Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome resigns amid pressure from Kenya

The Mountain Journal  Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome has resigned following pressure mounted by human right organisations over how the police conducted themselves during the anti finance bill 2023/2024. Koome has been under siege following the manner the law enforcers handled the youth protestors during the anti finance bill 2024/2024 protests. The President approved…

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Can Biden be replaced as nominee? Not so easily

By Christal Hayes, Holly Honderich & Rachel Looker, BBC News Knives are out for Joe Biden after his poorly received performance in the first 2024 presidential debate against Donald Trump. With November’s election bearing down, a growing number of Democrats are calling on the president to step aside due to concerns about his mental fitness. Around a dozen…

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Kenyan President fires Cabinet Secretaries after anti-tax protests by the youth

Kenya’s under-fire President William Ruto has dismissed with “immediate effect” all his ministers and the attorney-general, following the recent deadly protests that led to the withdrawal of an unpopular tax bill. The president said the move came after “reflection, listening to Kenyans, and after holistic appraisal of my cabinet”. He has said he will now…

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Suspect in court over malicious damage at Embu KRA office

The Mountain Journal  A suspect denied two charges of malicious damage and theft of property belonging to KRA offices Northern region Embu town,  during the anti finance bill protest.  Antony Kiige Muthoni  charged with others not before the court denied the charge of destroying  goods worth Sh6 million on June 24. He faced an alternative…

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We don’t have to repay UK for axed deal – Rwanda

By Wedaeli Chibelushi, BBC News Rwanda has said it is not required to refund the UK after a multi-million pound migrant deal between the two countries was scrapped. New UK Prime Minister and Labour Party leader Keir Starmer announced at the weekend that the plan to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda was “dead and buried”. The…

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