Malawi's Vice President Saulos Chilima. [AFP]Malawi's Vice President Saulos Chilima was killed in a plane crash, the nation's president said on Tuesday, after searchers located the wreckage of the aircraft in a foggy forest. "The search and rescue team have found the aircraft ... completely destroyed with no survivors, as all passengers on board were killed on impact," Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera said addressing the nation. First elected vice president in 2014, the charismatic yet stern-talking Chilima was a widely loved figure in Malawi, particularly among young people. "Chilima was a good man, a devoted father and husband, a patriotic citizen who served his country with distinction and a formidable vice president," Chakwera said.

Directline Assurance has announced its closure and the ceasing of its operations. In a statement on Monday by the Chairperson of Royal Credit Limited SK Macharia, he said the insurance company was terminating all its employee's contracts. Macharia also declared the dissolution of the company's Board of Directors"The board of directors of Directline has been dissolved and all the assets taken over by Royal Credit Ltd. All employees have been dismissed, and Directline will no longer issue insurance services," Macharia said. Directline joined the Kenyan market in November 2005 as a motor vehicle insurance company. The company provided insurance cover for Public Service Vehicles (PSV).

Actor Arjun’s daughter Aishwarya Arjun and actor Thambi Ramaiah’s son Umapathy Ramaiah tied the knot on June 10 in an intimate ceremony at Arjun’s Sri Yoga Anjaneyar Temple in Gerugambakkam, Chennai. The wedding was attended by the bigwigs from the film fraternity. The wedding was also attended by KS Ravikumar, GK Reddy, SR Prabhu and KE Gnanavel Raja. The news of the two actors dating came out last year and Thambi Ramaiah cited the reality program Survivor which Arjun anchored and featured Umapathy as one of the contestants. I was looking for a prospective bride for Umapathy for a while and a few months ago, his mother asked me to not look any more.

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has announced that he will now sponsor the education needs of Princess Angel after hosting her at his official Karen residence in Nairobi. Princes Angel wowed President William Ruto and Gachagua during the Akurinu National Prayers Conference at Nakuru High School, Nakuru County on Sunday. She recited a poem for the President.

Over 240 company bosses have revealed plans to reduce their workforce within the next three months owing to the harsh economic times. The CEOs explained that the planned layoffs were necessary as they tightened their belts owing to the current economic times. In particular, those in the manufacturing industry highlighted the cost of doing business as a major factor affecting their businesses. The employers detailed that some of the tax proposals would adversely increase the cost of doing business and ultimately influence the policies of their workforce. Finance Bill 2024 seeks to introduce a number of taxation measures including Eco Levy on specific manufactured goods such as diapers, plastic bags and smartphones.

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Source: UGCThe papers also reported on the divisions in the Kenya Kwanza administration, pitting Ruto against his deputy, Rigathi Gachagua. "We want prisoners to work, pay taxes, and support their families while serving their sentences to change their behaviour and conduct," Beacco said. In letters from the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) sent to the teachers, they are blamed for misconduct and violating the employer's orders. TSC says it was unsatisfied with the teachers' reasons for participating in the strike. The StandardThe daily reported that thousands of Kenyan children are falling behind in their vaccination schedules due to an acute shortage of vaccines.

Four cops charged over theft of Sh2.2 million school salariesFour police officers have been arraigned over the theft of Sh2.2 million meant for casual workers’ pay at a private city school. The officers are accused of stealing the money from a locked car parked outside Rophine International School in Utawala, Embakai Sub-County, in Nairobi on June 2. They were arrested on June 6 at Kasarani Police Station car park and over Sh400,000 recovered from them. The complainant is Mr Victor Owino, an accountant at Rophine International School, who on June 3 made a withdrawal of Sh2,361,000 at Family Bank Utawala branch which was meant to pay workers. The magistrate ordered that the suspects be detained at Kayole Police Station pending further orders of the court.

The recent push and pull between Former President Uhuru Kenyatta's office and the State House has been centred around several issues regarding Uhuru's retirement benefits including his choice of a retirement office. In particular, the Office of the 4th President has alleged that the government has not maintained Uhuru's retirement office. Kenyans.co.ke, looks at the Presidential Retirement Benefits Act, which stipulates the retirement package for Uhuru's retirement office. "The Nyari office (used by Kibaki) is not his suitable choice. Daily NationLawyer's InterpretationWeighing in on the recent push and pull over the office space, Lawyer Willis Otieno opined that there was nothing wrong with Uhuru preferring his Caledonia home as an office space.

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Police engaged a mob in running battles as they siphoned fuel from an overturned tanker along Eldoret-Webuye road in Kakamega County. According to police, the mob had rushed to the scene armed with all manner of jerricans and started to siphon the fuel oblivious of the dangers they were posing to themselves and the area in general. Police said the trailer with 39,000 litres of super petrol overturned in the Mukhonje area on Monday night as it raced from Eldoret to Malaba area. An unknown amount of fuel spilt off as a mob rushed there to siphon the same. It took the arrival of dozens of police officers to seal off the area and disperse the mob to secure the scene.

In a Monday evening post, the mother of five admitted feeling so lonely that she moved into her relatives' houses. It has become so lonely that I moved into my sister-in-law's and my children's houses," Akothee said in a Facebook post. In another post, the 43-year-old artist continued to talk about various issues concerning her charity organization, the Akothee Foundation. “AKOTHEE FOUNDATION HAS NO SPONSORS OR DONORS. Why do people use the Akothee Foundation to hurt and try to harm me?

Top on the wish list is the total scrapping of clauses adding tax pain to their already heavy shoulders in the Finance Bill, 2024. "Crop production is getting more expensive due to the downside spiral effects of a high tax regime. Last year, the high cost of fuel after affecting 16 per cent VAT saw me cut the fleet of matatus by five. I'm afraid that the proposed vehicle tax will send me back to my native Katilu village,'' Anam said. As taxpayers present their wishes, the Parliamentary Budget Committee approved a Sh4 trillion budget to be presented by National Treasury CS Njuguna Ndung'u on June 13.

A 7kg shipment of cocaine has been seized by Customs and the Royal New Zealand Navy after being found attached to the side of a ship's hull with a magnet. The joint operation in April combined Customs maritime along with the navy dive and explosives experts. Customs were first tipped off on the incident after receiving information about a commercial vessel heading to New Zealand with a box attached to the stern which was not part of the ship's structure. As the vessel approached New Zealand, Customs maintained regular contact with the ship’s captain and agents, working together to monitor the attachment and report suspicious activity. (Source: New Zealand Customs Service)Customs maritime manager, Robert Smith, said this method of attaching drugs to the hull of a ship was just one of the techniques that Customs and its partners continually looked out for.

Police in Canada believe many stolen vehicles are shipped overseas through the Port of Montreal, seen here, for sale. Photo: Graham Hughes / AFPSource: AFPMontreal-area resident Zachary Siciliani discovered recently that his car had simply disappeared -- likely in one of a rash of vehicle thefts in Canada. In Toronto, thefts of cars and light trucks between 2021 and 2023 increased by 150 percent over the prior six years. Photo: Daniel SLIM / AFPSource: AFPIn 2023, the number of car thefts perpetrated by organized crime groups increased by 62 percent over the previous year, according to federal police data. Insurers that year collectively paid out Can$1.5 billion (US$1.1 billion) in claims for stolen vehicles in Canada, an increase of 254 percent from 2018.