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,…
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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”….
Mass arrests in Kenya as angry citizens protest against tax hikes.
Protests have erupted in parts of Kenya, with hundreds detained by police as citizens rejected planned tax hikes in the East African nation already grappling with escalating living costs. Civil society groups said that at least 283 people have been arrested since Tuesday as protests flared over the proposed hikes. The government faced backlash in…
Putin and Kim sign historic pack, pledging mutual support and cooperation.
Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un have signed an agreement pledging that Russia and North Korea will help each other in the event of “aggression” against either country. The Russian president made the announcement following talks with Mr Kim during a lavish visit to Pyongyang, his first since 2000. Mr Kim said it took their…
Bank of Uganda takes a decisive action on Mercantile Credit Bank.
Uganda’s central bank on Tuesday suspended the operations, Mercantile Credit Bank Limited (MCBL), one of the country’s biggest microfinance institutions, saying the bank was undercapitalised, posing a risk to customer deposits. The bank is one of five licensed microfinance credit institutions supervised by the central Bank of Uganda. The Bank of Uganda took action because…
Kenyan rose up against proposed taxes on bread, cooking oil and mobile money.
Kenya’s government has scrapped some proposed taxes in this year’s controversial finance bill, including a 16% levy on bread, after a public outcry. The announcement by MPs came as police fired tear gas and used water cannon to try to disperse angry protesters in the capital, Nairobi. Dozens of people have been arrested, and lawyers…
