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US President Donald Trump signing an Executive Order in the Oval Office, January 20, 2025. 

More than 1,300 employees, including Kenyan journalists, face potential job losses after being placed on administrative leave by international media Voice of America (VOA). 

The mass suspension of normal service came after the termination of funding for two U.S. news services that broadcast to authoritarian regimes. 

Notably, the move came just a day after President Donald Trump ordered drastic budget cuts affecting the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) which is VOA’s parent organisation, along with six other federal agencies.

“This order continues the reduction in the elements of the Federal bureaucracy that the President has determined are unnecessary,” the order read. VOA’s director Michael Abramowitz confirmed the new development noting that it was the first time in the company's 83-year history that they had faced such a setback. “I am deeply saddened that for the first time in 83 years, the storied Voice of America is being silenced,” he wrote on LinkedIn. 

Kenyan journalists working at VOA are likely to be affected by the suspension, as the company boasts several Kenyan natives in different capacities.  

The likes of Vincent Makori, a writer, reporter, translator, and broadcaster in Swahili, and Esther Githui Ewart, a lead anchor and writer for VOA’s English to Africa program, face uncertainty as the media shutdown takes effect. 

The USAGM has also withdrawn financial support from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, which broadcasts to Eastern Europe, including Russia and Ukraine - two nations that have been the subject of controversial political news in recent years. 

Experts are worried the cuts jeopardise access to independent journalism in authoritarian nations, which are perceived to be among the most reliable in providing accurate news. 

Founded in 1942, VOA was birthed mainly to counter Nazi propaganda. Today, the platform reaches over 360 million people weekly, with news getting disseminated in 50 languages. 

According to a memo sent to staff on Saturday morning, VOA employees are expected to surrender their USAGM identification badges and press passes since they will not be on official duty during the forced leave, 

The memo also cautioned workers on leave against entering their work premises or accessing USAGM internal systems without permission from the human resources executive or “prior” permission from their supervisors. 

Further, employees were instructed to always be available by phone and email during business hours. Workers are also expected to be available to report to work within one business day of being contacted. By Rene Otinga, Kenyans.co.ke

The accused have been identified as David (22) and Aatuka (21), both students at private university in Phagwara. The Kerala police have nabbed two Tanzanian nationals from Phagwara in a drug-related case on Saturday.

The Kerala police have nabbed two Tanzanian nationals from Phagwara in a drug-related case on Saturday. (Representational image) 

The accused have been identified as David (22) and Aatuka (21), both students at private university in Phagwara. 

Deputy superintendent of police Bharat Bhushan said the special team of Kerala police coordinated with the local police to conduct raid at a rented accommodation following which two of the foreign nationals have been arrested.

“We have been told that they were wanted in a drug-related case registered in January this year. Accused have transactions of more than 1 crore in their bank accounts,” he said.

Police said their name cropped up during the investigation following the arrest of three accused on January 21 and February 12 by Kerala police from Mysore. By, Jalandhar

Police officers in Nairobi tracked down and arrested Christ Impact Church preacher, known as Peter K, who has been on the run since he was accused of sodomy in 2022.

Peter K's arrest was confirmed by Nakuru East Police Commander Sheila Kegode and will be placed in police custody as investigations continue into the incident before he is charged.  

The preacher whose church was raided by members of the public two weeks ago amid accusations of sodomy has been on the run for more than two years and has been on the radar of the police in Nakuru.

This follows fresh calls and pleas raised by the members of the family of one of his victims which was followed by a warrant of arrest issued against him. 

The preacher was arrested alongside an ally in Nairobi before being transferred to Nakuru Police Station for processing. 

According to the victim, the preacher lured him into drinking alcohol one night before preying on him to commit the indecent act.  

At the time, the victim was a TukTuk driver in Nakuru and the preacher approached him to transport him to an event before offering to buy him drinks.

According to the victim, Peter K convinced him to get into his car after managing to convince him to be his driver for a church function. The driver alleged that at the time of the incident, he was in the company of the pastor inside a vehicle.

The vehicle did not have back seats and after the drinking spree, he woke moments later to a sharp pain and it was when he realised he had been sodomized.

He later reported the matter at the Central Police Station in Nakuru in May 2022. A medical examination report indicated that a physical examination of the complainant suggested blunt trauma to the anal region. 

However, his efforts to access justice were for overtime hampered by the police who failed to reign in on the suspect who had been on the run. 

On March 2, hundreds of youth and members of the public stormed Peter K's church in Ruiru over allegations of him sodomizing young boys.

Tens of members of the public gathered outside Christ Impact Church threatening to destroy the building if the pastor in question failed to appear.

Photos and videos obtained by Kenyans.co.ke showed residents tearing down the church with some declaring they did not want the pastor to remain in their community. by Frankline Oduor , Kenyans.co.ke

KIGALI, Rwanda, March 16, 2025/APO Group/ -- On March 15, Amb. Wang bid farewell to H.E. Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda.  

Ambassador Wang conveyed warm greetings from President Xi Jinping and thanked President Kagame for his strong support during his tour of duty. Last year, the two Heads of State announced the bilateral relationship elevated to a comprehensive strategic partnership, ushering in a new chapter for China-Rwanda cooperation.

China-Rwanda relations have maintained sound and rapid growth, which have witnessed fruitful cooperation on all fronts and unleashed great potential. Under the strategic leadership of the two presidents and with the joint efforts from the two peoples, China-Rwanda relations will surely continue to flourish.

President Kagame sent his warm greetings to President Xi Jinping and spoke highly of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries. Rwanda stands ready to continue to deepen cooperation on all fronts with China as good friend and close partner. President Kagame also extended his best wishes to Ambassador Wang and thanked for his contribution to the bilateral relations during his tenure. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Rwanda.

One police officer was killed and another injured following a clash with Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA).

According to a police report seen by The Standard, five officers who were manning the Kenyan border were caught unaware and attacked by group of Somalia NISA officers. 

"One of the officers was fatally shot in the stomach and another on the left upper hand during the attack from Somalia's NISA forces that ensued on March 14, 2025."  The police report reads in part.

The report added some assorted firearms belonging to the deceased officer and a national police reservist respectively are also missing and allegedly in the hands of the Somalia forces. The officer who was injured was rushed to Mandera referral hospital for treatment.Body of police officer killed ...

"The Somalia Nisa officers also robbed one G3 gun that carries 60 rounds and an AK 47 rifle with 30 rounds of ammunition." Added the report

It is suspected that the attack was a revenge of a previous arrest of terror suspects who were charged with planning to abduct Chinese workers in Mandera 

"The attack was co-ordinated by a brother of one of the suspects who is a Nisa officer as per the information from Somalia authorities." said the police. By Ibrahim Adan Ali, The Standard

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