Authorities actively seeking person of interest Kyle Clifford, 26, who may be in possession of a weapon, say UK police. 

A manhunt is underway on Wednesday following the deaths of three women after they were found seriously injured at a residence in Hertfordshire, south eastern England.

Hertfordshire police were called to a property in the town of Bushey just before 7 p.m. BST (1800 GMT) on Tuesday, where they discovered the three women with severe injuries. All three succumbed to their injuries at the scene.

The Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit has identified Kyle Clifford, 26, from Enfield, north London, as a person of interest in this case.

Clifford is believed to be in either the Hertfordshire or north London areas, prompting an extensive search effort by law enforcement.

Rob Hall, detective superintendent at the unit, said in a statement: "This is an incredibly difficult incident for the victims’ family and we would ask that their privacy is respected as they come to terms with what has happened."

"Whilst we are still in the early stages of this investigation, we are actively seeking Kyle Clifford," he added.

Stressing the seriousness of the situation, he urged: "Given the serious nature of the incident, I would ask anyone who knows where he is to contact police immediately. If you believe you see him, please do not approach him and dial 999 straight away. He may still be in possession of a weapon." Anadolu Agency

The US has warned that Kenya's rising debt burden is undermining its ability to provide quality medical care and education to its citizens, shining the spotlight on expensive debt procured in the last decade partly from China, reports Business Daily Africa. 

The Kenyan business daily quoted a newly published biennial report by the Office of the United States Trade Representative on the implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, stating, "Kenya's ability to adequately fund its social services (which include education, healthcare, and housing) and poverty reduction programs is increasingly constrained by the cost of servicing its debt, partly due to the continued weakening of the local currency." 

"As a result, Kenya continues to allocate more money for debt repayment than it does for development expenditures," the report quoted.

Kenya is facing violent protests due to its ongoing economic crisis. The East African nation's total debt stands at USD 80 billion, representing 68 per cent of its GDP, exceeding the World Bank and IMF's recommended maximum of 55 per cent.

Most of Kenya's debt is held by international bondholders, with China being the largest bilateral creditor, owed USD 5.7 billion.

The Kenyan business daily reported that ballooning debt servicing expenses have in recent years overtaken expenditures on salaries and wages, administration, operation, and maintenance of public offices for the national government.

"This underlines the impact of commercial and semi-concessional loans that Kenya has contracted in the last decade to put up much-needed roads, bridges, power plants, and a modern railway line," said Business Daily Africa in the report.

It mentioned that the latest disclosures from the Treasury, for instance, show debt repayment costs gobbled up an equivalent of three-quarters (75.47 per cent) of taxes collected in 11 months of the just-ended financial year.
Washington's concerns come on the back of the US and her Western allies increasing scrutiny of secretive clauses in loans that China has offered African countries.

The Kenyan business daily mentioned a study by AidData, a research laboratory at the College of William & Mary in the US, which found that the terms of Beijing's loan deals with developing countries were usually secretive and required borrowing nations such as Kenya to prioritize repayment to Chinese state-owned lenders ahead of other creditors.

The dataset, based on an analysis of loan agreements between 2000 and 2019, suggested the Chinese deals have clauses for "more elaborate repayment safeguards" than its "peers in the office credit market."

The business daily said that Kenya paid China Sh152.69 billion for interest and principal sums falling due in the financial year ended June 2024, 42.14 percent more than Sh107.42 billion in the year that ended June 2023.

The US says increasing debt obligations, corruption, and the lingering effects of the pandemic on household and company earnings have nearly paralyzed Kenya's march towards an "industrializing, middle-income country that provides a high standard of living to all its citizens by 2030, in a clean and secure environment." Source: ANI

By WILFRED CLARKE 

Lady Rita, who is officially known as Adwoa Isaka on Uniique FM has spoken candidly about her professional experience on radio and television at Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. Explaining the details of her daily routine on radio, Lady Rita remarked:

“I am a radio presenter and I play the Drive-Time-Show. I used to present ‘Lunch on ‘Uniique’ which is a lunch time slot on Ghana
Broadcasting Corporation’s radio, but not anymore. “I have presented all kinds of programs on the radio, including ‘The Inspirational Hour on Sundays and a lot of different stuff.”

It has been claimed by some of her numerous fans, that her ‘driving experience’ with respect to her radio show, is second to none. So, that calls for the conversation to be narrowed and concentrated towards her current show which is ‘The Drive Express’. 

And in that, Lady Rita said: “In terms of content on the Drive Express and with respect to production, we try to sometimes noose around to find news that is interesting and trending. “Stories such as in relationships, because I don’t like too much of politics, in the sense of talking about political affairs of governance.” 

“The reason is that our ‘Breakfast Show and others have political topics within its programming already, hence the switch in our style and content on the ‘Drive Express’.

“On the ‘Drive Express’ I look at the entertainment aspect of our daily lives as to how to inform, educate and to entertain our listeners. 

“So, in whole, I like to see the show as a show that people can relate and relax to, after finishing or embarking on their day’s work. I don’t like tensions, neither do I like debates on the show.

“I like people to listen to the show and not be tensed. And that is what we try to avoid. I most at times, intentionally create things to make listeners laugh, and that is deliberate. “Again, this is to let people relax, understand and flow with you, enjoying whilst being entertained and making better informed decisions even as we drive.

Listening to the radio, to some extent, is arguably classified as the ‘theatre of the mind’.

Because the listener cannot see whoever they are listening to. Same as the presenter cannot see the listener. But, in Lady Rita’s case, some listeners can put her face to her voice, simply because they also follow her television activities as well.

For her shows to get the necessary advertising push, Lady Rita would not mind some help for her shows, both on radio and TV saying: “I would like sponsors to come to our aid in sponsoring the shows either on radio or TV.” 

Since she also presents another show on TV, namely ’Lifestyle Chat Show’ on Life-Style Television, the conversation moved from radio to television. Telling it all as to what she does on the Television with her show, Lady Rita confirmed her position as the host of the chat show and said: “After the rebranding of the show, I am sure our producers and directors wanted to do something different.

“This is not the first time Ghana Television is hosting a Chat-Room program, there have been so many shows in the past, such as telenovelas and so on. “So, the concept is to watch some shows and talk about its moral angles and the lessons we can learn from them, regarding our lifestyle and the society we live in.

“We did it with shows like ‘Flower in My Heart’ ‘Two Hearts’ and our audience loved it, because it was something to remember. “So, after the two shows, our producers decided to switch the program to a general Chat-Room discussions.

“Mrs Debora Antwi, Elvis Tetteh and Mr George Lomotey our director for TV and Marketing wanted somebody who will be able to do an Akan program or a program in Akan language.

“And I said OK, although I am not an Akan person, however, I can speak Twi so let’s see. Knowing well that, in the Akan language there is no room for mistakes. When speaking the language, any mistake could land one in a serious situation.

 
“So, I told my directors and producers that, I will give it a go and try my best. When we started the show, I was still speaking more of the English language than the supposed Twi.

“But my good producers and directors kept prompting me every now and then, till I eventually gained the knack of it, by hooking more of our target audience with the show. And that is how come, I got on TV.”