japan as Etorofu – one of four islands in the Kuril chain that are claimed by Russia and Japan. Japan’s foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi said the islands were “inherently Japanese territory both historically and under international law, and the Government of Japan strongly protests this visit”. The countries have been locked in a dispute over the Kurils for decades, and it is…