The High Court declared Section 29(c) of the Law of Succession Act unconstitutional, citing gender-based discrimination against widowers. High Court judge Justice Lawrence Mugambi ruled that the provision—which requires a husband to prove he was dependent on his deceased wife in order to qualify as a beneficiary of her estate—violates the Constitution’s guarantees of equality […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers say they blocked federal agents from entering their stadium on Thursday, as immigration enforcement continues in the city. In a post on social media, the baseball team said “ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots”, and were subsequently turned away. Los Angeles is among […]
A man who allegedly threatened a US congressman with his vehicle in Ohio has turned himself in to the authorities, police have said. The driver was identified by the Rocky River Police Department on Friday as 36-year-old Feras Hamdan. He has pleaded not guilty to charges in relation the incident. In a video shared on […]
The founder of instant messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, says the more than 100 children he has fathered will share his estimated $13.9bn (£10.3bn) fortune. “They are all my children and will all have the same rights! I don’t want them to tear each other apart after my death,” Mr Durov told French political magazine […]
A collapse at a coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province killed at least 12 people, a mining source and a civil society officials said on Friday. The sources said that dozens more escaped from the artisanal mine when it collapsed on Thursday. The reasons for the collapse were not immediately […]
More than 200 gunmen on motorbikes have attacked a Niger army base near the border with Mali, leaving at least 34 soldiers dead, the country’s defence ministry said. The attackers – described by the ministry as “mercenaries” – raided the base in the western town of Banibangou on Thursday, injuring 14 other soldiers. The ministry […]
Police on Friday violently dispersed a group of protesters who had blocked Mwiki-Kasarani Road to protest the brutal murder of a woman aged 18. The badly mutilated body of the woman was found in their house in Thursday hours after her murder. Detectives are investigating the murder. Police said the deceased identified as Abigael Winner […]
The family of Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu said he will be buried in South Africa in a private ceremony following a row with the government over the funeral arrangements. Late on Thursday, President Hakainde Hichilema cut short a period of national mourning after Lungu’s family refused to allow his body to be repatriated from […]
Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma has publicly distanced himself and his community from the planned Gen Z memorial protests scheduled for June 25, 2025, labeling them as “useless” and unproductive. In a fiery statement posted on his official X account on Thursday, June 19, 2025, Kaluma emphasized that his constituents, having long been at […]
Veteran jurist cites youth mistreatment and governance failures as motivation for entering race against President Ruto NAIROBI, Kenya – Former Chief Justice David Maraga has officially announced his candidacy for Kenya’s 2027 presidential election, marking a significant entry into what is expected to be a fiercely contested race against incumbent President William Ruto. Speaking during […]
President William Ruto has described his political alliance with ODM leader Raila Odinga as divinely ordained, emphasizing that their broad-based government arrangement transcends personal political ambitions. Speaking to a delegation from Kisumu County at State House on Wednesday, Ruto sought to reinforce the partnership that has faced mounting pressure from within ODM ranks over recent […]
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has come out strongly to deny claims that he sponsored the goons who caused chaos in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD) during Tuesday’s protests. His denial follows a wave of backlash and accusations from political rivals and the public after armed men, some seen cooperating with police, attacked protesters and looted […]
