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By JOHN MBATI on 31 March 2022 – 9:13 am Supreme Court judges, from left: Justices Isaac Lenaola, Smokin Wanjala, Philomena Mwilu (DCJ), Martha Koome (CJ), Ibrahim Mohammed, Njoki Ndungu and William Ouko outside the apex court premises. JUDICIAR The Supreme Court is delivering its ruling on the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) appeal filed by Attorney General Paul Kihara Kariuki. Kenyans.co.ke is keeping you updated on the live proceeding. Refresh this page for timely updates.  Justice Isaac Lenaola is currently giving his deductions. Summary  Chief Justice Martha Koome, differed with the Court of Appeal on 5 out of the 7 issues. William Ouko differed with the…

KCCA ED Dorothy Kisaka   bows as she pays respect to the fallen Speaker Rt.Hon.Jacob Oulanyah at the NRM Secretariat Courtesy Photo. The Executive Director for Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), Dr Dorothy Kisaka  on Wednesday morning visited the NRM National Secretariat to condole with its leadership for the loss of their CEC member and former Speaker of Parliament Rt Hon. Jacob. Oulanyah. KCCA ED Dorothy Kisaka (middle) with the NRM  Deputy Secretary General Rose Namayanja (Right).Courtesy Photo. He was received at the party headquarters by the Secretary General Rt.Hon. Richard Awany Todwong before proceeding for a brief meeting attended by…

© Reuters/TIKSA NEGERI FILE PHOTO: Ethiopia’s Tigray region say committed to observing humanitarian ceasefire ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia has released several former government officials from prison, a lawyer working with them said. The group of ethnic Tigrayans included former members of the government-appointed administration and a member of the ruling party. The state-appointed Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said on March 18 that at least eight officials had been arrested, but gave no names, or reasons for the arrests. The lawyer and a second source said at the time 12 Tigrayan officials, an activist and another man had been arrested in…

Former Speaker of the 10th Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has followed suit in signing the condolence book in honor of the her Kadaga, now the First Deputy Prime Minister told journalists at Parliament on Wednesday that the late Oulanyah was hardworking, supportive and collaborative. Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates. She recognized his support over the last 10 years the at local level, National Assembly and the African Caribbean Pacific and EU. Kadaga explained that he also contributed a lot towards his Party the National Resistance Movement (NRM) in the Northern Uganda with his voice, adding that “We miss him”. Photo by…

Rob Latour/Shutterstock View Gallery25 PHOTOS. “I don’t have a bunch of s— about what happened,” he said, according to the New York Post, before revealing he already wrote his whole comedy show before the headline-making slap happened. “I had like a whole show I wrote before this weekend. I’m still kinda processing what happened. So at some point, I’ll talk about that s–. So I’m gonna tell some jokes It’s nice to be out.” The incident happened after Chris made a joke about Will’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith and her shaved head look, where he quipped that she’d star in a G.I. Jane sequel. After…

SEDC / SplashNews.com View Gallery31 PHOTOS. Erin Silvia NEWS WRITER & REPORTER Rihanna was photographed getting fast food and holding a drink in Los Angeles, CA on Tuesday while showing off her growing baby bump in the sexy and fashionable outfit. Rihanna, 34, continues to be a trendsetter during her first pregnancy! The singer was spotted visiting Jack in the Box in Los Angeles, CA on March 29 to surely get some cravings while wearing a black bra and baggy black pants that helped her flaunt her bare baby bump. At one point, she was carrying her drink as she…

The parents of 43 Mexican students who disappeared in 2014 have expressed outrage after experts accused the armed forces of hiding evidence. © Reuters Parents of the 43 missing students have long been suspicious of the armed forces A new report has revealed that Mexico’s military failed to disclose that the students were under surveillance at the time of their disappearance. “We’re angry, we’re really mad,” said Mario González, whose son César Manuel has not been seen since. Neither the navy nor the army have commented on the report. One of the report’s authors said that investigators had hoped that they…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is looking at options to expand sanctions to impose on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and will have more to say about it in the coming days, White House spokesperson Kate Bedingfield said on Wednesday. © ASSOCIATED PRESS President Joe Biden speaks in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Wednesday, March 30, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Speaking at the daily White House briefing, Bedingfield said President Joe Biden is continuing to look at options to expand sanctions and will have more information in coming days. Biden has imposed a…

Kenya’s top court will on Thursday rule on constitutional changes proposed by President Uhuru Kenyatta and his allies ahead of crucial elections in August. The reforms — popularly known as the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) — aim to expand the executive and would be the biggest change to Kenya’s political system since the introduction of a new constitution in 2010. © Simon MAINA A seven-judge bench at the Supreme Court will weigh the legality of contested constitutional reforms A seven-judge bench at the Supreme Court will weigh the legality of the wide-ranging proposals following their rejection last year by the High Court and…

© Provided by Associated Press Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announces that the state is switching to an endemic phase of handling COVID-19 during news conference on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at the state Capitol in Jefferson City, Missouri. Parson declared that “the COVID-19 crisis is over” in Missouri. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday declared “the COVID-19 crisis is over,” announcing that the state will soon begin handling the coronavirus like influenza and other ongoing diseases that occasionally flare up. Parson said the state will officially start treating the coronavirus as an…