By Max Matza, BBC News The father of the gunman who tried to assassinate Donald Trump called police before the Saturday shooting because he was concerned about his son, according to media reports. The call is one of a number of red flags revealed in recent days that law enforcement was notified about before gunshots rang out…
By Basillioh Rukanga, BBC New The Namibian government has refused a request to extend the visa for a Ugandan king who has been getting medical treatment in the country since April. King Mutebi II of the Buganda has been receiving treatment for an undisclosed condition. The centre where he has been staying requested his visa extension earlier…
4 hours ago By Basillioh Rukanga, BBC News, Nairobi Kenyan police have banned protests in the centre of the capital, Nairobi, and surrounding areas “until further notice”, citing their leaderless nature that has made it difficult to enforce safety. It comes after a month of anti-government protests in which scores of people have been killed. More protests…
By Ana Faguy and State Department Correspondent Tom Bateman, Reporting from Washington and Las Vegas, travelling with the president President Joe Biden faces new pressure to step aside because of his age – with his campaign activity currently halted due to a Covid-19 infection. The top two Democrats in the US Congress, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer…
The Mountain Journal Murang’a County Government has ordered for investigations on the Nyota Zetu Programme following fears the list has been doctored. The programme is under probe by the county assembly after an audit in January revealed there are 2,750 students under the support of the programme reflecting an excess of 1,210 beneficiaries. On Monday,…
By Ana Faguy, BBC News, Washington US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is suffering mild symptoms, the White House has said. Karine Jean-Pierre, his press secretary, said the US president is vaccinated and boosted. He has tested positive for Covid twice before. Mr Biden, 81, was seen earlier on Wednesday visiting supporters in…
The Mountain Journal The High Court has stopped tea farmers from holding special general meetings for Kimunye, Ndima, Thumaita and Mununga tea factories in Kirinyaga county. The order issued by Justice Joe Omido followed a petition lodged by Jane Nyaguthii Kinyua, and Frederick Kinyua and eight others moved to court lodging a suit against IEBC,…
A mistaken identity as the police arrested Macharia Gaitho. Panic gripped media houses after veteran journalist Macharia Gaitho was arrested inside Karen Police station in Nairobi. Macharia drove into the police station upon sensing he was being followed by a strange vehicle. This is after he realised some strangers were following him, and had to…
By Kayla Epstein and Mike Wendling, BBC News, at the Republican convention in Milwaukee One by one, Donald Trump’s defeated rivals for the 2024 Republican nomination took the stage to sing his praises at the party’s convention on Tuesday night. From his box just above the convention floor, Trump smiled at times as he watched his former…
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Tom King, a Pennsylvania delegate from Butler, Pennsylvania, said he spoke to Trump at the rally 10 minutes before the shooting erupted on Saturday. He says he sat about 20 feet in front of Corey Comperatore, the former fire chief who was killed. “It was a great day to see the…
