Kenya’s President William Ruto said Sunday that he was ready for “a conversation” with thousands of “peaceful” young protesters who held nationwide demonstrations this week to oppose proposed tax increases. Organized on social media and led largely by Gen-Z Kenyans who have livestreamed the demonstrations, the protests have caught Ruto’s government off-guard, as discontent mounts…
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A 12-year-old girl took action against period poverty.
A 12-year-old girl in Germany was so touched by the inspirational work of South African period poverty campaigner Tamara Magwashu that she managed to organise a large charitable donation. Caity Cutter was moved to do something after being shocked to learn from aBBC article about Ms magwasu that 30% of girls in South Africa did not…
Israeli defence minister Gallant heads to US for ‘critical’ talks on Gaza war, arms delays, Lebanon.
Israel’s defence minister has flown to meet senior Biden administration officials in Washington for what he has described as “critical” talks over the twin conflicts with Hamas in Gaza and Hezborah in Lebanon. Yoav Gallant, accompanied by the Israeli Defense Forces’ deputy chief of staff, will meet the US defence secretary, Lloyd Austin, as well as the secretary…
Senior Citizens Talk Special Guests- Aminah Nassali & Ambassador Francis Maberi; SDGs Agenda
On The Senior Citizens Talk today with Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin are Special Guests- Aminah Nassali, President of The Uganda Youth Coalition for SDGs & Africa SDGs Ambassador Francis Maberi. The duo discuss a Voluntary National Review Report on SDGs, Performance of SDGs, Funding of SDGs, Contribution to United United Nations, Data collection for SDGs, and…
Protests in Kenya escalating,as police clashing with anti-tax demonstrators.
Kenyan police clashed with anti-tax protesters in Nairobi, as demonstrations spread across the country, including to the president’s hometown of Eldoret. Anti-riot police, some on horseback, fired tear gas to disperse crowds of protesters on the streets of Nairobi. There were similar protests in other cities and major towns across the country – including Nakuru,…
American airline suspended its staff after removing black men from a flight.
Several American Airlines employees have been placed on leave due to their involvement in an incident where black passengers were removed from a flight following a complaint about body odor. Three passengers filed a lawsuit against the carrier in May, alleging racial discrimination in the incident that occurred on 5 January. In a note to…
The Life of Senior Citizen John Musinguzi Rujoki and how he has Transformed Uganda Revenu Authority
By Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin In our Series Senior Citizen today we bring you John Musinguzi Rujoki a Ugandan mathematician and corporate executive who serves as the Commissioner-General of the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), effective 2 April 2020. Musinguzi was born in Rubirizi, Uganda circa 1973. After attending local primary school, he was admitted to Ntare…
EU-funded Egyptian forces ‘rounding up and deporting Sudanese refugees’.
The Egyptian authorities have used EU-funded security forces in a campaign of mass arrests and forcible deportations against refugees from the Sudan war, according to a human rights group report. Amnesty International found Egypt “forcibly returned an estimated 800 Sudanese detainees between January and March 2024, who were all denied the possibility to claim asylum”….
