When Lady Chief Justice Martha Koome used demeaning words to dismiss Azimio la Umoja's Election petition, she cheapened the court and failed to follow the wise example from her American counterpart Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
Truss becomes the shortest-serving British Prime Minister in history, having served only 44 days. She's the first Prime Minister to serve under a Queen and King in over 70 years.
The Ministry warned that the ongoing drought situation in the country might worsen the outbreak. Consequently, the Ministry has to put all counties on high alert for possible cholera outbreaks.
The fiery lawyer is back after a 5-year forced exile by the previous administration. He thanked Kenyans, who stood by him, the judiciary who protected his rights, Kenyan Kwanza voters who ushered in the new administration and the President and his Deputy.
Carlos Taka castigated the judge and called the court the most useless court in the world. He said he's been remanded for one year because the court could not summon two witnesses who don't live far from the court.
Some have criticized Ruto for using a lame duck cabinet to roll-back the ban, claiming it causes cancer, but a scientist has refuted the claims saying there's no evidence GM foods are harmful and is the most effective path toward achieving food security for the nation.
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) move squarely makes Airtel Money a direct competitor of Safaricom's MPESA and give Kenyans more options for transferring money.
Comments toward the fundraiser are mostly negative. One Twitter user dismissed the effort as "akili ya omena," others have asked Miguna to sell his Tesla, but his supporters insist on giving him a hero's welcome for championing freedom, advocating for democracy and fighting injustice. Miguna has defended the organizers, calling them "people of integrity."
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Grace Wangui was working as a domestic worker when she was killed. People familiar with the incident say media reports that Wangui was thrown from the 13th floor of a building are false. Her killer is the one who committed suicide by jumping from the 13th floor.
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