Controversial preacher Paul Nthenge Mackenzie and seven others were on Wednesday charged over the Shakahola Kwa Binzaro massacre. The accused, including Mackenzie alias Mtumishi, Shallyne Anindo Temba alias Ann, Kahindi Kazungu Garama alias Mlewa, Tom Ochieng Mkonwe alias Thomas alias Tomaso, Julius Tuva Luwali, Johnson Gona Richard, Charles Mutua Musee alias Mzee Mutua, and James Kazungu Kahindi alias Ponda alias Baba Bura, appeared before High Court Judge Wendy Kagendo in Mombasa. Mackenzie and five co-accused face 23 counts of murder as crimes against humanity, charged under Section 6 (1)(b) of the International Crimes Act, No.16 of 2008, and Articles 7(1)(a)…
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Shortly after President Donald Trump announced that the US and Israel had carried out military strikes in Iran, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdaniweighed in. “A catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression,” he said in a post on X. “Bombing cities. Killing civilians. Opening a new theater of war,” Mamdani wrote in a post on X on Saturday. “Americans do not want this. They do not want another war in pursuit of regime change. They want relief from the affordability crisis. They want peace.” Mamdani came out in more emphatic opposition than many other New York elected officials…
A South Korean court was convicted a woman and her two doctors of murder for killing the baby she had delivered. The woman wanted to terminate the pregnancy at 36 weeks – but prosecutors said the baby was born alive and later killed. The surgeon who operated on her and the director of the hospital were sentenced to four and six years in prison respectively, while the woman received a three-year suspended jail sentence. The case has gripped South Korea, where abortions are not regulated properly. The procedure was decriminalised in 2019, there is no clear regulation on how far…
The march to the US midterm elections, which will determine which party controls both chambers of Congress for the second half of Donald Trump’s presidency, is officially under way. Voters in a handful of states headed to the polls on Tuesday to pick the Democratic and Republican candidates for the November general election. It was Texas, and contested primary races for a US Senate seat, that attracted the lion’s share of the attention. The races in the southern state could shed light on the directions that America’s two major parties are taking in the coming election season. For the Democrats,…
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is giving up the lease on another Crown Estate property, the BBC understands. Mountbatten-Windsor has asked to end his lease on East Lodge, near his former home at Sunninghill Park in Berkshire, with documents seen by the BBC showing he has been paying an annual rent of almost £13,000. Last year the former prince announced he was leaving Royal Lodge in Windsor and moving to Sandringham over his links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He has previously denied wrongdoing in relation to Epstein. But Mountbatten-Windsor had kept the tenancy of East Lodge, a Grade II-listed cottage located about…
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Parliamentary Group (PG) endorsed the installation of Dr. Oburu Oginga as the new Party Leader and approved a series of far-reaching resolutions, including structured negotiations with the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ahead of the 2027 General Election. The meeting, chaired by Party Leader Oburu Oginga, reviewed recent party activities and outlined upcoming legislative and political programs both inside and outside Parliament. This was the first Parliamentary Group meeting since the late former Party Leader Raila Odinga addressed members at the Argyle Hotel on September 22, 2025. After what members described as frank deliberations, the PG…
The government unveiled an ambitious expansion and modernization plan for Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), aimed at easing congestion, boosting capacity, and positioning Kenya as a leading aviation and logistics hub in Africa. The multi-phased project, spearheaded by the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA), follows the completion of an Integrated Master Plan and Feasibility Study in February 2026. The study outlines both immediate upgrades to existing facilities and long-term infrastructure expansion to meet growing passenger and cargo demand. JKIA, Kenya’s primary international gateway and the regional hub for Kenya Airways (KQ), handled approximately 8.93 million passengers in 2025—surpassing its designed annual…
Award-winning rapper Ghetts has been jailed for 12 years for killing a student in a hit-and-run collision in north-east London. The 41-year-old, whose real name is Justin Clarke-Samuel, was sentenced at the Old Bailey after he previously admitted causing the death of 20-year-old Yubin Tamang by dangerous driving. Tamang, a university student from Nepal, died in hospital two days after being struck by Clarke-Samuel’s car on Redbridge Lane East, Ilford, on the evening of 18 October 2025. The court heard that Clarke-Samuel had been driving at more than 60mph in a 30mph zone when his BMW M5 hit Tamang as…
A man convicted of his own plea for his role in the Shakahola massacre sought leniency before a Mombasa court for his role in the 429 deaths, as the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) remains resolute in securing accountability. Enos Amanya alias Haleluya, who has pleaded guilty to multiple counts of murder and related offences, is facing the charges alongside sect leader Paul Nthege Mackenzie and 28 others. Prosecution team, led by Deputy DPPs Jami Yamina and Joseph Kimanthi, with Assistant DPP Ngina Mutua and Principal Prosecution Counsels Victor Owiti and Betty Rubia, emphasized that the scale of the atrocities…
Tens of people were evacuated after a massive fire broke out at Yare Plaza along Yusuf Haji Avenue in Eastleigh, Nairobi. The blaze erupted from the middle floors of the approximately seven-storey commercial building, trapping several occupants inside. The structure hosts dozens of businesses, most of them clothing traders dealing in garments and assorted merchandise. According to Nairobi police boss George Seda, all tenants were successfully evacuated from the building. “The cause of the fire has not been established for now but the emergency teams have evacuated all who were trapped there,” said Seda. Some victims sustained minor injuries while…
One of Italy’s most notorious and ruthless Mafia bosses, Benedetto Santapaola, believed to have masterminded the murder of one of Italy’s most famous anti-mafia prosecutors in 1992, has died in prison aged 87. “Nitto” Santapaola was caught after years on the run in 1993, and spent more than 30 years behind bars for instigating a series of killings and other attacks. Known as il cacciatore (the hunter), he rose to the top ranks of Sicily’s Mafia in the city of Catania from the 1970s. He was convicted of the 1984 murder of journalist Pippo Fava as well as a car…
OpenAI says it is making changes to the “opportunistic and sloppy” deal it struck with the US government over the use of its technology in classified military operations. On Monday OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman said the company planned to add language to its agreement, including explicitly prohibiting the use of its systems to spy on Americans. The deal had emerged on Friday following a fallout between OpenAI’s rival Anthropic and the Department of Defense, over concerns around the use of its AI model Claude for mass surveillance and in fully autonomous weapons. But it has raised questions over how…
The US has urged its nationals to immediately leave most of the Middle East due to “serious safety risks”, as the US-Israeli war against Iran widens. On Monday, the US State Department said Americans should “depart now via commercial means” from Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the occupied West Bank and Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Washington has so far not organised any evacuations in the region, where many flights have been cancelled or suspended since the US and Israel began striking Iran on Saturday. Iran responded by firing missiles and…
The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) openly conceded that it currently lacks the resources and infrastructure to effectively combat the persistent threat of match-fixing in Kenyan football, as allegations continue to surface from within the Kenya Premier League (KPL). FKF President Hussein Mohammed highlighted the deep-rooted challenges hindering progress. “Without resources, without infrastructure and without a clear development agenda, it becomes difficult to deal with match-fixing and capacity gaps,” Mohammed stated. “When resources start streaming into football, we will be able to deal with most of the challenges facing football development.” The president’s comments follow a series of explosive revelations from…
Oil and gas prices continued to rise on Tuesday after an Iranian official said his country would “set fire to anyone who tries to pass through” the Strait of Hormuz as the conflict between his country and the US and Israel continued. Brent crude prices increased by 3.2% to $80 a barrel while the price of gas surged by 30%. It follows sharp gains in energy prices on Monday when markets had the first opportunity to react to the US-Israel strikes on Iran early on Saturday and Tehran’s retaliation. Stocks markets in Europe and Asia continued to fall as investors…