The High Court in Nairobi halted a recent directive by the State Law Office and the National Police Service that sought to ban all decorative art, graffiti, and creative enhancements on Public Service Vehicles (PSVs). Justice Bahati Mwamuye granted conservatory orders in favour of petitioner Michael Makubo William, who challenged the legality and constitutionality of the ban. The orders were issued on Thursday at the Milimani Law Courts. The contested notice, dated May 14, directed all PSV operators to “immediately remove from their fleets and vehicles all innovative decorations, graffiti, and other artistic enhancements.” The notice sparked public outcry, especially…
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Rwanda says it is pulling out of a central African regional bloc after a diplomatic row over its involvement in the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The country was supposed to take up the chairman role of the Economic Community of Central African States (Eccas), which rotates between its 11 members. But it was prevented from doing so at a meeting on Saturday in Equatorial Guinea. Announcing its decision to leave Eccas, Rwanda said its right to take up the “chairmanship… was deliberately ignored in order to impose the DRC’s diktat”. As a result, it…
A UK soldier has been accused of raping a woman near a British army training camp in Kenya where another soldier was previously accused of murder. The alleged rape happened last month close to the British Army Training Unit Kenya (Batuk) near the town of Nanyuki, 200km (125 miles) north of the capital, Nairobi. The man was arrested and questioned following the alleged incident, which occurred after a group of soldiers visited a bar in the town. An investigation is being carried out by UK military police from the Defence Serious Crime Unit, which looks into crimes allegedly committed by…
A salmonella outbreak linked to a large egg recall has made dozens of people sick in seven states in the West and Midwest, federal health officials said Saturday. The August Egg Company recalled about 1.7 million brown organic and brown cage-free egg varieties distributed to grocery stores between February and May because of the potential for salmonella, according to a posted announcement Friday on the Food and Drug Administration’s website. At least 79 people in seven states have gotten a strain of salmonella that was linked to the eggs, and 21 people have been hospitalized. the U.S. Centers for Disease…
President Donald Trump warned on Saturday that there would be “serious consequences” for Elon Musk if he were to fund Democratic candidates. The president made the remark during a phone interview with NBC News. “If he does, he’ll have to pay the consequences for that,” Trump told NBC News. However, according to the outlet, Trump did not detail what the consequences would be. The president also told the outlet that he has no interest in repairing his relationship with the Tesla founder and CEO. When asked if he thought his relationship with Musk was over, Trump reportedly told NBC News,…
Coco Gauff won the first French Open singles title of her career by fighting back to beat world number one Aryna Sabalenka in a rollercoaster final. American second seed Gauff claimed a 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 6-4 victory after a tense battle between the WTA Tour’s two leading players in testing conditions. It is the second Grand Slam singles triumph of Gauff’s career, adding to the US Open title she won in 2023, also by beating Belarus’ Sabalenka. “I think this [Grand Slam] win was harder than the first because you don’t want to get satisfied with just that one,” said…
Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi Saturday sensationally ruled out the possibility of President William Ruto being defeated in the 2027 elections. Mudavadi said despite the changing political dynamics being witnessed in the country at the moment, Ruto still stands a big chance to clinch his second term. He urged the people of Western Kenya to remain steadfast and rally behind the President and his agenda for the region and country. “I want us to remain focused and forthright as a people of Western Kenya. We should stop this blame game and work…
Tech billionaire Elon Musk deleted an explosive allegation linking Donald Trump with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein that he posted on social media during a vicious public fallout with the US president this week. Musk — who just exited his role as a top White House advisor — alleged on Thursday that the Republican leader is featured in unreleased government files on former associates of Epstein, who died by suicide in 2019 while he faced sex trafficking charges. The Trump administration has acknowledged it is reviewing tens of thousands of documents, videos and investigative material that his “MAGA” movement says will…
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At least 12 out of Kenya’s 47 counties have run out of essential vaccine stocks, the Ministry of Health has confirmed, raising concerns over the country’s immunization efforts amid ongoing global supply constraints. The ministry revealed Friday that vaccine stock levels for key childhood immunizations have dwindled to critical lows, with just two weeks’ supply remaining for the BCG (Tuberculosis) and Polio vaccines, and a month’s supply left for the Rota Virus vaccine. “The Ministry of Health remains committed to safeguarding the health and well-being of all Kenyans,” said Medical Services Principal Secretary Dr. Ouma Oluga in the statement. “We…
President Donald Trump is considering either giving away or selling the red Tesla he purchased to support Elon Musk, a senior administration official told ABC News. The Tesla was parked on West Executive Avenue on Thursday. Trump made a show of checking out Tesla models at the White House in March as Musk’s company took a hit as he arrived in Washington. The war of words on Thursday, stemming from Musk’s criticism of Trump’s signature tax and immigration bill, had Musk suggesting Trump would have lost the 2024 election without him, backing calls for Trump’s impeachment and even claiming Trump…
A 36-year-old female Chicago police officer was shot and killed in the line of duty Thursday night in the city’s East Chatham neighborhood after an “investigatory stop” led to a police chase, with several suspects in police custody. The officer, a four-year veteran of the department, was the mother of a “very young daughter,” Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said during a press conference overnight. She was identified Friday morning by the Cook County Medical Examiners Office as Krystal Rivera. “She was a mom, and there’s nothing like walking into a room and having to deliver this type of message…
Ghana’s former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been placed on Interpol’s Red Notice list for allegedly using public office for personal gain. This comes after Ghanaian prosecutors declared him a wanted person as well as a fugitive from justice, as he was outside the country, over his alleged involvement in several corruption cases when he was in government. A Red Notice is not an arrest warrant but a request to police worldwide to detain someone pending extradition. Ofori-Atta, who is said to be out of the country for medical reasons, has not commented on the allegations, but he has said…
Police are still looking for a Washington man they believe murdered his three young daughters one week ago. Travis Decker, 32, is wanted on kidnapping and first-degree murder charges for killing his daughters, aged nine, eight and five, according to the Wenatchee Police Department in Washington state. Officials believe Mr Decker, who they say is an outdoorsman and may have gone to mountain survival school as part of his military training, is hiding in a remote part of the mountainous and wooded state, making the search for him difficult. He has been said to “pose a significant risk, if approached”.…
Even though observers have long speculated that Donald Trump and Elon Musk would eventually fall out, few predicted the speed and ferocity with which their social media feud erupted. Since Musk pledged his full-throated support for the president following an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania less than a year ago, the political and business interests of the two men have become increasingly intertwined. In several key areas – including political funding, government contracts and their personal relationships – the two men have come to rely on each other, meaning ending the alliance is likely to be messy. That complicates the fallout…