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  A potential legal showdown is looming for the government following a petition by two Kenyan lobby groups—Kituo Cha Sheria and Mathare Social Justice Centre—who moved to court on Thursday. The activists want Attorney-General Dorcas Oduor compelled to refer Kenya’s cases of abductions and enforced disappearances to the International Criminal Court (ICC). “MSJC, together with Kituo cha Sheria, through the firm of Khaminwa and Khaminwa Advocates, have today filed a petition to the High Court praying for a Declaratory order that the Attorney General do refer to the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, that the abductions and enforced disappearances occurring
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  Kenya has taken delivery of six Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) to bolster its fight against terrorism and other forms of organised crime. Manufactured by Turkish defence firm Baykar, these drones will also be deployed for surveillance missions. According to Turkish media reports, the acquisition marks a deepening defence collaboration between Nairobi and Ankara. Bayraktar TB2 drones—already battle-tested in conflicts such as Libya, Syria, and Ukraine—have become highly sought-after worldwide, particularly across Africa. Officials say the model’s effectiveness, affordability, and adaptability make it a suitable choice for nations operating on constrained defence budgets. Each unit costs about $5
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  South Korean investigators have called off an attempt to arrest suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol after a dramatic six-hour standoff with the security team outside his home. “We’ve determined that the arrest is practically impossible,” said the Corruption Investigation Office (CIO), which has been investigating Yoon’s short-lived martial law declaration. “Next steps will be decided Read More

  A drunken police officer in Zambia freed 13 suspects from custody so that they could go and celebrate the new year, officials say. Detective inspector Titus Phiri was arrested after releasing the suspects from Leonard Cheelo police station in the capital, Lusaka, before running away himself. The 13 detainees were accused of crimes such as Read More

  More than 40 Palestinians have been killed in 15 Israeli air strikes across the Gaza Strip, according to the territory’s Hamas-run Civil Defence service. The chief of Gaza’s police force and his deputy were among 11 killed in an overnight attack on a tent camp for displaced families in the southern al-Mawasi “humanitarian zone”, it Read More

  The Palestinian Authority says it has suspended broadcasting by the prominent Arab channel Al Jazeera in parts of the occupied West Bank, citing incitement and bias. Qatari-owned Al Jazeera expressed shock and denounced the decision as “an attempt to hide the truth about events in the occupied territories”. It links the closure to news coverage Read More

  An eight-year-old boy has been found alive after surviving five days in a game park inhabited by lions and elephants in northern Zimbabwe, according to a member of parliament. The ordeal began when Tinotenda Pudu wandered 23 km (14 miles) from home into the “perilous” Matusadona Game Park, said Mashonaland West MP Mutsa Murombedzi on X. Read More

  NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 2 – The East African Tea Trade Association (EATTA) has warned Nandi based producers against buying tea leaf from hawkers after a resurgence of illegal plucking at Sitoi Tea Estate which is operated by Eastern Produce Kenya Limited. In a statement, the association’s Managing Director George Amuga urged factories and stakeholders to Read More

  Detectives drawn from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested Meshack Kipleting Tarbei who has been hiding for over a year after fleecing unsuspecting members of the public their hard-earned money. In a statement on Thursday January 2, 2025, the DCI noted that Kipleting is a serial fraudster and Director of Motorshop E.A Ltd.
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  President Ruto and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni were Thursday installed as Luo elders during…
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