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Gladys Wanga, the Governor of Homa Bay County, has been recognized as the top-performing female governor in 2024. According to a survey by Infortrak Research and Consulting, Wanga was ranked the third-best governor overall, with a score of 61%, following George Natembeya (64%) and Irung’u Kang’ata (68%). Click here to …

With its recent AI model breakthrough, Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek has drawn a flurry of positive reactions from leading U.S. tech firms. The company’s R1 reasoning model, released last month, has been widely compared with OpenAI’s currently most advanced model o1. But the R1 model was built at …

A teacher has stabbed an eight-year-old boy at an elementary school in South Korea, in an incident that has shocked the nation. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The female teacher, who is in her 40s, admitted to stabbing the student in the central city of Daejeon, police said. …

Azimio MPs have called for National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula to step down, arguing that he is unfit to oversee the House while holding the position of leader of Ford Kenya. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The lawmakers made the request following a High Court ruling that found …

On Tuesday, a group of opposition-affiliated MPs occupied seats traditionally reserved for the majority party in the National Assembly. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel These Azimio MPs prevented Deputy Majority Leader Owen Baya, representing the majority leader, from presenting reports as required by the Standing Orders. This action …

Ugandan opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye has gone on a hunger strike at Luzira Prison in Kampala. His aides say Besigye is complaining about his continued detention following a ruling by the country’s supreme court last month that barred military courts from trying civilians. Harold Kaija, a political aide to …

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has regained control of its X and Facebook accounts after they were taken over by hackers in a recent cyber-attack. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel This attack on the DCI’s accounts is part of a growing trend of cyber incidents targeting high-profile …

Senate Speaker Amason Kingi has confirmed the passing of his father, Mzee Kingi Mwaruwa. In a deeply emotional statement, the speaker shared the sorrowful news, reflecting on the many memories they shared, both joyful and challenging. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel “Dad, our family patriarch, Mzee Kingi Mwaruwa, …

Kenya Power has identified regions in two counties that will experience power outages on Monday, set to occur between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The affected counties are Nairobi and Nyeri. In Nairobi, the power cuts will affect parts of Karen, including Karen …

Elon Musk has stated that he is not interested in buying TikTok, the popular short-video app that the U.S. has been attempting to ban due to national security concerns related to its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. Musk made these remarks in late January, which were shared online by The WELT …