Media outlets reported on National Assembly Speaker Mr Job Ndugai ordering the Controller and Auditor General (CAG), Prof Mussa Assad to appear before the Parliamentary Privileges, Ethics and Powers Committee on January 21 to respond to allegations that he showed disrespect for the national legislative body following his recent remark that Parliament was weak in its oversight role.

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The partial shutdown of the US government has become the longest ever, with no end in sight to the political standoff. On Saturday it reaches its 22nd day, overtaking the previous record- the 21-day shutdown in 1995-96 under then-President Bill Clinton.

China’s main English newspaper, Global Times, reported that the Chinese government passed a law to make Islam in line with socialism. The paper stated that government officials, “agreed to guide Islam to be compatible with socialism and implement measures to Sinicize the religion” (adapt it to a more ‘Chinese’ way of practice) within the next 5 years