East Africa

Kenya pushes one-pub-per-town order to fight alcoholism

Kenya pushes one-pub-per-town order to fight alcoholism

Kenya’s deputy president has ordered government administrators in the country’s central region to enforce a one-pub-per-town directive that was issued last week. Rigathi Gachagua also wants entertainment joints in the region to only operate between 17:00 to 23:00 in new measures meant to deal with alcoholism. There are fears the …

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Ugandan police arrest 20 Arsenal fans for ‘Premier League’ trophy parade

Ugandan police arrest 20 Arsenal fans for 'Premier League' trophy parade

Police in Ugandan city of Jinja have detained at least 20 supporters of English Premier League football side, Arsenal, over a trophy parade on the city’s streets following the club’s 3-2 defeat inflicted on rivals, Manchester United on Sunday, Dailymonitor reported. The arrests come after Arsenal fans were jubilant in …

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