KENYA HIKES FUEL PRICES BY 6% FOLLOWING LINGERING MIDDLE EAST TENSIONS. (PHOTO).

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 Kenya hikes fuel prices by 6% following lingering Middle East tensions Kenya raised the maximum retail prices of petrol and diesel on Wednesday, the energy regulator said, citing higher import costs linked to the conflict in the Middle East. The east African nation hiked petrol prices by 6% and diesel prices by 4.5% as it relies on the Middle East region for nearly all of its fuel supplies. A litre of diesel will cost 227.76 Kenyan shillings ($1.76) in the capital city of Nairobi, from 217.86 shillings, while kerosene will rise to 219.87 shillings from 191.38 shillings between October 15 and November 14, when new prices will be announced, TRT Afrika reported. The energy regulator said the government extended a reduction in value-added tax on fuel to 8% from 16% until January 14. Fuel prices affect multiple sectors including transport, agriculture and construction.

A FORMER NORTH CAROLINA COP WHO ALLEGEDLY PLOTTED A MASS SHOOTING TARGETING BLACK PEOPLE AT A NEW ORLEANS FESTIVAL IS WALKING FREE. NO CHARGES. (PHOTO).


 A former North Carolina cop who allegedly plotted a mass shooting targeting Black people at a New Orleans festival is walking free. No charges. 


Christopher Gillum, 45, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, was arrested in April 2026 at a Destin, Florida hotel. According to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, deputies recovered a handgun and roughly 200 rounds of ammunition from his room. Authorities said he was heading to a large festival in New Orleans. The timing lined up with Jazz Fest.


His own family had reported him missing and told police he had expressed recent threats to harm “Black people.” He was wanted in Orleans Parish on terroristic threats. Multiple agencies across North Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana scrambled. The arrest stopped him before he reached Louisiana.


Then in June, a Louisiana grand jury declined to indict him on the state terrorizing charge that could have brought up to 15 years. He was released. Charges were dropped. His lawyer says he’s facing nothing in any jurisdiction. 


Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office later pointed to jurisdictional problems and said the statements to family were vague and didn’t clearly show intent to commit crimes inside Louisiana. They also noted he never actually made it into the state until after the arrest.

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