Meta has won an emergency ruling in the US to temporarily stop a former director of Facebook from promoting or further distributing copies of her memoir. The book, Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams, who used to be the company’s global public policy director, includes a series of critical claims about what she witnessed during her seven years working at Facebook. Facebook’s parent company, Meta, says the ruling – which orders her to stop promotions “to the extent within her control” – affirms that “the false and defamatory book should never have been published”. The UK publisher Macmillan says it is…
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The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party Secretary General Edwin Sifuna is among a host of African leaders of opposition parties who were on Thursday denied entry into Angola. The had been invited to the Central African nation by Adalberto Costa, the President of opposition party the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), for a two-day event. The Nairobi Senator and other leaders, who included Tanzania’s opposition politician Tundu Lissu, were however denied entry into the country by the ruling government, hence were left stranded at the Luanda Airport. Other prominent African leaders in the delegation included Zanzibar’s…
Haiti’s criminal gangs on Thursday set fire to the premises of historic Radio Télévision Caraïbes, leaving the multistory building of the popular radio and television station charred by black smoke in a week marked by repeated assaults by a powerful gang alliance in neighborhoods around downtown Port-au-Prince. Members of the Viv Ansanm — Living Together — alliance, which have already destroyed dozens of schools since the start of this years, according to a tally by the United Nations, have been escalating their attacks since a Haitian government task force earlier this month began dropping explosive drones in gangs’ strongholds. The…
On a global scale, hair loss has been recorded to have affected thousands of men the world over. By the end of their late forties, over half of males need to use hair growth treatment. While male pattern baldness (androgenetic alopecia) is largely influenced by hereditary factors, in recent times treatment has emerged for stopping, treating, and even reversing hair loss which is very common. Understanding Male Pattern Hair Loss In Men, baldness starts to manifest when the diameter of the hair follicles begins shrinking, and over time, new hair will begin to grow thinner and this rapidly results in…
Communities living along national boundaries, prisoners and high school students are among marginalized groups targeted for a new ID card registration drive. Immigration and Citizens Services Principal Secretary Julius Bitok said the drive that was launched in Kajiado on Thursday will boost access to medical insurance under the Social Health Authority. Speaking at the Kajiado Prison during the launch of the exercise, the PS said the drive will take advantage of the abolition of vetting for IDs that was announced last month for faster services. “Vetting and other historical disadvantages discouraged many eligible Kenyans from acquiring IDs. We now want…
A move by the Sedgwick Kenya Insurance Brokers Limited challenge an award of a tender by Kenya Pipeline Company in court blew up their cover inviting police to investigate allegations of fraud. This emerged after the insurance firm’s CEO Sammy Methu Kiragu died by suicide in his office. Kiragu died after jumping from the seventh floor of his office at the 4th Avenue Towers on Fourh Ngong Avenue in Nairobi in an apparent suicide mission. The incident on Tuesday March 11, 2025 in the afternoon, police said. Police said they are investigating suicide. Whereas the insurance brokers’ offices are on…
The government will spare no effort in creating job opportunities for young people, President William Ruto has said. Ruto pointed out that a long-term solution to unemployment in Kenya lies in equipping the youth with skills, knowledge and competencies in technology to meet the demands of the current job market. He said the government is opening digital hubs in every ward in an effort to equip young people with the necessary skills in technology. Going digital, Ruto explained, will be a game-changer in transforming the economy, creating much-needed jobs and driving financial and economic inclusion. “The scaling up of competency-based…
People protesting against Tesla should be labelled domestic terrorists, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday at a White House media event designed to bolster Elon Musk’s electric car company. Trump sat in the driver’s seat of a brand new red Tesla that he said he planned to buy, with Musk in the passenger seat, but did not test drive it. Demonstrators have targeted Tesla showrooms in recent weeks in protest against Musk’s cost-cutting role in Trump’s administration. Trump said they were “harming a great American company”, and anyone using violence against the electric carmaker would “go through hell”. The president…
Pakistan’s army says it has freed more than 300 hostages from a passenger train seized by militants in Balochistan province on Tuesday. The military spokesperson said 33 militants were killed during the operation. Twenty-one civilian hostages and four military personnel were killed by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) before the operation began, the military spokesperson said. These numbers have not been verified by the BBC. The military continues its search operation in the area to rule out any remaining threats. There were approximately 440 passengers on board the train when it was attacked, according to the army’s spokesperson. Security officials…
The decomposing body a first-year English Literature student at Rongo University in MigoriCounty, was discovered inside a well at one of the hostels after murder. Police suspect Emmanuel Nyamweya was killed and dumped in the well four days ago before the body was found on Wednesday, March 12. The discovery comes days after Nyamweya was reported missing following an alleged disagreement with a relative who is also a student at the institution. The body was found near Yatta Hostel after neighbors using the well detected a foul smell and alerted authorities. Upon retrieval, the body was identified as that of…
In Brussels, it was just after 06:00 on Wednesday. But it was midnight in Washington DC when President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium took effect on major US trading partners. It took less than 10 minutes for the European Union to respond. “Tariffs are taxes. They are bad for business, and worse for consumers,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The EU’s initial countermeasures will take effect on US products on 1 April, ranging from jeans and motorbikes to peanut butter and bourbon, just as they were with the Trump administration’s first tariffs in 2018…
The African Union’s top security body urged member states not to support a controversial parallel government proposed by Sudanese rebels. It warned that it poses a serious risk of partitioning the country. The 15-member AU Peace and Security Council (PSC), which had taken weeks to state its position on the issue, finally agreed on a statement on March 11 warning that any attempt to back a parallel administration could lead to the break-up of Sudan. The council released a statement rejecting and condemning the recent announcement of a parallel government by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its affiliates in…
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen on Wednesday denied claims the government plans to sell part of prisons land. Instead, he clarified that his ministry is implementing prison reforms aimed at improving correctional facilities, enhancing officers’ welfare, and embracing technology through the introduction of virtual courts. “Nothing of the sort will happen. We are rolling out reforms that are helping the prisons department,” said Murkomen. He said this when he visited Uruku G.K. Prisons in South Imenti, Meru County. He was reacting to claims by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua that the government plans to lease out prisons land. Gachagua claimed that…
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