Central Africa vows to arrest Uganda rebel Kony
Listen Bangui (Alshahid) – The Central African Republic promised Wednesday it would arrest Ugandan rebel chief and war crimes suspect Joseph Kony with help from Uganda, the United States and France, the Defence Minister said. Jean-Francis Bozize, defence minister and eldest son of President Francois Bozize said the efforts of the four governments “will make [...]
Israel killed Lebanon PM, Hezbollah provides ‘evidence’
Listen Beirut (Alshahid) – The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah says it has handed over evidence which it claims implicates Israel in the assassination of the former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri in 2005 in a massive explosion, BBC reports. After a week-long delay, documents have been passed to a tribunal investigating the killing of Mr Hariri, [...]
Kenyan MPs question govt over Health Insurance rates
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid) – Kenya Parliament has asked the government to explain the rationale behind the increase of monthly contributions to National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF). The chairman of the Parliamentary Accounts Committee (PAC) Ikolomani MP Bonny Khalwale Wednesday requested a ministerial statement from Medical Services Minister prof, Anyang Nyong’o on the matter. The legislator [...]
Uganda: 32 suspects including 16 Kenyans, Somalis to be tried over blasts
Listen Kampala (Alshahid) — Ugandan officials on Wednesday say 32 people have now been charged in connection with the 11 July bomb blasts that killed 76 people. Four alleged Ugandan masterminds were among the 32 who were charged with 76 counts of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder and committing acts of terrorism, the director [...]
Somalia renewed fighting kills 15, injures 60
Listen Mogadishu (Alshahid) – At least fifteen civilians have been killed and 60 others wounded after clashes flared between Somali forces backed by AU troops and rebels in Mogadishu on Monday. The clashes erupted in Taleh and Taribunka in the capital where shells and mortars landed on civilians causing heavy casualties. Some of the artillery shells hit the main [...]
UN peacekeepers freed in Darfur; Jordan to fly them home
Listen Darfur (Alshahid) – Two kidnapped peacekeepers from the joint UN-African Union force (UNAMID) in the western Sudanese region of Darfur have been released unharmed, three days after they were seized, BBC reports. The peacekeepers who are Jordanian police advisers were freed in Kass, and later flown to a hospital in Nyala for check-ups. They [...]
Kenya PM accused of dictatorship and dividing R.Valley
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid) – A section of Rift Valley MPs is accusing Prime Minister Raila Odinga of calculating to divide the Rift Valley communities through Cabinet appointments. MPs Charles Keter, Julius Kones and Joshua Kutuny claimed that Monday’s cabinet reshuffle was a scheme by the PM to punish party members who opposed the new constitution. [...]
US court drops piracy charges against 6 Somalis
Listen Virginia (Alshahid) – A federal judge in Virginia USA has thrown out piracy charges against six Somalis accused of attacking a US Navy ship last spring off the coast of Africa. Judge Raymond Jackson ruled the piracy charges should be dismissed because the group did not rob, board or take control of the USS [...]
Kenya PM flown to Italy for recovery holiday
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid) – Kenya’s Prime Minister Raila Odinga flew to Italy Tuesday night for holiday as he recovers from head operation last month due to pressure on his brain, the PM communication office says. Dennis Onyango, the PM’s spokesman, said in a statement late on Tuesday that the PM who has been busy since the [...]
Another Kenyan taken to Uganda over bombing
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid) – A fourth Kenyan Mohammed Hamid Suleiman arrested in connection with 11 July bombings in Uganda has already been extradited to Kampala to face trial, Kenya’s Attorney General says. The AG through senior principal state counsel Edwin Okello told the High Court that Mohammed Suleiman was no longer in Kenya as he was taken [...]