A Kenyan woman swallowed an engagement ring that was placed in her food when the family and her boyfriend had planned a surprise engagement party in Gongoni, Tana River County, Kenya. The day started well with family members preparing food and she was tasked with preparing a special dish. Her …
Read More »Rwandan authorities ban sale of unrefrigerated meat
Rwandan authorities on Tuesday announced a ban on traders selling unrefrigerated meat for at least 24 hours, local media reported. According to the National Agency for Quality Control, Competition and Consumer Protection (Rica), fresh meat that has not been refrigerated contains organisms that can transmit diseases to consumers. “The consequences …
Read More »US Secretary of State expected in Ethiopia and Niger
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is travelling to Africa for a two-nation tour – the latest in a series of visits to the continent by top American officials, reports said. Security, a ravaging drought and the jihadist threat in the Sahel will be the focus of Mr Blinken’s visit …
Read More »Lightning kills two football players in western Kenya
Two football players died after being struck by lightning while playing a match in Kisii county in western Kenya, local media reported. Two other players were taken to hospital for emergency treatment after they got injuries during the weekend tournament. A football federation official was quoted as saying that the …
Read More »Ugandan parliament introduces anti-gay bill
Ugandan lawmakers on Thursday introduced legislation to Parliament that proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relations in a country where homosexuality is already illegal, defying criticism from human rights groups. Ms Anita Among, the speaker of Parliament, referred the Bill to a House committee for scrutiny, the first step in …
Read More »Uganda plans to start nuclear power generation by 2031
Uganda said on Thursday it expects to start generating at least 1000 megawatts (MW) from nuclear power by 2031 as it moves to diversify its sources of electricity and accelerate its energy transition, a key part of its climate change response, Reuters reported. Uganda has uranium deposits and President Yoweri …
Read More »Ugandan villagers flog cousins in incest cleansing ritual
Two cousins have been subjected to flogging in a cleansing ritual aimed at shielding the community from generational curses after being caught red-handed in a sexual relationship in the Eastern Uganda. The duo were found in the man’s house after suspicions that they were involved in a sexual affair. The cousins …
Read More »Uganda’s parliament Speaker promises to pass anti-gay bill at all costs
Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, said the anti-gay bill would be tabled and dealt with quickly at “whatever the cost”. Ms Among made the remarks after the architect of the Bill, Mr Asuman Basalirwa, was unable to table the Bill for first reading yesterday because the Ministry of Finance …
Read More »Ugandan authorities close main road after bomb threat
Uganda’s police on Wednesday briefly closed a busy expressway that connects the capital, Kampala, to the country’s main airport after a security scare, local, media reported. A bomb squad was deployed to conduct an investigation along the Entebbe expressway before it was cleared for public use, according to tweets by …
Read More »‘England will no longer lead Anglican Church’ – Kenyan bishop says
The archbishop of the Anglican Church of Kenya said England will no longer be the leader of the global Anglican Church following a change in teaching to allow priests to marry same-sex couples. Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit told a local television station that the Church’s teaching that homosexuality is a …
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