NHS Unions Reach 5% Pay Deal with Government. The NHS unions have reached a pay agreement with the government in a breakthrough intended to end a protracted strike dispute. The NHS unions have reached a pay agreement with the government, which could signal the end of frontline staff strikes in England. The offer consists of a one-time payment equal to 2% of the employee’s salary, a 4% COVID recovery bonus for the current fiscal year 2022/23, and a 5% salary increase for the following year, 2023/24. It will apply to key NHS employees, such as nurses and paramedics, but not…
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Former CS Yatani and Joseph Kinyua Summoned in Ksh.6B Telkom Saga The Finance and Communication joint committee is investigating the payment of Ksh.6 billion in the Telkom Kenya buyout scandal. The committee has summoned several individuals to provide testimony and clarification on the matter. Former Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani is required to explain why he authorized the payments and if a Cabinet meeting sanctioned them. The committee has also summoned former Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua and former Treasury Principal Secretary Julius Muia. The Telkom Kenya Board Chair Eddy Njoroge has also been…
Vile Thugs Jailed for Horrendous Alleyway Rape Three vile thugs who took turns raping a woman in an alleyway in the city center have been incarcerated. Twenty-year-olds Miguel Clino and Devon Cato, along with 21-year-old Nizandro Caimanque, attacked the woman as she walked through Barking, East London, in the early hours of 10 July last year. At approximately 6 a.m., the three men forced her down an alley before committing the “horrendous and sickening” assault. Each of the men took turns raping the woman, and a security guard alerted the police when he saw the woman being carried while monitoring…
10 Small Traders Targeted by KEBS Monthly Levy Enforcement Small businesses in Kenya are facing demands from the Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) to pay a silent levy that has been in place for decades. Kebs has written to various business owners, including those running photocopy, tailoring, and photography studios, demanding payment of the levy. This move has the potential to further burden small businesses already reeling from the high cost of living. The Standards Levy (Amendment) Order 1999 requires each manufacturer to pay Kebs a monthly levy. This levy is recoverable at source at a rate of 0.2% of…
Credit Suisse to borrow $54bn from Swiss central bank. Credit Suisse says it will borrow up to 50 billion Swiss francs ($54 billion; £44.5 billion) from the Swiss central bank to shore up its finances. As part of its efforts to become a simpler bank, the lender announced it was taking decisive measures to strengthen its liquidity. Credit Suisse shares fell 24% on Wednesday after the company disclosed “weakness” in its financial reporting. This resulted in widespread selling on European markets and fears of a more widespread financial crisis. Credit Suisse stated that its borrowing actions represented “decisive action to…
Blaze Horror: Ukrainian Refugee Hotel Engulfed in Flames Last night, a fire ripped through a 400-year-old hotel that reportedly housed Ukrainian refugees. Thursday at approximately 1:00 a.m., a devastating fire broke out in Midhurst, West Sussex. According to witnesses, it began on North Street before spreading to the roof of the adjacent Angel Inn. Hilton Holloway, who witnessed the fire gaining control, reported that approximately thirty people, including some children, were evacuated from the hotel. “The hotel, which had approximately 15 rooms, housed several Ukrainian refugees,” he explained. “I spoke with a young woman who appeared to be relatively composed.”…
Chilling Tale of an Evil Scam: My Life Destroyed by False Rape Accusation The town of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, was rocked to its core by a single incident that dominated the national news agenda. Eleanor Williams, now 22 years old, claims four men raped, assaulted, and trafficked her for sexual exploitation when she was 12 years old. She posted images of her injuries, which revealed that her face and much of her body were severely bruised and battered and that a portion of her finger was severed. However, there was an issue. None of the claims were true. Williams had woven…
Kenyan Man Allegedly Tortured and Killed by US Police A Kenyan family residing in the United States is in mourning following the death of their son at the hands of police, who allegedly suffocated him. Irvo Otieno died in police custody after being arrested in response to a number of complaints lodged against him. According to Otieno’s mother Caroline Ouko, he required only specialized treatment for his mental distress. Ouko states that she contacted her son’s psychiatrist to arrange for his special movement to a mental health facility where he would be treated, but before the psychiatrist could move, the…
Nigeria FG announces new census date The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has announced that the Nigerian population and housing census, which was originally slated for March 29, 2023, has been postponed until May of the same year. Lai made this announcement during a press briefing with State House correspondents in Abuja following a Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. The minister cited the postponement of the gubernatorial and State Assembly elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from March 11 to March 18 as the reason for the delay in the census.…
Tanzanian Pastor Claims People in Heaven Look Chinese She claimed to have seen Jesus numerous times because she frequently attends God’s meetings in Heaven. Mfalme Zumaridi, a Tanzanian female pastor with a large following from the Mwanza region, has spoken out about her controversial statements, which include seeing God face to face, and going to hell and also heaven at different times. Zumaridi, whose real name is Diana Bundala, revealed in an exclusive interview with broadcaster Millard Ayo that she first encountered God in the third grade. “When I was in the third grade, God gave birth to me in…