East Africa

Ugandan security forces are holding Dr Lawrence Muganga, a Rwandan descent over allegations of espionage and illegally staying in the country, army spokesperson Brig-Gen Flavia Byekwaso has said. Dr Lawrence Muganga, who is the vice-chancellor of the privately owned Victoria University, was picked up by plain-clothed officers from his office …

Kenya police are investigating a case in which three students were tied to a tree as punishment for absenteeism. Two senior teachers were questioned at Thiru Primary School in Laikipia County, central Kenya, about the incident. The incident sparked anger among Kenyans. Local television station NTV says the learners are …

Rwanda is mourning one of its most famous rappers, known as Jay Polly. He has died at the age of 33 in a hospital in Kigali. From his real name Joshua Tuissimier, Jay Polly was in jail awaiting trial on drug charges, and was rushed to hospital early on Thursday …

Kenya’s customs authorities have given importers of unclaimed items up to the end of the month to pay relevant fees or risk them being auctioned or destroyed, local Business Daily news site reports. The items including sex toys, civilian drones and shisha pipes have “clogged” warehouses at the main airport …

Ugandan Education and Sports Minister Janet Museveni said on August 30 that God was using her to transform the education sector and reiterated that “the quality of education is and will continue to change for the better”. In a statement carried by government newspaper, the New Vision, Ms Museveni, who …

About 100,000 Kenyans have not yet received a second dose of the Covid vaccine and many are thought to be holding out for the arrival of other vaccines which they judge to be more effective. The head of Kenya’s vaccine task force warns that many Kenyans risk becoming severely ill …

Charles Mchacha, Malawi’s former irrigation minister was arrested for paying his honeymoon expenses with public funds. He is alleged to have used ministry money for a top hotel suite for him and his bride in Blantyre after their wedding. Two other senior government officials were also arrested by the anti-corruption …

Crimes continue to increase in the Ugandan city of Masaka where assailants killed 20th person in one month. It is about a 47-years-old man, murdered by machete wielding criminals Thursday night in Masaka Sub-region. The deceased who has been identified by authorities as Madi Mulindwa was killed at his new …

A fisherman died while another survived Wednesday in the Ugandan district of Buliisa after failing to swim on Lake Albert. They feared they would be stopped by soldiers and feared their equipment would be burnt. They reportedly had gone to hide their fishing boats in fear of arrests and their gear …

The collapse of a crane at a building site in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital left at least eight people dead and several others wounded. Two of those killed were Chinese nationals, local media reports. The accident, at the site where a 14-storey student hostel was being built, happened as the …