Eric Omondi was recently arrested while participating in protests in Kenya. Reports indicate he was detained for his involvement in demonstrations, highlighting his activism and the broader societal issues being protested. Eric Omondi, a charismatic young activist with a passion for justice, found himself at the forefront of a movement that would change Kenya forever….
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Kenya’s Ruto ready for ‘conversation’ with protesters.
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…
UN calls on militants in eastern DR Congo to ‘immediately cease’ civilian attacks.
UN peacekeepers have begun deploying troops in additional areas of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to address a fresh surge of violence from various armed groups. Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said on Wednesday that the decision to deploy troops came after members of the Zaire and CODECO armed groups…
Kenya Pastor’s Church Burnt, Maliciously Prosecuted in a Land Dispute – Bishop Joseph Molema speaks to HICGI News Agency in Hide.
By Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin – updated at 0215 EAT Time on Saturday 15th June 2024 KISI, KENYA – A local Bishop in Nyamira, Kisi- Kenya, Joseph Molema Alfayo is in a hideout after a High Court in Nyamira issued a warrant of arrest against him for failing to pay KSH 700,000 (U$ 5400) compensation to…
Leading opposition leader barred from Rwanda’s presidential race ,Diane Rwigara.
Diane Rwigara, a vocal critic of Rwandan President Kagame, has been disqualified from running in the upcoming presidential election next month. Only Mr Kagame and two other politicians – Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party and independent Philippe Mpayimana – were cleared by the electoral body. Ms Rwigara, who was also disqualified from the…
African court gives Tanzania ultimatum to scrap death penalty.
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights has reiterated its longstanding order to Tanzania to revoke the death penalty in line with the continental charter on the right to life. Delivering judgment on two separate cases, the court sitting in Arusha emphasised again that mandatory capital punishment was a violation of the African Charter…
Veronica Nduva set for swearing-in as EAC Secretary-General on Friday.
Veronica Nduva, President William Ruto’s nominee for the Secretary-General of the East African Community (EAC), will be inaugurated on Friday during the bloc’s Heads of State Summit. Kenya’s nominee judge for the East African Court of Justice Zablon Muruka Mokua will also be appointed to the First Instance Division on the same day. Mr Mokua,…
Love Binti empowers girls in East Africa and fights period poverty.
After discovering, during her volunteer work in 2015, that some girls in Kenya miss and even drop out of school because they cannot afford sanitary pads, Sara Liu (劉兆雯) began thinking about how she could help. Shortly after, she founded “Love Binti” in 2015. “As a girl growing up in Taiwan, I never imagined that…
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