Foreign observers have expressed confidence in Kenya’s electoral process, despite opposition leader Raila Odinga’s claim of massive fraud. African observers described Tuesday’s poll as credible, while former US Secretary of State John Kerry said its integrity remained intact. The European Union said candidates should accept losing as “natural”. Mr Odinga alleges that results of the presidential poll have been rigged ...

North Korea says a plan that could see it fire four missiles near the US territory of Guam will be ready in a matter of days. State media said Hwasong-12 rockets would pass over Japan and land in the sea about 30km (17 miles) from Guam, if the plan was approved by Kim Jong-un. It denounced Donald Trump’s warnings of ...

  The Judiciary says no political party supporters will be allowed on the court grounds or in the vicinity during the treason trial of UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema and his co-accused which takes off on Monday next week. In a statement, Judiciary public relations officer Veronica Chisambisha says due to security reasons and limited space in the Supreme Court, the ...

Police have dropped the charge of defamation of the President against United Progressive People (UPP) President Saviour Chishimba. Dr Chishimba has since been released from detention at Woodlands Police Station where he has been held since last week. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo has confirmed that the matter against Dr Chishimba has been discontinued. The UPP leader was last week picked ...

DJ Khaled has canceled his gig at The Great New York State Fair after accepting an offer to perform at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards. The hip-hop star was due to play at the Chevy Court venue in Syracuse, New York on August 26 as part of the 12-day family festival, but has pulled The hip-hop star was due ...

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte believes the club need more signings to cope with the added demands of playing in the Champions League and warned his players they will have to work even harder than they did during last season’s title-winning campaign. Chelsea, who were not in Europe but won the domestic title by seven points in Conte’s first season in ...

Liverpool have rejected a second bid from Barcelona for influential Brazilian playmaker Philippe Coutinho worth €100 million, British media claimed on Wednesday. Barcelona are desperate to land the 25-year-old to replace fellow Brazilian Neymar who was sold for a world record €222 million to Paris Saint Germain last week. However, the BBC reported that Liverpool have again told Barcelona that ...

A former disc jockey accused of groping Taylor Swift has taken the stand again in Denver federal court as testimony resumes in his legal battle with the singer-songwriter. David Mueller has acknowledged that a photo of him with his hand behind Taylor Swift is “weird and awkward.” But he insists he was touching Swift in her ribs, not her rear, ...

Kenya’s electoral commission has denied opposition claims its IT system was hacked in order to manipulate Tuesday’s election results. Chief electoral officer Ezra Chiloba told reporters the systems were not compromised at any point. He spoke out after presidential candidate Raila Odinga rejected provisional results indicating a strong lead for President Uhuru Kenyatta. The opposition’s claim led to sporadic outbreaks ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) says the current economic stability should be linked to sustained human development. CSPR Executive director Patrick Nshindano has also called for a stable and sustained macroeconomic environment, which will be the basis of stimulating the country’s economic growth as a whole. He tells QTV news that a sustained macroeconomic environment will also facilitate ...