Hilary Clinton makes history as she accepts the Democratic Presidential Nomination

Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic nomination on Thursday at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia to run as a US Presidential candidate. Making history as the first woman to be nominated for Presidency from a major US political party. 

Accepting the nomination, she said:
"I will be a president for Democrats, Republicans, independents, for the struggling, the striving and the successful. For those who vote for me and those who don't." 
She said her Republican rival, Donald Trump, was esupremely unqualified for the White House. She added:

"Imagine him in the Oval Office facing a real crisis," she said. "A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons," she said.

Clinton took the stage to roaring applause from flag-waving delegates. But her real audience was the millions of voters who may welcome her experience but question her character due to the leaked emails released by WikiLeaks. 
Inregards to that she said:

"I get it that some people just don't know what to make of me."

But her primary focus was persuading anxious Americans to stick with a Democrat for a third term and put aside their frustration with those who have been entrenched in the political system.

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Photo: 57-year-old former Somali politician behind Mogadishu UN and Airport suicide attack

Al Shabaab jihadist group confirmed that one of the bombers in the twin explosions yesterday, July 26, near the airport in Mogadishu, was 57-year-old former Somali MP, Salah Badbado. 

Babado was member of the Somali Federal Parliament in the transitional government from 2000 to 2004. He was representing his constituency in Sana region before defecting to the Islamist group in 2010

At least 13 people were killed in the two car bomb attacks near an entrance to the airport in Mogadishu, where there is also a base for African Union (AU) peacekeepers. Five others were injured, most of the dead were UN contractors who operate near the scene of the explosions, Police chief Bishar Gedi told reporters

Local journalists said one of the bombs was detonated by a suicide attacker near a checkpoint. Another blast hit the airport's perimeter wall. Those killed were believed to include security guards at the checkpoint.

Al- Shabaab in a statement said it was a suicide attack by its militants.

 "The two explosions were carried out by two brave Mujahedeen suicide bombers and they have targeted two different locations where the so-called AMISOM peacekeepers are stationed,"  it said, referring to the African Union.

AMISOM troops were deployed to Somalia in 2007 to defend the government against attacks by the Islamist group. The Shabaab were forced out of the capital five years ago but continue to carry out regular attacks on military, government and civilian targets.

In recent months they have claimed attacks on bases of the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia (AMISOM) as well as civilian targets including hotels.

Photo credit: Live From Mogadishu @Daudoo

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6 CONCRETE Reasons Why President Barack Obama’s Brother Malik Obama Has Decided To Vote For Donald Trump

Malik Obama is disappointed with his brother President Barack Obama so much that he has opted to support Donald Trump whom he will vote for come November 8th.

President Obama’s Kenyan half-brother Malik Obama has bought into Trump’s ideology “Make America Great Again”

Malik has caused a storm after he publicly declared his support for Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump.

In an interview with the Post from his home in Kogelo, Siaya County, Malik said that his brother President Obama had disappointed him and that he would vote for Trump. (Malik has a dual citizenship for Kenya and US.)

He cited six reasons why he will be voting Trump on November 8th.

1. Malik admires Donald Trump

Malik told the Post Donald Trump speaks from his heart adding that he was deeply disappointed by Democrats.

He particularly singled out his brother’s administration as the reason why he switched allegiance to Republican.

2. President Obama failed to prosecute Clinton over leaked mails

Democrat Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton was involved in email scandal back then when she was the Secretary of State.

Hillary emails were leaked when she used private e-mail servers instead of secured ones provided by the US government.

Even though FBI have recommended not prosecuting Hillary for the breach of security for using private e-mail servers, Malik Obama thinks his brother Barack should have pushed for the prosecution of Clinton.

“She should have known better as the custodian of classified information,” Malik told the Post.

3. President Obama and Clinton ‘killed’ Muammar Gaddafi

US was part of NATO-led coalition airstrikes in Libya that saw the death of Muammar Gaddafi and downfall of his administration in 2011.

Malik Obama is annoyed President Obama and Clinton killed the Libyan leader whom he called one of his best friends. (Fact: Gaddafi's convoy was hit by a French airstrike and then rebels killed him afterwards).

Malik dedicated his 2012 biography of his late father Barack Obama Sr. to Gaddafi for making the world a better place.

4. President Obama and Democrats are pro same-$ex marriage

A polygamous Malik Obama (has three known wives though there are claims he has 12) is opposed to same-$ex relationships which his brother President Obama and Democrats at large, have been advocating for.

Malik told the Post he felt like a Republican because they don’t stand for same-sex marriage.

5. President Obama wanted to shut Barack H. Obama Foundation

Malik Obama is director of Barack H. Obama Foundation, a controversial Virginia charity organization named after his father.

Malik started the foundation in 2008 with the aim of bringing development in K’ogelo village, Siaya County.

The charity came under fire when The Post revealed in 2011 that it was an off-the-books operation that hadn’t registered with the state of Virginia and didn’t have tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

IRS later gave Barack H. Obama Foundation a clean bill of health sparking speculations President Barack Obama had intervened.

Even so, Malik claims President Obama hasn’t provided any assistance to Barack H. Obama Foundation and instead he (Barack) wanted to shut it down.

“My brother didn’t help me at all. He wanted me to shut it down when I set it up. He hasn’t supported me at all.” Malik was quoted by the Post.

6. President Obama didn’t support his bid for Siaya gubernatorial race in 2013

Malik Obama failed with honors when he vied for Siaya gubernatorial seat in 2013 after spending close to Kes 2 million in campaign. And he’s blaming President Barack Obama for failing to endorse him as Siaya governor.

Malik expected President Obama to be by his side in his bid to be Siaya governor having been the President’s best man in his wedding, besides being his brother.

But surely, politics in Siaya and the greater Luo nation are determined by who Raila Odinga says ‘Tosha’, There is no way President Obama would have helped Malik won the Siaya gubernatorial seat.

Malik plans to travel to US in November to vote for Trump.

Credit: The Post

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Saudi billionaire dies two weeks after his supermodel ex-wife was awarded £75m in divorce settlement

A former supermodel Ms Christina Estrada who dragged her former husband, billionaire Sheikh Walid Juffali to court demanding £196 million from the businessman to meet her 'reasonable needs' - which included two luxury houses, a huge clothes budget and five cars has been informed that her husband has passed away. 

Her ex-husband, billionaire Sheikh Walid Juffali passed away in Zurich on Wednesday following a lengthy battle with cancer.

Dr Juffali, was chairman and heir of EA Juffali and Brothers, one of Saudi Arabia's most successful companies.

 Ms Estrada met the businessman in 2000 and got married soon after, then they had a daughter together. However the marriage ran into difficulty after Dr Juffali's decision in 2012 to marry a 25-year-old Lebanese model, who is now the mother of his two youngest children, while still married to Ms Estrada. The sheikh divorced Ms Estrada in Saudi Arabia in 2014 under Islamic law without her knowledge.

Earlier this month Ms Estrada, took the 61-year-old to the High Court where her fight for a share of his fortune became one of the highest-stakes divorce battles of its kind. 
Ms Estrada claimed her 'needs' included £1million for clothes, £40,000 for fur coats, £109,000 for haute couture dresses and £21,000 for shoes every year.

She also said she needed enough from her ex-husband to afford a luxury home in London worth about £60million, a £4.4 million house in the country at Henley, as well as £495,000 for five cars - three in London and two in the US.

She told family judge Mrs Justice Roberts: ‘I am Christina Estrada.
'I was a top international model. I have lived this life. This is what I am accustomed to.’ Her lawyers estimated her ex-husband was worth £8billion.

Rather than the £196 million she demanded for her husband's lawyers offered £75million but rejected the offer which, added to her own assets, would have given her some £37million to live on.

Ms Estrada, who is in St tropez, has reportedly been informed of her husband's death this week and was said by friends to be 'devastated' at the news.

However the court hearing was brought forward due to his worsening health. High Court Family Division judge Mrs Justice Roberts had ordered Dr Juffali to pay Ms Estrada the lump sum by 4pm on Friday, July 29, however this could now be subject to a delay while his affairs are put in order. Dr Juffali's death will not affect the settlement. It is now legally binding and he will have to still pay her the money. 

She was ultimately awarded a £53million cash settlement at London's High Court - with lawyers saying the payout is worth £75million when assets she has already been given are taken into account.  

Her lawyers said the award she received was 'by more than £50million the largest needs award ever made by an English court'.

But Dr Juffali had said in a written statement before he died said in his statement that he had left the vast majority of his wealth to his three oldest children, including his daughter with Ms Estrada, now a teenager, who cannot be identified.

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Congolese musician Koffi Olomide arrested outside the Citizen TV studios in Nairobi

Police have arrested renown Congolese musician Koffi Olomide outside Citizen TV studios on Friday evening following widespread condemnation over his assault of a female dancer.

National Gender and Equality Commission had asked the Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet to arrest the Lingala star over the assault that was caught on camera.

The musician was captured in a video kicking a woman who is believed to be a member of his band moments after they landed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Friday morning.

Commission chairperson Winfred Lichuma said it was unfortunate that the incident happened in full glare of cameras and police officers.

"The incident has caused an outpouring of public outrage over the apparent cruelty and inhuman treatment exhibited by a globally renowned musician on one of his band members,” Ms Lichuma said.

She said the musician should be dealt with in accordance with the Kenyan law if he is found guilty of assault.

The commission also said that the musician ought to apologise to the public.

The Penal Code states that any person who unlawfully assaults another is guilty of a misdemeanor and is liable to imprisonment for one year.

CONDEMNATION

Video footage of the Congolese Lingala Selfie hit song star and bad boy of African music kicking the woman immediately went viral. Condemnation was instant and all-round.

Three MPs asked how the foreign musician could be allowed to walk free despite committing the offence as police watched.

“Koffi’s passport should be confiscated immediately,” said Taita-Taveta Woman Representative Joyce Lay, who has in the past complained of being assaulted by a fellow legislator.

Olomide is expected to perform tonight at the Bomas of Kenya.

HISTORY OF BAD BEHAVIOUR

The 60-year-old singer, who has a history of violent behaviour, especially against women, kicked a member of his dance troupe, the Quartier Latin Band, after arriving from Kinshasa, DR Congo.

Despite the violent action, police did not arrest the musician popularly known as Grand Mopao or Mopao Mokonzi, and did not comment.

Band members said he overreacted after he was informed that the unidentified dancer had slapped singer Cindy, who is the band’s chief executive.

A court case over alleged harassment of dancers has prevented him from staging shows in Europe.

He also faces threats from radical anti-President Joseph Kabila activists, opposed to perceived pro-government Congolese musicians performing in Europe.

During a music tour of Europe, a dancer accused him of rape but he denied the charges.

A couple of years ago, he was almost jailed in Zimbabwe for beating a fan and in 2012, he was given a three-month suspended prison sentence for assaulting his producer, Diego Lubaki, over a debt.

Mr Olomide plays a kind of music known as “soukous”, in which dancers show aggressive erotic moves, and his music has been banned in some countries because of the raunchy performances.

The 60-year-old is one of Democratic Republic of Congo’s most prolific musicians, with a string of hits under his belt.

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VIDEO - World"s most terrifying tourist attraction shut down

The world’s most terrifying tourist attraction has been shut down after frightening photos emerged of tourists balanced on a raft feeding meat - to crocodiles .

The young holidaymakers clambered aboard a make-shift cage kept afloat with plastic barrels just inches from the 10ft long killer reptiles.
They used canes to dangle lumps of beef over the jaws of the reptiles - which then leapt from the water to snatch their lunch.
Pictures taken by shocked motorcycle-taxi rider Jon Nok show hundreds of crocs circling the raft in a pond used for crocodile farming at the Elephant Kingdom in Chonburi, Thailand.

The images viral after he posted them on Twitter - sparking police and government officials to rush to the attraction.

Jon, 40, said: ‘I’ve bee a taxi driver for more than 20 years and never seen anything like this before.
‘It looks so dangerous I just had to take a picture. The tourists were all Chinese and some of them were scared, others were enjoying it.
‘People have been shocked to see that this happens.’

Social media users were stunned by the activity - with some saying it was cruel to tease the crocodiles by dangling food then pulling it away.

Police, soldiers and government officials raced to to the crocodile farm last on Friday hours after pictures went viral.
It has since been closed down for 90 days while safety checks are carried out.

Uthen Youngprapakorn, owner of the tourist attraction which is part of a crocodile farm, said that he had offered the rides on the cage after growing demand from Chinese tourists.

He said: ‘We don’t put more than 15 people in a cage at a time. But they can hold more than this.
‘There have never been any problems and visitors are very happy. We always watch everything very closely.

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Indian girl gangraped twice in 3 years by the same group of men(Photos)

A student has been gang-raped for a second time in three years by the same five men, the latest attack being in revenge for her refusal to withdraw the initial rape case against them.

The daughter of a poor charpoy-maker was first assaulted in 2013 in Bhiwani, but the accused threatened the survivor's family, and forced them to relocate to Rohtak, Times of India reports.

The accused, who face life sentences if convicted in the first case, allegedly offered five million rupees (£56,500) to the woman's family to drop the initial rape complaint.

On July 13,the five men abducted the 21-year-old, who is pursuing a master's degree from Rohtak's MD University, from near her college, drove to a nearby place and gang-raped her. They left her to die in some bushes, where she lay unconscious with her clothes torn before she was seen by a passerby and taken to hospital.

The five men were booked for the crime after the survivor lodged a police complaint. They are all in their late 20s. They are all former students of the same college. ..

The accused heading to court

Four of them have small businesses or private jobs. One is jobless. Two of the accused are also Dalits, while the three others belong to an 'upper caste'.

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