EAST AFRICA TIMES

 By East Africa Times Reporter  Emirati group G42 has received the green light from the United States to import the most advanced artificial intelligence chips, in a decision described by the White House as reflecting "deep trust" between the two countries. The approval accelerates the shift from planning to the actual implementation of the largest AI computing corridor between the UAE and the U.S. The approval allows G42 to operate the Stargate UAE project – a 1-gigawatt computing complex being built by the company for OpenAI in partnership with Oracle, Cisco, NVIDIA, and SoftBank – and supports the largest U.S.-UAE AI campus, with a 5-gigawatt capacity, which will provide low-latency computing and inference for the entire region. With this achievement, the UAE positions itself as a safe and reliable alternative to American and Asian data centers, consolidating its status as a new global AI hub that combines exceptional performance with geopolitical trust, marking a complete...

  By East Africa Times Reporter   Kenya’s journey toward accessible justice reached a major milestone  after Attorney General Dorcas Oduor, in partnership with corporate supporter Bangbet, unveiled the Mobile Legal Aid Center initiative. The programme is designed to deliver legal services directly to underserved and remote communities, beginning with a pilot in Machakos County before expanding to all 47 counties. As Kenya’s first female Attorney General, Dorcas Oduor has been consistent in her drive to transform justice from a distant constitutional ideal into a service rooted in dignity, empathy, and proximity. Her vision for the Mobile Legal Aid Centers is to ensure that no Kenyan, whether a child, mother, elderly citizen or person living with a disability, is denied justice due to cost or distance. Each mobile unit has been fitted with soundproof consultation booths, a legal aid and documentation room, facilities for virtual court hearings, solar-powered energy systems...

By Steve El Sabai Educationist and author Dr. Paul K. Wanjohi, the Managing Director of Sharp Education Centre and Junior School, has urged parents to play an active role in nurturing discipline, moral uprightness, and positive character traits in their children during the December holiday. Speaking during the launch of his new book titled “The Fruits of Good Discipline,” Dr. Wanjohi emphasized that the family remains the foundation of moral formation and value transmission. He reminded parents that character building is not merely the responsibility of schools but a process that begins and is sustained within the home. “Children learn more from what we do than from what we tell them,” Dr. Wanjohi stated. “Parents must therefore be intentional in modeling the values they wish to see reflected in their children.” He expressed concern over the increasing exposure of children and teenagers to harmful online content, peer influence, and risky behavior, particularly during the long holiday....