At exactly 2:02 pm, an Ethiopian Airlines plane that was carrying the body of the former Speaker of Parliament Jacob L’okori Oulanyah, touched base at Entebbe International Airport, Daily Monitor reports. The Vice President Jessica Alupo, Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo, Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa, cabinet ministers, …
Read More »Kenya: cities affected by major fuel shortages
Several towns in Kenya are suffering from fuel shortages and some petrol stations in the capital, Nairobi, are turning away motorists after running out of fuel, local media reported. Reports say the crisis may have been triggered by reduced imports by big oil marketing companies – who are wary that …
Read More »Kenya: Ukraine asks for donations to support war
The Ukrainian embassy in Kenya is seeking donations to support the country’s war against Russia and save the lives of the affected people. The embassy said the initiative followed “many requests” it had received from Kenyans keen on donating to the cause. It has opened two fundraising bank accounts and …
Read More »Kenya: Supreme court blocks President’s constitutional amendments
Supreme Court in Kenya on Thursday blocked sweeping constitutional changes proposed by President Uhuru Kenyatta, the court said. Through a majority ruling, the court has declared the process unconstitutional. Read also: Kenya: Supreme court to rule on president’s constitutional change Opponents say President Kenyatta’s proposition was an attempt to expand …
Read More »Kenya: Supreme court to rule on president’s constitutional change
Kenya’s top court on Thursday stopped President Uhuru Kenyatta’s divisive bid to make sweeping constitutional changes which opponents say was an attempt to widen the presidency’s powers and has dominated early campaigning for an election in August, Reuters reports. His estranged deputy and presidential candidate William Ruto has charged the …
Read More »Kenya: policeman filmed ejecting driver from car (video)
Kenyan police say they have taken disciplinary action against a policeman filmed forcing his way into a private car through a window on a busy road in the capital, Nairobi. The incident, which has been shared widely on social media, was captured by a local TV crew in Nairobi’s central …
Read More »Uganda: President Museveni’s son praises Rwandan President Paul Kagame
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s son, Lieutenant General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has praised Rwandan President Paul Kagame, for whom he says he has boundless respect. Mr. Muhoozi on Twitter, praises the Rwandan President not only for his military genius but also for his transformation of the Rwandan economy: I have limitless respect …
Read More »Uganda: late Jacob Oulanyah to rest in an unfinished house
The family of the late Jacob Oulanyah, the former Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament, who died in the United States, has said his body will spend a night in his unfinished mansion in Omoro District before burial, Ugandan Monitor reports. Oulanyah, 56, represented Omoro in the 11th Parliament and, according to …
Read More »Kenya: 16 taxi drivers freed in sexual assault case
Sixteen suspects – including motorcyclists accused of sexually assaulting a diplomat in Kenya’s capital Nairobi – have been released, local media reported. The prosecution said it had no evidence to charge the 16 suspects who were arrested and detained about two weeks ago. The main suspect in this case, Zachariah …
Read More »Rwanda needs more funds to keep troops in Mozambique
Rwanda said it needs additional funding to keep its troops in northern Cabo Delgado region in Mozambique where they are fighting Islamist militants. Rwandan High Commissioner to Mozambique said they had asked the European Union for financial support for the troops to bring the situation in the region under control, …
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