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Machogu releases CBET Results Slips and Certificates

Last updated on: March 11, 2024 by Kenyayote Reporter Leave a Comment

Ministry of Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu today released the Competence Based Education and Training Results (CBET) Slips and Certificates at Kenya School of TVET in Nairobi. The CS also released the November/December 2023 TVET CDACC Assessment Series Results. Mr. … Read More »

KMTC course application through KUCCPS Portal now open

Last updated on: February 8, 2024 by Kenyayote Reporter Leave a Comment

KUCCPS has announced that you can now apply for KMTC Courses through KUCCPS student portal. Application for September 2023/2024 intake is now open. Can students apply for KMTC courses via KUCCPS? Applying for admission to KMTC used to be handled exclusively … Read More »

KUCCPS Portal is now open for course application and revision

2024 KUCCPS revision of courses for KCSE 2023 candidates has now started. This means that you can now apply for courses using kuccps student portal. Unlike previous years, students placed to public universities under the government-sponsored program will be funded … Read More »

KCPE 2022 Certificates and KCSE 2023 Result Slips Ready for Collection

Last updated on: February 3, 2024 by Kenyayote Reporter Leave a Comment

KNEC has announced that Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) 2022 certificates and the result slips for the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) have been sent to the respective schools where candidates sat for the examinations for collection. … Read More »

Ministry of Education Circular on Schools Charging Extra Fees, Lunch and Uniforms

The Ministry of Education has issued a circular warning public schools, including Primary, Junior, and Secondary Schools, against charging parents unauthorized fees for various services. In a circular issued on February 2, 2023, Dr Bellio Kipsang, the Principal Secretary of … Read More »

Secondary School Fees Payment through eCitizen Portal

National Secondary School parents will start paying their children’s school fees using the eCitizen portal, which supports Mpesa paybill and direct bank deposits. In a statement issued on January 31, 2023, by the Ministry of Education’s Principal Secretary, Dr. Belio … Read More »

KMTC Launches 100M Project to Tackle Life-Threatening Diseases

Last updated on: February 1, 2024 by Kenyayote Reporter Leave a Comment

The Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) in partnership with partnered with the Novo Nordisk Foundation, the Ministry of Health, and various stakeholders has today unveiled the Partnership for Health Professionals (PEP) to address the rising cases of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), … Read More »

2024 Co-Curricular Activities Calendar for Secondary and Primary Schools in Kenya

Last updated on: January 11, 2024 by Kenyayote Reporter Leave a Comment

Co-curricular activities calendar of events in Kenyan primary schools, secondary schools, and colleges, for the year 2024. The schedules comprise sports, music festivals, and drama festivals for the first term and second term for both secondary and primary schools. Secondary … Read More »

JSS interns protest contract renewal without confirmation as PNP

Last updated on: January 10, 2024 by Kenyayote Reporter Leave a Comment

Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers working as interns have protested plans by TSC to renew their contracts without confirming them as permanent and pensionable (PNP) employees. The JSS teachers do not want to remain interns because of poor pay and … Read More »

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New list of all the National Secondary Schools in Kenya; School Code, Type, Cluster, and Category

National Schools are the most prestigious and top most secondary schools in Kenya. These schools admit top students from all parts of the Country. The most striking feature common with these schools is that they are all single sex sex schools i.e either for only girls or boys; unlike other school categories. These are the … Read more

New school calendar unveiled by CS Machogu

The Ministry of Education has unveiled the revised school calendar for the 2024 academic calendar. See the final update below; 2020 Academic Calendar Ministry of Education Cabinet Secretary (CS), Prof. George Magoha, has said that schools which opened for the 2020 third term on Monday, will close for a one week break on July 10, … Read more

KTTC tutors now ready to offer CBET curriculum to TVET trainers

The TVET Authority Director General Dr Kipkorir Langat has challenged tutors at the Kenya Technical Trainers (KTTC) to take lead in the transformation of technical training as the country finally starts to implement the Competence Based Education and Training (CBET) and Assessment curriculum. Speaking during the graduation ceremony of 143 KTTC tutors who have undergone … Read more

Family Bank 2024 Form One Scholarship For 2023 KCPE Graduates

The Family Bank group has released the Family Bank Tufuzu Educational Program 2024 Form One Scholarship Form and guidelines For 2023 KCPE Graduates Join the Family Group Foundation Tufuzu Educational Program & advance your studies well into High school. Requirements • A certified copy of your original 2023 KCPE result slip, • A certified copy … Read more

How To Prevent and Deal With School Fires, Unrests, Strikes- Education Ministry Guidelines

The Ministry of Education has come up with guidelines on how to deal with school unrests, strikes and fires. Get all the guidelines below; Proposed strategies against schools unrests in Kenya Guidance and Counseling departments in schools to be strengthened. Principals to engage loyal students to collect and provide intelligence information to the school’s administration. … Read more

BOM teachers salary news today; List of BOM teachers to be paid- Migori county

MIGORI COUNTY LIST OF REGISTERED BOM TEACHERS BY THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION S/No. INSTITUTION NAME SUB COUNTY NAME MALE FEMALE TOTAL 1 ST ALBERT ULANDA AWENDO 19 26 45 2 ST JOSEPH RAPOGI URIRI 31 2 33 3 NYABISAWA GIRLS MIGORI 20 7 27 4 NYARACH RONGO 18 8 26 5 KANYAWANGA RONGO 9 15 … Read more

Scholarship for Kenyans in Jamaica

Sixteen-year-old Ethan Githinji Gioko has been offered a full four-year education scholarship by Kingston College in Jamaica. Gioko who departed for Jamaica over the weekend, managed to get the scholarship through the assistance of his athletics coach, Charles Kamau, who has been mentoring him in athletics after excelling in various athletics events and long-distance races. … Read more

List of approved Grade 7 Text Books (Official & Final)

List of approved Grade 7 Text Books (Official & Final) REPUBLIC OF KENYA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION KENYA INSTITUTE OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT    LIST OF APPROVED CURRICULUM SUPPORT MATERIALS FOR GRADE 7                                               The Ministry … Read more

Teacher Training: Current TTC Entry Requirements

Current TTC Entry Requirements Here are the current minimum requirements for Teacher Training Colleges, TTCs: Teacher Education Programme Minimum Entry Requirements Course Duration Diploma in Early Childhood Teacher Education (DECTE) C (plain) in KCSE or C- (minus) for learners with Disabilities and Special Needs. 3 years Diploma in Primary Teacher Education (DPTE) C (plain) in … Read more

Revised School Term dates/ calendar for 2024

The Ministry of Education in Kenya has released the 2024 revised and final term dates/ calendar for all primary and secondary schools. Schools will reopen for the first term on 8th January 2024 and close on  5th April 2024 after a 13 weeks marathon. There will be a half-term break of three days; from 29th … Read more

Accept the KCSE 2022 results as released; CS Machogu tells Teachers, Parents

Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu has called on Teachers and Parents to accept the performance of their children’s results that were released on Friday, reiterating that every child did their best in the exams thus no student should be discriminated based on the results. Speaking in West Pokot County during the launch of a modern … Read more

Video- KUPPET Officials attacked at a school’s board meeting

Sad! Nandi Branch KUPPET Officials attacked by a BOM Chair at a board meeting Kuppet Nandi officials led by Executive Secretary Sir Rotich, Treasurer Bakhit and Assistant Treasurer Songok were on Friday attacked at AIC Kimong Secondary School. Trouble started when they stood up to defend a teacher who was facing baptism by fire at … Read more

Best Grade 7 & 8 Junior Secondary Schools Per County (Kisumu)

Best Grade 7 & 8 Junior Secondary Schools Per County (Kisumu) Here is a list of all the best Private schools approved to offer junior secondary school education in the County: Name of School County Sub County school type Category Number of classes Class Capacity Total Capacity Albert Schweitzer Secondary School KISUMU Seme SECONDARY DAY … Read more

Form one selection 2024 – How to check and download admission letter, joining instructions

You can now check and download the 2024 form one admission letters and joining instructions. Read through this simplified guide for all the details. How to Check Secondary School Selected via sms code To check the secondary schools use the steps below: Note down your child’s KCSE INDEX NUMBER Compose a text and send the index to 22263 … Read more

What are the differences between 8-4-4 and CBC.

Differences between 8-4-4 and CBC. 1.CBC emphasizes excellence and competitiveness while 8-4-4 empahizes on competition for examination grades.. 2.CBC is more of knowledge and skills application through creativity, innovation and problem solving while 8-4-4 is more of content memorization and reproduction during examinations. 3.In CBC, a teacher facilitates learners to construct own knowledge and skills … Read more

No postponement of KCPE, KCSE exams- Uhuru says as Principals give a proposal

It is a big sigh of relief for the over 1.2 million KCSE and KCPE candidates after President Uhuru Kenyatta reassured them that this year’s examinations will not be postponed due to the current Corona virus pandemic in the country. Speaking during a live interview on Wednesday morning, the President said the Ministry of Education … Read more

School Principals hold Kessha leadership elections

Murang’a secondary school principals have retained Esther Wambugu as their chairperson to head their branch of Kenya Secondary School Heads Association (Kessha). Wambugu won the election, in the hotly contested position after she garnered 145 votes against Humprey Kariuki who garnered 143 votes. Wambugu in her acceptance speech at Technology Primary school, in Murang’a on … Read more

KCB Scholarships for 2023 KCPE student-County Cut-Off Marks

KCB Scholarships for 2023 KCPE student-County Cut-Off Marks Cut off Mark No. Counties No. Counties No. Counties   390 1 Machakos 4 Nairobi 2 Meru 5 Nakuru 3 Mombasa       380 6 Bomet 13 Kisii 19 Nandi 7 Bungoma 14 Kisumu 20 Nyandarua 8 Embu 15 Kitui 21 Nyeri 9 Kakamega 16 Laikipia … Read more

Education Ministry Announces These New Changes At Mukumu Girls High

Mukumu Girls High School Board of Management has been disbanded and a new board has been constituted which will begin working from Monday. The Ministry of Education has also deployed a new Principal to the Institution, Sister Jane Mmbone Amukoya as the former immediate principal Fridah Ndolo is re-assigned duties to the Regional Teachers Service … Read more

Primary School Head Teachers To Head Junior Secondary Schools; Comprehensive Schools

The Cabinet Secretary for Education, Ezekiel Machogu has announced that teachers Heading Primary Schools will be promoted from grade C3 and above, and become Principals of Junior Schools, domiciled in their institutions. Primary School Heads have been acting as principals for students who have transitioned to grade 7 for the whole of this year. Machogu … Read more

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NORFOLK — It is safe to say that most of the Carnival Legend cruise passengers did not think their vacation would end this way.

The sun had not yet risen as the cruise ship — which departed Baltimore’s port several days ago — docked at 4 a.m. Sunday at the Half Moon Cruise and Celebration Center. Downtown was quiet, many still asleep or attending a sunrise Easter service, as an impressive fleet of charter buses circled the cruise center. By 6:45 a.m., the ship’s passengers were working on their next phase of travel. For many, that meant a four-hour bus ride back to Baltimore.

Ships typically return to the port from which they leave, but when disaster struck midway through the cruise, staff had to work fast to find a port available to receive vacationers. The solution: Norfolk.

During the trip, officials closed the Port of Baltimore to all incoming and outgoing ship traffic after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning when it was struck by a container ship. The bridge carrying Interstate 695 collapsed in moments, sending several vehicles into the Patapsco River.

Last week, Carnival Cruise Line announced the ship will operate out of Norfolk, and Royal Caribbean’s Vision of the Seas will do the same. Each ship can carry more than 2,000 people.

Lines of sun-kissed cruise-goers towing suitcases began to form as the sun crested over the horizon, many donning Carnival-themed attire and fresh sunburns.

The weather Sunday morning in the Mermaid City was likely much different than conditions they were enjoying in the Bahamas just days ago. Cab drivers parked alongside buses, waiting on customers, and some spoke to each other about how Sunday was likely to be a money-maker as cruise passengers opted to rent cars or fly back to Baltimore instead of braving the bus ride.

Sandy Crow, of Manassas, and her sister Kathy Grant, stood outside Nauticus, waiting for Crow’s husband to pick them up. Crow said she heard about the bridge collapse from another passenger.

“What a tragedy,” she said.

Crow said she has been to Norfolk before, highlighting the Norfolk Mac and Cheese Festival, and the two had been celebrating a sisters’ trip together over the past week. After finding out about their future arrival in Norfolk, Crow said driving home was the preferred option.

“The captain and the whole crew was so good communicating with us. Within a day, we knew we where were going to be. It was all handled beautifully,” Crow said. “It’s about three hours (to Manassas). It’s better than taking a bus for four or five hours, and then it would be another two hours. My husband just said, ‘I’ll just drive down there.'”

As cruise ships reroute to Nauticus, the Port of Virginia is ready to receive diverted cargo traffic from the Port of Baltimore. The collapsed bridge blocks the only channel in and out of the port on the Patapsco River.  The port will be unable to receive shipping traffic until the channel is cleared , and stands to lose an estimated $15 million per day in economic activity.

Some passengers who spoke to The Virginian-Pilot said they heard the news of the tragedy from the captain, and the crew handled it the best they could. Despite the tragedy, many said the trip was still a good one although it is ending differently than they had originally planned.

For other passengers, the trip does not even end in Baltimore. Jackie Plum and her family took their Spring Break trip out of Baltimore, but they are actually from Michigan.

“When they announced that the the bridge collapsed, I think the cruise ship handled it really well. They made it as stress free as possible,” she said. “We kind of changed our plans at the last minute because so (the reroute) is adding, like, an extra four hours to our drive. Now, we have to go four hours back to Baltimore and then eight hours to Michigan. We were trying to get off the ship as fast as we can, and at the last minute, we decided to rent a car at the airport.”

For the foreseeable future, Norfolk will be welcoming more passengers, including a Royal Caribbean cruise later this week on April 4.

“You know what? Stuff happens,” Crow said. “The only thing I’m upset about is people lost their lives.”

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How Kenya is supporting peace in Ukraine on the world stage

When Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, countries around the world made their voices heard. Kenya is one such nation that refused to sit silently as this attack took place, making its opposition known to the United Nations immediately .

Kenya's condemnation of Russia's invasion of Ukraine is not the only way that Kenya has played a significant role on the world stage.

Kenya has taken part in multilateral military deployments as part of the African Union's ongoing mission aiming to stabilize Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. It has also backed the recent admission of both countries to the East African Community .

Kenya has also been active in pushing for a negotiated peace settlement in Sudan, where civil war broke out again last year. Speaking on Sudan and regional peace efforts at Chatham House in London last December, Musalia Mudavadi, Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said: "We cannot be silent bystanders. The world has several conflicts. You have the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Therefore, as Kenya, we believe it's our role to actively participate in trying to mediate and bring stability."

Supporting peace beyond East Africa

Increased activity on the world stage is part of a pattern set from the start of William Ruto's presidency. Just days after President Ruto was sworn in, he flew to New York to address the UN General Assembly. And at a multilateral meeting in Paris, Ruto called for the creation of a new sovereign debt deal for African states, and drastic reforms to the way the World Bank and IMF operate. In 2023, Kenya signed a new trade deal with the EU, hosted the visits of 25 world heads of state and government, and joined 140 other countries at the UN General Assembly to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine and call for Russia's immediate withdrawal.

Kenyans are among the strongest African supporters of Ukraine in its war against Russian aggression. According to Kalya Kiptiony, an investment analyst based in Kenya, the invasion of Ukraine is one of the issues that has led Kenya to take a more internationalist stance reflecting domestic opinion. "People are aware and people are not very happy with what Russia is doing in Ukraine," Kiptiony said. "I think it's important for Kenya to be supportive of peace on Ukraine's terms."

Interconnected challenges

Ukraine is one area where Kenya's foreign and domestic priorities coincide, given the conflict's effects on the entire country through rising prices and trade disruption . In an interconnected world, domestic and foreign policy have complementary roles.

"The world is interconnected," said Lensa Omune, a research officer at the International Food Policy Research Institute in Nairobi. "Russia and Ukraine play a very big role in the commodity market, for instance, on fertilizer, food, grain particularly. So, whenever there is a challenge, the people on the ground feel it."

That's a view underscored by a recent report on prospects for the Kenyan economy. The report points out that alongside climate change, one of the biggest domestic risks Kenya faces is commodity price rises – a threat that has been exacerbated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine is proactively seeking solutions to these challenges. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office announced a plan to set up "grain hubs" in Kenya and other African nations. Meanwhile, students from Ukrainian institutions recently planted more than 200 indigenous trees at a national park in Kenya to help curb the growing impacts of climate change. The goal is to combat food shortages across the region — the price of grain rose as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

It is clear that the fallout from conflicts such as the invasion of Ukraine threatens to make Kenya's challenges all the greater. Continuing to mitigate regional and global challenges is important to help ensure a brighter future ahead. Achieving a just and lasting peace for Ukraine will help restore global stability for Kenya and beyond.  

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Strange Glow Over Moscow Skies Triggers Panic as Explosions Reported

B right flashes lit up the night sky in southern Moscow in the early hours of Thursday morning, new footage appears to show, following reports of an explosion at an electrical substation on the outskirts of the city.

Video snippets circulating on Russian-language Telegram channels show a series of flashes on the horizon of a cloudy night sky, momentarily turning the sky a number of different colors. In a clip shared by Russian outlet MSK1.ru, smoke can be seen rising from a building during the flashes lighting up the scene.

Newsweek was unable to independently verify the details of the video clips, including when and where it was filmed. The Russian Ministry of Emergency situations has been contacted via email.

Several Russian Telegram accounts said early on Thursday that residents of southern Moscow reported an explosion and a fire breaking out at an electrical substation in the Leninsky district, southeast of central Moscow.

Local authorities in the Leninsky district told Russian outlet RBC that the explosion had happened in the village of Molokovo. "All vital facilities are operating as normal," Leninsky district officials told the outlet.

The incident at the substation in Molokovo took place just before 2 a.m. local time, MSK1.ru reported.

Messages published by the ASTRA Telegram account, run by independent Russian journalists, appear to show residents close to the substation panicking as they question the bright flashes in the sky. One local resident describes seeing the bright light before losing access to electricity, with another calling the incident a "nightmare."

More than 10 villages and towns in the southeast of Moscow lost access to electricity, the ASTRA Telegram account also reported. The town of Lytkarino to the southeast of Moscow, lost electricity, wrote the eastern European-based independent outlet, Meduza.

Outages were reported in the southern Domodedovo area of the city, according to another Russian outlet, as well as power failures in western Moscow. Electricity was then restored to the areas, the Strana.ua outlet reported.

The cause of the reported explosion is not known. A Telegram account aggregating news for the Lytkarino area described the incident as "an ordinary accident at a substation."

The MSK1.ru outlet quoted a local resident who speculated that a drone may have been responsible for the explosion, but no other Russian source reported this as a possible cause.

Ukraine has repeatedly targeted Moscow with long-range aerial drones in recent months, including a dramatic wave of strikes in late May.

On Sunday, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said the region's air defense systems had intercepted an aerial drone over the city of Elektrostal, to the east of Moscow. No damage or casualties were reported, he said.

The previous day, Russian air defenses detected and shot down another drone flying over the Bogorodsky district, northeast of central Moscow, Sobyanin said.

There is currently no evidence that an aerial drone was responsible for the reported overnight explosion at the electrical substation in southern Moscow.

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Japan’s New Royal Instagram Page Forgoes Flash for Formality

No memes or spontaneity to see here, people. Just the usual official pictures of Emperor Naruhito and his family.

By Kiuko Notoya and Mike Ives

Kiuko Notoya reported from Tokyo, and Mike Ives from Seoul.

Anyone expecting the Japanese royal family’s new Instagram account to generate memes or showcase a new side of the world’s oldest continuous monarchy should lower their expectations.

There is nothing flashy to see here, people. No behind-the-scenes levity or spontaneity. Just some royals politely posing for pictures in their usual, formal way.

The new Instagram page for Japan’s Imperial Household Agency — its first on any social media platform — posted its first image early Monday morning. By Tuesday evening, it had uploaded 19 more and collected nearly half a million followers.

The page mostly shows Emperor Naruhito , Empress Masako and sometimes their daughter, Princess Aiko, standing up, sitting down or bowing at formal events over the past three months. There they are at an exhibition of bonsai plants at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, or posing with visiting dignitaries from Kenya and Brunei, or presiding over the awarding of awards.

The Japanese public hardly figures into the page, except in a brief video of a flag-waving crowd at a 64th birthday celebration for Emperor Naruhito, the 126th person to hold that title in a hereditary line that stretches back more than 15 centuries.

In that sense, the page’s content isn’t much different from that of the imperial household’s website.

This is not the first time that members of Japan’s royal family, which tightly controls its image, have made a concerted effort to connect with the public through a popular medium. In one example from the 1990s, a newspaper published photos of Empress Michiko , the previous emperor’s wife, in her kitchen.

On social media this week, some critics said the royal family should never have taken to Instagram because the platform was beneath them, or that their feed should have featured Crown Prince Akishino , who is first in line to the throne. (Incidentally, his daughter Mako Komuro , formerly Princess Mako, renounced her royal heritage in 2021 in order to marry Kei Komuro , a commoner.)

Other people in Japan praised the page, saying that it made the royal family look dignified.

“When I look at the smiling faces of their majesties the Emperor and Empress and Princess Aiko and their beautiful demeanor, I can feel my back straighten,” Mika Ahn, a television personality, said on Tuesday during a talk show on the channel Nippon TV.

A few visitors to the Kokyo Gaien National Garden, near the Imperial Palace, agreed to talk on Tuesday to a reporter about the royal family’s new social media presence.

Mika Hirano, 38, who works part-time at a welfare facility, said that she hadn’t heard about the Instagram page. She predicted that it would not be particularly interesting because the royal family has never been especially accessible to the Japanese public.

The page could perhaps help the family reach a younger generation, Ms. Hirano added, “but if they are too informal or casual, they will be criticized for lacking dignity.”

Yuko Tanaka, 53, and Noriko Yamada, 51, were sitting on a nearby bench, looking at cherry blossoms.

Ms. Tanaka, a banker, said she had heard about the Instagram page on the news. Ms. Yamada, a doctor, said she had heard about it from Ms. Tanaka.

Ms. Tanaka said that, because of the family’s royal status, and also because Princess Aiko is not an heir to Japan’s Chrysanthemum Throne, it would not be appropriate for the public to see too much of its members’ private lives.

“I think it’s good that they’ve turned the comments off,” Ms. Yamada added. “Because there are a lot of people with many opinions.”

Mike Ives is a reporter for The Times based in Seoul, covering breaking news around the world. More about Mike Ives

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By James Reynolds

Published: 11:48 EDT, 27 March 2024 | Updated: 21:50 EDT, 27 March 2024

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Vladimir Putin is rounding up illegal migrants in Russia  to fuel his bloody invasion of Ukraine, just days after four Tajik nationals were charged over the Crocus terror attack in Moscow, with migrant groups left fearing bloody retaliation.

Paddy wagons sporting the National Guard insignia arrived at a vast online shopping warehouse in Elektrostal, Moscow today, where thousands of migrant workers were reportedly forced to show their documents.

Checks were carried out by armed and masked Russian guards and military enlistment officers, before at least 40 people were hauled away from the Wildberries warehouse.

More operations in kind are said to be planned, as Putin seeks more cannon fodder for his ongoing war in Ukraine.

It comes just days after the Crocus City Hall atrocity, which led to the deaths of at least 140 people after gunmen stormed a packed concert venue in the capital and indiscriminately targeted civilians before setting the building on fire.

A number of men from Tajikistan have since been detained in connection to the attacks, which have been claimed by jihadist group Islamic State. 

Friday's horror attack has been linked to a rise in tensions, with the BBC today reporting an increase in beatings and racism aimed at Central Asian migrants - and the embassy of Tajikistan in Russia warning citizens not to leave their homes unless necessary. 

Vehicles emblazoned with Rosgvardiya (Rosguard, the National Police) were seen outside the warehouse in Moscow as officials rounded up illegal migrants, some destined for Ukraine

Critics fear the atrocity in Moscow last week is already leading to discriminatory behaviour towards migrants living in Russia

Some of the migrants detained today will reportedly face the choice of jail or expulsion - or fighting in Ukraine for Russia.

Migrants who have been granted Russian citizenship also express fears they may be called up.

'They check who is on the side of the military, and who is evading,' one said. 'Those who evade can be taken away against their will.'

'Whoever resists is beaten with sticks by the riot police,' said another worker.

A further 38 employees of the warehouse will undergo additional checks with law enforcement to 'clarify' information gathered already, the Wildberries company told state-owned news agency RIA.

It came a day after Putin spoke on the urgency of bringing the 'migration sphere ... under control' at a meeting with the board of the Prosecutor General's Office, RIA noted.

Putin reportedly ordered that measures be handled 'professionally and competently' to 'facilitate the adoption of legal, informed and fair decisions'.

Still, critics fear the atrocity in Moscow last week is already leading to discriminatory behaviour towards migrants living in Russia.

In Novgorod region, it has been prohibited to hire foreign workers in the transport sector.

State Duma deputy Dmitry Gusev has also called for a complete 'audit' of all labour migrants living in the country - as well as those who have recently received Russian citizenship.

In Moscow, a 29-year-old woman from Yakutia was surrounded by a hostile mob on the metro and subjected to vile racist abuse. 

'Get the **** out of here,' she was told - even though she is a Russian citizen.

'Russia for Russians, Moscow for Muscovites!

'Africa for blacks, cesspit for Caucasians! Hail Tesak!'

Russian President Vladimir Putin grimaces during an annual expanded Prosecutor General's Office meeting, March 26,2024, in Moscow, Russia

Checks were carried out by armed and masked Russian guards and military enlistment officers, before at least 40 people were hauled away from the Wildberries warehouse

The group reportedly ally with neo-Nazi Maxim Martsinkevich, nicknamed Tesak, meaning Machete, who died from 'asphyxia' in a Russian jail in 2020.

The scared woman said: 'It was 6.30 pm. I was waiting for the train… Very young guys…came up to me.

Putin says Moscow concert gunman were 'radical Islamists' but refuses to say they were from ISIS - as he insists the terrorists had been trying to 'flee to Ukraine'  

'One of them, the most active one, took a metal bat out of his jacket and showed me.

'They surrounded me and began to humiliate me… They called me names from the platform based on my nationality and appearance.'

She said no-one came to her aid.

Two of those threatening her were detained today and face questioning.

On Telegram, migrants from Tajikistan have shared messages expressing fears the community in Russia will suffer for the Crocus attack, as reported by the BBC.

Sharing their concern over retributive attacks, one said: 'Please, God, let [the attackers] be Ukrainian instead.'

Russia's Federal Security Service, or the FSB, said it had arrested 11 people the day after the attack, including four suspected gunmen.

Moscow's Basmanny District Court identified the four suspects behind the attack as Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, 32; Saidakrami Rachabalizoda, 30; Shamsidin Fariduni, 25; and Mukhammadsobir Faizov, 19. 

The four men, identified as Tajik nationals, appeared in a Moscow court on Sunday on terrorism charges and showed signs of severe beatings.

One appeared to be barely conscious during the hearing.

The men were charged with committing a group terrorist attack resulting in the death of others. The offence carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.

They were all ordered to be held in pre-trial custody until May 22.

Mirzoyev and Rachabalizoda admitted guilt after being charged, according to AP, citing court officials.

A view of the burned Crocus City Hall concert venue following a terrorist attack, March 25

So far, 140 people have died and the death toll is expected to rise

The terrorists who carried out the attack have all been detained and charged with terrorism

All four of them have been beaten and tortured by Russian security forces

While Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack, President Vladimir Putin has said the four men were arrested while trying to flee to Ukraine.

Kyiv denies any connection to the attack.

READ MORE:  Blundering Belarus dictator Lukashenko destroys Putin's evidence that Zelensky was behind ISIS attack by revealing the terrorists first tried to flee to HIS country, not Ukraine 

Putin has made no reference to ISIS' claims.

US intelligence also said after the attack it had information confirming ISIS was responsible for the attack.

Yesterday, head of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) Alexander Bortnikov bizarrely pinned blame on the United States, Britain and Ukraine.

Speaking after the meeting with the board of the Prosecutor General's Office, he was asked whether the US, Britain and Ukraine were behind the terrorist attack, according to Russian news agency TASS .

'We believe that this is true. In any case, we are now talking about the factual information we have. This is general information, but they have a long record of this sort.'

'What is [Ukraine] expected to do to demonstrate its capability? It is expected to carry out sabotage and terrorist acts in the rear,' he continued.

'This is what both the chiefs of Ukraine's special services and the British special services are aiming at. US special services have repeatedly mentioned this, too.'

The Crocus Concert Hall was attacked by armed gunmen on March 22, when terrorists opened fire on civilians and set the auditorium on fire in Russia's deadliest attack in 20 years.

According to the latest data, 140 people have been confirmed dead as a result of the attack, the most recent dying in hospital today.

A total of 80 people injured in the attack remain hospitalized, the official added, and 205 others have sought outpatient medical assistance.

The Moscow Times reported today as many as 360 had been injured in the attack.

Three days before the attack, Putin denounced the U.S. Embassy's March 7 notice urging Americans to avoid crowds in Moscow , including concerts, calling it an attempt to frighten Russians and 'blackmail' the Kremlin ahead of the presidential election.

After Britain echoed the notice, Kremlin mouthpieces accused both of 'complicity' if terrorists did hit Moscow.

A view shows the burning Crocus City Hall concert hall following the shooting incident in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow, on March 22, 2024

ISIS' news agency Amaq released sickening a 90-second selfie video of the attack that is too graphic for MailOnline to share

The news of a terror warning on March 7 came only hours after the FSB claimed to have thwarted an ISIS plot to slaughter Jews in a Moscow synagogue.

It was unclear whether the events are linked.

According to the FSB, a large cache of weapons and bomb parts were found during a raid on an Islamic State cell in Kaluga, southwest of the capital.

Russian state media reported militants had been gearing up to shoot Jewish worshippers at a synagogue in the capital before security officials stormed the premises and gunned them down.

'While being arrested, the terrorists put up armed resistance to the Russian FSB officers, and as a result were neutralised by return fire,' the Russian state-owned TASS news agency quoted the security service as saying in a statement.

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