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A man who turned up to represent a suspect accused of defrauding former Garsen MP Danson Mungatana was arrested at the Milimani law courts, Nairobi, yesterday.
The president also stressed the importance of keeping the economy open after months of stifling movement restrictions.
He urged citizens not to drop their guard and continue adhering to the health rules, such as wearing face masks and respecting curfew times.
South Africa has recorded just over 800,000 coronavirus infections - more than a third of the cases reported across the African continent - and over 20,000 deaths.
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THE chaos that has been the hallmark of Zanu PF district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections continued yesterday in different parts of the country with re-runs and failure to produce results, while in some areas ballots were found thrown in bins amid suspicions of massive vote rigging. BY KENNETH NYANGANI/BLESSED MHLANGA/MOSES MATENGA/ GARIKAI MAFIRAKUREVA Zanu PF party chairperson Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri yesterday said the party will order re-runs in some areas due to the chaos. Due to the volatile nature of the DCC elections, polling stations had to be guarded by members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police, which the party however said they were not going to pay them. “The police were there to maintain peace and order, and this is not a service that is open only to Zanu PF but to every organization across the board when they have their activities and need police presence,” Muchinguri-Kashiri said. However, police normally charge per hour when they provide security details for private functions. In Muzarabani North, results of the elections started trickling in yesterday, and Muzarabani North MP who is also the Energy Minister Soda Zhemu landed the chairmanship post. Deputy Finance minister and Zaka East MP Clemence Chiduwa was voted chairperson for the Zaka district with 3 582 votes to his opponent, whose name was only given as Chitara, managed 300 votes. Another MP Davison Svuure (Zaka Central) landed the vice chairmanship post after polling 1 988 votes, while his close contender Paradzai Chakona garnered 1 291 votes. However, in Mutare the DCC elections were so chaotic that some original ballot papers were found thrown in bins, which raised fears of rigging. NewsDay is reliably informed that the ballot papers that were thrown into bins were found at First Class Academy School in Sakubva ward 3. A police report was then made. Four candidates namely, Binali Yard, Clever Muparutsa, Ivan Mbengo and Cecilia Gambe are eyeing the Mutare DCC chairmanship. One of the candidates who spoke to NewsDay on condition of anonymity said: “There is now a deliberate plot to delay the process and to frustrate my supporters so that they do not cast their votes. Just imagine we found used original ballot papers at First Class Academy in ward 3 thrown in various bins, this is rigging.” The elections have now spilled into the third day in Mutare and yet some centres in Chikanga have not yet received ballot papers. The Zanu PF provincial secretary for administration Kenneth Saruchera said he was not able to comment about the chaos to media. However, a re-run of the DCC elections was ordered in 14 of the 26 wards in the province. In Mangwe district, Matabeleland South, some wards did not vote amid allegations that the presiding officers did not turn up, especially in Empandeni ward. In response to the chaotic scenes at the DCC elections, Muchinguri-Kashiri during a media briefing warned all rogue elements within the party, saying that there will be a clampdown on anyone who attempts to cheat their way into power. Muchinguri-Kashiri said
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko was on Thursday impeached by the Nairobi County Assembly despite a court order barring MCAs from debating the motion.
The flamboyant Nairobi city governor, Mike Mbuvi Sonko has been impeached by members of the county assembly.
88 members of the county assembly voted to support the impeachment motion while 2 others voted against the move.
The embattled governor is being accused of gross violation of the Constitution and other laws, abuse of office, commission of crimes under the national laws and lacking the mental capability to run the county government.
The flashy governor, always in love with gold, survived the first impeachment motion in February this year.
Sonko has been at loggerhead with the national government especially President Uhuru Kenyatta whom he accuse of meddling into Nairobi county matters.
President Uhuru Kenyatta had earlier formed the Nairobi Metropolitan Services headed by the army general, Mohammed Badi to oversee various developmet agendeas of the city.
This later brought am issue between the governor and the head of NMS with the former now blaming the national government for his woes.
Sonko has maintained innocence and has labled the recent move as uncesseary and will not be intimidated in his political ambition and duty to the Nairobians.
Robert Cadrette, a master corporal in the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, died from coronavirus-related complications Saturday. He was 51.
Everyone who will receive the coronavirus vaccine will also get a record card to log shot histories and help remind of due dates for the follow-up doses.
ST Catherine South Western Member of Parliament (MP) and returned member of the Constituency Boundaries Committee of the House, Everald Warmington, has indicated that the committee will have a tough task of pushing ahead to approve the correction of any breaches in the elector limit across the island's 63 constituencies.The review must be completed by the end of March 2022.
Yankuba Kai-Samba: 5 December 2020: Sierra Leone is in a bigger mess now than ever. Don't fall for the party political jamboree that took place in the capital Freetown this week, with up to 50 Russian donated rubbish collection trucks in a convoy, parading the streets and accompanying the president on his visit to various…
[Nairobi News] The Ministry of Lands is set to develop a digital system aimed at changing the mode of land transaction in the country by making it easier and faster to carry out such transactions.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Unions representing health workers in Kenya have vowed to press on with the planned strike on Monday accusing the government of failing to address their plight.
Serena Williams is making boss moves in the realm of entrepreneurship and her latest project is inspired by her daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.
[ICG] Yaoundé/Nairobi/Brussels -- Two years after Cameroon's contested presidential election, political rivalry has taken a worrying direction as the incumbent's supporters trade ethnic slurs with backers of his main challenger. The government should undertake electoral reforms, bar discrimination and work with social media platforms to curtail hate speech.
by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer When Clifton P. Pitts talked, people listened. Those were just some of the words exuded by Lena Bryan-Henderson, the goddaughter of Clifton “Cliff” Pitts, about the man who spent decades fighting for the betterment of African Americans in the Mon Valley and beyond. “He was a man who … Continued
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As the U.S. prepares for the first round of vaccinations to tackle COVID-19, infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci called on the public to 'be part of the solution' and get vaccinated once it is available. 'Say, 'I'm not going to be one of the people that's going to be a steppingstone for the virus... [Read More]
‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ hits Netflix on Dec. 18.
[The Conversation Africa] According to the State of the Global Air 2020 report, ambient air pollution was responsible for around 5,000 premature deaths in Kenya in 2019 alone. It is the fourth most important risk factor in driving death and disability combined in Kenya. Indeed, the 2017 national economic survey estimated that 19.9 million Kenyans suffer from respiratory ailments that are exacerbated by poor air quality.
