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Marine Le Pen found guilty, but court clears way for presidential run if she wears tag
The Paris appeal court has upheld Marine Le Pens conviction for misusing EU funds but shortened her sentence, clearing the path for her to run in the April 2027 French presidential election. A five-year ban on holding public office has been reduced and backdated to March 2025, and the court said it now considered the [...] The post Marine Le Pen found guilty, but court clears way for presidential run if she wears tag appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez freezing her eggs and hasn't 'ruled out' presidential run
New York Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has revealed she has decided to freeze her eggs and has shared her first steps in the process on social media. The 36-year-old posted the clips on Sunday, hours before telling ABC News This Week she had not ruled out the possibility of running for president. In the clips, [...] The post Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez freezing her eggs and hasnt ruled out presidential run appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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Bodies hanging from bridge revive violence in once-calm town in Mexico
Horrific drug violence plagued the Mexican state of Zacatecas for years, until relative calm set in. Then one morning in July this small town woke up to find five bodies dangling from a bridge a grim calling card that showed the bloodshed never really left. These days in Pozos de Gamboa, a Zacatecas town [...] The post Bodies hanging from bridge revive violence in once-calm town in Mexico appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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Lion kills 11-year-old boy in Kilifi
Police and Kenya Wildlife Service officials are investigating claims an 11-year-old boy was killed by a lion in Chanjalo area, Magarini, Kilifi County, as he walked home after attending a football match. The victim, identified as Kelvin Amani, a Grade Four pupil at Chanjalo Comprehensive School, was attacked on a footpath at about 7:40am on [...] The post Lion kills 11-year-old boy in Kilifi appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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Tragedy as two children drown in neglected sewage pit in Migori
Two children aged five and one year drowned after falling into a neglected pit containing sewage materials in Kowuor village, Rongo, Migori County. Police said the bodies were discovered on Sunday morning floating in the pit, located at a plot belonging to a local. The children had reportedly travelled from Masara area in Suna West [...] The post Tragedy as two children drown in neglected sewage pit in Migori appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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Man stabbed to death after birthday party in Kisumu
A 22-year-old man was stabbed to death after attending a birthday party at a bar in Chiga Market, Kisumu East, in the early hours of Sunday. Police said Christopher Odhiambo Amonde had attended the birthday party with friends at Rio Bar and Restaurant in Chiga Centre before leaving at about 3:30am. Amonde was about to [...] The post Man stabbed to death after birthday party in Kisumu appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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Kisii University medical students return from transformative Manchester mission
Kisii University has reaffirmed its commitment to producing globally minded medical professionals following the return of its medicine students from a 21-day academic and cultural expedition at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. The students returned home on Sunday after a three-week programme that exposed them to new approaches to medical education, healthcare [...] The post Kisii University medical students return from transformative Manchester mission appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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Stand up and fight for your dignity, Mairura tells MCAs
A former Ruto ally turned critic in the Kisii County Assembly, Bouse Mairura, has accused some ward representatives of abandoning their constitutional oversight role and reducing themselves to "beggars" and errand boys under the county administration. Mairura, the UDA MCA for Masimba Ward, launched the scathing attack on Sunday as he intensified his campaign for [...] The post Stand up and fight for your dignity, Mairura tells MCAs appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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Rice Rage: Green Army staff's finger chopped in Kisii market clash
A member of the Green Army is reportedly recovering from serious finger injuries following a violent confrontation with traders at Getembe in Kisii town, after county cleaners allegedly destroyed goods belonging to women selling rice at Nubia Market. The Friday confrontation reportedly began when Green Army personnel entered the market as part of their routine [...] The post Rice Rage: Green Army staff's finger chopped in Kisii market clash appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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Nigerian army says it safely rescued 33 people kidnapped by gunmen
Nigerias army said it safely rescued 33 people after they were kidnapped by armed men while travelling through the countrys north-western Zamfara state. The army said its troops mobilised alongside the police immediately after hearing about the abduction, in the Tsafe area of Zamfara on Saturday afternoon. The military found the kidnappers in the process [...] The post Nigerian army says it safely rescued 33 people kidnapped by gunmen appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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China evacuates one million from homes as massive storm arrives
More than a million people have been evacuated from their homes in eastern China including Shanghai, as Typhoon Dolphin made landfall on Sunday evening. It packed maximum wind speeds of 150km/h (94mph) when it first slammed into Yuhuan in the Zhejiang province at 17:30 (09:30 GMT) before making a second landfall in the city of [...] The post China evacuates one million from homes as massive storm arrives appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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'Besigye will die in prison!' Boniface Mwangi sounds alarm, takes aim at Ruto and Museveni
Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi has called for the unconditional release of detained Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye, warning that the veteran politician could die in prison unless he is allowed to access specialised medical treatment. Mwangi claimed Besigye was critically ill and being held in poor conditions at Luzira Maximum Security Prison, alleging that his [...] The post 'Besigye will die in prison!' Boniface Mwangi sounds alarm, takes aim at Ruto and Museveni appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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Magara: We are building team to send Arati home in 2027
People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader Omingo Magara has said political consultations are underway to build a formidable team to unseat Kisii Governor Simba Arati in the 2027 General Election. Magara said an emerging political partnership involving former Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu and Senator Richard Onyonka is focused on assembling a team capable of defeating the [...] The post Magara: We are building team to send Arati home in 2027 appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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KNH says bullet recovered during treatment of Gikomba shooting victim is with police
The Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) clarified the status of a bullet recovered during the treatment of a patient who was injured in a shooting incident in Pipeline, Nairobi. In a statement on Sunday, the hospital said the bullet recovered during the patient's treatment was retained and preserved as part of the relevant medical and evidentiary [...] The post KNH says bullet recovered during treatment of Gikomba shooting victim is with police appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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Ecuador charges ex-minister over presidential candidate assassination case
Prosecutors in Ecuador have charged a former interior minister and six others on suspicion of being involved in the assassination of a presidential candidate in 2023. José Serrano and the head of cartel Los Lobos, Wilmer Pipo Chavarria, were implicated in the murder of Fernando Villavicencio at a campaign event in the capital, Quito, days [...] The post Ecuador charges ex-minister over presidential candidate assassination case appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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Israel rejects Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza, Netanyahu says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected US President Donald Trumps 15-point plan for Gaza, stating that no military pull-out will happen until Hamas is genuinely disarmed. Trumps Board of Peace said last month it had reached an agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza. But Hamas said handing [...] The post Israel rejects Trumps 15-point plan for Gaza, Netanyahu says appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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