Spanish police say they have killed five people in the town of Cambrils to stop a second attempted van attack after an earlier one in Barcelona.The attackers were wearing explosive belts, police said. Thirteen people died and dozens were injured when a van ploughed into crowds in Barcelona’s Las Ramblas area on Thursday afternoon. The […]
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Kenya’s electoral commission has warned the opposition that its claims of victory for its presidential candidate, Raila Odinga, could be deemed illegal. The opposition has published its own figures, putting Mr Odinga ahead of incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta. This contrasts with provisional electronic results giving Mr Kenyatta a clear lead in Tuesday’s poll. Electoral commission […]
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Kenya’s election commission is preparing to release final results today from a hotly-contested vote in which the opposition has already claimed victory, fanning tensions in the east African nation. The National Super Alliance (NASA) opposition coalition on Thursday demanded that its candidate Raila Odinga be declared president, claiming massive fraud was behind preliminary results that […]
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Assistant Superintendant of Police, infamous for spraying Dr. Kiiza Besigye with red pepper in 2011, Gilbert Arinaitwe Bwana, has been arrested on allegations of rape.Police spokesperson, AIGP Asan Kasingye, confirmed the arrest on Saturday in a twitter message.According to Kasingye, Bwana raped a school girl in his car last week, whom the mother had taken to […]
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Police in Kampala is investigating circumstances under which a woman died after she drowned in the Nakivubo Channel as she allegedly fled from Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) law enforcement team. Kampala metropolitan police spokesperson, Emillian Kayima confirmed the incident and identified the woman as 38 year old Olivia Basemera, a handkerchief vendor, who was […]
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Uganda Cranes’ head coach , Micho Sredojevic has ruled out any possible shock against South Sudan at 4pm, this afternoon in the 2018 African Nations Championship qualifier return leg tie at Lugogo. Micho says his team will not underestimate the visitors who held them to a goalless draw in Juba last Friday. Although the Cranes […]
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