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Kenyan president says Haiti mission to go ahead despite court ruling

Kenyan president says Haiti mission to go ahead despite court ruling

KENYA is going to push ahead with plans to lead a U.N.-approved security mission to Haiti, despite a court in Nairobi last week blocking the deployment, Kenyan President William Ruto told Reuters. The international force is aimed at tackling rampant gang violence in the Caribbean nation, which killed nearly 5,000 people last year and is due to be initially financed by the United States. The mission was thrown into doubt after the Kenyan court ruled that it would be unconstitutional to deploy officers abroad unless there was a "reciprocal arrangement" in place with the host government. Ruto said Haiti had asked for…
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Kenya president urges progress on global treaty against plastic pollution

Kenya president urges progress on global treaty against plastic pollution

NEGOTIATORS working on the world's first treaty to curb plastic pollution need to hurry up and strike a deal, Kenyan President William Ruto said at the start of talks in Nairobi. The world produces about 400 million metric tonnes of plastic waste annually and less than 10% of it is recycled, according to the U.N. Environment Programme. At least 14 million metric tonnes end up in the ocean every year, the International Union for Conservation of Nature says, while more piles up in landfills. International delegates meeting in the Kenyan capital Nairobi for the third round of talks will consider a list…
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At UN, Kenya’s president asks world not to leave Haiti behind

At UN, Kenya’s president asks world not to leave Haiti behind

KENYAN President William Ruto urged the United Nations Security Council to formally back a security support mission to Haiti, which Kenya has shown a willingness to lead, saying the Caribbean country "deserves better from the world." The council could vote as soon as next week, diplomats said, on a U.S.-drafted resolution supporting a multinational police deployment. Haiti last year asked for help to combat violent gangs that have largely overrun the capital Port-au-Prince. "Kenya is ready to play its part in full, and join with a coalition of other nations of goodwill - and there are many - as a great friend and true…
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Kenyan president’s tax hikes alienate his ‘hustler’ base

Kenyan president’s tax hikes alienate his ‘hustler’ base

EIGHTY percent of voters in this constituency in the heart of Kenyan tea country cast their ballots for William Ruto last August, helping the self-proclaimed champion of impoverished "hustlers" score an upset presidential election win. Less than a year later, it is hard to find anyone in Githunguri willing to speak up in his defence. Since Ruto came to office, prices for staple food items have continued to rise. Ruto has also faced criticism for increasing allocations to his office and the deputy president's while cutting petrol subsidies. Now, a proposal to hike taxes on petrol and housing is fuelling the…
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East African regional leaders demand ceasefire in eastern Congo

East African regional leaders demand ceasefire in eastern Congo

CLEMENT MANIRABARUSHA EAST African regional leaders on Saturday renewed their call for an immediate ceasefire by all sides in the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that pits the country's military against a rebel group it has accused Rwanda of supporting. At a summit in Burundi's capital Bujumbura, the leaders of the regional East African Community (EAC) bloc called for an "immediate ceasefire by all parties," according to a communique issued at the end of the meeting. The M23 rebel group has seized large areas of eastern Congo's North Kivu province in a rapid onslaught since October 20…
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