President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a message of condolence and comfort to the families of the victims of the fuel taker fire tragedy in Morogoro town, in the neighbouring country of Tanzania. In his message, President Kenyatta said it was unfortunate for the country to lose citizens in such an unfortunate accident. The President assured […]
Ms Jane Marriott OBE has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Kenya. This announcement was made today by the United Kingdom government on its official website; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/change-of-british-high-commissioner-to-kenya-summer-2019 Ms Jane Marriott OBE has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Kenya in succession to Mr Nic Hailey. Ms Marriott will take
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The Kenyan government has come out to reassure foreigners of their security within the country. This comes days after Starehe Member of Parliament, Hon Jaguar, negatively commented about Tanzanian business community in Kenya; whom he wanted deported. This elicited debate in the Tanzanian National Assembly. Here is the response by Col Cyrus Oguna who is
A section of Ugandans have been irked by the tough Visa requirements that they must fulfill for them to visit the United Kingdom. They now feel that same stringent requirements should be imposed on foreigners visiting Uganda. “We need to address this visa injustice. It’s time we talked about visa reciprocity. If you apply these
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Millions of Algerians have gone to the streets in different regions of the country to demand that : President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (Pictured above) should not go for a 5th term, Social justice and Good governance Dozens of police officers were hurt in clashes between protesters and police in the Algerian capital, as tens of thousands
President Uhuru Kenyatta has today eulogized fallen Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe as an icon of Africa’s liberation struggle and an elder statesman who relentlessly championed for African dignity. The President said the founding father of independent Zimbabwe will forever be remembered for his contribution to the liberation of many African nations which benefitted from the
President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni on Thursday September 12, 2019 witnessed the signing of an agreement aimed at promoting sustainable peace and development among Turkana, Pokot and Karamojong communities. The programme dubbed Cross-Border Sustainable Peace and Development seeks to end hostilities among the three neighboring communities and enhance development in the
The government of eSwatini has come out to strongly term the story on all men being forced into polygamy as fake and an insult to the country. The story that the Polygamous King Mswati III ordered men to have at least two wives or face jail has been trending online for some time now; since
African countries have called for more Public Private Partnership projects between their governments and Japanese entities. In a speech delivered by African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki at the opening ceremony of the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 7), African states advanced that the Public Private Partnerships (PPP) model of development was
Somalia’s Health ministry has called on international partners to relocate it’s functions from Nairobi Kenya to Somalia citing recent detention of top Somalia officials at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, JKIA, in Nairobi. The move comes on the backdrop of the maritime dispute between Somalia and Kenya. Somalia now says it will not participate in
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Kenyans will now be able to sell their avocados in China. This follows a trade deal signed between kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday 25th April, 2019. The signing of the agreement which makes Kenya the first African nation to export avocados to the Asian nation with
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A top critic of Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has been jailed for writing a poem describing the Head of State’s private part. Ugandan university lecturer, Stella Nyanzi who has threatened to strip naked in the recent past shared the poem on her Facebook Status. She has been sentenced for the crime of cyber harassment and
Zimbabwe’s founding leader Robert Mugabe has passed away at 95. The Former Zimbabwe president, who reigned in power from 1980-2017 ,died in a Singapore hospital on Friday Morning 6th Of September 2019. His death was confirmed by the Zimbabwean president Emerson Mnangagwa. “It is with the utmost sadness that I announce the passing on of
Tanzanian President, John Pombe Magufuli, has ordered the country’s army to buy all cashew nuts from farmers, immediately. This comes after the cashew nut dealers failed to buy the produce from farmers. The government had, last week, issued a four day ultimatum to the dealers to buy the cashew nuts. But, the farmers refused to
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Parliament, Tuesday, 2 July 2019 – The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs has urged the Department of Home Affairs, and the Electoral Commission of South Africa to find innovative ways to mitigate against funding pressures that the department and its entities are currently facing. The committee highlighted that funding challenges are a current reality for
Kenya’s bid for one of the non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council got a boost today after several new envoys assured President Uhuru Kenyatta of their countries’ support. The pledges to support Kenya’s candidature for the UNSC seat during the election scheduled for June next year were made at State House, Nairobi, when
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The Select Committee on Trade and Industry, Economic Development, Small Business Development, Tourism, Employment and Labour; of South African Parliament, today met with the Department of Employment and Labour to discuss the latest developments in the road freight and logistics sector, following the torching of trucks driven by foreign nationals on South African roads. The
Kenyan head of state President Uhuru Kenyatta has congratulated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has secured another five-year term after winning a landslide general election victory. Here is President Uhuru’s congratulatory message; “CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO H.E NARENDRA MODI, PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA FROM H. E PRESIDENT UHURU KENYATTA Excellency and Dear
The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) Eastern Africa Regional Office has been operationalized in Nairobi, Kenya. This follows a decision by the African Heads of State and Government who during the 31st Ordinary Session of the African Union Summit, approved the transformation of the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) into the African Union Development
The United States of America, USA, government has revoked the entry visa for the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda. The decision is thought to be the US Government’s response to Ms Bensouda for carrying out investigations on possible war crimes by American forces and their allies in Afghanistan. Ms Bensouda’s office
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