Police are investigating three separate murder incidents in Bahati and Gilgil sub-counties on Christmas Day. In Bahati, a woman was killed, her eyes gouged out and her body stashed in a sack. Homicide detectives spent the better part of the day at the homestead in Ngomongo, Bahati, hours after the body of an unidentified woman stashed in a sack was discovered in the servant quarters. Detectives are in pursuit of the suspect who fled the crime scene after the murder. The motive is yet to be known, police said. Nakuru North sub county commander Lilies Wachira said they are pursuing…
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Angolan President Joao Lourenco pardoned some 50 prisoners, including the son of his predecessor Jose Eduardo dos Santos who was serving a five-year jail term for embezzlement. A presidential decree posted on Facebook on Wednesday cited “good behaviour” and the “absence of social danger” in granting freedom to the convicts. Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who died in 2022, ruled energy-rich Angola for 38 years until 2017. His son Jose Filomeno dos Santos, 46, had been convicted for crimes including embezzlement and influence trafficking. He was jailed for fraud in 2020 after $500 million was transferred from the national bank of…
Substitute Rodrigo Muniz scored the winner late into six minutes of stoppage time as Fulham staged a magnificent late comeback to stun Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea looked to be maintaining the pressure on Premier League pace-setters Liverpool as they defended a lead given to them by Cole Palmer’s smooth 16th-minute strike. Fulham, however, never took a backward step and were rewarded in the most dramatic fashion with two late goals as Chelsea’s title aspirations suffered a serious setback. Marco Silva’s Fulham substitutions worked to perfection, first when Harry Wilson headed the equaliser after 82 minutes before Muniz steered a…
South Korea’s opposition lawmakers have filed a motion to impeach the country’s prime minister and acting leader Han Duck-soo, less than two weeks after parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol. This comes after Han refused to appoint constitutional court judges nominated by the main opposition Democratic Party (DP). “Han has revealed himself to be an acting insurrectionist, not an acting president”, DP’s floor leader Park Chan-dae said on Thursday. The opposition has also accused Han of aiding Yoon’s martial law attempt on December 3 Han earlier apologised for failing to block it. Han also vetoed several opposition-led bills,…
Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh has died at the age of 92. Singh was one of India’s longest-serving prime ministers and he was considered the architect of key liberalising economic reforms, as premier from 2004-2014 and before that as finance minister. He had been admitted to a hospital in the capital Delhi after his health condition deteriorated, reports say. Among those who paid tribute to Singh on Thursday were Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who wrote on social media that “India mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished leaders”. Modi said that Singh’s “wisdom and humility were always…
In most cases, datacenter proxies are easily detected because web resources and online services deploy all kinds of tools to find suspicious activity. In this article we will tell you what are datacenter proxies, why websites attempt to find them, what factors influence detection, and what other solutions. This article will be useful not only for network technologists but anyone using proxies for their personal or commercial purposes. What are Datacenter Proxies? The IP addresses of the datacenter proxies are obtained from hosting providers or data centers. They seem like an easy and cheap way to conceal your real IP…
With data being the new oil and businesses getting swamped by big volumes of unstructured data-from invoices to contracts to emails to PDFs-they simply cannot act without turning unstructured data into actionable insights. At this juncture, one of the major game changers that will really stand a business in good stead while dealing with the fundamentals like ETL vs ELT and other two main foundational approaches to data integration comes through, which is IDP-Intelligent Document Processing. Understanding ETL and ELT: The Backbone of Data Integration In order to appreciate the impact of Intelligent Document Processing on data transformation, it would…
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga Wednesday called for the immediate halting of the ongoing mysterious abductions in the country. He indicated some government elements are behind the trend the latest being a popular cartoonist Gideon Kibet alias Kibet Bull. Odinga said the rampant abductions that have been witnessed in 2024 should be expeditiously addressed by the government lest they pose a huge threat to national security. “We are now crossing the end as a country. This year has been challenging for the people of Kenya. We had demonstrations and innocent lives being lost. But we also want to see the…
MT Vasudevan Nair, a legendary writer from the southern Indian state of Kerala, has died at the age of 91. Nair died in a hospital in Kerala’s Kozhikode district, where he was admitted a few days ago with breathing difficulties. Apart from being a celebrated writer, MT, as Nair was popularly known, was also an acclaimed film director and screenwriter. Tributes have begun pouring in for the writer, who was considered the doyen of Malayalam-language literature. Born in 1933 in Kerala’s Palakkad district, Nair was a voracious reader – though reading was not encouraged in his family – and began…
The bald eagle is now officially the national bird of the US, after President Joe Biden signed a law on Christmas Eve bestowing the honour upon the white-headed and yellow-beaked bird of prey. The bird has been a national emblem in the US for years, appearing on the Great Seal of the US – used on US documents – since 1782. But it had not been officially designated to be the national bird until Congress passed the bill last week, sending it to Biden’s desk to be signed. “For nearly 250 years, we called the bald eagle the national bird…
An investigation by the Israeli military has found that the actions of their forces on the ground likely influenced the killing of six hostages in Gaza in August by Hamas. It said the “ground activities in the area, although gradual and cautious, had a circumstantial influence on the terrorists’ decision to murder the six hostages”. The probe also found that the soldiers were unaware of the hostages’ presence when they began their operation in the Rafah area. The hostages’ bodies were later recovered. The killings sparked anger in Israel, with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets demanding the government…
As the sun blazes down and temperatures rise, there’s nothing quite like slipping into a breezy summer dress to embrace the season’s vibrant spirit. But wait—before you step out in style, let’s talk about how your hair can elevate that look from cute to absolutely chic! In this post, we’ll show you how to pair your favorite flowy frocks with eleven essential hair care products that keep your locks looking fabulous and help you beat the heat in style. Get ready to twirl through sunny days with confidence as we unveil tips and tricks for achieving effortless summer hairstyles that…
A large percentage of Kenyans may be suffering from diseases they are unaware of, research shows. Consequently, these conditions may only manifest when the situation is critical, leaving little room for intervention. According to fresh statistics by the Ministry of Health, many Kenyans are essentially walking patients. A call has been made for people to take advantage of the ongoing festivities to either visit hospitals or engage with Community Health Promoters to determine their health status. New data from the ministry of health, department of public health and professional standards has painted a grim picture of the status of Kenyans…
Protests have broken out in Syria over the burning of a Christmas tree, prompting calls for the new Islamist authorities to take steps to protect minorities. A video posted on social media showed the tree on fire in the main square of Suqaylabiyah, a Christian-majority town in central Syria. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the main Islamist faction which led the uprising that toppled President Bashar al-Assad, said foreign fighters had been detained over the incident. HTS representatives have promised to protect the rights and freedoms of religious and ethnic minorities in Syria. Footage on social media appeared to show masked…
A Russian cargo ship, Ursa Major, has sunk in the Mediterranean between Spain and Algeria after an explosion in the engine room, Russia’s foreign ministry has confirmed. It said 14 members of the crew had been rescued and taken to the Spanish port of Cartagena but that two others were missing. Ursa Major left port in St Petersburg 12 days ago, according to Russian news agency Interfax. The ship’s owner said it was on its way to Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East carrying two cranes for the port weighing 380 tonnes apiece, although the destination could not be confirmed independently.…