by Hope Media | Dec 22, 2016 | news
Seventeen people have been killed in clashes between DR Congo police and members of a cult that believes the end of President Joseph Kabila’s mandate will usher in the apocalypse, a regional governor said Thursday. Bienvenu Esimba, governor of DR Congo’s northwestern...
by Hope Media | Dec 22, 2016 | news
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on Thursday appealed for sobriety among the political class as the country was gearing up for the August 2017 General Election which was barely eight months away. The commission was particularly concerned that...
by Hope Media | Dec 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Gambia’s top court on Wednesday said it was adjourning until January 10 a case filed by strongman Yahya Jammeh, who is seeking to annul the results of the country’s presidential elections. The Supreme Court, presided by Nigerian-born Chief Justice...
by Hope Media | Dec 22, 2016 | news
US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed economist Peter Navarro, a fierce critic of China, as the head of a new national trade body. He will lead the White House National Trade Council, and serve as director of trade and industrial policy. Mr Navarro advised Mr...
by Hope Media | Dec 22, 2016 | news
The Berlin Christmas market where 12 people were killed on Monday by a suspected Islamist extremist who drove a truck into a crowd has reopened. Police have installed concrete barriers to prevent a repeat attack. Meanwhile police have raided homes in the city of...
by Hope Media | Dec 22, 2016 | news
Coalition for reforms and democracy (Cord) has called for street demos on January 4 to protest passing of amended electoral laws. Coalition principals Moses Wetang’ula, Kalonzo Musyoka and Raila Odinga also accused Jubilee of frustrating justice. Earlier, MPs had...
by Hope Media | Dec 22, 2016 | news
The National Assembly has approved a contentious amendment which provides for a manual back-up system for the voting, transmission and tallying of election results which was strongly opposed by the Opposition. The amendment sponsored by the Justice and Legal Affairs...
by Hope Media | Dec 21, 2016 | County News, news
Eldoret Catholic Bishop Cornelius Korir has urged striking doctors return to work saying it is unethical for them to ignore the plight of thousands of patients suffering in public hospitals while they agitate for improved pay. And appealed to the striking doctors to...
by Hope Media | Dec 21, 2016 | news
The San Pablito fireworks market was especially well stocked for the holidays and bustling with hundreds of shoppers when a powerful chain-reaction explosion ripped through its stalls, killing at least 29 people and leaving dozens more badly burned. The third such...
by Hope Media | Dec 21, 2016 | news
59 lawyers have been struck off the roll of Advocates while 32 are on suspension, Advocates Complaints Commission Beuttah Siganga disclosed on Tuesday. While addressing 103 lawyers who were admitted into the role of Advocates by the Chief Justice (CJ) David Maraga at...
