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Man United Run Punctured By Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace’s Michael Olise scored a stunning last-minute free-kick to deny Manchester United a victory that would have taken them second in the Premier League.

United were on course for their 10th successive win after Bruno Fernandes scored just before half-time when he finished well following Christian Eriksen’s pull-back.

But Olise struck in dramatic style with a brilliant curling free-kick to ensure a point apiece.

The draw does take United above Newcastle into third but keeps them behind rivals Manchester City, who play at home to Tottenham on Thursday.

Crystal Palace’s Michael Olise scored a stunning last-minute free-kick to deny Manchester United a victory that would have taken them second in the Premier League.

United were on course for their 10th successive win after Bruno Fernandes scored just before half-time when he finished well following Christian Eriksen’s pull-back.

But Olise struck in dramatic style with a brilliant curling free-kick to ensure a point apiece.

The draw does take United above Newcastle into third but keeps them behind rivals Manchester City, who play at home to Tottenham on Thursday.

Referees To Explain VAR Decisions To Fans

Decisions made by the Video Assistant Referee are set to be explained to television viewers and those in the stadium at next month’s Club World Cup.

International Football Association Board (Ifab) says if the trial in Morocco is a success then it could be rolled out at other Fifa competitions.

That could include this summer’s Women’s World Cup.

Meanwhile, a temporary concussion substitute trial in the Premier League next season has been ruled out.

It was discussed when Ifab met at Wembley on Wednesday following a request from world players’ union Fifpro and the World Leagues Forum to test the protocol in the English top flight, Ligue 1 in France and Major League Soccer in the United States.

The current concussion protocols, which allow an additional permanent substitution to be made, have come in for criticism since they were approved in 2020, with campaigners highlighting instances where a player has been allowed to stay on the pitch before later being substituted.

KICD Approves New Swahili Book For Junior Secondary

The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development(KICD) has approved Iteuzi Wa Chale as the Junior Secondary School Fasihi book.  

The book will be available at Text Book Centre and other leading stores and is authored by renowned Kiswahili and linguistics teacher Dr. Assumpta Matei. 

The book is among the tele-novela releases for  Competency Based Curriculum(CBC) rolled out at Junior Secondary School(JSS) examination.  

“Headteachers, parents, and learners can access copies from all leading bookshops across the country following the KICD approval”, said the book publisher One Planet Limited in a statement.

Elon Musk, Tesla Face Trial Over 2018 Tweet

On Tuesday, jury selection began in a California courtroom over whether Elon Musk committed fraud by tweeting in 2018 that he was about to take Tesla private.

The tweets drove Tesla’s stock price soaring, and Musk is being sued by shareholders who claim the billionaire acted recklessly, costing them billions of dollars.

The trial is scheduled to last three weeks and comes at a critical time for Musk, who will most certainly be called to testify.

Tesla’s stock price has dropped in the last year, owing to investor dissatisfaction with Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, the social media network to which the billionaire appears to be devoting much of his time.

Shareholders sued Musk in 2018 for allegedly costing them billions of dollars by tweeting “financing secured” for a scheme to buy out the publicly traded electric automaker.

Musk claimed in a second tweet that “investor support is confirmed,” and that the purchase was only pending a shareholder vote.

“The plaintiff argues that these tweets were materially misleading and artificially influenced the price of Tesla shares and other securities after they were made,” US District Court Judge Edward Chen summarized the case for possible jurors.

US officials have already investigated Musk’s brief tweets in 2018.

The Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States ordered Musk to resign as chairman of Tesla’s board of directors and fined the company and Musk each $20 million.

OMARI: Ruto ‘Misled’ On Chebukati Murder Plot Bombshell

President William Ruto’s statements about the suspected plan to kill outgoing IEBC head Wafula Chebukati are political.

City lawyer Danstan Omari said the comment should have been made at a political gathering.

“The President got it right, but the message was not to be done the way he did it. It could have been done at a political rally in Kamukunji or elsewhere,” he said on National Television.

Omari said Kenyan politicians should focus on cutting the cost of living.

On Tuesday, Ruto said that there was a plot to kidnap, torture, and kill Chebukati at the Bomas of Kenya.

Ruto claimed the conspiracy was hatched by a political syndicate in charge of the presidential succession as the ultimate move to impose their favored candidate on Kenyans.

Ruto stated that Chebukati’s assassination would open the way for the people’s will to be overturned.

EACC Chairperson Archbishop Wabukala Term Ends

The tenure of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) chairperson Archbishop (Emeritus) Dr. Eliud Wabukala came to a close Tuesday after a six-year stint at the helm of the anti-graft body.

In a statement, the EACC CEO Twalib Mbarak commended the outgoing chairman for providing focused and steady leadership since taking over from his predecessor Philip Kinisu in 2017.

“On behalf of the Commissioners, Executive Management, and Staff of EACC, I thank the outgoing Chairperson for the focused and steady leadership that he has provided to the Commission in the last six (6) years,” said CEO Twalib Mbarak.

He described Wabukala as a committed statesman who served well and ensured the commission delivered its mandate of fighting corruption and serving justice to Kenyans.

Mbarak singled out his contribution to bringing new strategic and policy direction to the agency, which has guided the commission to succeed in tackling explosive corruption-related cases.

“During his tenure, he was instrumental in shaping the strategic and policy direction of the Commission which has resulted into significant milestones in the fight against corruption and promotion of ethics in the country,” Mbarak added.

The commission also hailed Wabukala for leaving a stable and reliable independent body that has earned the trust of Kenyans in the fight against corruption, asset recovery, and conducting fruitful and thorough investigations as well as engaging in public engagement.

The commission for the last 6 years has made significant improvements in discharging its duties by initiating various strategies including incorporating religious and political leaders into the fight against graft, hence promoting good governance in the country.

The Archbishop Wabukala was appointed as the Commission Chairperson vide Gazette Notice No. 398 of 18th January 2017 pursuant to the provisions of Article 250 (2) (c) of the Constitution of Kenya as read with Sections 7 and 10(5) of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2011.

Natembeya Pledges To Work With The National Government

Trans Nzoia County Governor George Natembeya has pledged to closely work with the National Government in order to fast track the county’s economic growth and development for benefit of locals.

Governor Natembeya made the pronouncement in an early morning radio talk show in one of the local FM stations on Wednesday.

Natembeya informed the public the national government had launched several infrastructural projects in the County, hence the need for the two levels of government to work as a unit.

“With election politics behind us and to ensure Trans Nzoia County receive maximum benefit from the national government, I have appealed to elected leaders to put aside individual political party affiliation,” said the former Rift Valley Regional Commissioner.

“I only have one agenda, that’s developing my county and ensuring that the living standards of our people are up scaled. For that reason, I am ready to work hand in hand with the national government and other leaders. I want to see that we change the story of Trans Nzoia, for the better,” he added.

With the Head of State Dr. William Ruto set to be in the County this Friday, Natembeya disclosed his administration had planned to table before him a number of development issues to be addressed by the national government.

The County boss identified construction of roads, the squatters’ problem and issuance of land title deeds as some of the issues his government pleads for urgent help to address.

On health services, the governor revealed he had already initiated talks with the national government aimed at seeing the newly commissioned Kitale County Referral Hospital fully installed with medical equipment, drugs and non-pharmaceutical

According to the County boss, the referral facility requires medical equipment worth Sh. 2 billion, an amount he noted was beyond the county’s ability.

He further revealed his administration was in talks with the national government to have public university, which will majorly focus on agriculture tailed courses, established in the County.

Natembeya envisaged the presence of such kind of higher learning institution would not only help boost the county’s status in terms of higher education, but more importantly create more economic opportunities agriculture sector.

With the county endowed with two water towers, Mount. Elgon and Cherangany Hills, the Governor promised to seek the President’s support to enable the locals benefit from clean piped water as well as adequate water for irrigation activities.

With construction of the Suam One Stop Border Post almost complete, Natembeya hailed the African Development Bank and national government funded project, which he observed will boost cross-border trade between Kenya and Southern Sudan.

“I will request the President for allocation of more land for what will be known as Suam town,” he remarked.

Putin Says Has ‘No Doubt’ Russia Will Win In Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he had “no doubt” Moscow would emerge victorious in Ukraine, despite military setbacks in the nearly year-long offensive.

Putin sent troops to Ukraine in February last year, and in September announced a military mobilisation to prop up Moscow’s forces in the pro-Western country.

Despite a number of military defeats, victory was “guaranteed, I have no doubt about it,” Putin told workers at a factory in Russia’s second city Saint Petersburg.

“The unity and solidarity of the Russian people, the courage and heroism of our fighters and, of course, the work of the military-industrial sector” will secure victory, he added.

Putin also praised the Russian defence industry as he spoke at the plant, which is part of Russian missile manufacturer Almaz-Antey.

“We have something to rely upon and this cannot but inspire that victory will be ours,” he said.

Putin was visiting his native Saint Petersburg to mark the 80th anniversary of Soviet forces breaking the siege of Leningrad as the city was known at the time.

His comments came a week after he replaced Russia’s top commander in Ukraine, a move that followed a string of defeats on the battlefield in Ukraine last year.

There is some concern in Russia over how long Moscow’s so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine has gone on for, with the offensive’s anniversary approaching.

Putin once again defended his goals in Ukraine, where he initially sent troops to “de-Nazify” the pro-Western country.

“We are absolutely justified in saying that we are fighting neo-Nazism,” he said.

Jeremiah Kioni: Raila Won The Elections With 8.1 Million

The Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition has come out yet again to claim that Raila Odinga, its presidential candidate in the August 9, 2022, General Election, won the race ahead of his then competitor and now president, William Ruto.

This time, citing a report released by an alleged IEBC whistleblower, Azimio claimed that Raila won the election with 8,170,355 votes to Ruto’s 5,919,973 votes.

Speaking on Wednesday in Nairobi, Jubilee Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni stated that the aforementioned report proved beyond doubt that Odinga was the winner of the August 2022 race for State House.

“59 percent of the constituencies examined showed results that cannot be verified with absolute certainty but again, in the same document, what has been verified so far shows that Raila won the elections with 8,170,355 votes representing 57.53 of the votes cast. Ruto got 5,915,973 votes representing 41.66 pc of the votes cast,” Kioni said.

According to Kioni, the report alleges that some IEBC officials tampered with voting results from 144 constituencies in order to give Ruto an advantage in the race.

“What we have seen in one of the pages is that at one point, 144 constituencies had their results verified and often at times those results are far from the results announced by IEBC,” said Kioni.

He also claimed that the majority of the alleged electoral malpractices were done within the Mt Kenya region which has a notably large voter basket.

Kioni added that once party leader Odinga returns from South Africa, where he is hosting a series of meetings in his capacity as the AU High Representative for Infrastructure Development in Africa, the Azimio coalition will issue a comprehensive report on the findings, allegedly compiled by NGO Vanguard Africa.

“As I said, the whistleblower is not hiding his identity. This is a study that has been done by a group known as Vanguard Africa, an NGO that partners with pro-democracy leaders across Africa,” said Kioni.

“You can reach him @smith-jeffreyt. That document is available. As I said a comprehensive statement will be issued by our party leader and I ask that you take time to go through the findings before then.” 

From his LinkedIn profile, Jeffrey Smith describes his organization as a nonprofit organization that supports free and fair election campaigns and pro-democracy leaders across the African continent.

Smith’s profile further indicates that he is a veteran human rights campaigner, writer, and consultant who has advised several presidents and pro-democracy opposition leaders from over a dozen African countries.

Kajiado: Court To Begin Recounting Of Governor Votes From 23rd Feb

The Kajiado Court will begin the process of counting governorship votes at 16 centres from 23rd to 27th February at the IEBC Central Office in Kajiado.

Presiding Judge Janet Mulwa today held a meeting with lawyers for the parties where they agreed on how the exercise would be conducted.

Deputy Registrar Jane Kamau will preside over the exercise, with each side represented by four representatives.

Similarly, the IEBC has been asked to transport the boxes that will be recounted from Loitokitok and Ngong on Friday, in collaboration with representatives from all parties…

The Court ordered a recount of votes at 16 polling stations, including tampering with voting materials, as well as a re-examination of the results on Forms 37B and 37C from the Kajaido West and South Constituencies, last week.

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