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The 93-year-old leader, who has not appeared in public since leaving Cameroon on June 7 for what his office described as a "brief private stay", signed a series of decrees on Monday from Geneva, Switzerland, appointing officials to key military positions and promoting five colonels to the rank of brigadier general.
Before the military acknowledged the detention, the national police had commented on social media that they were "currently verifying" reports of the priest’s abduction and would provide updates once they confirmed the facts.
National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu visited Papiri last week and met Bishop Bulus Dauwa Yohanna and his delegation, assuring them that the children would soon be returned safely. Despite the latest rescue, about 153 students and 12 staff members are still being held by the kidnappers.
The West African regional organisation Ecowas has deployed troops from Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Ivory Coast to safeguard key sites and prevent further unrest. With a recent string of coups across the region, Ecowas has signaled a stronger commitment to defending elected governments.
Britain emphasized that it is willing to investigate any new allegations within its jurisdiction once evidence is presented. The statement also underlined the importance of the UK-Kenya defence partnership, which includes joint programmes in training, education, and security capability development.
In a statement, Senegal’s foreign ministry said Embaló landed “safe and sound” aboard a chartered military aircraft, marking the first public sighting of the former president since soldiers took control in Bissau.
According to Museveni, the goal is to bring together the armies of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Somalia, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) under one umbrella.
Over the years, the courts have repeatedly ruled that the ex-service members were subjected to unlawful dismissal by the so-called “82 Air Force,” which had no authority to terminate their employment.
El-Fasher, home to nearly 250,000 civilians, has become the centre of a growing humanitarian disaster. Aid groups report that residents are surviving without food, clean water, or medical care as fighting closes all escape routes. Earlier this month, MedGlobal warned that the city was “on the brink of collapse” after a prolonged siege marked by starvation and disease outbreaks.
The gesture was a symbol of the country’s gratitude for Raila’s decades of public service and his unwavering dedication to Kenya’s democratic journey.
At precisely 16:53, the KDF artillery unit fired 17 rounds into the air. Each echo resonated across the fields of Bondo, symbolizing the nation’s respect for Raila’s dedication to freedom, justice, and democracy.
The journey was carried out by a Kenya Air Force Leonardo C-27J Spartan with the call sign ENIGMA01 — a fitting reference to the man often described as Kenya’s “political enigma.”