Deputy President Kithure Kindiki challenged the youth to continue asking hard questions on the country’s governance, assuring them of a proactive response to their concerns. The DP urged them to avoid violence and exploitation by those seeking to undermine the country. Prof. Kindiki was speaking when he engaged with youth leaders, artists, content creators and musicians from Embu County at home in Irunduni, Tharaka Nithi County, where he assured them that the Kenya Kwanza administration is deliberately finding solutions to the challenges facing the youth, including unemployment, which remains a stumbling block to the country’s progress. He said that the…
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The National Assembly’s Committee on Implementation and Oversight of the Constitution (CIOC), chaired by MP Caroli Omondi, resolved to summon the Inspector General of Police (IG), Douglas Kanja, citing a “continuous trend of ignoring the Committee’s invitations.” The lawmakers say this undermines Parliament’s constitutional mandate. In a press briefing at Bunge Tower, Omondi and other Committee members faulted Kanja for failing to honor several invitations. They noted that he risks inheriting a culture of non-compliance to legislative oversight—a pattern witnessed during the tenure of his predecessors. “This will no longer be business as usual,” cautioned Hon. Omondi. “It’s been 15…
The Trump administration’s use of federal troops in Los Angeles to conduct law enforcement operations is unlawful, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer issued an order prohibiting troops from engaging in security patrols, riot control, arrests, searches and crowd control. The order does not take effect until Sept. 12 to allow the Trump administration to appeal. Breyer said the use of federal troops effectively created a “national police force with the president as its chief” and violated the Posse Comitatus Act. “The evidence at trial established that Defendants systematically used armed soldiers (whose identity was…
Most of the applications companies are developing these days are web-based. Software that can be installed on a system are taking a backseat as most of the modern software are hosted on cloud. There are several reasons for the shift towards cloud-based apps like instant online updates in the application, consistent app behaviour all across the user base, light-weight execution and unlimited storage limits. These web applications are easier to maintain and provide better performance due to its distributed client-server architecture. The users of such apps arrive with diverse devices, OS versions, browser settings and network constraints. Hence, it becomes…
Bomet Governor Hillary Kipng’eno Barchok was Tuesday charged with seven criminal counts ranging from conflict of interest to money laundering in connection with alleged irregular payments linked to county government contracts. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) informed the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court that between November 14, 2019 and March 10, 2021, Barchok unlawfully acquired an indirect private interest amounting to Sh2 million. He was freed on a cash bail of Sh5 million or a bond of Sh15 million in his graft case. Prosecution was led by Vincent Monda, assisted by Mercy Gateru, Alex Akula, and Delroy Mwasaru. The payments were…
Ghana’s President John Mahama has fired the country’s Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo following a recommendation by an inquiry. She had been on suspension since April after complaints were lodged against her in petitions by three individuals. A president-appointed commission then found that “grounds of stated misbehaviour… had been established and recommended her removal from office”, Mahama’s office said on Monday. Ms Torkornoo has dismissed the allegations as unfounded and politically motivated. The presidency said Mahama was required to act in accordance with the committee’s recommendations. But critics fear it sets a worrying precedent and undermines judicial independence. In its investigation,…
Thousands of commuters in one of India’s wealthiest suburbs were stuck on roads for six to eight hours due to rain-triggered traffic gridlock on Monday. The incident has sparked outrage online, with many questioning how a place like Gurugram – known for its futuristic skyscrapers and sprawling corporate offices – could have such poor infrastructure. Disaster management authorities in the suburb, which is located on the outskirts of capital Delhi, have advised offices, schools and colleges to work from home on Tuesday as more rainfall is predicted. Torrential rains have wreaked havoc in several parts of India this year, killing…
An Australian man is facing theft charges after police uncovered a “significant” trove of Lego and toys worth $250,000 (£120,800; $163,400) allegedly stolen from department stores in Adelaide. About 2,500 items, including 1,700 unopened boxes of Lego, were found when South Australian police raided a Royal Park home on Saturday. The haul – which police say was going to be sold online – was the largest seized during an operation targeting retail theft in the state, and so big that extra officers were called in to help remove the loot, which filled three truck loads. The 41-year-old man charged over…
Chloe Malle will become the top editor at American Vogue after Dame Anna Wintour stepped aside as editor-in-chief, the publication announced. The 39-year-old worked her way up the fashion magazine ranks over the past 14 years to become editor of Vogue.com and host the magazine’s podcast The Run Through. Malle’s appointment marks a new era for the magazine, considered one of the most influential and glamorous fashion publications. Dame Anna, the British-born fashion magnate, announced she was leaving the role in June after holding the position for 37 years. The magazine said she would retain senior positions at its publisher.…
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is a swift and decisive effort, a life-saving technique that revives the victim’s breathing and circulation in cardiac crisis. Nowadays, online CPR programs are integrated with immersive classes and advanced technologies, such as Virtual Reality (VR) and simulators. It delivers practical training experiences that enhance emergency response capabilities remotely. In 2024, 86% learners advocated the use of Virtual Reality techniques to others whose studies were carried out by the National Institutes of Health. These different attributes of online CPR certification make it widely accepted due to flexibility, easy accessibility, and skill-building confidence. Discover the main attributes of…
Meta said it will introduce more guardrails to its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots – including blocking them from talking to teens about suicide, self-harm and eating disorders. It comes two weeks after a US senator launched an investigation into the tech giant after notes in a leaked internal document suggested its AI products could have “sensual” chats with teenagers. The company described the notes in the document, obtained by Reuters, as erroneous and inconsistent with its policies which prohibit any content sexualising children. But it now says it will make its chatbots direct teens to expert resources rather than engage…
A court in Finland sentenced a controversial leader of a Nigerian secessionist movement to six years in prison after convicting him of terrorism-related offences. Simon Ekpa, a Finnish citizen of Nigerian origin, “attempted to promote the independence of the so-called Biafra region in south-eastern Nigeria by illegal means”, according to court documents made available to BBC News Pidgin by his lawyer. He also equipped armed groups with weapons and explosives through his network of contacts, the Päijät-Häme District Court ruled, in a unanimous verdict handed down by a panel of three judges. Ekpa, a former councillor in Finland’s Lahti city,…
A woman was burnt to death by a mob in northern Nigeria’s Niger state after she was accused of blaspheming the Prophet Muhammad, police have said. Police condemned the killing of the woman – identified in local media as a food vendor named Amaye – as “jungle justice”, saying that an investigation was under way to arrest and prosecute the perpetrators. Local media quoted eyewitnesses as saying a man jokingly proposed marriage to the vendor, and her response was considered blasphemous by some people in the area. “Unfortunately, it led to a mob attack, and [she] was set ablaze before…
US President Donald Trump has defended his decision to issue 600,000 Chinese student visas, despite a backlash from some supporters. He told the Daily Caller on Sunday that it would be “insulting” to ban them, and said his move would benefit smaller universities. The president is reversing the hard line his administration has taken on this for months, as trade talks with China continue. Some of his allies in the Maga wing of Trump’s Republican Party have expressed anger and confusion. “I just don’t understand it for the life of me,” said Fox News host Laura Ingraham. “Those are 600,000…
India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, says he has had an “insightful” exchange with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of a summit in China. The two leaders spent 45 minutes inside the Russian leader’s car – after which Modi posted a picture of their journey alongside the compliment to Putin. “They were at home… They felt comfortable there, and that’s why they continued the conversation,” Putin’s spokesman said. The meeting came after scenes of hand-holding between the pair as they were hosted by China’s Xi Xinping for the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation summit, which is being seen as a challenge…