Updated at 101 EAT on 4 February 2022. MPs passed the bill which will regulate the relationship between landlords and tenants Parliament has passed the Landlord and Tenants bill, 2021 that permits the landlords to access the tenants’ premises and take possession of the property to recover accumulated rent arrears.This has however, been conditioned on…
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EU imposes Sanctions on Mali’s Coup leaders.
By http://twitter.com/FaithNamagembe Updated at 1009 EAT on 5 February 2022. The European Union has placed targeted sanctions on several senior figures of Mali’s transitional government, including the prime minister, citing delayed elections and a lack of reforms. Others sanctioned included top military commanders who removed former Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in August 2020, the…
Sudan protesters block Road to egypt.
The ongoing closure of the highway connecting Sudan to Egypt by the Sudanese resistance committees of the north has entered its ninth day. Sudanese protesters in the northern state have erected several barricades along the road connecting the two countries and have disrupted the movement of Egyptian-owned vehicles returning to Egypt with Sudanese livestock or…
Guinea-Bissau launches investigations into foiled coup.
President Umaro Sissoco Embalo survived a gun attack on Tuesday that also claimed 11 lives, the Guinea-Bissau government says. By Faith Barbara Namagembe updated at 0753 EAT on 3 February 2022. Guinea-Bissau has launched a major investigation into a foiled attempt to overthrow President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, who survived a gun attack on Tuesday in…
The Horn of Africa is threatened by drought as millions of people are at risk
Updated at 1758 EAT on Wednesday 2nd February 2022 Somalia, Kenya, and now Ethiopia have raised the alarm about the latest climate shock to a fragile region traversed by herders and others trying to keep their animals, and themselves, alive. In Ethiopia’s Somali region, people have seen the failures of what should have been three…
Uganda and Rwanda get confused over the border between them
Updated on 2/2/2022 at 1213 EAT Uganda and Rwanda got confused over the border between them after last week’s reopening announcement. The border between the two countries has been closed since February 2019. Rwandans however were complaining that they were not allowed to cross while Ugandans were also reporting delays at the Gatuna border post. …
Uganda’s Rolex sets Guiness world record.
By Emmanuel Onyango & Miriam WatsembaBBC News, Nairobi. The world’s largest rolex weighs 204.6kg (32st 3lb) and is 2.32m (10ft 6in) long. If you’re struggling to imagine how that could fit on your wrist then forget the Swiss watch brand and think East African street food. As Ugandans have been known to say: “We don’t…
After warning of possible attack; Kenya beefs up security
Police operations come after several European embassies warned of risk of possible attacks. Published On 28 January EAT 2044 by HICGI NewsAgency Police in Kenya say they have beefed up security after several European countries warned of the risk of possible attacks and urged their nationals to avoid public places. Heavily armed officers were seen…
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