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1 week ago | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mercy Asamba
Justin Ndayishimiye, a local Member of Parliament and former coordinator of artisanal mining in Rubaya, attributed the tragedy to the unregulated and chaotic mining practices prevalent in the region. At least 17 bodies have been recovered from the shafts of the Bibatama mining site in Masisi territory, North Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following a landslide that occurred while dozens of artisanal miners were working several metres underground.
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1 week ago | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mercy Asamba
Gaza’s health system is at breaking point, overwhelmed time and again by scores of people killed or injured near aid distribution sites, the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday.
“We are walking the fine grey line between operational capacity and full disaster, every day,” said Dr Thanos Gargavanis, WHO trauma surgeon and emergency officer, speaking from the enclave.
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1 week ago | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mercy Asamba
Ojwang was arrested in Homa Bay County on June 6 over alleged defamation of Deputy Inspector-General of Police Eliud Lagat. He was transported more than 350 kilometres to Nairobi’s Central Police Station, where he was found dead two days later. Protesters started to gather on the streets in Nairobi on Tuesday, amid growing public fury over the death of 31-year-old teacher Albert Ojwang while in police custody.
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1 week ago | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mercy Asamba
Police lobbed teargas at activists gathering around the Nation Centre on Kimathi Street in Nairobi CBD, to call out extrajudicial killings and demand accountability for victims and their families. Police lob teargas at the youth on Kimathi Street. (Justine Ondieki)
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2 weeks ago | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mercy Asamba
The government has ramped up its push for better roads, rail, and energy systems, proposing a combined investment of nearly Sh318 billion in the 2025/26 budget to unlock trade, cut transport costs, and boost power access across the country.
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi on Thursday announced Sh217.3 billion for road development and maintenance, up from Sh193.4 billion last year.
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4 weeks ago | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mercy Asamba
The hearings are taking place in the Mini Chamber at County Hall with Erastus Edung Ethekon, nominated as IEBC chairperson by President William Ruto, facing the panel. The Justice and Legal Affairs Committee has commenced the vetting of nominees to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), beginning with Erastus Edung Ethekon, who was the first to appear before the panel. The public hearings are being held in the Mini Chamber at County Hall, Nairobi.
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4 weeks ago | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mercy Asamba
The Justice and Legal Affairs Committee has started vetting the nominees for the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), with Erastus Edung Ethekon being the first to face the panel. The hearings are taking place in the Mini Chamber at County Hall.
The 49-year-old, who comes from Turkana County and was admitted to the bar in 2003, was nominated by President William Ruto on May 8.
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4 weeks ago | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mercy Asamba
Gaza is the ‘hungriest place on earth’, as Israel continues stranglehold on aid Starving Gazans continue to be deprived of aid as international relief efforts are being severely constrained by the Israeli authorities, the UN humanitarian affairs coordination office OCHA said on Friday.
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4 weeks ago | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mercy Asamba
The Justice and Legal Affairs Committee will vet the seven nominees for the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on Saturday, May 31, following clearance by the High Court and a firm directive by National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula.
This comes after a period of legal uncertainty that saw the process briefly halted over a petition questioning the nomination procedure.
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1 month ago | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mercy Asamba
The Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) has postponed its official launch, initially set for June 3, 2025, after Sports Kenya cancelled its booking of the Kasarani Indoor Arena Auditorium, citing prior commitments and preparations for the upcoming CHAN 2025 tournament.
In a letter dated May 21, 2025, Sports Kenya Acting Director General Gabriel Komora said the facility was unavailable and urged the party to seek an alternative venue.
