A suspected drunk Rumbek man reportedly stabbed a police officer to death at the Cuei Adukan residential area in Rumbek Central County, Lakes State.
Elijah Makuac, a spokesman for the Lakes State Police, told The City Review that a police sergeant named Chol Anyuonic was fatally stabbed by an assailant who was allegedly intoxicated.
According to him, the police officer died instantly after being knifed by a suspected drunk man. “The police officer succumbed to death from a knife wound he sustained in Rumbek,” he said.
Makuac disclosed that the suspect is being held at the Rumbek police station while the authorities conduct a probe to determine the motive for the murder.
“We are currently conducting investigations to determine what disturbed them before the altercation,” he declared. By Makur Adut, The City Review
Kenya and US have committed to play a central role in promoting peace and security globally.
This was agreed after Prime Cabinet Secretary, Musalia Mudavadi and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken met in Washington DC.
He also stated that they agreed to continue with plans to better the lives of the Haiti people.
“I held a constructive meeting with Blinken on peace and security issues, including regional conflicts in East Africa and disruption of global logistics by the Middle East crisis,” Mudavadi said in a statement.
Mudavadi, who is also the Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Cabinet Secretary, also said their discussion focused on Kenya and US mediation efforts to mitigate disruptive impact of crises on the people and economies of the region.
He also said Blinken was optimistic over expedited negotiations of the Kenya-US Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP) and for the US to consider extending the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) beyond its expiry next year.
According to the CS, these initiatives will facilitate expanded duty and quota free access for Kenya’s and Africa’s exports to the US market.
Mudavadi also said the two countries applauded the long-standing support for global climate issues, the fight against terrorism and the need for global development finance architecture reforms. Capital News
South Korea is giving Kenya 16 retired MD500 helicopters to be used on United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions, with the first six being refurbished ahead of delivery to the East African nation.
The Republic of Korea (ROK) Ministry of National Defence said the first six aircraft were on 21 December transported from Army Logistics Command’s General Maintenance Depot in Jinhae to the United States, in cooperation with the US State Department.
The defence ministry explained that the US plans to transfer the helicopters to Kenya as soon as maintenance is completed, and Kenya is expected to dispatch a helicopter unit with the United Nations.
“Previously, the US promised maintenance and transportation support for the 16 helicopters we promised to donate at the 2021 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Meeting in Seoul, and in the joint statement at the ROK-US summit last April, we pledged to contribute to UN peacekeeping operations,” the Ministry of National Defence stated.
“This helicopter donation is in line with our willingness to contribute to promoting international peace and security ahead of our country’s inauguration as a non-permanent member of the Security Council for the 2024-25 term. It is evaluated as a clear demonstration that cooperation between the two countries has expanded worldwide,” the Ministry continued.
“Our government plans to work closely with the United States and the United Nations to quickly complete the donation of the remaining 10 helicopters, while continuing to further expand its contribution to promoting international peace and security, including UN peacekeeping operations,” the Ministry concluded.
Korean Air’s aerospace division built some 280 MD500s under license between 1976 and 1984, but these are being replaced by newer aircraft, including the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) Light Armed Helicopter (based on the Airbus EC155 Dauphin). The first examples of the Light Armed Helicopter are expected to be delivered this year.
Kenya’s military already operates the MD500, with 40 delivered by the United States between 1980 and 1985, along with 2 100 TOW anti-tank missiles. These were recently augmented by six new MD530Fs delivered from the US in December 2019. They were acquired to assist with operations in support of the AMISOM mission in Somalia. By Guy Martin, Defence Web
Ex-Nandi Hills MP, Alfred Keter PHOTO/(@AlfredKeter)Facebook
Ex-Nandi Hills Member of Parliament (MP) Alfred Keter has hit out at President William Ruto accusing him of double-speak. Speaking during an interview with Milele FM, Keter, a fierce critic of the president affirmed that Ruto was heedless and that he often surrounded himself with people who only said yes to him.
The former legislator went on to state that the president often perceived himself as a 'know-it-all' regardless of whether his policies were reasonable or not.
"He cannot take advice from anybody and the day he will change maybe and from the look of things I don't see him changing. You cannot advise him, he is an expert in economics, health issues, security matters, loans, infrastructure, transport, every sector," Keter said.
He, at the same time, poked holes into the president's affordable housing project which he says is a sham project that should not be implemented.
The vocal politician underscored that taxing someone for a project that he/she will not benefit from was unrealistic.
"The housing issue is a scam, you cannot tax someone and then someone else benefits from it, this houses mnajenga kwa shamba ya public, it has never been de-gazetted from public land to private because individuals who are buying this lands are buying on their capacities as private," he added.
Further, Keter wondered why the government is focused on demolishing houses while insisting that it wants to build houses for Kenyans.
The politician wondered what was so special about the houses that the president was hesitant to let go of the project.
"Mbona unabomoa manyumba za watu na unataka kutujengea nyumba? Is there a better way? Why don't you look for land somewhere? What is affordable about these affordable houses? Cause they are expensive kushinda hizi private and you are using my money and land and it's still expensive," he added. By Achieng Mary, People Daily
Joshua Adam Schulte had been convicted of espionage, computer hacking, making false statements, as well as handling child pornography
A former CIA officer has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for espionage and computer hacking – reportedly one of the largest data breaches in US history – as well as handling child pornography and other charges, a federal court in New York City has announced.
Joshua Adam Schulte’s illegal transmission of stolen information to WikiLeaks constitutes the "largest data breach in CIA history," said a statement by the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Southern District of New York on Thursday.
Among his offenses, Schulte handed over an over 8,500-page document to WikiLeaks containing information about how the spy agency infiltrated not only Apple and Android software but also smart TVs, it added.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: "Joshua Schulte betrayed his country by committing some of the most brazen, heinous crimes of espionage in American history. He caused untold da mage to our national security in his quest for revenge against the CIA for its response to Schulte’s security breaches while employed there.
'Digital Pearl Harbor'
The prosecutors in the case said that the material released by Schulte significantly and detrimentally impacted the CIA's intelligence-gathering capabilities. They stressed that Schulte's actions threatened CIA personnel, projects, and documents, resulting in millions of dollars in damage to the organization.
"Mr. Schulte severely harmed U.S. national security and directly risked the lives of CIA personnel, persisting in his efforts even after his arrest," said Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen.
During the trial, the ex-CIA Deputy Director of Digital Innovation said Schulte’s actions amounted to a "Digital Pearl Harbor," referring to the devastating 1941 Japanese attack on US naval forces in Hawaii.
Schulte, who denied the accusations against him, was found guilty in three separate trials, in 2020, 2022, and 2023, on such charges as illegally gathering and transmitting national defense information, making false statements, and receiving and transporting child pornography. By Gizem Nisa Cebi, Anadolu Agency
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