The Embu High Court has suspended the decrees of the Mombasa and Kilifi governors, which outlawed the trade and consumption of Muguka in their regions, amid a spirited outcry among farmers in the counties. In a ruling on Tuesday, May 28, Justice Lucy Njuguna issued conservatory orders, stopping the governors from interference with the Muguka trade at the coast, pending a court hearing for the filed case. Kutherema Muguka Sacco and the Embu County Assembly went to court to seek conservatory orders to prevent the two governors from implementing the ban. Justice Njuguna stated that the court was convinced that…
Author: Samuel Njihia
Israeli attacks on a tent camp hosting displaced civilians in al-Mawasi, near Gaza’s city of Rafah, on Tuesday, claimed the lives of at least 21 people, according to a report by the official Palestinian news agency. The attacks, occurring days after a similar strike on another camp drew global criticism, resulted in the deaths of 12 women, medical officials in the area said. Israeli tanks were earlier spotted in central Rafah for the first time, eyewitnesses told the media, as Israel continued with its assault despite global condemnation. This came as Spain, Norway and Ireland formally recognized a Palestinian state…
Opposition leader Raila Odinga has outlined his vision for Africa, should he be entrusted with the role of the next chairperson of the African Union Commission. During his keynote address at the Oxford African Conference in the United Kingdom on Friday, May 24, 2024, Mr Odinga promised to use his expertise to champion the well-being of African communities. “I aim to advance peace and prosperity on the continent if elected AUC chair. I have advocated for democracy and human rights in my own native Kenya. I have helped bring calm to African states that were dancing on the precipice,” he…
Embu farmers have criticized the ban on the muguka trade in Mombasa and Kilifi counties, even as calls by religious and political leaders mount for other counties to take similar action. On Saturday, led by their county deputy governor, Kinyua Mugo, and Women Representative Njoki Njeru, hundreds of farmers held demonstrations in Embu town, protesting what they considered an illegal move. They criticised the decision of Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir stating they were not consulted before the ban on the stimulant was imposed to provide their views. “It is unfair for Mombasa to ban the sale of muguka, which is…
Kenya has postponed the much-awaited deployment of police officers to Haiti on the advice of a team of local security officials who had travelled to assess the situation ahead of the mission. The advance team, led by Noor Gabow, the deputy inspector general of the Administration Police Service, had travelled to the violence-stricken Caribbean nation last week to assess preparedness before the Kenya policemen are deployed to quell growing armed gang violence. They found that the country lacks the critical equipment to allow the deployment, including armoured vehicles to move the foreign security officers and radios to facilitate communication. The…
PGA Tour golfer Grayson Murray has died, just a day after pulling out of the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas.
Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa on Saturday, ahead of the country’s General Elections scheduled for Wednesday. Mr Kenyatta will be leading the African Union Election Observation Mission for the country’s upcoming polls to choose representatives for the National Assembly and the Provincial Legislature across all nine provinces. The African Union Commission (AUC) recently appointed the retired president to lead the African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) for the General Elections in the Republic of South Africa. According to the AU, the mission will collaborate with governmental bodies, the Independent Electoral Commission, political entities, media outlets, civil…
American official says ‘Haiti cannot wait’ as Washington pledges support to expedite the deployment of the Kenya-led force to the violence-hit country.
Preliminary findings from Iranian military investigators show no signs of foul play in the helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday, according to state media reports. A crash report by the army says the aircraft “caught fire after hitting an elevated area,” and there were no signs “bullet holes” on the wreckage, the IRNA news agency reported on Thursday. The report also stated that Raisi’s helicopter had been flying on a “pre-planned route and did not leave the designated flight path” before the crash on May 19, 2024. “No suspicious content was observed during the communications between the…
Private guards have welcomed a court ruling that stops deductions ranging between Sh5,000 and Sh8,000, which some training institutions have forcefully been charging them as training fees. Through the Secretary-General of the Kenya National Private Security Workers Union (KNPSWU), Isaac Andabwa, the guards condemned institutions for making deductions from their meager salaries without consulting them, especially when they have yet to implement a government directive setting minimum wages. “It is a mockery that some training institutions are deducting salaries of guards, yet a number of security companies have not implemented the directive of Sh30,000 minimum wage for all guards as…
