African Stories in Perspective
African Stories in Perspective
In a significant ruling on September 20, 2024, the High Court of Kenya declared the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) unconstitutional. A three-judge bench found that the fund violated the principles of devolution outlined in the Constitution. The court highlighted that the NG-CDF, established to fund local development projects, had led to the duplication […]
President William Ruto has appointed Douglas Kanja as Kenya’s new Inspector-General of Police Service for a four-year term following his vetting and approval by both Houses of Parliament. Dr Ruto made the appointment in a gazette notice dated September 19, 2024, just a day after Members of Parliament gave the new police boss the green […]
Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka had a heated exchange with Abdi Mohamud, Deputy CEO of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), during a Senate session. Onyonka criticized the EACC for failing in its duties, particularly concerning allegations against First Choice Recruitment Agency, accused of defrauding thousands of Kenyan youths. Onyonka suggested that the EACC should be […]
Twelve people have been confirmed dead after a grisly accident occurred at the deadly Nithi Bridge on the Meru-Embu highway on Saturday night.Confirming the incident, Tharaka Nithi police commander Zacheous Ng’eno said that the accident involved two motor vehicles, a matatu and a pickup, one heading towards Nairobi and the other heading towards Meru. Commander […]
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein has said that the assassination attempt is about a broader structural crisis plaguing the United States. “What happened to Trump today, I think is a symptom of a very troubled system right now – I mean a troubled political system within a very troubled society,” the three-time White House […]
Kenya Kenya Defence Force (KDF) soldiers on Thursday June 27, 2024 continued patrolling streets in Nairobi as police officers lobbed teargas to disperse protesters. At some point, defiant youth surrounded KDF vehicles as they continued to chant, ‘Ruto must go.’ The protesters cheered at the soldiers, while shouting that they were peaceful. In a video […]
Various leaders have sent condolences to the people of Malawi following the tragic demise of Vice President Dr Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine others in a plane crash. Among them is Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) boss Raila Odinga who had this to say via his X handle. “We join the people of Malawi and the […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the country’s foreign minister were found dead Monday hours after their helicopter crashed in fog, leaving the Islamic Republic without two key leaders as extraordinary tensions grip the wider Middle East. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say in the Shiite […]
Iran launched its first direct military attack against Israel on Saturday. The Israeli military says Iran fired more than 100 bomb-carrying drones toward Israel. Hours later, Iran announced it had also launched much more destructive ballistic missiles. Iran had been threatening to attack Israel after an airstrike earlier this month widely blamed on Israel destroyed […]
Kenya Power has announced a power outage currently affecting most parts of the country. The power distributor confirmed the blackout in a statement on Saturday evening saying most parts of the country had been affected despite not specifying the locations. “We have lost power supply to parts of the country. Our engineers are working to […]
