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All licenses and permits for second-generation alcohol and alcoholic beverage distillers and manufacturers have been suspended pending fresh vetting to be carried out over the next 21 days. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki announced the comprehensive and far-reaching move to combat the threats posed by the trade, consumption and abuse of illicit substances, which have been blamed for deaths and ailments in various parts of the country, the most recent cases being reported in Kirinyaga where 11 people died after a drinking spree. Speaking on Wednesday, March 6, CS Kindiki said that effective immediately, all licenses and certification permits for…

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has asked President William Ruto to appoint a tribunal to investigate Justice Mohammed Noor Kullow with a view to removing him from his position as Judge of the Environment and Land Court. JSC, in a statement shared with media houses on Wednesday, March 6, said it had received five petitions for the removal of the judge from office. As a result, it set up a panel to interrogate the petitions and last month, the panel said three of the petitions had merit but the other two did not. Based on this, and its own findings,…

A recent publication by the World Health Organisation has highlighted a worrying trend in resistance to the HIV drug, dolutegravir, which has been a first-line regimen for adults and adolescents. The report reveals a rise in resistance levels, varying from 3.9 to 8.6 per cent, and soaring to 19.6 per cent among individuals who transitioned to dolutegravir-based ART with high viral loads. Dr Meg Doherty, the director of WHO’s Global HIV, Hepatitis and STI Programmes, stressed the urgency for enhanced vigilance and improved HIV care delivery. “Standardised surveillance of HIV drug resistance is vital for preventing, monitoring and addressing these…

By Mohamed El-Bendary There is rising hope of reaching a cease-fire in Gaza, with negotiators meeting in Paris on Saturday agreeing on a new Palestinian-Israeli deal for the release of hostages held by Hamas in return for a temporary cease-fire and the release of Palestinian prisoners. The meeting – which was attended by officials from the United States, Israel, Qatar and Egypt – was launched on Friday amid intense fears of a looming Israeli ground offensive on Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah. It was the latest of a series of endeavors aiming at reaching a cease-fire deal before the commencing…

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More than 126,000 law enforcement officers participated in operations to combat crime  Ecuador’s police and armed forces have detained more than 10,000 people suspected of taking part in armed riots triggered by prison riots in early January, the press service of the National Police of Ecuador reported. “From January 9 to February 25, 10,134 people were arrested, 268 of them on suspicion of terrorism,” the press service said on its X page. More than 126,000 law enforcement officers participated in operations to combat crime. They seized about 3,000 firearms, almost 20,000 explosive devices and more than 64 tons of drugs.…

More than 29,500 people have been killed since the start of the Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip, according to the data presented by the Ministry of Health of the Palestinian enclave. “Currently, the number of victims of Israeli aggression in Gaza has reached 29,514,” the Ministry of Health said in a statement, which was quoted by Al Jazeera TV channel. During the same period, 69,616 Palestinians were injured in the enclave. Over the past 24 hours alone, according to the department, 104 people were killed and 160 were injured as a result of the actions of the Israeli…

South African animation house Triggerfish and Kenyan writer Ng’endo Mukii were big winners in the TV/Media category at this year’s Annie Award. But the recognition, for their episode of the animated Disney series, Kizazi Moto, echoes far beyond this one production. By Bonface Orucho When ‘Enkai’, the tenth episode in the 2023 animation series ‘Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire’ emerged as the Best Limited Series Episode in the TV/Media category at the 51st edition of the Annie Award on February 17, the honour marked another milestone for African animation. The episode, written by Ng’endo Mukii, a Kenyan filmmaker, is one of…

The government, in a decisive move aimed at curbing the proliferation of illicit alcohol, has initiated a nationwide crackdown, with security teams across all 47 counties tasked to enforce the directive. Security officers at county, sub-county and divisional levels have been instructed to collaborate with county governments to review bar licenses and shut down non-compliant establishments. In a statement on Friday, February 16, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki ordered police to shut down all dens that sell illicit alcohol. He ordered the arrest and prosecution of those behind the illicit businesses. According to the CS, the manufacture and sale of illicit…

Kenyans who need to travel outside the country urgently have been advised to apply for the 50-page passport. Those seeking passports have had to endure prolonged delays due to a shortage of the standard 34-page document, which Government Spokesman Isaac Mwaura has attributed to persistent challenges with the printing machine at Nyayo House, Nairobi. In a statement he released on Thursday, February 15, Mr Mwaura said the government was in the process of buying two new machines to address the printing challenges. Until this happens, Kenyans seeking faster processing of passport applications will have to incur an additional cost when…