Kenya’s main opposition coalition has officially entered a new era. On Monday, Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka announced that the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition unanimously agreed to drop its old identity and adopt a new name: the Ukombozi Alliance. The strategic overhaul aims to reposition the opposition movement ahead of the 2027 General Election, laying the groundwork for a broader political coalition to challenge the current Kenya Kwanza administration. “After today, even this podium will change because the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition has this day, September 21, 2026, unanimously agreed to rebrand and change the name to Ukombozi Alliance,” Kalonzo said. A Strategic Overhaul Ahead of the 2027 Polls The rebranding follows weeks of internal consultations focused on restructuring the coalition’s policy platform, leadership framework, and public engagement strategies. Opposition leaders plan to reorganize their internal machinery and reach out to other political outfits across Kenya to create a formidable front against the governing party. Kalonzo urged the nation to pay close attention to the shifting political landscape as opposition leaders accelerate their plans. “We want the country to note that we are on the move,” he said. He noted that coalition chairman and retired President Uhuru Kenyatta will lead a key Jubilee Party meeting on Tuesday to align party s...
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Read briefing Political strategist Pauline Njoroge has called for a restructured opposition leadership model, urging political parties to avoid an “endless table of principals” while building a united coalition to challenge President William Ruto in the 2027 General Election. In a statement shared on Monday, September 21, 2026, Njoroge proposed a two-tier organizational framework designed to balance broad democratic participation with swift executive decision-making. A Four-Member Executive Center Njoroge, who recently exited the Jubilee Party to join the Edwin Sifuna-led Linda Mwananchi political movement, argued that holding top leadership positions within the coalition must depend on regional support bases and national influence rather than party registration alone. She identified four leaders who command the requisite political constituencies to serve at the principal level: Edwin Sifuna, Rigathi Gachagua, Kalonzo Musyoka and Fred Matiang’i “Each commands a significant political constituency and brings to the table the electoral weight necessary to shape a viable national coalition.” The United Nations Analogy To illustrate her proposal, Njoroge drew a comparison to the governance structure of the United Nations. She recommended establishing a broad Coalition Parties Council where all constituent party leaders participate, while delegating high-stakes decisions to the smaller executive t...
Read briefing A 26-year-old woman was arrested at Buruburu Police Station after officers said they found rolls of bhang hidden inside a loaf of bread she had brought for her detained boyfriend. Police on Monday, September 21, identified the woman as Bernice Achieng. She reportedly went to the report office desk and asked officers to pass the bread to her boyfriend, who is in custody. Officers said the package was unsealed, which raised their suspicion. On inspection, officers said they found 5 rolls of bhang and a matchbox buried deep inside the bread. A search of Achieng then turned up another 7 rolls in her jacket pocket, bringing the total recovered to 12 rolls. Police arrested Achieng and secured the items as exhibits. She is set to be arraigned in court. Similar Attempt Reported at Ruai Police Station The case comes days after a similar incident at Ruai Police Station. Police said an 18-year-old woman, Christine Njoki Gitau, attempted to smuggle escape tools to 3 suspects held in remand. According to police, Gitau arrived at the station reception with a plate of rice and meat and asked to visit 3 friends, Emmanuel Bosire, Ismael Arisa, and Brian Gatheru. The three suspects were being held over allegations of running an anonymous TikTok page to lure young women into meetings before robbing and gang-raping them. Tell Me More – Ruai TikTok Trap: Three Arrested Over Alleged Gang-Rape Robber...
Read briefing High Court declares unconstitutional the law restricting former President Uhuru Kenyatta from holding political-party office and allowing Parliament to interfere with their retirement benefits.
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Read briefing A LEADING statistician hired to calculate the odds of Letby being present at the baby deaths was ‘sacked’ when she refused. Cheshire Police contacted Professor Jane Hutton in April 2018 and asked her to calculate the likelihood of a single member of staff being on duty “during all the deaths/collapses” on the Countess of Chester...
Read briefing FOR a year I have been investigating the Lucy Letby case and the one question that refuses to go away - did she really do it? Our aim was clear when we started - we set out to prove the neonatal nurse was the “wicked” monster a jury found her to be. But just two...
Read briefing THE world’s leading expert on false confessions is set to give evidence that Lucy Letby’s infamous handwritten notes should not be treated as admissions of guilt. The neonatal nurse’s scrawled writings became some of the most memorable evidence in her trial after they were discovered during police searches of her home. Among them were the...
Read briefing A DOCTOR who originally accused Lucy Letby of murdering babies has called for a retrial as he is uncertain of her guilt. Dr John Gibbs also fears no crime was actually committed — despite the nurse being convicted at two trials. It comes after yesterday’s Sun exclusive, and last night’s Channel 5 documentary questioned whether...
Read briefing High Court declares unconstitutional the law restricting former President Uhuru Kenyatta from holding political-party office and allowing Parliament to interfere with their retirement benefits.
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Read briefing On September 23 "all the Iranian airlines will be shut down around the world," Bessent told CNBC in an interview as the war launched by the United States and Israel nears the seven-month mark. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he hosts a dinner in the Rose Garden at the White House on September 02, 2026 in Washington, DC.US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Monday that Iranian airlines will have trouble functioning globally in two days under the weight of American sanctions, as the Trump administration intensifies pressure on Tehran.On September 23 "all the Iranian airlines will be shut down around the world," Bessent told CNBC in an interview as the war launched by the United States and Israel nears the seven-month mark."If they land, you cannot provide them with fuel, you cannot provide them with landing services, you cannot sell them tickets or you will be knocked out of the dollar system," he added.The move follows earlier US sanctions on Iran's aviation industry and Bessent's "economic D-Day" threat on Iran and pledge to choke off Tehran financially.Two Iraqi sources told AFP on Monday that Baghdad would suspend flights by Iranian airlines following the US Treasury's announcement.Also Monday, Georgia barred Iranian carriers from its land, while Iranian airline Mahan said it suspended service to Turkey at the request of the Turkish government.The United States and...
Read briefing A Pacific Ocean wave washes up near a worker using heavy machinery to protect beachfront homes in Dana Point, California, which were damaged by heavy surf and severe coastal erosion.LOS ANGELES - California’s governor on Sept 21 declared a state of emergency as the US west coast readies for what is expected to be a damaging El Nino.Forecasters say the coming months could bring powerful and damaging storms to the region because of this weather pattern, with the threat of higher-than-usual tides that could trigger coastal flooding.Governor Gavin Newsom said the state needed to get ahead of problems instead of waiting for them to happen.“This action is about giving communities the support they need, giving first responders the tools to do their jobs, and giving families the confidence that their state is ready,” he said.“We are preparing for this El Nino early because every Californian deserves to be safe in their home, connected to their community, and protected when severe weather comes.”The declaration on Sept 21 is procedural and intended to make it easier for state agencies to access resources, and to pre-position flood-fighting supplies like sandbags and pumps.The proclamation also prepares the California National Guard to support flood response, search-and-rescue, engineering, and logistics missions when needed, officials said.El Nino is the warming phase of a natural cycle in the tropical Pacific, known as the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), and comes along every two to seven years.It sets in when east-to-west trade winds ease, allowing warm water which normally collects in the western Pacific Ocean to slide back east and rise to the surface.When those warmer-than-average surface temperatures last for a few months, they cause more storms and clouds over the region, which in turn cause ripple effects through the entire global atmosphere: hotter and drier conditions in some places, cooler and wetter in others.Human-caused climate change increases El Nino’s impacts. A warmer atmosphere holds more moisture, so El Nino-linked rains can turn more extreme. It also dries out soil, deepening drought where El Nino brings it.This year’s El Nino has a 69 per cent chance of becoming the strongest on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and is already unleashing extreme weather across the globe even though it is not expected to peak until October-December.California’s coastline has already been battered by storms that have damaged or destroyed homes.Coastal erosion also forced the cancellation of a music festival in Santa Monica that had been set to feature The Killers, Olivia Dean and Jack White. AFP
Read briefing Economic interdependence between Iran and its Gulf neighbours could provide a foundation for security in the long term, Majed Al Ansari, adviser to Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman, said in New York on Monday.Speaking at the Concordia Annual Summit, Mr Al Ansari laid out a vision for the region after the current conflict in which economic interests and security guarantees help reduce the risk of future confrontation.“Whenever this is done, the people of the Gulf are going to be living next to 90 million Iranians,” Mr Al Ansari, who is also spokesman for Qatar's Foreign Ministry, said ahead of the UN General Assembly's high-level debate. “Whatever Iran looks like, however it is governed, we're going to have to live next to them, and therefore, we need a diplomatic resolution that has a sustainable element when it comes to regional dialogue," he added.Such an arrangement would also need security guarantees to ensure Gulf countries are not targeted by Iran during future confrontations involving Tehran, he said.“We do believe wholeheartedly that there is a chance to create in the region something that has not happened since the inception of our region, which is economic interdependence,” he elaborated."Right now, we are so siloed when it comes to our economies that it does not cost the other party anything when the other side of the Gulf is threatened one way o...
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Read briefing FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a joint news conference with U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law (not pictured), amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 6, 2026. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/ File PhotoUNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON, Sept 21 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met US CIA chief John Ratcliffe at Shannon Airport in Ireland, two people familiar with the matter said.The meeting took place on Monday, one of the sources said. The other source said the pair spoke informally while their planes were being refueled without specifying a date. Both sources, who requested anonymity to discuss sensitive matters, declined to disclose details of their conversation.The meeting happened as Zelenskiy was traveling to New York to take part in the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations. Ratcliffe was on his way back from meeting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, one source said.Ratcliffe's meeting with Zelenskiy comes less than a month since the CIA chief traveled to Moscow to meet with Russia's top intelligence officials.Neither Ratcliffe nor the CIA have publicly disclosed what was discussed in Moscow. One of the sources, who confirmed the Zelenskiy meeting to Reuters, said Ratcliffe had been in Moscow to discuss Ukraine, but they declined to elaborate.The New York Times reported last month that Ratcliffe used his trip to share his bleak assessment of the state of the Russian war against Ukraine and to urge the Russians to cut a deal before their position weakens. REUTERS
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Read briefing Will Earl Spencer's Diana book damage the monarchy? BBCEarl Spencer's bombshell new book is stolen: Several copies of Earl's explosive book about his sister Diana - and how King reacted to her death - are taken in raid on a Dutch lorry Daily MailCharles Spencer’s memoir is a sign of a dying industry The TelegraphEarl Spencer's New Diana Book Was Part of a "Suspicious" Theft Marie ClaireSettling old scores with royals drives Spencer's book, but Diana steals focus Yahoo
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