Top 5 Today: President Donald Trump Swearing-In and Other Headlines
US President-elect Donald Trump is set to be sworn in today, as the 47th president of the United States of America.
The inauguration will take place at Capitol Rotunda and is scheduled to begin at 10 am US Eastern time (8:30 PM IST).
Distinguished guests who will attend Donald Trump Inauguration Day 2025 will include President Joe & Jill Biden, former President Bill & Hillary Clinton, former President George & Laura Bush and former President Barack Obama.
He was also seen in company of Jeff Bezos (CEO Amazon), Mark Zuckerberg (CEO Meta) and Elon Musk (CEO Tesla). It featured perfomances from artists like Carrie Underwood, Christopher Macchio and Lee Greenwood.
In his second non-consecutive term, he promised to bring back his first term policies on immigration and pardon those convicted with the Capitol Hill attack and reinstate federal death penalty. He also signed several executive orders.
Kenyan Teacher Shortlisted for USD 1M Global Teacher Award
Orina Dominic is among 50 shortlisted teachers, competing for Global Teacher Awards, from 89 countries around the world. Orina, a teacher at Kugerwet Primary School in Bomet County, was selected among 5,000 nominees for the USD 1M prize money.
He trains students on smart farming through the school’s 4K Club, generating income for the school and supports needy students through well-wishers.
In 2019, Peter Tabichi, a Kenyan Science Teacher, won the 129M award, organized by the AKS Education Awards. This is the second time another Kenyan teacher has been nominated. The award aims to honor teachers who demonstrate innovation, dedication and advancing education worldwide.
KCSE 2024 Students Whose Results Were Cancelled To Resit Exams In July
The over 840 candidates whose KCSE 2024 results were cancelled following exam malpractice, have been given another opportunity to retake the exams. The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has announced that the affected students will retake the exams in July 2025.
KNEC is still looking into 2,829 other cases of cheating leading to the delay of results for some schools. More cancellations are expected.
In 2019, former Education CS George Magoha, had effected a 2-year ban for candidates found guilty of malpractice. However, KNEC Chief Executive David Njengere, took into account the limited time remaining before the KCSE system phases out in 2027.
Oscar Sudi Goes Ham On Former DP Rigathi Gachagua
Kapseret MP, Oscar Sudi, in a video clip on Monday, hit back at former Ruto’s deputy Rigathi Gachagua, over “double standards and preaching against everything he once portrayed while in government.”
Sudi alleges that Gachagua is playing innocent yet he’s the one behind several incidents aimed at undermining the political lives of former President Uhuru Kenyatta and Fred Matiangi.
“My brothers from the mountain, I want to tell you that this man is a big liar. If we had allowed him, he would have done much worse. He wanted to hurt the Uhuru family, the Matiang’i family, and all the PSs who were giving us trouble,” Sudi alleged.
Sudi response followed Gachagua’s Sunday sermon, at Laikupia, alleging that his former boss controversial speeches were his and read m in public gatherings by his allies.
The Tinderet MP accused Gachagua of planning something sinister against Raila Odinga supporters during the opposition protests. He said it was something so diabolical that it could have ended Kenya.
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