NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 22 – Impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has arrived at the Milimani Law Courts for the inter-partes hearing regarding his impeachment. Gachagua is challenging his removal, arguing that the case raises significant constitutional issues that warrant a…
A court in Peru has sentenced former President Alejandro Toledo to 20 years and six months in jail for corruption and money-laundering. Prosecutors say he took $35m (£27m) in bribes from a Brazilian construction company which was awarded a contract…
The United Nation’s Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has said it is “deeply concerned” by news that four refugees were returned to Turkey from Kenya. The refugees were repatriated at the request of the Turkish government, Kenya’s foreign ministry says. The statement…
Cameroon’s 91-year-old President Paul Biya has been seen in public for the first time in six weeks amid speculation about his ailing health. His absence from the public eye led to unfounded rumours of his death. But on Monday afternoon…
The 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams have begun with 965,501 candidates participating across 10,755 centres up from 903,138 candidates in 2023. The exams will begin with practical and oral assessments in elective subjects, including French, German, Kenyan…
The fate of impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua hangs in the balance as a three-judge bench convenes today to hear a petition challenging the nomination of Kithure Kindiki as the Deputy President-designate. The bench, comprising Justices Eric Ogola, Anthony Mrima,…
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has summoned impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over assassination claims he made when he was discharged from the Karen Hospital. Gachagua accused the government of trying to poison him twice. The DCI, in a…
NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 21 – Impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been summoned by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) after accusing President William Ruto and the National Intelligence Service (NIS) of plotting to assassinate him. “These are serious allegations…
NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 21 – Impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has found himself in trouble after accusing President William Ruto and the National Intelligence Service of plotting to assassinate him. Gachagua made the claims on Sunday when he was discharged…
NAIVASHA, Kenya, Oct 21—The African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR),with the funding of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is hosting a four-day high-level workshop in Naivasha, in a significant step towards transforming Africa’s pastoral economy The African…