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\"Our Parliament has been reduced to a fish market with members jostling for five minutes of infamy. Is this the example our representatives want to set for our youth looking on?\"

 

Our Parliament has been reduced to a fish market with members jostling for 5 mins of infamy. Is this the example our representatives want to set for our youth looking on?

— Mickela (@mickelapanday) October 21, 2021

Leader of the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) David Abdulah said, \"Does the UNC understand what they are doing? Their actions are seeking to dangerously divide the country. It is not about democracy. They are laying the basis for justifying why their motion will not succeed.

\"This is a serious issue but I am reminded of Explainer's Calypso – In Parliament they kicksin. The motion will be defeated

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Raila Odinga has said that he has been able to climb the mountain politically in the wake of the heightened political campaigns as the country edges closer to the 2022 general elections.

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World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge is among the 10 nominees for the Male Athlete of the Year, World Athletics has announced.

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Since October 12, students at Howard University have been protesting what they describe as 'incredibly unsafe housing conditions' and other administration issues. As one students states, this includes 'rats and […]

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A Mpumalanga security guard and two alleged accomplices are expected to appear in court in connection with a robbery in Emalahleni.

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Just two percent of federal criminal cases ever make it to trial. And, according to…

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By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Senior National Correspondent The emails were explosive and dangerous, and they threw gas on the long-lit fire of racism in the criminal justice system. Nik Hatziefstathiou, known by his nickname “Nik the Hat,” had seemingly revealed the racist and frightening thoughts of a high-ranking Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Adult Probation & […]

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