Kulan Post

30/01/2025

Director of the DCI Mohamed Amin takes the witness stand, says probe into missing persons ongoing

30/01/2025

PUNTLAND: The crackdown on undocumented foreigners is reportedly driven by fears of foreign nationals possibly joining the Islamic State (ISIS) in Puntland.

Public sentiment has turned against foreign nationals, with demonstrations erupting at airports in both Garowe and Bosaso.

By: Hassan Adan GAROWE—Puntaland state authorities have deported 1,000 undocumented Ethiopian nationals from Garowe Town, a move that underscores the region’s growing security concerns.…

30/01/2025

UPDATE: CS Duale slams Citizen TV over highly criticized "provocative" headline referring to Northeastern counties as "Somali Region".

"Somali region? Absurd, irresponsible, discriminatory and ethnic profiling journalism," the CS noted, adding: "Garissa , Wajir and Mandera counties are within the sovereign and territorial borders of the Republic of Kenya . Royal media service must correct and apologize . You are not different from those who schemed to doctor the census results 2019 of that region . Kenya is one united country."

The headline that drew the controversy was about the Tuesday High Court ruling that quashed the 2019 census results, citing failure by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) to uphold "fundamental data integrity standards during the exercise, leading to inaccurate population figures for the affected counties."

As a result, all constitutional bodies are now barred from using the disputed census data for official purposes, including resource allocation, electoral boundaries, and policymaking.

The ruling mandates that a new census be conducted in the three counties within one year.

Critics say the Mt Kenya-owned channel has lately become a platform for "sensational headlines and tribal stereotypes" when framing stories of national interest.

"Reducing identity to a tribal stereotype is not only unfair but can be damaging," noted Janet Kipya, a media analyst at the Media Council of Kenya while reacting to a similar headline by one of the newspapers late last year.

She added that: "At the end of the day, the media’s role is to inform, not to sensationalise."

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30/01/2025

SHOCKER: A constituency in Garissa County "mysteriously" lost 124,000 people between 2009-2019, the Court-rejected 2019 census results indicate.

In reaction, former Lagdera MP Mohamed Hire said: "How is it possible that within 10 years, the population of Lagdera Constituency mysteriously dropped from 174,000 to less 50,000 people? There was no calamity, endemic, or mass migration that happened between 2009-2019. Do you want to mean more than 124,000 disappeared just like that? And what about the hundreds of thousands of children born in that period?"

On Tuesday, Garissa High Court quashed the 2019 census results, citing failure by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) to uphold "fundamental data integrity standards during the exercise, leading to inaccurate population figures for the affected counties."

As a result, all constitutional bodies are now barred from using the disputed census data for official purposes, including resource allocation, electoral boundaries, and policymaking.

The ruling mandates that a new census be conducted in the three counties within one year.

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30/01/2025

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30/01/2025

DRUMS OF WAR: President Paul Kagame says Rwanda "is prepared for a confrontation with South Africa if necessary."

This follows South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s claim that M23 rebels and Rwanda’s defence force were responsible for the deaths of 13 South African soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

30/01/2025

UPDATE: "Citizen TV" came under intense criticism on Wednesday evening for choosing a "provocative" headline referring to Northeastern counties as "Somali Region".

Critics say the Mt Kenya-owned channel has lately become a platform for "sensational headlines and tribal stereotypes" when framing stories of national interest.

"Reducing identity to a tribal stereotype is not only unfair but can be damaging," noted Janet Kipya, a media analyst at the Media Council of Kenya while reacting to a similar headline by one of the newspapers late last year.

She added that: "At the end of the day, the media’s role is to inform, not to sensationalise."

The headline that drew the controversy was about the Tuesday High Court ruling that quashed the 2019 census results, citing failure by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) to uphold "fundamental data integrity standards during the exercise, leading to inaccurate population figures for the affected counties."

As a result, all constitutional bodies are now barred from using the disputed census data for official purposes, including resource allocation, electoral boundaries, and policymaking.

The ruling mandates that a new census be conducted in the three counties within one year.

Read ⬇️
kulanpost.co.ke/garissa-high-c…

30/01/2025

See how President Ruto was received in Cairo, Egypt for a two-day state visit

29/01/2025

2019 CENSUS DISPUTE: Leaders reaction

On Tuesday, the Garissa High Court has declared the 2019 census results for Garissa, Wajir, and Mandera counties null and void, citing serious irregularities in the data collection process.

29/01/2025

NEP Residents Applaud Garissa High Court's Decision Nullifying 2019 Census Results

By: Harun Salat

GARISSA---Residents of Wajir County have welcomed the Garissa High Court’s decision to nullify the 2019 census results for Garissa, Wajir, and Mandera counties.

The court’s ruling was based on findings that the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) failed to maintain fundamental data integrity standards, resulting in inaccurate population figures.

Local residents expressed satisfaction with the court's decision and emphasized the need for a fair and transparent census. They cited discrepancies in the previous population count and called on the national government to conduct a new and impartial census.

“We are welcoming a new census to be conducted in North Eastern counties, and we are very happy about it,” said Sheikh Noor, a Wajir resident.

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https://www.kulanpost.co.ke/nep-residents-applaud-garissa-high-courts-decision-nullifying-2019-census-results/

29/01/2025

CENSUS DISPUTE: Residents of Wajir,Garissa and Mandera counties welcome High Court ruling that quashed the 2019 census results

29/01/2025

Qaar ka mid ah shacabka Wajeer oo ra'yigooda ka dhiibtay goaanka ay maxkamada Garissa ku laashay tirakoobkii Waqooyi Bari ee 2019

29/01/2025

DP Kithure Kindiki to Rigathi Gachagua: Stop threatening us that William Ruto will be a one-term President.

29/01/2025

The military governments of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have withdrawn from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

The formal withdrawal was announced by the Nigeria-based regional bloc in a statement on Wednesday.

29/01/2025

President Ruto has been accorded full military honours upon arriving at the Egypt Presidency headquarters for a two-day state visit, where he was welcomed by his counterpart, President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi.

29/01/2025

Uhuru: I saw some people the other day crying that Trump has removed funding; why are you crying? He has no reason to give you anything.

29/01/2025

Uhuru Kenyatta: I saw some people the other day crying that Trump has removed funding. Why are you crying? It is not your government, it is not your country. This is a wake-up call for you.

28/01/2025

EARLIER: The Garissa High Court has declared the 2019 census results for Garissa, Wajir, and Mandera counties null and void, citing serious irregularities in the data collection process.

The court found that the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) failed to uphold fundamental data integrity standards during the 2019 census, leading to inaccurate population figures for the affected counties.

As a result, all constitutional bodies are now barred from using the disputed census data for official purposes, including resource allocation, electoral boundaries, and policymaking.

The ruling mandates that a new census be conducted in the three counties within one year.

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https://www.kulanpost.co.ke/garissa-high-court-overturns-2019-census-results-for-garissa-wajir-and-mandera-counties/