Some activists have expressed discontent over Hungarian President, Katalin Novák, who on Monday, July 17 attended the opening ceremony of the ongoing Women Deliver Conference. The criticism centered mainly on her stand on different issues including abortion and LGBTQ+ rights, especially back when she was the Minister of Family in her country. Novák attended the […]
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The UK government’s Department for Immigration & Passports, Drugs Policy, Crime, Fire, Counter-terrorism & Police has announced the passage of the illegal Migration Bill, which aims to ensure that individuals entering the UK illegally will have no right to stay and will be returned to their home country or a safe third country. According to […]
Nairobi — The Azimio La Umoja One Kenya signature collection drive to remove President William Ruto from the helm of power has now hit 6 million signatures. Narc Kenya Leader Martha Karua urged the Kenyans to support the initiative by visiting the Azimio La Umoja portal to submit their signatures. “We are pleased to announce […]
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Kenya: Mama Ngina’s Security Withdrawn
Nairobi — The security detail of former First Lady Mama Ngina Kenyatta has been withdrawn at her Muthaiga and Gatundu homes. The security detail was recalled on Tuesday at about 5.00pm when the Administrative Police and General Service Units (GSU) guarding her were withdrawn. She initially had a total of 30 officers guarding all her […]
Nairobi — Kenya’s capital Nairobi was largely deserted Wednesday as Opposition warned of mass protests against the high cost of living. Shops remained closed and there was heavy security patrols across the city as well as other towns of Kisumu, Nakuru, Mombasa, Kisii among others even after the government outlawed the protests called by Opposition […]
AGRICULTURE Minister, Mr Hussein Bashe has been moved by the youths under the government’s Building a Better Tomorrow: Youth Initiative for Agribusiness (BBT-YIA) programme who have started harvesting and selling their produce from the farms. The youths have been selling their produce at the Bihawana Youth Training Centre in Dodoma. Speaking to some of the […]
Zanzibar — PLANS are underway for the Zanzibar government to construct a seawall of about 500 metres to protect ‘Mkumbuu City ruins’ from being washed away by rising sea levels. The city is believed to have existed in the 11th century and it is one of the key tourists’ attraction sites in Pemba Islands. Some […]
THE chairperson of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi Women Wing (CWT), Ms Mary Chatanda has urged residents of Kilwa in Lindi region to protect construction project of the fishing port, whose completion will unleash economic potentials and create employments for them. Ms Chatanda made the remark recently when she visited Kilwa district to inspect the implementation […]
Khartoum — Sudanese economists estimate the economic loss caused by the ongoing war over the past three months at $9 billion, or roughly $100 million per day, while the value of property and goods plundered is estimated at another $40 billion. Economist Haisam Fathi told Radio Dabanga that these estimates are based on research conducted […]
Khartoum — Heavy bombing in Sudan’s central cities by the Sudanese Air Force whilst the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) respond with anti-aircraft missiles. Civilian deaths and injuries have been reported as a result of the intensified fighting, which is seriously impacting already-troubled healthcare facilities. The Sudanese air force continued their bombardment of neighbourhoods in the […]
Harare — Due to inadequate evidence provided by the prosecution, a Kenyan court has acquitted a notorious self-styled preacher who claimed he could assist infertile couples in conceiving “miracle babies” through prayer, Al Jazeera reports. Gilbert Deya was declared not guilty on Julu 17 by Senior Principal Magistrate Robison Ondieki of the Milimani high court, […]
The opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has announced that it will continue with its plans for internal elections, despite facing resistance from a faction of leaders calling for a postponement. brahim Ssemujju Nganda, in a parallel meeting organised yesterday, revealed that some FDC leaders opposed the internal election, accusing Secretary General Nandala Mafabi of […]
Kira Municipality MP Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda and his group are allegedly strategising for the return of Dr. Kizza Besigye to active politics, according to sources within the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) These sources claim that loyalists of Besigye, including MP Ssemujju Nganda, Erias Lukwago, and Ingrid Turinawe, are plotting his comeback. The tensions within […]
President Yoweri Museveni under the advice of Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has appointed six acting registrars of the High Court. The registrars appointed are; Pamela Ocaya, Prossy Katushabe and James Mawanda Others are; Allen Owembabazi and Thadius Tumwebaze and Simon Zirintusa. The appointment was confirmed in a statement dated July 17, by the judiciary. Commenting […]
Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, the Kira Municipality MP has threatened to reveal the secret dealings of Forum for Democratic Change(FDC) president Patrick Oboi Amuriat and the secretary general Nathan Nandala Mafabi with President Museveni if provoked. The Amuriat faction on Monday demanded that Ssemujju apologise for holding an illegal assembly and step down as the party […]
KWALE, Kenya, Jul 17 – The death toll from the Shakahola cult massacre has risen to 403 after 12 more bodies were exhumed. According to Coast Regional Commissioner Rhoda Onyancha, exhumations are set to resume tomorrow. Onyancha says so far, 37 more suspects have been rescued with 258 DNA samples having been analysed. Police are […]
Jowhar, Somalia — President Hassan Sheikh lands in Jowhar, HirShabelle state headquarters while the government is planning the 2nd phase of the military operation to get rid of Al-Shabaab. The head of state was welcomed at the airport by President Ali Guudlawe and other officials and was escorted to the presidency where talks are currently […]
Las Anod, Somalia — Heavy fighting again erupted in the town of Lasanod on Saturday following UN calls for a ceasefire and an immediate cessation of the hostilities. Local forces [SSC] in Lasanod accused Somaliland troops of launching the early morning attack from the eastern side in the latest attempt to retake the Sool regional […]