Homa Bay MCAs in jail for allegedly assaulting their Speaker

By Allan Obiero,

Seven Homa Bay Members of the County Assembly accused of assaulting Speaker Elizabeth Ayoo were on Friday remanded for 14 days at the Kodiaga Maximum ...

Homa Bay County Assembly , Speaker Elizabeth Ayoo

Lawsuit: ‘Predatory’ Dartmouth College professors plied students with alcohol and raped them

By CNN,

Three former Dartmouth College professors turned the school's Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences into a "21st Century Animal House," where...

Dartmouth College , New Hampshire institution , Paul Whalen , Title IX , Todd Heatherton , William Kelley

‘If we go they will kill us’: Rohingya refugees fear repatriation to Myanmar

By CNN,

Rohingya refugees who fled a brutal army crackdown last year say they are terrified of going back to Myanmar, as authorities begin the process of repa...

Aung San Suu Kyi , Bangladeshi , Hassan Noor Saadi , Michelle Bachelet , Mike Pence , Mohammad Abdul Kalam , Myanmar , Rakhine state , ROHINGYA , UNDP , UNHCR

Saudi-led coalition halts Hodeidah assault as West presses for Yemen ceasefire

By Reuters,

The Saudi-led coalition has ordered a halt in its offensive against Iranian-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen’s main port city of Hodeidah, three sourc...

ex-president Robert Mugabe , Zimbabawe , Zimbabwe president Emmerson Mnangagwa

Two Homa Bay MCAs arrested over alleged assault on Speaker Ayoo

By Aly Abich,

Homa Bay County Assembly Majority Leader Walter Were Muok and Central Karachuonyo MCA Julius Gaya were on Thursday evening arrested. The duo was ta...

Central Karachuonyo MCA Julius Gaya , Homa Bay CID Boss Daniel Wachira , Homa Bay County Assembly , Majority Leader Walter Were Muok , Speaker Elizabeth Ayoo

Taliban attacks in western Afghanistan kill at least 30 security forces

By Reuters,

Major assaults by Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan’s western province of Farah bordering Iran, mounted with the aim of weakening the government’s...

Afghanistan , NATO , President Ashraf Ghani , Qatar

‘El Chapo’ Guzman trial begins under unprecedented security measures

By CNN,

While a US prosecutor painted for a jury the picture of Joaquin " El Chapo " Guzman Loera as the leader of a powerful and murderous drug cartel, his...

Felipe Calderón , Mexico , Sinaloa cartel , The United States of America

DP Ruto: There will be no friends in fight against corruption

By Ian Omondi,

Deputy President William Ruto on Wednesday said the fight against theft of public resources will be thorough and relentless as the government seeks to...

Big four agenda , corruption , DP William Ruto , Open Government Partnership

‘El Chapo’ trial begins under unprecedented security measures

By CNN,

While a US prosecutor painted for a jury the picture of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera as the leader of a powerful and murderous drug cartel, his def...

el chapo , Joaquin Guzman Loera

Over 200 dead in latest Ebola outbreak in DRC

By VOA,

An outbreak of Ebola in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 200 people. Almost 300 Ebola cases have been confi...

Deadly ebola outbreak , DRC Congo , Ebola outbreak in DRC

Court allows independent medical examination on politician assaulted in Eastleigh

By Dzuya Walter,

The court has allowed an application to have a politician subjected to independent medical examination. Makadara Law Courts Resident Magistrate Eun...

Reporters condemn White House decision to bar CNN’s Acosta

By CNN,

Reporters from many news organizations have expressed support for CNN's Jim Acosta after the White House revoked his press pass. The "hard pass," w...

CNN's Jim Acosta , Donald Trump , US midterms

Former boyband star Oritsé Williams denies raping fan in 2006

By CNN,

Former JLS singer Oritsé Williams denied raping a fan after a 2016 concert during a court hearing on Thursday. Police charged the 31-year-old with...

Al Ahly face hot reception at Esperance in African final

By Reuters,

Egypt’s Al Ahly are clear favourites to extend their record streak of African club competition titles when they take a 3-1 lead over Esperance into ...

Al Ahly , CAF Champions League , Esperance , Esperance Tunis

Keitany says mastery of course key to her NYC supremacy

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Four-time New York City marathon champion Mary Keitany has said her familiarity with the course has played a key role in her brilliant performance in ...

Mary Keitany , New York City marathon

‘We will stand by you,’ Ruto assures Moi Girls, Nairobi

By Linda Ngari,

KCSE candidates of Moi Girls High School Nairobi were on Thursday morning surprised by a visit from Deputy President William Ruto. Mr. Ruto said th...

DP William Ruto , KCSE , Moi Girls Nairobi

Garissa MCAs threaten to impeach Speaker as county staff down tools

By Amos Sambu,

Operations at the Garissa County Assembly were on Wednesday afternoon paralysed after staff downed their tools protesting against hostile treatment by...

County Assembly Board , Garissa County Assembly , Garissa MCAs , impeachment , Speaker Ahmed Ibrahim Abass

Nairobi County launches probe into Citizen TV journalist assault

By Ian Omondi,

The Nairobi County government has commenced investigations into an incident where a Citizen TV journalist was assaulted while filming city council ask...

Citizen TV journalist assaulted , City Council askaris , Elkana Jacob , Kimani Mbugua , Nairobi County Government

Taliban attack Afghan government post near Iran border, killing 20 troops

By Reuters,

Taliban militants attacked a border outpost in western Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing 20 government soldiers in the latest assault likely to compound...

Afghanistan , Iran , Qatar , The U.S. special envoy

Citizen TV journalist assaulted for filming county askaris demanding bribe

By Wendy Abdallah,

Citizen TV journalist Kimani Mbugua is nursing head and neck injuries after he was assaulted by officers from the Nairobi County government while on d...

Fire Station , Kimani Mbugua