\"Our Parliament has been reduced to a fish market with members jostling for five minutes of infamy. Is this the example our representatives want to set for our youth looking on?\"

 

Our Parliament has been reduced to a fish market with members jostling for 5 mins of infamy. Is this the example our representatives want to set for our youth looking on?

— Mickela (@mickelapanday) October 21, 2021

Leader of the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) David Abdulah said, \"Does the UNC understand what they are doing? Their actions are seeking to dangerously divide the country. It is not about democracy. They are laying the basis for justifying why their motion will not succeed.

\"This is a serious issue but I am reminded of Explainer's Calypso – In Parliament they kicksin. The motion will be defeated

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Scarlett Johnson, a right-wing school board candidate in suburban Milwaukee, was shamed into deleting her Twitter account after racist and homophobic tweets -- including one that downplayed and mocked \"the threat of white supremacy\" -- were revealed.

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Some individuals seeking an exemption from having their children take the COVID-19 vaccine are reportedly coming up against a stumbling block. While the vaccine against the viral illness is not mandated by law, Barbados TODAY understands that some people were being turned away by some medical doctors who were refusing to provide the necessary counselling […]

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Residents of Mai Mahiu town in Naivasha yesterday found the decapitated body of a man dumped by the roadside

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[Daily News] A LAWMAKER has allayed fears over Digital Service Tax, saying it will guarantee the government more revenues.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered an Shs 25 billion economic stimulus plan which will be spread across the Health, Education, and Agricultural sectors with the Kazi Mtaani program receiving the highest chunk at Sh 10 billion.

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[New Zimbabwe] POPULAR British rock band, Coldplay has collaborated with Zimbabwe's My Tree Trust in a forestry project aimed at reducing carbon emissions.

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[Nation] Dormitories at two Migori schools went up in flames in separate fires on Tuesday night.

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Many have insisted that RICO represents the worst the criminal justice system has to offer because of the arbitrary wielding of the government’s power to impose criminal sanctions.

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On Tuesday, Chamisa’s convoy was intercepted by heavily armed Zanu PF youth, who allegedly fired gunshots, hitting a rear window on the opposition leader’s vehicle on the outskirts of Mutare.

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