South Sudan Judge Forces Rape Victims To Appear At Trial

A presiding judge in South Sudan has ordered Aid workers that were raped in their compound during an attack in Juba to appear in person in court. Judge Brigadier General Knight Brunney rejected the prosecutor's request to have the victims give their testimonies via video conferencing as they were already outside the country.
Twelve soldiers were accused of raping five aid workers and murdering a journalist during fierce fighting in the the world's youngest nation's civil war.

The victims must come before the court personally and the court rejects all the requests to take the statement of the victims outside the country or video conference.

This ruling, among others, has been seen as a way of the South Sudanese military courts frustrating cases against State soldiers who have been accused of human rights violations and senseless murders across the country. Two senior soldiers in the military who appeared in court admitted to commanding the suspected rapists but denied having anything to do with the atrocities.
 The three year civil war has taken a toll on the country causing massive starvation, looting, death and anxiety. Violence broke out after the president Salva Kiir Mayardit fired his vice president Dr Riek Machar. The violence quickly escalated with rebel forces taking on government forces.
Both sides of the warring factions have been accused of human rights violations.

Kindergarten Pupil Crushed To Death By School Bus As Sister Watches

A boy in kindergarten in a school in Mombasa County in Kenya was ran over by a school bus he was riding in after his seat caved in. The unfortunate incident happened as a result of an opening on the floor of the bus. The boy was crushed by the rear wheel of the bus which was in motion at that time. He was a pupil at St Augustine's Preparatory School.
At the time of the incident, her sister who is in Standard Two in the same school was riding in the same bus and witnessed the Majengo incident.

School Bus Involved In The Accident

The driver and the bus attendant escaped after the incident. The reason for running away is still unknown. Teachers from the school and the police are currently at the scene of accident.
The government has been trying to improve the safety conditions of students in school environment and during transportation to reduce the number of such accidents. Night travel for pupils, for instance, has been banned. Schools will also be required to paint their school buses yellow.
We condole with the family and the students in that school during this traumatizing period.

Photos: Elodie Zone Unveils Her New Boyfriend

After a nasty breakup with Sean Andrew, Kenyan YouTube star and social media sensation Elodie Zone is finally ready to put her personal life in the limelight again. She has shared some pretty intimate photos with her new catch. The two lovebirds are on holiday in Diani and are by all conditions very happy.

Elodie Zone And Her New Boyfriend

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Elodie Zone Explains Why She Broke Up With Sean Andrew Kibaki
The young celebrity was previously involved in a very publicized relationship with Sean Andrew Kibaki who happens to be a grandson of Kenya's third president Mwai Kibaki. At that time they were both students at United States International University.
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The relationship ended with accusations and counter accusations. Sean Andrew accused Elodie of being a drugs junkie. She was also a negative influence, he claimed. Elodie on her side claimed she was tired of being in a toxic relationship.
Elodie is yet to mention the name of this new man in her life. The Instagram post she shared was simply captioned, Lets Get Lost.

Let's get lost...🏖

A post shared by Elodie Zone (@elodiezone) on Jul 17, 2017 at 5:54am PDT

More news to follow.

Zari Hassan's Mother Dies After Illness

Ugandan socialite Zari Hassan has lost her mother after a short illness. The self proclaimed boss lady made the announcement on Instagram saying her family appreciated all she did for them. Ugandan media has since reported that Zari's mother was suffering from a kidney related disease.

Zari Hassan's Mother

It's with deep sorrow that my family and I announce the death of our lovely mother who passed on this morning. May her soul rest in peace, May Allah forgive you your sins and grant you Jana.
You will forever be loved our Old Sun, us as your kids were given the best from God as our mother. We appreciate all you did for us. We will forever cherish you Mama.
Sleep well[sic]

It's with deep sorrow that my family and I announce the death of our lovely mother who passed on this morning. May her soul rest in peace, May Allah forgive you your sins and grant you Jana. You will forever be loved our Old Sun, us as your kids were given the best from God as our mother. We appreciate all you did for us. We will forever cherish you Mama. Sleep well😢

A post shared by Zari (@zarithebosslady) on Jul 19, 2017 at 9:58pm PDT

This comes shortly after Zari lost his ex husband Ivan Ssemwanga. She recently posted a photo of her sitting on her former husband's grave saying "it been a minute bro". Her fans took issues with her calling the deceased man a bro. Zari is now married to one of the most prolific artistes in modern Africa, Diamond Platinumz, with whom she has two children.
Tabloids have reported that their marriage is on the rocks.On sixth of July, Zari Hassan posted a photo telling her followers and the world to  pray for her mother as she was very sick. She said it was a very difficult time for the family.

I can't explain it 💔but all I can request is prayers🙏 for my Mother. It's a very difficult time for my family😢. Thank you👏

A post shared by Zari (@zarithebosslady) on Jul 5, 2017 at 3:52pm PDT

Daily Updates condoles with Zari Hassan and her family.

IEBC Wins Ballot Papers Case Against NASA

The Court of Appeal has overturned Judge Odunga's ruling on the printing of presidential ballot papers and declared that public participation is not mandatory in the procurement of ballot papers. This means that IEBC has the green light to receive presidential ballot papers from Dubai based printing company Al Ghurair.
The appellate judges declared that,

 A sixth of a contract can't be held as invalid and the rest as valid.

Judge Odunga had ordered a fresh procurement process for the ballot papers for the presidential race while all the other races involving governors, senators, women representatives, members of parliaments and members of county assemblies were unaffected.
The National Super Alliance (NASA) had moved to court to block Al Ghurair from printing the papers claiming that the company is closely associated with Uhuru Kenyatta thus conflict of interest. Raila Odinga is on record saying the Jubilee government planned on rigging the elections by having the ballot papers pre-marked by Al Ghurair.
Raila said Jubilee was resorting to such tactics after all the loopholes for stealing the elections had been sealed through the courts and legislation.
Jubilee on its side has retaliated by saying Judge Odunga favors NASA since he is related to James Orengo by marriage.
NASA is constitutionally free to contest this judgement in the highest court in the land, the Supreme Court of Kenya. More details to follow.

Why Lee Funeral Home Wants You Rich, And Dead

With politicians dying all over the place, you would think that everyone in this country is in mourning. Well, everyone is but not Lee Funeral Home. The luxury morgue has been ripping big from the death season and there is no stopping in sight.
Lee enjoys heavy media spotlight and is a boasts of clients from the wealthiest families in the nation. All the politicians who have died in the recent past had their bodies preserved in the morgue. GG Kariuki, Nicholas Biwott, Joseph Nkaissery and Bethuel Kiplagat have all had their final bills directed at Lee Funeral bank account.
Others include Jacob Juma, Fidel Odinga among many others. With all these clients come upgrades in their facilities and tools of trade.

Crusar

Their fleet of hearses is generally comprised of old vehicles.

Mercedes Hearse

London Hearse

Mazda

Toyota Wagon

But in a game changing mood, the facility has added a Jaguar X7 to its fleet. With its price around $163650 without taxes, the hearse is a high end machine. Take a look at the images as spotted in the streets.

Jaguar X7

Jaguar X7

Jaguar X7