Focus on Federalism: 641 MPs, $6m annual ‘pay’ and a struggle to keep afloat Storyline:Business, National News In our first installment on Focus on Federalism, we seek to understand the number of state legislators in Somalia, their monthly pay and challenges facing state governments in maintaining the new federal… 4 mins read
2 mins read Storyline:National News New York Times chastises itself over opinion on Kenya’s presidential poll results The New York Times has beat a hasty retreat over its earlier rebuke of Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga following the Supreme Court verdict last Friday which nullified the election…
7 mins read Storyline:Science & Tech Growing dilemma: Automated jobs meet social consciousness SAN FRANCISCO • Security guard Eric Leon watches the Knightscope K5 security robot as it glides through the mall, charming shoppers with its blinking blue and white lights. The brawny automaton records…
4 mins read Storyline:National News, Politics, Profiles Foreign and futureless, Saudi-born women live in near poverty as they struggle to find work Makkah: Saudi Arabia: Hafsa had hoped to land a much-needed job distributing meals for the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday. One question stood in her way: “Are you, your husband, or…
4 mins read Storyline:National News, Security US warns N. Korea of ‘massive military response’ after nuke test The United States warned it could launch a “massive military response” to any threats from North Korea following Pyongyang’s provocative detonation of what it claimed was a miniaturized hydrogen bomb.…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Somalia: Some 11 dead in terrorist attack on army base At least 4 soldiers and 7 al-Shabaab militants killed when insurgents attack army base near port city of Kismayo. At least 11 people, including Somali government soldiers and al-Shabaab fighters,…
4 mins read Storyline:National News My husband was sold and purchased by Ethiopia-ONLF leader’s wife The family of the ONLF official, Abdikarim Muse aka Qalbi Dhagah has called for his immediate release terming the government’s move to hand him over to the Ethiopian regime a…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Al Shabaab attacks military base in Bala Gudud near Kismayu Al Shabaab militants attacked a military base near Somalia’s southern port city of Kismayu early on Sunday, a Somali army officer said, adding that he did not immediately have details…
4 mins read Storyline:National News, Politics Kenyan president, election overturned by court, attacks judiciary Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Saturday the country had a problem with its judiciary, which annulled his election win of last month, “and we must fix it”. The Law…
3 mins read Storyline:Editorial Draw lessons from Kenya’s Supreme Court verdict ahead of 2020 polls The Supreme Court verdict which annulled the election of Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta in the August 8 elections did not only demonstrate the maturity and independence of the Court system…
