Kenya Power will cut electricity to thousands of customers Thursday across four counties for maintenance work. The power company plans to upgrade systems and improve service reliability during the scheduled outages.
Uasin Gishu residents around Mugundoi and Cheptiret will lose power from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The blackout affects Outspan, Ancila, Rehema, Kabongo, Songoliet, Cheplaskei and nearby communities. Workers will spend nine hours fixing electrical equipment and power lines.
Homa Bay County faces a shorter outage from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. People living near Misambi, Bishop Okok, Oriang Parish and Nyapalo Market must prepare for seven hours without electricity. The maintenance covers Othoro Market, Kodada Centre, Pala Coffee and Atela...
Radio host Selby Mkhize left Ukhozi FM after working there for 13 years. Her final breakfast show aired Wednesday morning before she said goodbye to loyal fans. Listeners flooded phone lines and text messages calling her departure unfair and selwhile. Many people told her the decision would mess up their daily work routines. Mkhize admitted she could not look at her co-host when she announced the news.
The popular presenter joined the station back in 2012 as an unpaid contributor to celebrity news segments. She earned her first contract two years later and slowly built up her show schedule. Mkhize won radio awards and hosted major holiday crossover programs during her time there. The station always made her feel welcome even before she...
Real Housewives of Durban star Minnie Ntuli says she wants to fix her broken friendship with castmate Londie London. The radio host admitted she reached out privately to apologize after watching their fights play out on television. Ntuli blamed high emotions and damaged egos for their falling out during filming. She thinks viewers missed important conversations that editors cut from the final episodes. The 30-year-old takes responsibility for her actions and calls herself a work in progress.
Social media users attacked Ntuli after the show aired and forced her to lock her accounts on different platforms. She says people make hurtful comments without knowing the full story behind the drama. The reality star tries to learn from useful...
Members of South Africa's MK party are fighting over who should become the new secretary general after Jacob Zuma fired Floyd Shivambu. The December 16 faction wants spokesperson Nhlamwhile Ndhlela to take the job. Phumlani Mfeka and elections chief Bongani Baloyi might also compete for the position.
The December 16 group claims they helped start the MK party first. They believe people who joined from other parties like the Economic Freedom Fighters should not hold top jobs. Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla leads this faction and thinks former EFF members are taking over leadership roles.
The faction removed Mzwanele Manyi as chief whip and targets Busisiwe Mkhwebane next. They argue these leaders campaigned against MK during the 2024 elections...
Kenya's parliament approved the Finance Bill after lawmakers shot down several tax hikes that would have hurt citizens. The bill will collect 24 billion shillings for government coffers instead of the original 30 billion target. Members voted Thursday afternoon to finish the legislation that heads to President Ruto for signing.
Lawmakers blocked the Kenya Revenue Authority from gaining unlimited access to people's bank records and personal financial data. Politicians said such powers would violate privacy rights guaranteed under the constitution. The tax agency already has enough authority to request information through court warrants when needed.
Parliament rejected plans to expand income tax rates that would have created five...
Israel has been attacking Iran's nuclear facilities that make enriched uranium deep underground. The Natanz plant suffered major damage according to international nuclear inspectors. Another site called Fordo sits buried inside a mountain and would need special American bunker-buster bombs to destroy it. Nuclear experts worry about what might happen if bombs hit these uranium storage areas.
Iran enriches uranium by spinning it in high-speed machines called centrifuges. Regular uranium from the ground contains mostly uranium-238 and a tiny amount of uranium-235. Nuclear power plants need about 3 to 5 percent enriched uranium to make electricity. Nuclear weapons require much higher levels around 90 percent enrichment.
Iran has enriched...
A female lawmaker caused trouble in parliament after wearing bright yellow clothes during Thursday's session. Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba walked into the National Assembly dressed head to toe in yellow with black trim around her neck. She matched her yellow dress with yellow jewelry and yellow shoes that reminded everyone of the ruling UDA party colors. Pro-government members immediately complained about her outfit choice. They said she broke parliament rules about wearing party colors inside the chamber.
Suba North MP Millie Odhiambo stood up and asked the Speaker to decide if Wamuchomba dressed properly for the meeting. She pointed out that everything the woman wore was yellow just like the UDA party brand. Odhiambo claimed this...
Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris told young Kenyans to join the police force instead of just complaining about it. She said Gen Z protesters should apply when police recruitment opens next time. Young people have been demanding police reforms after teacher Albert Ojwang died in custody and officers shot a mask seller. Passaris thinks youth can create change from inside the police service. She defended good officers against blanket criticism of the entire force.
Gen Z activists have spent weeks protesting police brutality through social media and street demonstrations. The protests started after Ojwang died June 8 at Central Police Station in Nairobi. Anger grew stronger when officers shot face mask vendor Boniface Kariuki...
A Nyeri court told officials to put the Isiolo County Assembly Clerk back in his job after they fired him without warning. Judge Onesmus Makwhile issued the order after Salad Boru Guracha went to court for help. The court will hear the full case on June 25 through video conference. Officials must answer the lawsuit before June 24.
Guracha lost his job on June 16 when the board sent him home on forced leave. His firing connects to efforts aimed at removing Governor Abdi Guyo from office. The clerk worried that county leaders might hire someone else for his position during the court fight. He claims officials broke the law when they suspended him without proper reasons. Assembly rules allow clerk suspensions only for serious problems...
