The PM initiated his valuable thoughts by thanking the people of West Bengal for their endless love, affection, respect and loyalty. The PM showered his admiration and also expressed his hope towards transforming West Bengal with highly ambitious development projects. Today India is becoming a leader in the space sector. Pointing out the sluggish progress of the Bengal government, the PM pinpointed that the Central government has approved 45 lakh houses and released Rs 42,000 crores for the poor in West Bengal but the state government hasn’t implemented any. But the West Bengal government is working at a snail's pace to provide water to every house.

March 01, 2024 15:06 UTC

President Ruto, Haiti PM seal police deployment dealKenya and Haiti have signed an agreement on the deployment of 1,000 police officers to the Multi-National Security Support Mission in the nation’s capital Port-au-Prince. President Ruto and Haiti PM Ariel Henry witnessed the signing ceremony in State House Nairobi on Friday, March 1. Dr. Ruto had offered 1,000 police officers to lead the multinational force in Haiti. However, the High Court had blocked the deployment of Kenyan police to gang-ruled Haiti to help bring the situation under control. Last July, President Ruto said he was willing to send Kenyan police to help stem the deepening crisis.

March 01, 2024 14:35 UTC

Around 1,000 Kenyan police officers are set to be deployed to Haiti in a bid to combat raging gang violence. In January, a UN envoy said that gang violence in Haiti had reached "a critical point", with nearly 5,000 deaths reported last year. Along with the Kenyan officers, the Bahamas has committed 150 personnel. In the statement on Friday, Kenyan President William Ruto said he and Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry had signed an agreement and discussed the next steps to enable the fast-tracking of the deployment. But violence has escalated in Port au Prince since Mr Henry departed the Haitian capital, with a prominent gang leader declaring a coordinated attack by armed groups to oust the prime minister.

March 01, 2024 14:27 UTC

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March 01, 2024 14:25 UTC

The state-run Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) on Thursday cut power supplies to the parliament over a debt of 23m Ghanaian cedi ($1.8m; £1.4m). A video shared by local media showed MPs in the dimly lit chamber chanting: "Dumsor, dumsor", which means power outage in the local Akan language. Local media reported that a back-up power generator restored power to the chamber a few minutes later. Ghana's electricity company, which is facing crippling financial difficulties, frequently disconnects power from indebted clients. Private electricity suppliers are owed $1.6bn by the state power company, according to Elikplim Kwabla Apetogbor, the head of the organisation representing them.

March 01, 2024 14:12 UTC





Father-son duos who have served as presidents in AfricaADVERTISEMENT1. Mzee Jomo Kenyatta & Uhuru Kenyatta – KenyaKenya's political scene has been significantly influenced by the Kenyatta family. Decades later, his legacy continued through his son, Uhuru Kenyatta, who became the fourth President of Kenya in 2013. Seretse Khama & son Ian Khama – BotswanaBotswana's political narrative has been significantly shaped by the Khama family. Omar Bongo & son Ali Bongo – GabonLastly, in Gabon, the Bongo family has been at the helm of the country's politics for decades.

March 01, 2024 14:12 UTC

President William Ruto has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to upgrade various sporting facilities ahead of the 2027 Africa cup of nations to be co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. It will also provide high class training facilities to our sportsmen’’,President Ruto said. The Talanta Sports City Stadium is expected to be completed by the end of next year. we are imagining beyond 2027 and we are planning to have professional management of this facility which will turn it into an economic hub’’, Ababu said. ‘’We are revamping Joe Kadenge Stadium ad also doing Woodley stadium.we are going to have a statue of Joe Kadenge erected outside the stadium.

March 01, 2024 14:09 UTC

However, what stood out the most was a viral prayer request for 'Charlene Ruto's husband.' Charlene openly expressed the desire for divine intervention in her quest to find a suitable spouse, sparking a wave of reactions across the country. Her request prompted Numerous secret admirers to respond to the widely publicized prayer request by extending marriage proposals. Omwamba: A Kenyan media personality (identity protected due to potential privacy concerns) penned a heartfelt letter expressing his admiration for Charlene and her faith. The young beauty's open desire to seek a spouse through prayer has sparked diverse reactions.

March 01, 2024 14:04 UTC

The student's body was retrieved from a ditch within Machakos Township on Thursday night. Machakos subcounty police commander Emmanuel Okanda said the incident happened at around 11.20 pm and was reported to Machakos police station as a sudden death incident. Okanda said the first year student was said to have left her rented house at Katoloni within Machakos Township for supper in a hotel in the area when the incident occurred. Okanda said the deceased's body was retrieved from a ditch along Ilovia street in Katoloni. "We have launched investigations into the incident," Okanda said.

March 01, 2024 14:04 UTC

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March 01, 2024 13:59 UTC

Kenya and Haiti on Friday signed an agreement on the deployment of 1,000 police officers to the Multi-National Security Support Mission to the Caribbean nation. The United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2699 on October 2, 2023, authorising a multinational security support mission to Haiti. He added that there has also been extensive engagement with member States to translate global solidarity into concrete support for the Multinational Security Support Mission. He further noted that a petition was filed in court, which determined the need for a reciprocal instrument between Kenya and Haiti to enable the deployment. He reiterated Kenya’s commitment to contribute to the success of the multi-national mission.

March 01, 2024 13:55 UTC

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has expressed confidence that peace will be restored in his country, despite the intensifying conflict between the government and violent gangs. In a public lecture at the United States International University (USIU) in Kenya on Friday, Ariel thanked Kenya for its solidarity with the people of Haiti. “We thank President William Ruto for accepting to intervene. In his speech, the Prime Minister said other countries besides Kenya had pledged to help Haiti in a multinational peacekeeping mission to be led by Kenya. Receiving Ariel, President Ruto said Kenya stands with the people of Haiti because of the common heritage they share.

March 01, 2024 13:50 UTC

Teachers in banditry-prone areas have demanded enhanced security, increased hardship allowances, and employment of more teachers to cope with a myriad of challenges in the regions. The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) says hardship allowances should be enhanced to boost the morale of the educators who risk their lives to offer learning in banditry-prone areas. KNUT officials during the West Pokot County Knut elections on February 24 2024. West Pokot Knut Secretary Martin Sembelo says the area was marginalised and there is a shortage of teachers. The officials spoke in Kapenguria during the elections of West Pokot Knut Vice Chairperson and Women representative.

March 01, 2024 13:24 UTC

Elon Musk sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman for abandoning missionElon Musk has sued ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and its chief executive Sam Altman, among others, saying they had abandoned the company’s original mission to develop artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity not profit. The lawsuit filed late on Thursday said Altman and OpenAI’s co-founder Greg Brockman originally approached Musk to make an open source, non-profit company. The Microsoft-backed company’s focus on making money breached that contract, lawyers for Musk said in the lawsuit filed in San Francisco. Musk co-founded OpenAI in 2015, but stepped down from its board in 2018. Last year serial entrepreneur Altman was fired by OpenAI’s former board which said it was trying to defend the company’s mission to develop AI that benefits humanity.

March 01, 2024 13:15 UTC

We will go ahead on the basis of their order," she added.She further asserted that she has spent her entire life in the Congress party but she can't say what can happen tomorrow. I have spent my entire life in the Congress party. We started from the Congress party. "When asked if the BJP wants to field her from Mandi and bring Vikramaditya Singh on their side, Himachal Pradesh Congress president Pratibha Singh said we are not in touch with them. We will go ahead as per their order," she said.Reacting to the speculations of Vikramaditya Singh's meeting with the six disqualified Congress MLAs, she said that she has no idea about this.

March 01, 2024 13:12 UTC