Category: Politics
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The Raila Odinga Secretariat has dismissed as fake and malicious rumours circulating on social media about the health of former Prime Minister and ODM Party Leader Raila Odinga. In a statement on Sunday, October 5 morning, the Secretariat assured Kenyans that Raila is in good health. The Raila Secretariat is now blaming opposition politicians as…
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Nairobi (HOL) — Regional leaders of Jubaland and Puntland, along with prominent opposition figures under the Somali Salvation Forum, convened a meeting in Nairobi on Thursday to discuss Somalia’s political and security situation. The meeting brought together Jubaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam, Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni, former Prime Ministers Hassan Ali Khayre and…
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Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s Minister of Defense, Ahmed Macallin Fiqi, has criticized the recent meeting held in Nairobi between the leaders of Puntland, Jubaland, and members of the National Salvation Forum, describing its outcomes as serving foreign interests rather than the Somali people. In a post on his official Facebook page Thursday, Minister Fiqi…
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The Wagalla massacre, one of the darkest chapters in Kenya’s post-independence history, unfolded on February 10, 1984. Wajir West Member of Parliament Farah Yussuf Mohamed has protested what he terms a discriminatory and selective government plan to compensate victims of police brutality only up to 2017, saying it deliberately excludes survivors of earlier atrocities…
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Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has defended the ongoing demolitions, asserting that the Banadir Regional Administration is legally responsible for managing land in the capital. Speaking at the Presidential Mosque after Friday prayers, President Mohamud dismissed opposition claims that the federal government is forcibly displacing residents, stating that all land-related matters…
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Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud officially opened the Somalia–U.S. Presidential Trade Summit in Mogadishu on Saturday, aimed at strengthening economic cooperation and attracting foreign investment across key sectors in Somalia. Speaking at the event, President Mohamud described the summit as an important milestone marking Somalia’s transition from aid dependency to partnership…
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Activist Boniface Mwangi has conceded in the race for Starehe Constituency Member of Parliament seat, with musician Charles Njagua Kanyi, popularly known as Jaguar, headed for victory. With 80.24% of polling stations reporting, Charles Njagua of Jubilee Party leads with 49,375 votes (51.77%), followed by Steve Mbogo of ODM with 30,884 votes (32.38%). Boniface Mwangi…
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President Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party has nominated a boda boda rider to the Murang’a County Assembly. Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro said the nomination of Tony Marubu, who operates as a bodaboda at Mugoiri junction in his constituency, is one of the best decisions the UDA party has made. Through social media on Friday,…
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A Kenyan Member of Parliament has called for the enactment of a law that bans farting on planes. Rangwe MP Dr. Lilian Achieng Gogo argued that farting causes ‘discomfort and insecurity’ on flights, according to Daily Nation. “There is one irritant that it is often ignored, and this is the level of farting within the…
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A sting operation at City Hall in Nairobi on Wednesday led by new Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko nabbed 7 million shillings in cash that had not been banked. In a statement on his Twitter account, the new Nairobi county boss said that he led his team in carrying out the operation following a tipped off…