The United States National Security Agency (NSA) has unveiled plans for the establishment of an Artificial Intelligence Security Center dedicated to overseeing the development and integration of AI technologies within US defense and intelligence services. General Paul Nakasone, Director of the NSA and US Cyber Command, announced this initiative on Thursday, highlighting the growing significance […]
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains mired in insecurity, characterized by volatility and tensions that show no signs of abating, the head of the UN’s peacekeeping mission (MONUSCO) there, said on Thursday. Attacks on local populations, roadblocks and denial of humanitarian access, continue to fuel suffering in Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu […]
More than 2,500 people have died or gone missing while trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe so far this year, the UN refugee agency said. The urgency revealed that approximately 186,000 people have arrived in European countries during the same period. Ruven Menikdiwela, director of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in […]
Political leaders allied to the United Democratic Alliance(UDA) party are gathering at the Bomas of Kenya grounds for the party’s national governing Council meeting. According to the party’s Secretary General Cleophas Malala, the event will be presided over by the party leader President William Ruto and graced by Chairperson Governor Cecily Mbarire. It will see […]
Siaya County government plans to adopt and promote the homestay concept in a bid to promote domestic tourism, the county executive committee member (CECM) for tourism, Angeline Oduor has said. Oduor said that the concept allows visitors to visit and stay in local homesteads and in the process, learn and appreciate local culture. Addressing this […]
House Republicans have branded the first day of their impeachment inquiry against Joe Biden a success, saying they justified their case. But expert witnesses called by Republicans cautioned there was not yet enough proof for impeachment. Thursday’s hearing was dominated by the business dealings of the president’s son, Hunter, who Republicans allege was selling access […]
Kenya will partner with the private sector to develop the country’s digital economy, President William Ruto has said. President Ruto said the Government has made a deliberate decision to use technology to develop its policies, programs and agenda in accelerating development. He mentioned the move to ensure that all Government services are transferred to the […]
Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Thursday that China will adhere to the basic state policy of opening up, firmly follow the win-win strategy of opening up, work with all parties to practice genuine multilateralism, and achieve common growth through cooperation to deliver more benefits to people of all countries. Li made the remarks when meeting […]
The 2nd Africa Health Harm Reduction conference that is ongoing in the Moroccan city of Marrakech is calling for resilience building in the face of rising casualties whenever disasters strike. Speaking at the start of the conference, the Chair of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of California, Los Angeles, Prof Ertugrul […]
Following the persistent terrorism threat in the North Eastern and parts of the Coastal region, the government has locked its focus on what a turnaround strategy to restore permanent peace and security. Alongside sustained patrols and surveillance, more resources are being invested in accelerating the long-awaited security sector reforms, key among them equipment and kitting […]
Council of Governors (COG) has asked the national government to ensure that at least 50pc of the National Contingency Fund is set aside for access by the County Governments for El Niño preparedness and response activities. CoG chair Anne Waiguru says that cumulatively, counties only have about Ksh 1 billion available in their budgets for […]
The Ministry of Interior and Administration of National Government has said biometric information collected from Kenyans during the migration to new digital identity cards will not be handled by third parties. Immigration and Citizen Services Principal Secretary Julius Bitok has said the migration from the current second generation to third generation National Digital IDs also […]
