Toronto Airport Heist: C$20m in Valuables Stolen, Say Police Police are investigating a massive gold theft at Toronto Pearson International Airport, a common shipping hub for Ontario-mined gold. On Monday, April 17, according to Canadian officials, more than $20 million worth of gold and valuables were stolen. The cargo-carrying aircraft container arrived at the airport in the evening and was transported to the cargo holding area. Police believe that this is where the theft occurred. The theft could be one of the largest in Canadian history, joining the 2011 and 2012 Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist, in which 3,000 tonnes…
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Ruto Shuts Down State House Bar President William Ruto has removed the State House bar, which previously served alcoholic beverages. Friday afternoon, city attorney Donald Kipkorir announced the news via Twitter. Kipkorir explained in a Twitter thread that he requested a glass of wine during his Thursday visit to State House but was informed that the bar was no longer operational. “Yesterday, President William Ruto invited me to State House. I was joined by my friend Attorney General Hon. JB Muturi. “We reminisced over our friendship that goes back to 1992. I asked for a glass of wine & he…
Saudi Arabia declares Eid Al Fitr on Friday after moon sighting. Saudi Arabia has declared that Eid Al Fitr will begin on Friday, April 21, Saudi Press Agency reports, after experts observed the new moon. The announcement was made Thursday evening, April 20, by the Supreme Court of the kingdom, instructing citizens to begin their attempts to observe the moon on Thursday evening. Around 5 p.m. on Thursday, experts gathered at the Sudair and Tamir astronomical observatories in the kingdom to set up telescopes and sighting equipment in search of the moon. The UAE and Egypt have also declared Friday…
Joho Announces Political Return, Addresses Absence from Azimio Protests Ali Hassan Joho, the former governor of Mombasa, has announced his return to politics after a hiatus following the August 2022 general election. In an exclusive interview with Citizen Digital, a senior member of the Azimio la Omoja One Kenya coalition party refuted claims that he had hung up his political hat following a string of absences from the opposition team’s anti-government protests in recent months. Joho, who disclosed that he had been ill for more than six months, stated that his condition is gradually improving and that he will soon…
Frida Kajala questioned on Harmonize during the Kenya trip “It has been several months. We do not need to discuss it.” She spoke. On Saturday, renowned Bongo film actress Frida Kajala Masanja will participate in a charity event in Kenya. After landing in Kenya on Friday morning, Kajala told reporters that she was thrilled to be invited to the Nazarene Ophans Center’s charity event at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi. “I was happy. That’s why I came and I will participate in one way or another,” she said. Kajala, the ex-girlfriend of Bongo star, Harmonize, confirmed that she will meet her…
Family Speaks on Kenyan Student’s Suicide in Finland The family of the Kenyan student who died while studying in Finland has not yet accepted their son’s death.The deceased’s father, Kipkosgei Chirchir, reports that his 28-year-old son, Rodgers Kipruto, committed suicide, shocking his family. The 28-year-old left Nakuru Level Five Hospital’s nursing program and joined Laurea University’s Tikkurila campus. According to reports, his body was discovered hanging in his room days after his family reported him missing. The father described the final moments he spent with his son before he passed to Citizen Digital. “I spoke with my son three days…
Museveni praises MPs for rejecting ‘imperialist pressure’ on the anti-gay bill Yesterday, President Museveni and National Resistance Movement (NRM) legislators decided to return the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023, to the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs for a more in-depth review and revisions before consideration for assent. In a Parliamentary press briefing last night, Government Chief Whip Hamson Obua announced the NRM Parliamentary Caucus resolution. President Museveni reportedly praised legislators for resisting international pressure. Protecting Uganda’s morality during the bill’s passage in a White House briefing. “It is commendable that you resisted imperialist pressure. In a press release, President Museveni said,…
Raila Odinga condemns Rigathi Gachagua’s Arrest of Alcoholics in Mt Kenya Vice President Rigathi Gachagua is determined to end the illegal sale of alcoholic beverages in the Mt. Kenya region, which he deems a threat to future generations. Recently, the second-in-command convened a meeting of security officers at which he announced a massive crackdown on the sale of illicit alcoholic beverages in the region. Raila criticizes the crackdown on illegal brew However, the leader of the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party, Raila Odinga, criticized the ongoing operation, claiming that it targeted disadvantaged youths. During the Town Hall meeting…
President Ruto Appoints Ex-Governors Murungi and Ragwa President William Ruto appointed former Meru Governor Kiraitu Murungi as National Oil Corporation of Kenya Board chairman. Kiraitu will hold the position for three years, according to a notice published in the Gazette on April 20, 2023. Former Governor of Tharaka Nithi Samuel Ragwa has been appointed as the Chairperson of the National Cereals and Produce Board. Former Makueni Deputy Governor Adelina Mwau is the KICC Board Chair. ALSO READ: Bipartisan Talks Stalled as Ball Lands in Ruto and Raila’s Court The Head of State appointed Prof. Kimathi Mbogori Kigatiira to chair the…
Narok Woman Charged With Sexually Abusing 16-Year-Old Boy A woman, age 22, was brought before a court in Narok on charges of allegedly sexually abusing a boy, age 16, and encouraging him to drop out of school to be with her. The accused, Mercy Chelanga, who works in a local bar at Ololulunga market in Narok North, appeared in front of Resident Magistrate Phyllis Shinyada, where she was charged with holding the minor in her house for more than a month. The charge against her is that she kept the minor in her house for more than a month. ALSO…