Kenyans told to shun abusive party leaders
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid) -The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) wants Kenyans to shun presidential aspirants who have no regard for the rule of law. The country has been treated to a barrage of abused sparked by PM Raila’s statements that cabinet colleagues and fellow party leaders were drunkards and thieves. NCIC Chairman Mzalendo Kibunjia [...]
Justice according to Al-Shabaab
Listen Mogadishu (Alshahid), When the punishment, 100 whip lashes, was postponed because she was pregnant Ms Anab Mussa thought she was the luckiest woman in the world. She had misread the Al-Shabaab-backed court. The court in Wanlaweyn town, some 100 kilometres west of Mogadishu, had convicted Anab for having sexual relations out of wedlock. Two [...]
Saracen scandal exposed TFG’s hypocrisy and incompetence
Listen For good governance, politicians accused of forgery, lies, corruption and incompetence should resign or be forced to leave office or thrown in jail if they are caught red-handed. President Sheikh Sharif, Prime Minister (PM) Mohamed Abdullahi Formajo, Minister Abdulkareem Jama of Posts, Telecommunication and Information (PTI) of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) are accused [...]
Realistic Plan to Save Somalia
Listen By Abdulrahman Idow: Congratulations on the recent approval of your new cabinet by the parliament. I am sure that with your impeccable credentials you and your cabinet team stand in a good position to lead the country on the road towards Somali to come back as nation. We Somali diaspora are proud of you. [...]
US Envoy a loose talker; Kenya PM Raila hits out at US over WikiLeaks
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid) – Despite advanced statements about Wikileaks not affecting Kenya-US relations, it has emerged that the opposite is happening with both the president and PM issuing statements to denounce assertions by US diplomat in Kenya that the two leaders are obstacles to reforms in Kenya. Speaking to BBC in an interview PM Raila [...]
Pirates’ Catch Exposed Kenya Route of Arms to volatile Sudan
Listen Khartoum (Alshahid) — It was September 2008 and a band of Somali pirates made a startling discovery. The Ukrainian freighter they had just commandeered in the Gulf of Aden was packed with weapons, including 32 Soviet-era battle tanks, and the entire arsenal was headed for the regional government in southern Sudan. The Ukrainian and [...]
ICC Ocampo defends Kenya President and PM over election violence
Listen Nairobi (Alshaid) –The Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Mr Louis Moreno Ocampo has defended Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga over the post-election violence investigations. In a veiled defence of the two principals, Ocampo said his investigations “were not about elections or parties” “We shall forward for prosecution [...]
Kenya accused of turning back Somali refugees fleeing from war
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid) – Approximately 130 Somali refugees including women and children, who crossed the Libooya border in Northeastern Kenya were turned back by Kenyan authority. According to Hiiraan on Line, these Somali refugees were refused entry and were encamped at an open area in the border. Three women among refugees gave birth while being [...]
Kenya Rights body admits paying witnesses for ICC against former minister
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid) – The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) on Friday confirmed that it had been housing two witnesses who allege they were paid off and coached to give evidence incriminating Eldoret North MP William Ruto. Commissioner Hassan Omar Hassan said they are mandated by law to give protection to witnesses, but [...]
Kenya ex-minister Ruto blames the ‘false witnesses’ over ICC
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid) -Mr William Ruto landed with guns blazing at what he called ‘false witnesses’ and the judicial commission led by Justice Phillip Waki that probed post-election violence. He claimed his tribulations with ICC were the work of ‘mercenaries’ hired by his political opponents and dishonest non-governmental organisations (NGOs) splashing money at lying ‘witnesses’. [...]