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Kenyans nickname new Vice President ‘Riggy G’ after inauguration blip

Kenyans have started gathering memes on their new Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, hours after he took hi oath of office. Gachagua and president William Ruto took their oaths of office on September 13, signifying the end of the Uhuru Kenyatta presidency and the start of the Ruto era. The name …

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Evidence provided to support claims of Chinese galamsey kingpins using Office of the President stickers

The President of the Concerned Small-Scale Miners Association, Michael Kwadwo Peprah, was the subject of an intense police grilling over his claims that some Chinese nationals engaged in illegal mining drive around with Office of the President stickers embossed on their cars. His claim connected with the arrest of notorious …

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LIVESTREAMING: Kenya swears in President Ruto and DP Gachagua

Kenyans from across the country have converged at the Kasarani Stadium in the capital Nairobi for the investiture of president-elect William Samoei Ruto as the fifth president of the country. Ruto won the August 9 presidential elections beating veteran opposition leader, Raila Odinga. Today’s swearing in will see Uhuru Kenyatta …

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Bawumia attends Swearing-in of President Ruto of Kenya

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has left Accra, Ghana for Nairobi, Kenya to represent Ghana at the swearing-in of H.E. William Samoei Arap Ruto, President-elect of Kenya. Until his election, on 15th August 2022, H.E. William Ruto served as Vice President of the Republic of Kenya. Vice President Bawumia …

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World’s oldest Head of State: Cameroon president ‘succeeds’ Queen Elizabeth III

Cameroonian President Paul Biya is officially the world’s oldest head of state after September 8. The ‘post’ was automatically conferred on the 89-year-old following the death of the United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II on the same day. Buckingham Palace announced that the queen died peacefully at Balmoral in Scotland at …

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Former SA president sues over privacy violation

South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has launched a private prosecution against senior state prosecutor Billy Downer as well as a journalist. This is in connection to media house News24 publishing information related to Mr Zuma’s medical condition last year. Mr Downer is the lead prosecutor in the corruption case …

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Kenya Supreme Court unanimously upholds Ruto’s election as president

Kenya Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the election of Deputy President William Ruto as president of the country. The September 5 ruling by the 7-member court concludes a 14-day election petition that was challenging the outcome of the August 9 General Election. With the ruling by the Chief Justice Martha …

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Gun jams during bid to kill Argentina vice-president

Argentina’s vice-president has narrowly avoided assassination after a gunman’s weapon jammed as he aimed at her. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was greeting supporters outside her home when a man emerged from the crowd and pointed a handgun in her face. President Alberto Fernández said the gun was loaded with five …

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‘From chicken seller to president’: How Dutch newspaper reported win of Kenya’s Ruto

A Dutch newspaper went far into the life of Kenya’s president-elect, William Ruto, to pick a trade to associate with him in their headline on recent polls held in the East African country. ‘From chicken seller to president,’ the headline screamed. The reference has triggered light reaction on Kenya’s social …

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Sierra Leone president replaces top military brass after deadly protest

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has reshuffled the top leadership of the country’s military, two days after a deadly protest rocked the West African country. On Friday, Peter K. Lavahun was promoted from Major General to Lt General and appointed new Chief of Defence Staff, replacing Lt General Sullay …

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