Tag: NAIROBI

Protests Hit Nairobi as Kenya Debates a Controversial Finance Bill

A group of activists took to the streets in Nairobi on June 6 to protest a controversial finance bill that Kenya’s president is pushing. The bill, which seeks to introduce more taxes on Kenyans, also proposes a 3 percent housing levy for all workers in the country, to be deducted from their monthly salaries. The…


16-Year-Old Attempting Solo Flight Across the World Lands in Nairobi

A 16-year-old boy, attempting to create a world record by flying solo across the world, landed on Wednesday in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Mack Rutherford started his journey, MackSolo, near the Bulgarian capital Sofia on March 23 and is aiming to clinch a Guinness world record currently held by Travis Ludlow. Ludlow was 18 when…


9 Dead After Crane Collapses in Kenya’s Capital: Police

NAIROBI, Kenya—Police in Kenya’s capital say nine people are dead after a crane collapsed at a high-rise construction site in Nairobi. Officer Muturi Mbogo said the crane collapsed midday Thursday while it was being dismantled by workers. He said another worker was seriously injured and the collapse is under investigation. A worker at the site,…


US Envoy to Visit Ethiopia to Try to Halt Fighting

NAIROBI—U.S. President Joe Biden is sending his special envoy for the Horn of Africa to Ethiopia amid international alarm at the escalation of a war that has killed thousands and created a humanitarian crisis in one of the world’s poorest regions. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, announcing the trip by envoy Jeffrey Feltman,…


Chinese Regime Sets Up Global Campaign to Recruit Talents to Counter Western Narratives

The Chinese communist regime’s overseas English mouthpiece media CGTN (China Global Television Network) just finished a 2-month-long worldwide recruitment campaign of global media talents and social media influencers to produce pro-Beijing propaganda that “counters Western narratives.” The state-backed media offers rich incentives to attract young participants and has been targeting Western university students, alerting international…


Chinese Regime Sets Up Global Campaign to Recruit Influencers to Counter Western Narratives

The Chinese communist regime’s overseas English mouthpiece media CGTN (China Global Television Network) just finished a 2-month-long worldwide recruitment campaign of global media talents and social media influencers to produce pro-Beijing propaganda that “counters Western narratives.” The state-backed media offers rich incentives to attract young participants and has been targeting Western university students, alerting international…