Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) will be designated a threat to national security. Mahmood will use new government powers to ban support for the group, which has been linked to death threats, attacks and intimidation in the UK. In a written statement to Parliament, she set out how support for the IRGC, from expressing a positive opinion to assisting them, will now be an offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Two other groups are also being proscribed, the Islamic Movement of Companions of the Right (IMCR), and the volunteer corps…
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Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala, a key figure in an ongoing police corruption inquiry in South Africa, has withdrawn from a controversial plea deal, serving a blow to prosecutors. The business tycoon pulled out of the agreement after a South African court recommended a higher jail sentence – 12 years instead of the agreed eight. Matlala was accused of bribing top police officials to win a 360m rand ($22m; £16.5m) tender for his health company Medicare24 in 2024. He pleaded guilty last month, as part of a deal that could have seen Matlala giving key evidence against senior officials. Though disappointed by…
Sudanese court on Sunday sentenced Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (“Hemedti”) and 15 other defendants to death in absentia after convicting them in connection with the killing of West Darfur Governor Khamis Abdullah Abkar and crimes committed in El Geneina. The ruling, issued by the Anti-Terrorism and Crimes Against the State Court in Port Sudan, marks the first judicial verdict against Hemedti since the outbreak of the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the RSF on 15th April 2023. The court sentenced Hemedti, his deputy and brother Abdel Rahim Hamdan Dagalo, and other defendants to death…
Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Human Capital Development and Special Programmes Geoffrey Ruku has urged young people in the Mt Kenya region to shun opposition politics and instead focus on development, entrepreneurship and economic empowerment. Speaking during a meeting with youth leaders from Mt Kenya East in Meru County, Ruku said the region’s progress would be realised through constructive engagement with the government rather than political confrontation. He warned the youth against allowing themselves to be used by politicians to advance what he termed as divisive political agendas, saying some leaders were exploiting unemployment and frustration among young people for…
The government has disbursed more than Sh1.8 billion to over 133,000 vulnerable households in eight arid and semi-arid counties under the Hunger Safety Net Programme (HSNP), providing critical financial support to families affected by recurrent drought. The National Drought Management Authority (NDMA), under the Ministry of East African Community, Arid and Semi-Arid Lands and Regional Development, said it released Sh1,802,260,800 covering the February, March, April, May and June 2026 payment cycles. The funds have been credited to beneficiaries’ bank accounts in Turkana, Mandera, Wajir, Marsabit, Garissa, Isiolo, Samburu and Tana River counties. The programme provides each registered household with an…
Interior and National Administration CS Kipchumba Murkomen Monday maintained that the security agencies are doing everything to curb goonism and political violence in the country. The CS said that 20 suspects have already been arrested and set to be arraigned to court in connection with Sunday’s incidents in Kisumu and Nyahururu. “Let’s not start pretending like the police are not doing anything about this. Over 20 people have been arrested so far in connection to yesterday’s incidents,” he said. The CS asked the Judiciary to mete out the severest legal action against those arraigned so as to discourage the goonism…
The South African government says more than 53,000 foreign nationals have been deported or repatriated since launching a “migration management” campaign five weeks ago. Most were from Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique, officials say, and the number is likely to rise as repatriations and deportations continue. South Africa is carrying out one of its biggest crackdowns on undocumented migrants in years, following weeks of anti-immigration protests that have seen violence, intimidation and looting. Protesters have been demanding tighter border controls and mass deportations, accusing migrants of contributing to high unemployment, rising crime rates and collapse of public services. The UN has…
One person was killed and another seriously injured on Sunday after violent clashes erupted outside St. Stephen ACK Church in Milimani, Kisumu, where Siaya Governor James Orengo and other leaders affiliated with the Linda Mwananchi movement had gathered for a church service. Nine motorcycles were burnt in the chaos, police said. According to police, members of the public alerted authorities at about 4:50 p.m. that two armed groups had assembled outside the church’s main gate and at the nearby Victoria Park. Police officers from Kisumu Central Sub-County responded and established that the church service was attended by Governor Orengo alongside…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki urged Mt. Kenya residents not to gamble with coming elections in 2027, saying re-electing President Ruto is the best option for the region. He asked the residents to continue supporting the President,stating that once he secures the second term in next year’s polls, the region will stand a stronger chance to take over. Prof. Kindiki reiterated the need to remain focused to ensure President Ruto gets his second term but that they should not lose sight of the great opportunity that will present itself after it has been accomplished. Speaking on Sunday in Meru County where…
Every part of Kenya deserves and will receive a fair share of development irrespective of how or who they voted for, President William Ruto has said. He therefore called on Kenyans to work together and forge ahead in an effort to ensure equitable development. Speaking during a Sunday service and fundraiser at ACK St Martin’s Cathedral in Kitui Town, he said the only way to transform the country is for leaders and citizens to unite behind a common vision. “The politics of exclusion, division and ethnicity is a stumbling block to our national development aspirations,” Ruto said. And added: “We…
Three people were killed in a fiery road crash early Saturday morning after a BMW lost control and crashed into a footbridge along Raila Odinga Road in Nairobi’s Kilimani area. The self-involved accident occurred at about 3:00 a.m. near the Riara Footbridge. Police said the vehicle was travelling from the Lang’ata direction towards the city when the driver lost control. The BMW veered off the left side of the road, struck a pavement and crashed into the footbridge before bursting into flames. The driver and two passengers, whose identities had not been established by the time of the report, were…
A parcel delivery truck transporting goods from Nairobi to Mandera was destroyed by fire on Saturday morning along the Isiolo–Mandera road in Wajir County. This saw many lose valuables of unknown values. The incident occurred Saturday at about 7:30am, involving a white Mitsubishi Fuso 10-wheeler operated by Tawakal Parcels Company. According to police, the driver, noticed smoke billowing from the vehicle’s luggage compartment while driving. He immediately stopped to investigate and discovered flames spreading through the cargo. The driver and his conductor attempted to extinguish the fire but were unable to contain it before the blaze engulfed the entire vehicle.…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has rallied supporters of President Ruto to focus on consolidation of his support for the 2027 elections warning against distractive political agendas that should be put on hold going forward. Prof. Kindiki said focus should be on the President’s reelection in next year’s polls saying anything else including campaigns for 2032 elections should wait. “I want to ask my brothers and sisters to put aside unimportant matters and consolidate the gains that this administration has brought to our country. Let us unite our efforts to ensure that President William Ruto gets a second term and continues…
President Donald Trump allowed landmark housing legislation to become law overnight on Friday without his signature. He had earlier refused to sign it in protest over Congress’s failure to pass voter ID legislation but did not veto the housing bill. Experts have said the legislation marks the most comprehensive action from Congress on lowering house costs for renters and homebuyers in the 21st Century. Americans have been frustrated with housing costs. Trump, who has repeatedly made false claims of widespread fraud altering the results of US elections, wanted Republicans to prioritise the voter ID bill ahead of the November midterm…
TV presenter Dermot Murnaghan has died, a year after he revealed he had been diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer. The former BBC, ITV and Sky News journalist was 68. “It is with great sadness that the family of Dermot Murnaghan announces that he passed away at home in North London earlier this morning,” his family said in a statement posted to his X account. “He died peacefully with his family at his side.” A fixture on British TV news across five decades, he presented flagship programmes including the ITV Evening News and the BBC News at Six and Ten.…