Coltan is refined into tantalum, which is then used to manufacture smartphones and other electronic devices GETTY IMAGES Kenya has discovered its first deposits of the valuable mineral coltan, the mining minister has said. The rare mineral is used to manufacture electric car batteries, mobile phones and other electronic devices. The Democratic Republic of Congo […]
Senior Counsel SC Ahmednasir Abdullahi has suffered his first court appearance ban after his firm or himself couldn’t be allowed to appear before the Supreme Court. Ahmednasir was supposed to represent Mama Cherubet Chelugui before the Supreme Court Wednesday morning. Mama Chelugui who just turned 94 and who is critically ill won damages worth over Kshs […]
A petition to remove Kakamega county Public Board CEO Catherine Gathoni has been filed in the county assembly. The petition filed by Jacktosh Wakutuya on January 17, seeks to remove Gathoni for allegedly earning two salaries, from Kakamega and Nakuru county at the same time. This happened before her official secondment by the former employer […]
– Germany’s pledge to intervene on Israel’s behalf at ICJ ‘a textbook case of racism playing out in the international criminal justice arena,’ says South African academic Everisto Benyera – ‘Interpretation that arises is the Nama, Herero and Palestinians are not human in the eyes of Germany. Only Jews and other Caucasians are humans,’ Benyera […]
Lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi says he will be moving to the East African Court of Justice to challenge the decision by the Supreme Court to ban him and his firm from appearing from it. Ahmednasir on his X account further insisted that the Judiciary headed by Chief Justice Martha Koome is corrupt. “I have instructed my […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged Kenyans studying in China to keep adding to the friendship between China and Africa. In a surprise letter to representatives of Kenyans at Beijing Jiaotong University, the Chinese leader noted that the students can play a role in the strengthening of the China-Kenya ties. According to a report by […]
President Boakai had been speaking for around 30 minutes at his inauguration when he started feeling unwell Liberia’s new President Joseph Boakai has been declared “perfectly fine” by his doctors, his office says. The 79-year-old failed to reach the end of his inauguration speech and had to be helped away from the podium during his […]
Embu Governor, Cecily Mbarire, shaking hands with KMPDU Upper Eastern Chair, Dr. Denis Mugambi, after the striking doctors agreed to suspend the strike to pave the way for negotiations to address their grievances. Embu County doctors have suspended their strike and agreed to return to work to pave way for negotiations with the County Government […]
Kenyan nurses can now obtain international certification locally, eliminating the need to travel to India or South Africa for exams, addressing the rising demand for nursing skills globally. This following the launch of the Pearson Virtual Enterprise Test Centre in Nairobi, which is the second in Africa, after South Africa, for certifying and licensing of […]
Moroccan referee Bouchra Karboubi became the first Arab woman to officiate a match at the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN-2023) soccer tournament, as the centre referee. Karboubi led the decisive match between Nigeria and Guinea Bissau at the Stade Félix-Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan, on the 3rd and final day of Group A of the CAN-2023. It […]
Atletico Madrid secured passage to the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey as extra-time strikes from Antoinne Griezmann and Rodrigo Riquelme were enough to earn them a 4-2 over local rivals Real Madrid in Metropolitano Stadium, played on Thursday night. The Los Rojiblancos went ahead in the 39th minute as a cross from Rodrigo de […]
Africa Cup of Nations host Ivory Coast slumped to a 1-0 loss at the hands of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, as William Troost Ekong’s second-half penalty relegated the 2-time champions to their first defeat of the campaign. The Super Eagles who had one point from their opening match against Equatorial Guinea, knew their chance […]
