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Read briefingA total of 48 countries are divided into 12 groups and begin a six-round qualifying process running to March next year, with the top two in nine of the groups advancing to the finals. CAF Africa Cup of Nations - Morocco 2025 - Final - Senegal v Morocco - Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco - January 18, 2026 Senegal's Sadio Mane lifts the trophy with teammates as they celebrate after winning the Africa Cup of Nations REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File PhotoA new cycle of Africa Cup of Nations competition gets under way in earnest on Thursday as group qualifiers for the 2027 finals kick off, with the winners of the last edition still in dispute.A total of 48 countries are divided into 12 groups and begin a six-round qualifying process running to March next year, with the top two in nine of the groups advancing to the finals.The tournament is being co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, who are also competing in the qualifiers. In the groups in which they play, only one other side will go through to the 24-team tournament, which will take place from June 19-July 17.However, with the finals less than a year away, the continent still awaits a decision on the last Cup of Nations decider in Morocco in January.Senegal beat the hosts in the final but because they walked off the pitch in a 14-minute protest towards the end, they were stripped of the title and it was h...
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Read briefingThe CS noted that the taxes should be dealt with as the horticulture sector continues to deal with the high cost of production caused by the rise in global fuel prices. Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe speaks during a horticulture industry showcase in Naivasha on Saturday, September 19, 2026. PHOTO | COURTESYAgriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has called for a review of taxes levied on horticultural products, terming them unfair and punitive.The CS noted that the taxes should be dealt with as the horticulture sector continues to deal with the high cost of production caused by the rise in global fuel prices. His sentiments came as flower farmers warned that the high cost of production, coupled with failure by the government to pay VAT refunds, was eroding investor confidence, noting that freight charges and fuel prices have more than doubled, with the situation worsening owing to the US-Iran war.The CS spoke during the Naivasha Horticultural Fair, where he vowed to engage with his Treasury and Trade counterparts on the issues hampering growth in the sector.“We need to listen to the horticultural sector. There are some levies they should not be paying. For example, if you say a horticultural grower is an industry, a manufacturing concern, you charge them as such; that’s unfair because they are not an industry,” he said.“They are agricultural product producers. So we are debatin...
Read briefingAl Taawun Square in Sharjah will reopen to traffic on November 4 in time for the start of the Sharjah International Book Fair, authorities have announced.Opening the junction before the event is intended to improve access to Expo Centre Sharjah and ease journeys for thousands of visitors expected to attend the fair.Details of the reopening were revealed on the Direct Line programme, alongside an image showing the planned design of the square and the traffic light-controlled junctions surrounding it.Construction is continuing on the wider Al Taawun Tunnel project, which is designed to tackle congestion at one of the busiest points on the main route between Sharjah and Dubai.Authorities expect the development to reduce waiting times for motorists by as much as 85 per cent.The first phase of the tunnel project is due to open in November 2026, with all work scheduled to be completed by February 2027.The scheme is among several road improvements under way in Al Taawun, where heavy traffic regularly builds up during peak periods.Al Freish LakeSheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah, has also approved the plan for the Al Freish Lake in the city of Kalb. The project will cover an area of about 51,200 square metres, with a storage capacity of up to 28 million gallons of water, in addition to 200 parking spaces to serve visitors.“It will be a pleasant park for children,...
Read briefingUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opened the General Assembly in New York on Tuesday for the last time before his term ends on December 31. Guterres was followed at the podium by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron. Read our liveblog for highlights and replays of their addresses. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that he discussed an energy ceasefire and how to end the war with Russia during his meeting with US President Donald Trump. Both were in New York to attend the UN General Assembly.Talking to the media after a 40-minute meeting with Trump and his team, Zelensky said that Kyiv was ready for any format of the energy ceasefire with Russia, but there had been no discussion of Ukraine unilaterally halting its attacks on Russian refineries.Zelenskiy reiterated that he was ready to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin at a trilateral meeting with Trump, adding that he hoped that the US would find a way to bring Moscow to any kind of negotiations.French President Emmanuel Macron called for the world to "stand firm" in the face of "abuse of power" by some countries that he did not name."My message is to stand firm. Do not yield to the situation which is developing ... The rhetoric of defeat that is giving way to abuse of power by empires, threatening the sovereignty of some nations," Macron said.French President Emmanuel Macron said that the situation in the devastated Gaza Strip was a "spectacle that shames us all" as he gave his last speech as France's leader to the UN's showpiece diplomatic week."What is our credibility worth if we remain inactive on Gaza? Some claim that peace has been achieved, but this has not opened up humanitarian deliveries. It is a spectacle that shames us all," he said.French President Emmanuel Macron called for a moratorium on strikes on energy and civilian sites by both Ukraine and Russia."We must protect the civilian population, and this is why we'd like to express our support for a double moratorium, a moratorium on strikes on energy and civilian infrastructure," he told the UN General Assembly.He also called for a moratorium on strikes on commercial grain shipping in the Black Sea that both countries border. French President Emmanuel Macron called for countries to recommit to international laws and the UN system over a resurgent "law of the jungle"."The question put to us, in very simple terms, is whether we want to live in this state of nature, with a kind of return to the law of the jungle, or in a civilised international society," he said.US President Donald Trump told reporters at the United Nations that US officials had had a "very good" three-hour meeting on Tuesday with the Iranian delegation.US President Donald Trump told reporters that he Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky were talking about figuring out a solution to end Russia's war in Ukraine.
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Read briefingLawyers for a French-Lebanese citizen on Tuesday filed a complaint with France’s National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office over alleged Israeli war crimes involving the destruction of his property in southern Lebanon.The complainant, whose name was not disclosed, lives in France. His house and olive trees in southern Lebanon were destroyed by Israel during its war with Hezbollah, according to his lawyers William Bourdon and Nicolas Busin, of the law firm Bourdon & Associes. “This is a French citizen asking the justice system of his own country to establish the full truth and deliver justice for the war crimes committed against him, in line with a broader context in southern Lebanon that appears to amount to ethnic cleansing,” Mr Busin said at a conference on corruption and accountability in Beirut on Tuesday. The conference, organised by the reformist political party Lana, was attended by opposition MP, Halima El Kaakour. Mr Busin said the complainant's family had no connection to Hezbollah, which he argued shows “the complete absence of any military objective” in what happened to his property. He described it as “an act of destruction, damage or even theft”, which he said constituted a war crime.He said the complaint was filed to uncover the truth, identify the perpetrators and prosecute them. According to Mr Busin, more than 6,000 French citizens serve in the Israeli milita...
Read briefingTwo men have been arrested on suspicion of plotting terrorist attacks in the Manchester area, police have said.The pair, who are in their 30s, were detained as part of what police said has been a long-running investigation into an alleged plot against the Jewish community in Manchester.The arrests come a year after two worshippers attending services for the holy day of Yom Kippur were killed in a terrorist attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Synagogue in the city.Jihad Al Shamie, 35, drove his car at worshippers, then attacked others with a knife and tried to storm the synagogue while wearing a fake suicide belt. The two men were arrested on Newton Street, Manchester, on suspicion of offences under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000. They have been taken to a London police station for questioning, where they currently remain in custody.Deputy Assistant Commissioner Vicki Evans, the UK's Senior National Co-ordinator for Counter Terrorism Policing, said the arrests are part of a “long-running proactive investigation” into what is believed to be a plot to target the Jewish community in the Manchester area. “As we have shown with these arrests, where we suspect there could be a threat to the public, then we will not hesitate to investigate and take action,” said Ms Evans. “We are pursuing a number of lines of inquiry and we anticipate these will continue over the coming days as this inv...
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Read briefingUS President Donald Trump launched a full-throated defence of the deeply unpopular US-Israeli war against Iran before the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, claiming that Washington would reach a deal with Tehran after the upcoming US midterm elections. Trump also rejected the idea of global regulation of artificial intelligence, said the government of Cuba would soon "fall", and urged member countries of the International Criminal Court to "resign".
Read briefingThe National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has summoned two Members of Parliament over separate public utterances. In a statement on the evening of Tuesday, September 22, the NCIC summoned Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa and Turkana South MP John Ariko Naimot following investigations into remarks they made in Bungoma and Turkana counties, respectively. Barasa is required to appear before the commission to explain utterances he made in Sirisia Constituency, Bungoma County, on September 19.“The Commission is investigating public utterances made by Hon. Didmus Wekesa Barasa at Sirisia Constituency, Bungoma County on 19th September, 2026," NCIC's statement read. According to the NCIC, the vocal lawmaker spoke about leaders from the former Western Province who hold senior government positions, including Cabinet secretaries, principal secretaries, ambassadors and parastatal chairpersons.Barasa, in his remarks, reportedly urged such leaders to use their positions to address what he described as the 'interests of people from the region'.The remarks have attracted scrutiny from the NCIC, which said it was investigating the utterances under various provisions of the National Cohesion and Integration Act.“Pursuant thereto, you are hereby summoned pursuant to sections 13, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 56, 59, 60, 61, 62 and 63 of the National Cohesion and Integration Act, to appear before the Commission,” the summons states.Meanwhile, Naimot has been summoned to appear before the Commission over remarks he allegedly made at Kaputir Location in Kapurir Ward, Turkana South Constituency, on September 2.In the remarks, Naimot allegedly used derogatory language to refer to one community while discussing insecurity, livestock raids and the sharing of benefits from the Lokichar Oil Basin.The NCIC said it was investigating the remarks made during the Kaputir address and summoned Naimot for a cohesion inquiry under the same provisions of the National Cohesion and Integration Act.Both MPs have been summoned to appear before the NCIC on Tuesday, 29 September 2026, at Britam Tower, Upper Hill, Nairobi.The commission stated that both MPs would be given an opportunity to respond to the matters under investigation, present evidence and make representations before a determination is made. “At the inquiry you will be afforded an opportunity to respond, adduce evidence and make any representations you wish the Commission to consider,” the Commission reiterated. While the summonses do not amount to a finding of wrongdoing, the notices warn that failure to appear could lead to warrants of arrest and/or criminal or contempt proceedings.
Read briefingAfghan cyclist Fariba Hashimi wins silver in the women's road race at the Asian Games, having fled oppression in her home country to pursue a sporting dream.
Read briefingPresident William Ruto has called on African countries to reposition technology as a driver of economic growth. Speaking Tuesday High-Level Convening on the ‘Accra Reset’ on the sidelines of 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, Ruto noted that technology is a prime enabler of sustainable competitiveness, with the power to elevate African countries to middle-income status. “Our task is to organise Africa’s capabilities at scale, strengthen our technological agency and translate innovation into greater productivity, new enterprises and opportunity for our people,” he said. The Head of State who was among world leaders who attended the opening of the General Debate on Tuesday affirmed Kenya’s leadership of the MasterKey Corridor, connecting African skills and credentials to opportunities across borders. He stressed that Africa must be a builder of the technologies defining ‘this century, and a contributor to the rules that govern them pointing out that the Accra Reset provides a practical platform to advance this ambition and ensure that technological progress delivers shared prosperity. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opened the General Assembly followed by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil and later United States President Donald Trump. This marked the beginning of a week of speeches by heads of State, governments and delegations. A flurry of eight...
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Read briefingThe money was paid to Evelyne Adhiambo Ogweno between February 2015 and May 2018, according to a judgment delivered by the High Court.A Homa Bay County nurse and a payroll official have been ordered to repay Sh708,664 that the High Court found had been paid to the nurse in irregular additional salary over more than three years.The money was paid to Evelyne Adhiambo Ogweno between February 2015 and May 2018, according to a judgment delivered by the High Court’s Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Division in Nairobi on September 18, 2026.The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) had sued Ms Ogweno and three county officials, seeking recovery of the money on behalf of Homa Bay County Government.The commission alleged that Ms Ogweno received additional monthly salaries and that the payments were facilitated by payroll officials.However, Justice BM Musyoki found that while EACC had established that Ms Ogweno received money she was not entitled to, it failed to prove that two of the three county officials it sued had directed, approved or facilitated the irregular payments.The judge therefore ordered Ms Ogweno and Maurice Ochieng Wambo to jointly and severally pay the Sh708,664, with interest at court rates from the date the case was filed until payment in full.EACC’s claim against co- accused Solomon Owuor Ochogo and Joseph Omondi Otieno was dismissed, with the commission ordered to meet their costs.The case arose from payments made to Ms Ogweno after she had been employed as a nurse by Homa Bay County.She had initially been appointed by the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation as a registered community health nurse in June 2013 before being appointed by Homa Bay County as a nurse with effect from January 1, 2014.Her entry basic salary was Sh19,323, rising to a maximum of Sh24,662, subject to applicable increments.According to the evidence presented in court, she received additional payments between February 2015 and May 2018. The disputed payments were traced through her Kenya Commercial Bank account.EACC investigator Augustine Mukwekwe told the court that Ms Ogweno had acknowledged receiving excess money and had promised to repay it at Sh10,000 a month. The promise, however, was not honoured.KCB Homa Bay branch manager Dorothy Achieng Omollo confirmed that the bank account used in the case belonged to Ms Ogweno and authenticated the account statement showing the payments.But she could not establish who had issued the instructions resulting in the payments.The court heard that Homa Bay County had two payroll systems operating at the same time — a manual system and the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Database (IPPD).The existence of the two systems became central to the dispute over who was responsible for the additional payments.Mr Ochogo, who had worked in the county payroll section, denied responsibility for the payments. He told the court that he was mainly involved in the IPPD system and did not have access to the manual payroll system through which some of the disputed payments were allegedly enabled.He said he became involved in the payroll after being promoted to accountant I and that, in 2017, Mr Otieno handed over the payroll system to him.Mr Ochogo also said he discovered that Ms Ogweno was receiving double salary payments and instructed Mr Wambo to stop them in June 2018.The judge noted that the evidence showed the payments stopped when Mr Ochogo was acting as payroll manager.However, Justice Musyoki said this did not by itself prove that Mr Ochogo had authorised or facilitated the earlier payments.EACC's own witness also acknowledged during cross-examination that there was no evidence showing that any of the disputed money had been transferred to Mr Ochogo.The commission had also not produced the manual payroll records or schedules showing that Mr Ochogo had authorised the payments.Mr Otieno, who served as payroll manager from June 2015 to December 2017, similarly denied responsibility.He told the court that the disputed payments had started in February 2015, before he took over as payroll manager, where he was responsible for preparing the digital payroll but had no access rights to the manual payroll system.He also told the court that he had raised concerns about the two payroll systems in a letter dated July 19, 2015 to the interim county director of human resources.Mr Otieno later handed over the payroll system to Mr Ochogo and disclosed the password as directed.Justice Musyoki found that EACC had not produced evidence linking Mr Otieno to the specific payment instructions that resulted in the additional salary payments.The judge also noted that the county's human resources director had overall responsibility for payroll, but the official was neither joined to the case nor called as a witness.The court took a different view of Mr Wambo, who had been involved in the manual payroll system and did not file a defence to the claim.
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