The government will not relent in its push to take the procurement of the goods and services it buys on a digital platform, President William Ruto said. The President said government officials resisting the new e-procurement system are beneficiaries of the old system, but they will not succeed. “Procurement and accounting officers do not want this programme because they have been benefiting from the old system,” he said. “No amount of blackmail and intimidation will force us to go back on the electronic procurement. Any government official who is not willing to use it can resign and go pursue other…
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The leaders of China and India say there is now deepening trust between them after years of tension that includes a long-running border dispute. China’s President Xi Jinping and Indian PM Narendra Modi met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) in the port city of Tianjin. It is Modi’s first time in China in seven years. Xi told Modi that China and India should be partners, not rivals, while Modi said there was now an “atmosphere of peace and stability” between them. Russian President Vladimir Putin is also at the summit, attended by more than 20 world…
Official Michael Salisbury was dropped for Sunday’s Premier League game between Liverpool and Arsenal after Professional Game Match Officials Limited said it was a mistake for the video assistant referee to disallow Fulham’s opening goal at Chelseaon Saturday. Josh King scored 22 minutes into the game only for it to be chalked off following a VAR intervention for a foul by Rodrigo Muniz in the build-up. Muniz was deemed to have stepped on the foot of Chelsea centre-back Trevoh Chalobah while trying to turn him near the halfway line. “After review, Fulham Number 9 commits a careless challenge, stands on…
A head-on collision in Namibia involving vehicles belonging to the security services has killed 14 people, including 11 members of the prison service, a police officer and two civilians. The accident took place 270km (167 miles) south of the capital, Windhoek, outside the town of Mariental on Saturday. “No words can truly capture the depth of this loss,” President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah wrote on social media, praising “the souls of our fallen officers”. Namibia has one of the highest road traffic fatality rates in the world. Home Affairs Minister Lucia Iipumbu also offered her condolences and thanked those who attended the…
Lando Norris retired from second place with an apparent engine failure as McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri took a controlled victory in an incident-strewn Dutch Grand Prix. Norris was on course for a comfortable second place after Piastri had dominated the race only for his car to stop in a cloud of smoke with seven laps to go. The dramatic turn of events at the end of a chaotic race featuring three safety cars and multiple crashes and incidents could be decisive in the private title fight between Piastri and Norris. The Australian’s seventh victory in 13 races this season, in…
Morocco cemented their place in African football history after edging Madagascar 3-2 in a pulsating African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 final at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, on Saturday August 30 evening. The Atlas Lions, already two-time winners, showed resilience and pedigree to become the first nation to clinch the CHAN crown three times. The victory was sealed in regular time before a packed stadium, bringing the month-long Pamoja CHAN 2024 tournament to a dramatic close. Madagascar, chasing their first continental title, stunned the Moroccans early in the first half when Clavin Felicite Mantanosoa fired home a neat half-volley…
Yemen’s Houthi rebel movement has confirmed that its self-proclaimed Prime Minister Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahawi was killed in Israeli air strikes earlier this week. The Iran-backed group said several other senior officials were killed when the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) targeted Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, on Thursday. The IDF said at the time that it attacked a Houthi “military target” in the Sanaa area, giving no further details. The Houthis have controlled much of north-western Yemen since 2014, after ousting the internationally recognised government from Sanaa and triggering a devastating civil war. The Houthis said Rahawi had been killed alongside several…
Canadian luxury fashion retailer SSENSE has said it plans to file for bankruptcy protection, partly citing pressure from US tariffs including on US-bound low value parcels, which just came into effect. In an email to staff from CEO Rami Atallah, the Montreal-based firm said it was “surprised” by the elimination of the de minimis exemption for shipments to the US. The de minimis exemption allowed for duty-free shipping to the US on packages worth $800 (C$1,100; £592) or less, and was widely used by e-commerce firms and global retailers to ship small packages to the US. President Donald Trump issued…
Motorists in Nairobi were Friday told brace for a heavy traffic disruption from 6am along the Thika Superhighway and its surrounding areas ahead of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) final on Saturday, August 30. In a notice released by the National Police Service on Friday, August 29, the temporary road closure and traffic disruptions will affect motorists heading to and from the Nairobi Central Business District on the day of the final pitting Morocco against Madagascar. Police urged motorists to cooperate with on-site officers to ensure smooth traffic flow, adding that additional officers had been deployed to take action against…
Tottenham have signed the Netherlands attacking midfielder Xavi Simons from RB Leipzig for £51.8m (60m euros). The 22-year-old, who has been chased by several European clubs this summer, said he has “been dreaming of this for a long time” after completing his medical and joining Thomas Frank’s side. Simons scored 22 goals and assisted 24 others in 78 appearances for Leipzig, who he joined on loan from Paris St-Germain in 2023 before signing permanently in January of this year. He has also scored five goals in 28 appearances for the Netherlands, having made his debut at the World Cup in…
The US says it will deny or revoke visas for Palestinian officials wishing to travel to New York next month to attend the UN General Assembly session. Secretary of State Marco Rubio blamed them for undermining peace efforts and for seeking “the unilateral recognition of a conjectural Palestinian state”. The decision is unusual – the US, as host country, is expected to facilitate travel for officials of all countries wishing to visit the UN headquarters. The ban comes as France spearheads international efforts to recognise a state of Palestine at the GA session. Donald Trump’s administration has fully backed Israel…
University of Miami football player Adarius Hayes has been arrested and charged with vehicular homicide following a monthslong investigation into a car crash that killed three people in Florida, police said Friday. Hayes, 20, turned himself into the Largo Police Department and was transported to the Pinellas County Jail on Friday, police said. Hayes was “traveling at a high rate of speed and maneuvering aggressively through traffic” shortly before colliding with another vehicle on May 10, Largo police said. Three people, including two children, were killed in the crash, police said. The two-vehicle crash occurred at an intersection in Largo,…
Several investigations were launched after a Spanish man in Kenya posted videos of himself pouring beer down an elephant’s trunk – sparking anger on social media. He was filmed in a wildlife reservation drinking from a can of Tusker, a popular local beer, before giving the rest of it to the elephant. “Just a tusker with a tusked friend,” he captioned one clip posted on Instagram, which was later deleted from his account after a backlash from Kenyans in the comments. The BBC analysed the footage and was able to authenticate it as genuine. The landscape and a well-known bull…
Record 15-time Champions League winners Real Madrid have been given a daunting draw for this season’s competition after being handed matchups against Premier League giants Liverpool and Manchester City on Thursday. Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain also face a tough journey to reach the knockout phase with matchups against the champions of Spain, Barcelona, and German champions Bayern Munich as well as Premier League sides Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United. Madrid will visit English champions Liverpool in what could be a first return to Anfield for Trent Alexander-Arnold, who joined the Spanish giants this summer after 20 years at his boyhood…
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) arraigned two men arrested in Mombasa at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Law Court for possessing rhino horns worth Sh10 million. Feiswal Mohamed Ali, aged 58 years old, and Mohammed Hassan Kontoma, aged 75 years old, were arrested in the Mama Ngina area in Mombasa on Tuesday in possession of two Rhino horns weighing 2.2 kg with an estimated value of Sh10 million. They were flown to Nairobi to face charges of dealing in and possessing wildlife trophies. The prosecution filed a miscellaneous criminal application in court seeking the court to allow an…