In a stirring call for unity and national progress, Hon. Shadrack Okindo, the UDA chairman Mombasa county has reached out to a section of Mount Kenya leaders, urging them to shift their focus from divisive politics and instead throw their full support behind their political kingpin H.E Rigathi Gachagua who currently serves as the Deputy…
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30 years on Rwanda genocide victims still being found
Around 100 volunteers, many wearing face masks and rubber gloves, turn over the red soil in Ngoma village with a sombre determination as a crowd watches on from a slope above. Skulls, teeth and other shards of bone are placed carefully into plastic bags while shoes and tattered clothing — possible clues to identify loved…
Afcon 2023: Tanzania suspend manager Adel Amrouche after eight-match Caf ban
ADVERTISEMENT Afcon 2023: Tanzania suspend manager Adel Amrouche after eight-match Caf ban Share Tanzania have suspended manager Adel Amrouche after he was given an eight-match ban and fined $10,000 by the Confederation of African Football (Caf). The sanction was imposed after officials from the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (RMFF) contacted Caf to complain about remarks…
IMF approves $685m new funding to Kenya
THURSDAY JANUARY 18 2024 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has approved the disbursement of Ksh109.8billion ($684.7 million) to Kenya. The approval made on Wednesday follows the completion of the sixth reviews of Kenya’s multi-year arrangement with the fund under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Extended Fund Facility (ECF) and the…
Kenya to charge Shakahola cult leader, members with murder, terrorism
The DPP said his office had reviewed the case file submitted by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and found sufficient evidence to lay charges against 95 suspects, including the cult leader Paul Mackenzie, arrested in connection with the tragedy. “Upon thorough analysis of the evidence, the DPP is satisfied that there is sufficient evidence to prosecute…
Pullout of UN peacekeepers has started, DR Congo says.
The withdrawal of UN peacekeepers from the Democratic Republic of Congo “has commenced”, the foreign minister announced on Saturday, with completion due by the end of the year. The DRC called for the withdrawal despite United Nations concern about violence in the eastern part of the country. The UN Security Council voted in December to…
Ruto, Museveni to meet over fuel import dispute
East African Community and Regional Development Cabinet Secretary (CS) Peninah Malonza confirmed that the two leaders had scheduled a meeting to diplomatically mend fences over Kenya’s decision to block Uganda’s use of its pipeline to transport fuel. Uganda had applied to use Kenya’s pipeline to transport its fuel from the port of Mombasa directly to…
Uproar after president brands courts “corrupt”
Kenya’s president William Ruto has come under heavy criticism following comments he made on the country’s judiciary. Speaking at a a function on Tuesday, Ruto said that “corrupt” judges were conspiring with “cartels” to frustrate his administration’s projects. Since taking office in September 2022, the president has introduced two hugely unpopular new taxes amid a…
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