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ACCIDENT: Bellevue, Mombasa Road, no casualties reported. Emergency services have arrived.

Cholera Outbreak in Al-Shabab strongholds in Jilib Somali 🤯🤯🤯

Multi-agency teams drawn from the National Police Service (NPS) and the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) have been deployed along major highways countrywide to enhance safety on the roads as learners start reporting to school today. In a notice, NTSA emphasised the need to maintain speed limits, lane discipline and avoid driving while under the influence of alcohol.

East Africa hit by a major internet outage after two submarine cables that connect South Africa and Kenya experienced faults on Sunday. The Eassy and Seacom cable systems that run along Africa’s east coast were affected, leading to a nearly total internet blackout in some areas of Kenya and Tanzania, with Rwanda, Uganda and Madagascar also impacted. Social media reports suggest that users on major networks and internet service providers, including Safaricom and Telkom Kenya, have been affected. The cause of the faults is unknown, but the fact that both systems went off at the same time suggests an undersea event, similar to the one that severed four cables off Ivory Coast in West Africa in mid-March.

UPDATE: Ongoing internet outage in East Africa affecting over 80 million users across multiple countries was caused by a cable break approximately 42 kilometers from the Mtunzini Cable Landing Station – a pivotal landing point for the South Africa Far East (SAFE) and Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSy) cables. Mtunzini Cable Landing Station is located at about 120km north of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.  Repair teams have been swiftly mobilized and optimization efforts are underway to mitigate disrupted services but work is expected to commence later this week. Wiocc which is an investor in the EASSy cable system confirmed a cut in the EASSy cable between South Africa and Mozambique. Mtunzini Cable Landing Station is owned and operated by Telkom South Africa, while another cable landing station in Mtunzini owned by Liquid Telecom (Neotel) serves as a landing point for the SEACOM cable. EASSy boats a vital 10,000-kilometer undersea line along the eastern coastline of Africa with nine landing stations in Sudan, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Comoros, Madagascar, Mozambique and South Africa. This extensive system serves as the backbone for internet connectivity for at least 12 landlocked nations and facilitates wide coverage across East Africa. The ongoing outage has also been partly attributed to damage to the SEACOM cable, a 17,000-kilometer submarine cable connecting South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Djibouti, France and India. Previous damage to subsea cables, including Seacom, EIG, and AAE-1, in the Red Sea connecting Africa and Southeast Asia to Europe, remains unrepaired. These cables sustained damage in February after a ship dropped its anchor on them.

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has stated that he will advocate for the implementation of the one-man, one-shilling system to ensure equity and fairness in funding allocation to counties.

Having a mother who still looks after you as an adult is a great blessing. Happy Mother's Day 💐❤️💐❤️. Treat your loved ones today at Redspot Gardens, Membly off Thika Road or at Ridgeview Leisure Gardens, Kiambu Road.

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TRANSITION: KQ Captain Ann Mokua died in a road traffic accident along Thika Road a few hours ago. She was a respected pilot. Her body is at KU Funeral Home. RIP

President Extends Term of NCPD Chairperson. President William Ruto has extended the term of the National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) chairperson Elizabeth Chesang. Chesang's term was due to lapse on May 2, but she will now serve for a new three-year term. This is alongside other appointments announced on May 7th including: • Health: George Karoki and Linda Murugi Gebson to the Digital Health Agency board. • Education: James Ireri Kanya as the chairperson of Meru University of Science and Technology. • Others: Appointments to Kenyatta University Council, North Eastern National Polytechnic Council, Jomo Kenyatta Foundation Board, National Museums of Kenya Board, Pyrethrum Processing Company of Kenya Board, Kenya Industrial Estates Board, and National Youth Service Council.