The latest report from the UN's International Labour Organisation (ILO) has revealed an increasing number of wars and greater poverty is driving the number of international migrants. It says 277 million people left their home countries in search of ...-- https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1055325/migrant-crisis-migration-figures-united-nations-un-border-controls-global-population

Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has revealed the intended plan to have Harambee Stars camp in France has been put hold after Cameroon was stripped the AFCON 2019 hosting rights. FKF President Nick Mwendwa revealed they chose France since it ...-- https://www.futaa.com/article/168942/harambee-stars-camp-in-france-plans-put-on-hold

Makueni Governor Prof Kivutha Kibwana has once again received praises from Kenyans online following the launch of his latest project. The Governor has on Thursday opened newly constructed 120-bed capacity Makueni Mother and Child Hospital in Wote ...-- https://www.mwakilishi.com/article/kenya-news/2018-12-06/makueni-governor-kivutha-kibwana-wins-kenyans-hearts-again

The Reds captain expects his fellow midfielders to build on an impressive showings over the past few days and become Anfield stars. Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has backed summer signings Fabinho and Naby Keita to go from strength to strength ...-- https://www.goal.com/en/news/henderson-backs-liverpool-new-boys-keita-and-fabinho-to-go/1qjg9zvdb4okj1bmjmho28k7k1

National security adviser said US had long been concerned about role of Chinese tech companies in theft of technological knowhow. Julian Borger in Washington and Lily Kuo in Beijing. Thu 6 Dec 2018 18.21 EST Last modified on Thu 6 Dec 2018 18.23 EST.-- https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/dec/06/john-bolton-huawei-cfo-meng-wanzhou-arrest-extradition-us

On 14 November, Gabon's Constitutional Court president Marie-Madeleine Mborantsuo announced a constitutional amendment addressing instances when the president is 'temporarily unavailable'. This is to accommodate the absence of President Ali Bongo ...-- https://allafrica.com/stories/201812060877.html

Jesse Lingard hailed yet another Manchester United comeback after drawing 2-2 with Arsenal on Wednesday night but admits Jose Mourinho's side need to start regularly taking the lead in games again. Lingard found a near-immediate response to Marcos ...-- https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/manchester-united-news-arsenal-jesse-lingard-a8670616.html

We spend an inordinate amount of time, resources and money looking at how to improve the quality of education in our schools. We are always worried about both the process and the outcome. ALSO READ: CBA in merger talks with rival NIC Bank.-- https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001305313/why-primary-teachers-college-exam-results-should-worry-kenyans

Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE) claims unemployment among graduates is to be blamed on outdated university curriculum. - It says university systems offer a lot of theory studies and leave out important practical aspects needed in job market. - The ...and more »-- https://www.tuko.co.ke/293299-degree-holders-mismatch-knowledge-job-market-demands-report.html

The Government has set aside Shs 30 billion for vocational training and skills development aimed at empowering Kenyan youth with relevant skills to enable them engage in entrepreneurial activities. President Uhuru Kenyatta said for the country to ...-- http://www.kbc.co.ke/ksh-30-billion-set-aside-for-skills-development-says-president-kenyatta/

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta talks to a mother at the Makueni Mother and Child Hospital in Wote, Makueni county, yesterday /PSCU. Makueni county has taken a step closer to achieving Universal Health Coverage through its modern mother and child facility.-- https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/12/07/makueni-marks-milestone-in-maternal-health_c1862178

Shocking footage shows a group of machete-wielding bandits chasing an American couple on a dusty road in Kenya. Bryant Swenson and his wife Lauren, from Utah, were driving near Mai Mahiu on November 30 when three masked men attacked their car.-- https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/dashcam-footage-captures-narrow-escape-for-couple-from-roadside-machete-attack/news-story/8b01044df79499784c247d1dfe385deb

State counsel Dorcas Oduor and Queen's Counsel Khawar Qureshi in a Milimani court. [George Njunge, Standard]. The decision by the State to introduce a Queen's Counsel to lead the case against Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu prompted a stand-off ...-- https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001305337/stand-off-over-dpp-s-appointment-of-queens-counsel-to-lead-case-against-mwilu

U.S. stock markets on Thursday spent most of the day deep in the red in an across-the-board rout triggered by the prospect that a U.S.-China trade deal was in jeopardy. Investor angst was fueled by the arrest of a Chinese executive that further ...-- https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/dow-extends-deep-losses-triggered-by-uncertainty-on-us-china-trade-deal/2018/12/06/4b946f8e-f95c-11e8-8c9a-860ce2a8148f_story.html

On 14 November, Gabon's Constitutional Court president Marie-Madeleine Mborantsuo announced a constitutional amendment addressing instances when the president is 'temporarily unavailable'. This is to accommodate the absence of President Ali Bongo ...-- https://allafrica.com/stories/201812060877.html

Al Shabaab militants parade new recruits after arriving in Mogadishu from their training camp south of the capital in this October 21 photo. /REUTERS. The US military said it killed four militants in an air strike against al Shabaab militants in the ...-- https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/12/06/four-al-shabaab-militants-killed-in-somalia-air-strike_c1861840

As one of the 5 permanent members of the Security Council, the UK has demonstrated its commitment to international security within the United Nations (UN) since its inception in 1945. Financially, the UK is the sixth-largest contributor to both the ...-- https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-medical-support-to-largest-un-peacekeeping-mission-in-south-sudan-continues-after-hospital-handover-to-vietnam

Harambee Stars coach Sebastian Migne is set to earn a staggering Sh30 million bonus if his charges win next year's Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in the country's history. The French coach is basking in the glory after guiding Kenya to the ...-- https://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/windfall-migne-harambee-stars-afcon/1102-4884436-ri1fq9/index.html

Isuzu East Africa will assemble up to 30 high-capacity vehicles a month for the planned bus rapid transit system (BRT) in Nairobi, the latest indication that the move to have separate lanes is still on course. The firm's director for manufacturing ...and more »-- https://www.nation.co.ke/business/Isuzu-says-has-capacity-to-make-30-mass-transit-buses-monthly/996-4884700-clgunxz/index.html

Jesse Lingard hailed yet another Manchester United comeback after drawing 2-2 with Arsenal on Wednesday night but admits Jose Mourinho's side need to start regularly taking the lead in games again. Lingard found a near-immediate response to Marcos ...-- https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/manchester-united-news-arsenal-jesse-lingard-a8670616.html

The Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) which is associated with the Kenyatta family has started talks that will see it merge with NIC Group in what promises to be the corporate buyout of the year. In a joint statement late yesterday, the two lenders said ...-- https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001305303/cba-in-merger-talks-with-rival-nic-bank

Kenya airways has halted plans of direct flights to Mogadishu that was expected to begin on December 5, for the second time now. The airline through a statement, said that the decision was arrived at due to delays in getting additional airline well as ...-- https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001305221/kenya-airways-has-postponed-launch-of-direct-flights-to-mogadishu

NAIROBI: A bloody rivalry has emerged between extremist groups in Somalia as the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabab hunts upstart fighters allied to Daesh (ISIS) who have begun demanding protection payments from major businesses, officials tell the Associated ...-- http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2018/Dec-07/471146-al-shabab-daesh-rivalry-erupts-in-somalia.ashx

U.S. stock markets on Thursday spent most of the day deep in the red in an across-the-board rout triggered by the prospect that a U.S.-China trade deal was in jeopardy. Investor angst was fueled by the arrest of a Chinese executive that further ...-- https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/dow-extends-deep-losses-triggered-by-uncertainty-on-us-china-trade-deal/2018/12/06/4b946f8e-f95c-11e8-8c9a-860ce2a8148f_story.html

Al Shabaab militants parade new recruits after arriving in Mogadishu from their training camp south of the capital in this October 21 photo. /REUTERS. The US military said it killed four militants in an air strike against al Shabaab militants in the ...-- https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/12/06/four-al-shabaab-militants-killed-in-somalia-air-strike_c1861840

Kenya has been grouped among 50 lower middle income countries in the world that have employed 16.6 million migrants, majority of them men. The latest International Labour Organisation report released on Wednesday reveals the number of migrants ...-- https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/12/06/kenya-among-50-middle-income-nations-employing-16-million-migrants-ilo_c1862228

A separatist leader from the anglophone west of Cameroon went on trial on Thursday on charges of “terrorism” and “secession” over unrest that has claimed hundreds of lives. Julius Sisiku Ayuk Tabe, president of the self-declared “Republic of Ambazonia ...-- https://punchng.com/cameroon-separatist-leader-goes-on-trial-for-terrorism/

Manchester United 'go to sleep' and 'wake up' thinking about finishing in the top four, according to young full-back Diogo Dalot. A £19million summer signing from Porto, Dalot made his first Premier League start of the season for an injury-hit United ...-- https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/manchester-united-arsenal-diogo-dalot-a8670256.html

People are stealing about 60 per cent of the electricity generated in Liberia annually by making illegal connections to their homes and businesses, the state-owned power utility has said. The theft caused annual losses of about $35m (£27m), Liberia ...and more »-- https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/12/06/liberia-electricity-crisis-about-60-per-cent-of-power-stolen_c1861860

A new poll shows most voters side with elements of the federal government that sounded the alarm last month in a dire report on climate change rather than with the head of that government — and the nation's leading climate-change denier — President ...-- https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/06/morning-consult-poll-voters-climate-change-1046063

File photo shows South Sudan's military band performs music during peace celebrations in Juba, capital of South Sudan, on Oct. 31, 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Teng). JUBA, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Ongoing face-to-face meetings between South Sudan's rival armed ...-- http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/06/c_137655552.htm

Look for mostly sunny skies with a high around 33 degrees Thursday in Topeka. More sunshine and highs in the mid-30s are in the forecast for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Here is the seven-day outlook from the National Weather Service: • Today: A slight ...-- https://www.cjonline.com/news/20181206/sunshine-and-highs-in-lower-30s-thursday-in-topeka

Johannesburg — The High Court in Kimihurura will today, deliver its verdict in the case of Diane Shima Rwigara and her mother Adeline Rwigara. Diane Rwigara is facing charges of forgery related to her unsuccessful bid for the presidency in 2017 in ...-- https://allafrica.com/stories/201812060554.html

New York (CNN Business) The chief financial officer of Chinese tech giant Huawei has been arrested in Canada. She faces extradition to the United States. Meng Wanzhou, also known as Sabrina Meng and Cathy Meng, was apprehended in Vancouver on ...-- https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/05/tech/huawei-cfo-arrested-canada/index.html

In a letter penned to his mother in the late 1950s, George H.W. Bush indicated that something was missing from his home. At the time, Bush and his wife, Barbara, were parents to four rambunctious young boys — George W., Jeb, Marvin and Neal — whom ...-- https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2018/12/06/george-barbara-bush-never-stopped-agonizing-over-death-their-year-old-robin/

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, 6th December 2018–Close to three tonnes of pangolin scales went up in flames today as authorities incinerated several illegal shipments seized in 2017—a record year for pangolin scale seizures in Malaysia.-- https://www.traffic.org/news/malaysia-incinerates-tonnes-of-seized-africa-sourced-pangolin-scales/

Two Turkana County government officials have been shot dead by suspected bandits from West Pokot as deadly fights recur on the Turkana-West Pokot border. The suspected retaliatory attack came hours after a seven-year-old boy was shot and killed at ...and more »-- https://www.nation.co.ke/counties/turkana/Bandits-kill-2-Turkana-County-officials-/1183330-4883722-ba5ity/index.html

A video has been shared online capturing the moment an American couple narrowly escaped machete-wielding thugs last Friday on an earth road in Mai Mahiu. The dashcam video shows Bryant Swenson and his wife Lauren driving down the road when ...-- https://nairobinews.nation.co.ke/news/watch-moment-panga-wielding-thugs-attempted-to-rob-american-couple/

Uganda internet service providers finally blocked pornography websites in fulfilment of a directive issued by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC). Pornhub, Xvideos and Youporn are among 25 of the 27 banned websites that cannot be accessed ...and more »-- https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Uganda-blocks-porn-sites/1066-4883420-kw0gbtz/index.html

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga on Wednesday asked members of the party to avoid 2022 succession politics, a day after the party recommended the expulsion of two vocal MPs for backing Deputy President William Ruto's State ...-- https://mobile.nation.co.ke/news/politics/Jumwa-seeks-Raila-pardon/3126390-4883158-eth18m/index.html

The Burundi government has ordered the United Nations Human Rights Council to shut its office in the country within two months, foreign ministry and UN sources told AFP. The government on Wednesday sent a verbal note to resident UN coordinator Garry ...-- https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001305286/burundi-asks-unhrc-to-leave-country

Man Utd held Arsenal to a 2-2 draw at Old Trafford last night thanks to goals from Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard in the Premier League fixture. Share. By. Charlotte Duncker. Updated 08:30, 6 DEC 2018. Sport. Video Player is loading. Play Video. Play.-- https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-utd-transfer-news-live-15512990

As much as some may want it legalized, Samburu residents would rather not. Samburu East Sub County residents on Wednesday staged protests against rampant selling and consumption of marijuana in Wamba town which has led to increased crime rates.and more »-- http://www.ghafla.com/ke/wanavuta-bhangi-kupindukia-samburu-residents-protest-over-violent-children-smoking-weed-and-terrorizing-them/

Al Shabaab militants parade new recruits after arriving in Mogadishu from their training camp south of the capital in this October 21 photo. /REUTERS. The US military said it killed four militants in an air strike against al Shabaab militants in the ...-- https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/12/06/four-al-shabaab-militants-killed-in-somalia-air-strike_c1861840

Five of the country's beaches — Diani, Mombasa, Watamu, Chale Island and Shela — featured in the Top 50 African Beaches Category by Flightnetwork.com, an online travel publication. The publication ranked 400 of the world's top beaches with the help ...and more »-- https://www.nation.co.ke/news/Kenya-beaches-voted-among-world-best/1056-4883176-8ymwe6/index.html

The world needs a "reality check" on the threat posed by climate change, NASA astronaut Mae Jemison said Tuesday at a UN summit to chart mankind's path away from runaway global warming. Jemison, the first African-American woman in space, brought a ...and more »-- https://www.nation.co.ke/lifestyle/health/Earth-needs-climate-reality-check/1954202-4883258-7e5bnbz/index.html

Hi Brenda,. I'm a 26-year-old man. For close to two months, I was in a relationship with a woman aged 25. We are both working – she works as a secretary in a school, and I work as a teacher in a different school but in the same neighbourhood. In the ...and more »-- https://www.nation.co.ke/lifestyle/family/My-girlfriend-has-blocked-all-my-numbers/1954198-4883398-s03ycs/index.html

Dec 06, 2018 (China Knowledge) - Vice chairman of Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) has voiced out the interest of the Kenya's business community in leveraging on the Chinese industrial technology to boost exports amidst stiff ...and more »-- https://www.chinaknowledge.com/News/DetailNews/83170/Kenya-seeks-to-leverage-on-China%25E2%2580%2599s-industrial-technology-to-boost-exports

Ouch! Britain's FTSE 100 has fallen by over 80 points at the start of trading, a drop of 1.2%. That takes the blue-chip index of top shares in the City down to 6840 points, its lowest level in two years. The FTSE 100 since December 2016 Photograph: ...-- https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2018/dec/06/huawei-arrest-markets-meng-wanzhou-opec-oil-production-business-live

Members of parliament passed a motion on Wednesday to compel the National Government to provide every constituency with free secure Wi-Fi. The motion stated that the free Wi-Fi must be of high quality and free of any risk. Nominated Member of ...-- https://sokodirectory.com/2018/12/mps-pass-motion-on-free-wi-fi-for-kenyans-where-are-our-priorities/