TRIAL BEGINS OF CENTRAL AFRICAN EX-PRESIDENT BOZIZE OVER WAR CRIMES. (PHOTO).

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 Trial begins of Central African ex-president Bozize over war crimes A UN-backed court in the the Central African Republic will on Tuesday begin the trial in absentia of former president Francois Bozize, over crimes against humanity committed between 2009 and 2013. The alleged crimes committed by members of Bozize's security forces include murder, enforced disappearance, torture and rape. Bozize, 79, who seized power in a 2003 coup before being overthrown 10 years later by rebels, has been living in exile in Guinea-Bissau since March 2023. But three of his former senior military officers, Eugene Barret Ngaikosset, Vianney Semndiro and Firmin Junior Danboy, are all in pre-trial detention in the Central African Republic. Crimes against humanity The case will be heard by the Special Criminal Court (SCC), a hybrid jurisdiction located in the capital Bangui with Central African and foreign judges. In February 2024, the SCC issued an international arrest warrant for the former president ...

MPs WHO VOTED 'YES' TO FINANCE BILL ARE THE TRUE HEROES- PRESIDENT RUTO. (PHOTO).


 MPs who voted 'yes' to Finance Bill are the true heroes – President Ruto


President William Ruto has lauded the MPs who supported the contentious Finance Bill 2024, which was withdrawn after massive protests, The Kenyan Star reported.


In a roundtable media interview on Sunday, he described them as the 'true heroes of Kenya'. 


"MPs are the representatives of the people, they are not fools and are not mad, and I'm going to say, that one day Kenya will know that the MPs who voted yes are the true heroes of Kenya," he said.


"Those are the people who saw the opportunity for us to unchain our country from the debt trap and take our country to the future."


"My plan was to make sure in the next three to four years maximum, we have a balanced budget, where Kenya is not the Country we are today," Ruto said.


According to Ruto, the bill would have freed Kenyans from the debt burden, but its withdrawal now meant the government would have to borrow Sh1 trillion.


"I have been working tirelessly to bring Kenya out of this debt trap, it is easy to say let us drop the bill, and I have accepted that decision because it has significant consequences," Ruto said.


Ruto said that the criteria the government will use after the finance bill withdrawal is that instead of borrowing Sh600 billion, they are going to borrow close to a trillion.


He added that the country is in a very difficult financial state and thus the people should get to understand the situation.

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