The Gen Z anti-tax hike blitz has caught the imagination of the Kenyan public by storm. A nation that has been long convinced the youth harboured no interest in politics have been shocked by their patriotic spirit. This is because in the history of Kenyan political protests, the police have been surprisingly restrained. The protesters have themselves set the tone of the demos by conducting themselves in a tremendously mature fashion. No vehicles set ablaze.
Just hours before Kenyan police officers are scheduled to land in Port-au-Prince in Haiti, notorious gang leader Jimmy Cherizier, popularly known as Barbecue, has penned a letter to the Haitian government seeking for dialogue. Barbeque, who had in the past dared Kenyan police officers, remarked that he was seeking to explore peace initiatives being advanced by Prime Minister Garry Conille. "If the Kenyan military or police come, whatsoever, I will consider them, aggressors,” the gang leader had vowed on March 2024. This would give the people of Haiti freedom to resume normal life as well as bring peace to the war-torn country. The mission is sanctioned by the United Nations and funded by the United States and Canada.
Investigative journalist Paul Wafula left Nation Media Group (NMG) last week, as the media house intensified the purge on its payroll. Sources within Nation Centre told Business Today that Wafula got his exit letter on Friday, 14th June, 2024. “You don’t understand journalism; you are not a journalist,” Wafula is said to have told the senior manager. He was still in love with the hard-hitting business journalism, exposing cartels. That’s what happened here,” said a journalist at the Daily Nation, who is familiar with the intrigues behind the NMG exits.
Source: UGCThe dailies also highlighted the dramatic scenes witnessed in Nyahururu, where President William Ruto attended a church service. Daily NationThe publication reported on the drama that unfolded in Nyahururu after a group of anti-finance bill protesters forced police to sneak President William Ruto out of a church venue. The StandardIn a change of heart, President William Ruto expressed his willingness to engage the Generation Z protesters. "Our young people have stepped forward to engage in the affairs of their country. They have stepped forward tribeless, they have stepped forward peacefully," Ruto said.
Duke Hare Barbers has been nominated by News & Star readers as one of the ten finalists in its 'Best Hairdresser/Barber 2024' award. The award-winning barbers, which is located on Carlisle's Scotland Road, is owned by Sarah McKibbin who opened the Duke Hare in 2016. After being informed that Duke Hare Barbers has been nominated as a finalist in the News & Star's 'Best Hairdresser/Barber 2024' award, Sarah was on hand to express his delight. Sarah also discussed the community that she built around the Duke Hare and the close relationships she has built with other barbers in the city. I personally moved this end of Carlisle as a result of the community being so friendly and welcoming to us when I opened Duke Hare over 8 years ago.
President William Ruto has broken his silence over the ongoing protests by Kenyan youths over the Finance Bill 2024. Speaking in Nyahururu on Sunday, Ruto said that he is proud the young people have stepped forward tribeless and peacefully to be counted. "Our young people have stepped forward to engage in the affairs of their country. His remarks come after Kenyan Gen Zs staged countrywide demonstrations over the 'punitive' Finance Bill, 2024. Last week, Gen Zs in Kenya staged countrywide protests over the Finance Bill, 2024 calling for its rejection, of punitive taxes.
There were cheers at the Holy Family Basilica in Nairobi after a youth walked to the front of the Church in the middle of service to protest against the Finance Bill, 2024. In a video seen by the Star, the unidentified youth who was carrying the Kenyan flag stood there and started chanting ‘Reject Finance Bill’. Soon after, the church joined the chanting and applauding him before he walked back to his seat. A man who was leading the service at the time then asked the congregation to applaud the youth for boldly expressing himself. “The first thing we want to say is thank you for your courage.
A kenyan grandma has warmed hearts after asking her granddaughter to join anti-Finance Bill protests. Source: UGCWhy is Kenyan grandma trending? The excited granny wondered how Gen Z had managed to make it to the streets to protest, and she sang the late Otieno Kajwang's famous song, Bado Mapambano. Bado mapambano, mapambano...Si urudi Kenya uwasaidie kupambana ( You Lisa, where are you young people Gen Z telling us elders to stay home? Gen Zs troll Fred MachokaElsewhere, Fred Machoka disclosed he was attacked by Gen Zs after his niece, Gloria Orwoba, got blogger Edgar Wabwire arrested.
A sombre mood engulfed Mamba village in Yatta, Machakos county, where slain Makadara magistrate Monica Kivuti was laid to rest on Saturday. Members of the judicial community including judges, magistrates and advocates eulogised Kivuti as diligent, saying she was passionate in her work. Kivuti was admitted to the bar in 2008 and became a magistrate six years later. The Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association vice president, Rhoda Yator, described Kivuti as a shining light, beacon of justice and pillar of strength. Court of Appeal president Justice Daniel Musinga said Kivuti was a hardworking and dedicated judicial officer who had a bright career ahead of her.
But close associates of President Salva Kiir maintain that the government can rely on the South Sudan Transitional Constitution, 2011. Read: South Sudan choking under yoke of impunityHe said that there can never be a draft constitution without first resolving at least two cardinal issues. and the type of federalism that best suits the peculiar conditions of South Sudan. “Given the high levels of illiteracy in South Sudan, how would the public effectively participate in the NCC without adequate sensitisation through the NCRC’s educational function,” he said. Mr Mabor says that NCRC remains a key interlocutor in the design of the permanent constitution, guiding the debate on addressing the two cardinal issues mentioned by Dr Akol
Biden campaign co-chair Mitch Landrieu said the 'American people have to sit' with the fact that the presumptive Republican nominee is a convicted felon. 'I'll let the President say what he's going to say. But it's not just to call Donald Trump a convicted felon. 'I expect President Biden to do an excellent job just like he did the last few debates. Only 40 percent say Trump's conviction won't affect how they cast their ballot in a post-conviction Emerson poll.
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According to Mwaura who addressed a press conference on Saturday, June 22, powerful international players have splashed money to fund the Gen Z protests. The government spokesperson noted that this is due to President William Ruto’s support for Russia following its invasion of Ukraine which sparked conflict. He did not clarify the support for Russia referenced in his address as Kenya has been clear in its support for Ukraine to end the war. There are people with problems with that,” Mwaura alleged without mentioning the powers that are not happy. He (Ruto) said we find new finance infrastructure internationally,” Mwaura implored.
The 31-year-old was honoured at the inaugural Singapore Children’s Book Festival opening ceremony on June 21 and took home $10,000. Chang’s artwork, which was among more than 40 entries received, was from The Little Singapore Book’s second edition released in 2022. - ILLUSTRATION: CHLOE CHANGHe adds: “There are existing prizes for children’s book authors, but one focused on illustrators is long overdue. She recalls taking two weeks to complete the winning spread, a digital illustration, in The Little Singapore Book. Chang has more than 20 children’s books published locally and overseas.
Naivasha, the second biggest town in Nakuru county and a resort town, that attracts many tourists. A few meters from the Naivasha railway station is the town’s sewer treatment plant, established in 1974, and built far from the town centre. But, due to population growth and the town’s expansion, the plant finds itself almost in the centre of the town. Naivasha is a wildlife hot spot, with Lake Naivasha about a kilometer away…never would the planners have thought that one of the largest land mammals would turn this place into home. May 5, 2024
