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Does that ad feature a real doctor or is it a deepfake scam? It's getting more difficult to tell, experts warn

Does that ad feature a real doctor or is it a deepfake scam? It's getting more difficult to tell, experts warn CBCAI deepfakes are stealing real doctors’ identities to sell bogus health treatments digitaltrends.comHow influencers use AI to fake corporate brand engagement Business DailyAI deepfakes are using real doctors’ identities to promote bogus health treatments Tech Edition

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Google News — World

Nigerian forces fire at protesters rallying over deaths of detained miners

Nigerian forces fire at protesters rallying over deaths of detained miners Al Jazeera37 miners die in NSCDC cell, Tinubu orders probe Punch NewspapersEye on Africa - Uproar in Niger state, 37 die in custody France 24Nigerian police use tear gas during protests over the deaths in custody of 37 miners washingtonpost.comWITNESS: 7-Year-Old Among 37 Who Died in NSCDC Detention FIJ NG

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KBC

Motsepe exudes confidence with PAMOJA AFCON 2027 preparations

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Dr. Patrice Motsepe has exuded confidence in a successful 2027 PAMOJA AFCON, which will be co-hosted jointly by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Motsepe said this on Friday in a media briefing after assessing ongoing construction works at Kasarani and Talanta stadiums in Nairobi. “So the world will be coming to Kenya, Africa will be coming to Kenya. It’s also a message of self-belief, a message of confidence in ourselves as Kenyans and as Africans, a moment of pride, a moment of patriotism that the Kenyan national team will be representing the country,” stated Motsepe. Motsepe, however, expressed dissatisfaction with some of the ongoing works but gave Kenya the benefit of the doubt on getting the renovations at Kasarani Stadium right. “There’s a huge amount of progress that has been made; it’s visible. There’s a new stadium coming from Kasarani and good progress has been made. There’s also been discussions about specific areas where improvements have to be made. In some cases also where there has to be changes in the plans. Because you’ve got a presidential suite, you’ve got lifts that the heads of state will be using with the VVIP, you can’t have that. You’ve got 700 VVIPs, you’ve got heads of state, so that requires a reconfiguration, a change in the construction,” said Motsepe. The CAF Boss, who was visiting Kenya after asses...

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Kahawa Tungu

Man acquitted in gruesome India murder case found dead

A man who spent nearly two decades in prison over one of India’s most notorious murder cases has died, months after he was released, according to media reports. Surinder Koli, 50, was found hanged inside a tea stall he ran in Haridwar in the northern state of Uttarakhand, on Friday, reports say.He was released in 2025 after India’s top court acquitted him in the final case against him linked to the 2006 killings of women and children in Nithari, a village on the outskirts of Delhi.His body has been recovered and an investigation launched, according to reports.The 2006 case shocked India after the remains of 19 women and children were found near a bungalow. NDTV, quoting police said Koli was found hanged inside a tea stall on Friday morning, with no suicide note found at the scene.When the case emerged, it sparked national outrage and questions over whether police had ignored complaints from families whose children had gone missing.Koli and his employer, businessman Moninder Singh Pandher, were arrested in 2006 after body parts were found near Pandher’s home in Nithari. Police alleged the murders took place there, where Koli worked as a servant.The revelations triggered national outrage. Many parents accused authorities of ignoring complaints about the missing children for more than two years. The case also exposed India’s deep social divides. Many victims came from poor migrant families, while the bungalow where the men lived was in a more affluent part of the neighbourhood.India’s top investigative agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), filed 19 cases against the two men. Koli was accused of murder, kidnapping, rape and destroying evidence, while Pandher was charged with immoral trafficking.In 2023, the Allahabad High Court acquitted Koli in 12 cases. Pandher was also acquitted in two cases that year and released.In November last year, the Supreme Court acquitted Koli in the final case, ruling that his confession – which included claims of cannibalism and necrophilia – had been extracted under torture. He was set free after 19 years in prison.After his release, Koli reportedly moved to Haridwar, where he had been running a rented tea stall for the past few months.Email your news TIPS to Editor@Kahawatungu.com — this is our only official communication channel

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KBC

Justice sector actors call for stronger cross-border cooperation to advance labour justice

Stakeholders in the employment and labour sector have underscored the need for stronger national, regional and international cooperation to address emerging challenges in labour justice arising from increased labour mobility and the changing world of work. Speaking at Strathmore University in Nairobi during the closing ceremony of the fourth Employment and Labour Relations Annual Symposium and Exhibition (ELRASE IV, 2026), State Department for Labour and Skills Development, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection Principal Secretary Shadrack Mwadime, said effective labour migration governance must extend beyond facilitating movement of workers to ensuring that their rights, welfare and access to justice are protected throughout the migration cycle. The Principal Secretary observed that labour mobility is no longer simply a question of migration, but encompasses the development of skills that meet international standards, access to decent employment opportunities and the protection of migrant workers through safe, orderly and regular migration pathways. “Labour mobility is of immense benefit to migrants, communities, employers, governments and other stakeholders in both countries of origin and destination when it is properly managed,” PS Mwadime said. He emphasised that benefits of labour mobility must be accompanied by effective safeguards for workers saying that it begins lon...

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Kahawa Tungu

Lindsay Clancy holdout juror says he had no doubt she deliberately killed her children

The lone holdout juror in the trial of Lindsay Clancy has said he “didn’t have any doubts” that she was criminally responsible for killing her three children. “Based on all the physical evidence, key witnesses and what the prosecution presents, I thought it was enough proof that she knew exactly what she was doing and planned it,” Michael Desronvil said in a statement to CBS News, the BBC’s US partner.The judge declared a mistrial on 4 September after the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict following nearly 40 hours of deliberating.Clancy admitted to the killings but her lawyers argued she had been suffering from postpartum psychosis. Prosecutors said the killings were calculated.The 36-year-old was charged with three counts of first-degree murder after strangling Cora, five, Dawson, three, and Callan, eight months, at the family’s Massachusetts home before jumping out of the second-floor window.To find Clancy guilty, jurors had to be unanimously convinced beyond reasonable doubt that she intentionally killed her children and that she did not do so as a result of postpartum psychosis, a rare and serious condition.The jury – nine women and three men – considered a range of options including not guilty by reason of insanity, manslaughter and first-degree murder.Several jurors have said following the mistrial being declared that the panel was ultimately divided 11-1 in favour of finding Clancy not criminally responsible.Desronvil said he believed the evidence presented in court showed she had planned the killings. “I didn’t have any doubts,” he said in a statement to CBS on Thursday.“As I tried to explain different possible theories during deliberation, I kept getting cut off as if I had doubts based on the evidence presented.”Paula Devlin, one of the other jurors, told CBS Mornings that the panel had spent several days trying to convince Desronvil to change his mind.“We all worked together to convince ourselves once we got to that point where it was 10 to 2,” she said.The jury foreperson, a retired fifth-grade teacher, described not being able to reach a verdict as “awful” and an “emotional rollercoaster”.She told NBC that Desronvil had “admitted he had reasonable doubt”, but as she started filling out the verdict sheets, he apparently said: “But I’m still not going to say that she’s not guilty by reason of insanity.”Another juror told local CBS station WBZ-TV that most of the jurors had been “very firm in their stance” from the start and “the stand-alone juror was not the only one that was unwilling to see things from the other side”.But they added that because Desronvil would not “follow” his reasonable doubt nor offer logical reasoning for his position, they felt Clancy had not received a fair trial.The identities of all 11 jurors have not been officially disclosed but in the US, once a case is over, any juror can choose to speak publicly about a case and their deliberations.Patrick Clancy, the children’s father and Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband, is due to speak publicly about the case in an interview with the CBS programme 60 Minutes on Sunday.In it, he is expected to discuss his grief, his memories of his children and the conspiracy theories that have flooded social media since the trial began.He said he still speaks to his children “all the time”, describing it as “a way I stay connected to them”.During the trial, Clancy’s defence team had attempted to use her being put on more than a dozen medications in the lead-up to the killings, as well as seeking help from a suicide hotline and an emergency room, as evidence of her psychosis.Postpartum psychosis can involve hallucinations and delusions, and her lawyers argued that she was unable to understand the nature of her actions or distinguish right from wrong.A forensic psychiatrist who testified for the defence said Clancy experienced a “command hallucination” and a “delusion of influence” when she killed her children.However, her psychiatrist testified for the prosecution that Clancy did not show signs of psychosis during their sessions, while another psychiatrist noted that the condition was not currently recognised by the American Psychiatric Association.Under Massachusetts law, prosecutors had to prove beyond any reasonable doubt that Clancy was criminally responsible for the jury to find her guilty. The defence did not have to prove her mental illness or lack of criminal responsibility.The mistrial leaves the case unresolved. Prosecutors have not said whether they will seek a retrial. Clancy’s lawyer, Kevin Reddington, has said he hopes to reach an agreement with prosecutors to avoid a second trial.He told ABC’s Good Morning America that he was upset that the lone juror would not acquit Clancy. He said the holdout “would not apply the law of reasonable doubt” as instructed by the judge, adding: “That’s not right. And that’s why I was upset.”The next court hearing is scheduled for 29 September at Plymouth Superior Court in Massachusetts.

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Kahawa Tungu

Warren Buffett steps down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway

Warren Buffett, who ended his decades-long tenure as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of last year, is giving up the chairman post he has held since 1970.Buffett, 96, will remain on the board to serve as Chairman Emeritus. His son Howard, a board member since 1993, will take over the role as chairmanKnown as the “Oracle of Omaha,” Buffett built Berkshire into one of the world’s most valuable companies using his theory of value investing, greatly outperforming the broader market. He also became the world’s 10th richest person and one of the most generous philanthropists. Today, he has a net worth of $145 billion according to Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index.In a letter to Berkshire shareholders Friday, Buffett said that he is stepping aside partly because CEO Greg Abel has exceeded his expectations. But he also said acknowledged his age in the letter, mentioning that his great-grandson, who just turned one, is “moving a bit faster than I am these days.”“Father Time always wins,” he wrote. “He has, however, been generous with me. He has given me the opportunity to see Berkshire reach a point where I am more confident than ever about what lies ahead.”Email your news TIPS to Editor@Kahawatungu.com — this is our only official communication channel

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Kahawa Tungu

Dozens of suspected illegal miners die in Nigerian custody

Thirty-seven people accused of illegal mining in north-central Nigeria have died in custody, local officials said. Police have set up an investigation into the deaths, which the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) blamed on an apparent disease outbreak.However, an intelligence report shared with AFP news agency suggested the group died because of overcrowding and poor ventilation inside the detention facility in Niger state.“We believe they suffocated because there was no ventilation,” the father of one of those detained told the BBC.His son described how detainees began collapsing in the heat of the overcrowded and poorly ventilated cell, his father said.He said the detainees repeatedly knocked on the door for help but nobody opened it.State governor Mohammed Umaru Bago called the deaths “sad and tragic” during a press conference on Thursday.He declared three days of mourning and postponed the start of campaigning for elections scheduled for January.Officials had arrested the group of young men on Tuesday for suspected illegal mining near Borgu, in the mineral-rich state of Niger. The region is known for small-scale gold mining.Two days later, 37 people detained as part of the suspected unlawful operation were found dead inside the detention centre run by the NSCDC, a paramilitary agency responsible for protecting critical infrastructure and tackling crimes including illegal mining. It also assists police with internal security operations.The NSCDC told the BBC that illegal mining was widespread in Niger state, where artisanal miners often operate in open fields.Its spokesperson, Babawale Afolabi, said more than 50 people were arrested during an operation earlier this week. They had not been charged because profiling and documentation were still under way before the deaths, he said.The NSCDC had earlier said the detainees were possibly victims of a diphtheria outbreak, a serious bacterial infection that can be fatal.But the agency’s national headquarters later said the cause had not been established and would require medical and laboratory tests.“The NSCDC wishes to clarify that reports attributing the deaths to any specific disease remain subject to medical and laboratory confirmation,” it added in a statement.Dalhatu told the BBC that security officers had been pursuing suspected illegal miners in the community for several days before making arrests.He said relatives went to the NSCDC office seeking their release but were repeatedly told to return later. “Unfortunately, the following day we got the news that our children had died,” he added.One father told Nigerian media that his son had appeared healthy when relatives took him food the day before his death and called for an independent post-mortem examination.Another relative, whose 17-year-old brother was among those who died, said the family had visited him during his detention and questioned how a disease could have killed so many detainees without apparently affecting their guards.Niger’s police chief ordered an immediate investigation into “the unfortunate death of suspected illegal miners while in the detention facility of the NSCDC”, spokesman Wasiu Abiodun wrote in a statement.The victim’s bodies have since been taken to the general hospital in nearby Minna for examination. It is not clear yet whether any of the suspects had been charged.Nigeria’s constitution requires anyone detained on suspicion of a criminal offence to be brought before a court within a “reasonable time” – generally within a day where a court is available within 40km (25 miles), or two days in other cases, unless a longer period is considered reasonable.The scramble for gold reserves dug up in illegal mines in Niger state has been blamed for fuelling criminal gang violence, according to officials and experts.Much of the gold in the region is trafficked through global supply chains, a 2024 SwissAid report found.Email your news TIPS to Editor@Kahawatungu.com — this is our only official communication channel

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KBC

Mudavadi sounds warning over gangs’ potential to fuel extremism

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has warned that organised criminal gangs, including groups involved in violence and intimidation, could evolve into violent extremist and terrorist organisations if their activities are not closely monitored. Mudavadi said communities and security agencies must increase vigilance to prevent criminal gangs from expanding, becoming entrenched and threatening national security. Speaking during the inauguration of the Kenya Counter-Terrorism Hotline in Nairobi on Thursday, Mudavadi linked the growing presence of organised criminal gangs to the need for stronger community surveillance and security cooperation. “The growth of organized criminal gangs including goons, calls for heightened vigilance and monitoring by communities and the security agencies,” Mudavadi said. “These gangs must not be allowed to expand or become entrenched, as they can easily evolve from petty crime into violent extremism.” The Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Cabinet Secretary said authorities should closely examine the activities of gangs that terrorise communities, undermine state institutions and threaten democratic processes. He raised questions about whether some groups involved in such activities should continue to be treated solely as criminal gangs or whether their conduct could warrant consideration under terrorism-related frameworks. “This raises a fundamental...

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