President Donald Trump on Tuesday visited the new Florida detention centre dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz”, where around 1,000 migrants are expected to be held as soon as next month, surveying the next step in his crackdown on illegal immigration. While touring the facility in the Florida Everglades, Trump said it will soon house the most “menacing migrants, some of the most vicious people on the planet”. Alligators, crocodiles and pythons in the surrounding wetlands are expected to keep detainees from escaping the centre, which is being built on an old airfield. Some state lawmakers, the local mayor and neighbours oppose its…
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After hours of stalemate, Republicans in the US Senate have narrowly passed Donald Trump’s mega-bill on tax and spending, meaning the proposed legislation has cleared one of its key hurdles. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed with Vice-President JD Vance casting a tie-breaking vote after more than 24 hours of debate. It now heads back to the House, or lower chamber, where it still faces more opposition. An earlier version was cleared by House Republicans by a single-vote margin. Trump had given the Republican-controlled Congress a deadline of 4 July to send him a final version of the bill…
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose multimillion-dollar ministry and huge audience dwindled following his prostitution scandals, has died. He was 90. Swaggart death was announced Tuesday on his public Facebook page. A cause wasn’t immediately given, though Swaggart had been in ill health. The Louisiana native was best known for being a captivating Pentecostal preacher with a massive following before being caught on camera with a prostitute in New Orleans in 1988, one of a string of successful TV preachers brought down in the 1980s and ’90s by sex scandals. He continued preaching for decades, but with a reduced audience. Swaggart encapsulated…
The ICT Authority Board formally revoked the reappointment of Chief Executive Officer Stanley Kamanguya, citing multiple procedural irregularities in the renewal process. This was despite there being a court order stopping the process. The decision, made during a Board meeting held on July 1, 2025, comes amid a pending High Court petition filed by Kamanguya challenging efforts to remove him from office. The High Court had earlier on Tuesday issued temporary orders stopping the Board from discussing or acting on Kamanguya’s reappointment until a petition he filed is heard and determined. Justice Nduma Nderi certified the case as urgent, setting…
In the remote village of Mwakirunge, a marginalized settlement on the outskirts of Mombasa County, education is a luxury that many cannot afford. Here, dreams of completing secondary school are often dashed by poverty, early pregnancies, drug use, and the lure of boda boda income. Mwakirunge is also known for hosting Mombasa’s biggest dumpsite, and a section of the residents scavenge in the dumpsite for a living. In the area, there are at least three public secondary schools; Marimani, Mwakirunge, and Kashani, which is on the border with Kiembeni area. Mwakirunge, although part of Mombasa County, grapples with challenges more…
Arsenal have completed the £5m signing of goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga from Chelsea. Spain international Kepa joins the Gunners on a three-year deal after spending last term on loan at Bournemouth, where he made 35 appearances in all competitions. “I’m really, really happy to be here, really excited and looking forward to what is coming,” he said. “The ambition that is shown in this club, when I talk with Mikel [Arteta] and Inaki [Cana], how much they show me their desire to win… I think we are so close to winning and, hopefully, altogether, we can achieve it.” The 30-year-old is…
Former Migori Governor Okoth Obado, alongside 10 individuals and seven companies accused of illegally acquiring Sh73 million from the Migori County Government, has requested an adjournment of the case to allow for Plea Bargain negotiations with the State. Appearing before the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court, Obado’s lawyer informed Principal Magistrate Charles Ondieki that the accused are in ongoing discussions with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to explore an out-of-court settlement through a Plea-Bargaining agreement. The accused parties—Okoth Obado, Dan Achola Okoth, Scarlet Susan Okoth, Jerry Zachary Okoth, Evelyne Adhiambo Zachary,…
A Kiambu family identified the man found in Ruaka as Jackson Njuguna Wambui, a clothes vendor in the area. Speaking at Kenyatta National Hospital, where Jackson is receiving medical attention, the family said they had last seen him on Sunday before identifying him in disturbing photos that surfaced online on Tuesday. The family clarified that Jackson is not Ndiang’ui Kinyagia, the missing blogger, as had been speculated in online conversations. He had been branded a blogger before he went missing, the family said. Kinyagia is still missing since June 21 and was linked to the June 25 protests. This came…
Police sources have identified 20-year-old Wess Roley as the suspect in the sniper attack on firefighters in Idaho, according to the BBC’s US partner CBS News. Two firefighters were killed and a third injured on Sunday after a gunman shot at them as they arrived at a blaze at Canfield Mountain, just north of Coeur d’Alene. Authorities believe Roley deliberately lit the fire to lure first responders to the area. A police tactical team later “located a deceased male” – believed to be the shooter – close to where the attack took place. Authorities are yet to comment on a…
The police have denied reports that they summoned former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for grilling over June 25 protest violence. The police however vowed to go after him should an ongoing investigation unearth evidence linking him to chaos. This follows numerous accusations from pro-government politicians and state officials attempting to pin the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader to financing and mobilisation efforts that went into organising the Wednesday uprising. “It is not true that we have summoned Rigathi Gachagua. But, I would like to point out that he does not enjoy any immunity against prosecution. He is subject…
The White House said Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney “caved” to pressure from President Donald Trump in rescinding a tax on big US technology firms. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Monday Canada had made a mistake in trying to levy the tax, and that Carney called Trump on Sunday evening to say he would drop it. Since Trump returned to office, the two countries have been fighting over trade. In response to the tax, which he called a “blatant attack”, Trump on Friday called off trade deal negotiations and threatened to raise tariffs. Canada then said…
The Trump administration said Harvard University violated civil-rights laws over its treatment of Israeli and Jewish students, potentially further endangering its federal funding. In a letter sent to Harvard, the administration accused the university of deliberate indifference towards the concerns of Jewish students who felt threatened on campus. The move is the latest in a series of legal and financial battles between Harvard and the White House – the stakes of which have dramatically escalated over the last few months. Harvard says it has made “significant strides” to combat discrimination and “strongly disagrees” with the government’s findings. The letter -…
The Supreme Court ruled that children born out of wedlock to Muslim fathers are entitled to inherit from their father’s estate, marking a significant development in the interpretation of Islamic personal law in Kenya. This is after the court on Monday dismissed an appeal by Fatuma Athman Abud Faraj, who had sought to exclude the children of her late husband, Salim Juma Hakeem Kitendo, from his estate on grounds that they were born outside a recognized Islamic marriage. Faraj, who had four children with the deceased within a formal Islamic union, argued that children sired by Kitendo with Ruth Mwawasi…
A peace deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda aimed at ending decades of conflict in eastern DRC paves the way for “a new era of stability”, Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi said Monday. Rich in natural resources, especially lucrative minerals, the vast DRC’s east has been plagued by deadly violence that has ravaged the region for three decades. Fighting intensified early this year when the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group seized territory including the key cities of Goma in late January and Bukavu several weeks later. The lightning offensive in the east on Rwanda’s border left thousands dead and…
The High Court on Monday temporarily suspended the implementation of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) updated Current Retail Selling Price (CRSP) schedule for used motor vehicles, pending hearing and determination of a case filed. The court certified as urgent an application seeking to stop the rollout of the revised CRSP schedule, which was set to take effect from July 1, 2025. The order stays both the circular dated May 22, 2025 (Ref: C\&BC/HQ/1) titled “Forwarding of the Updated CRSP List” and a public notice dated May 30, 2025 published on KRA’s website The petitioner argued that the new CRSP list…