Nairobi — The upcoming Friendship Ice Hockey League on January 3-7 has the potential to enhance Kenya’s reputation as a sports tourism destination, Kenya Ice Lions first vice president Ali Kilanga has said. Kilanga said the visit to the country by two international teams from the United States and Canada will provide an opportunity to […]
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The Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) will maintain its monetary policy rate relaxed at 2 percent during the first quarter of 2023 while keeping a close eye on international developments for quick response if needed. On December 29, CBS’ board decided to maintain an accommodative stance in its monetary policy rates having taken into account […]
Nairobi — Bungoma Senator David Wakoli Wafula has been sworn in during a special sitting convened by Senate Speaker Amason Kingi. The former Kiswahili teacher at Milimani Primary School was escorted into the Senate Chamber by Nandi Senator Samson Cherergei and Kwale Senator Issa Boy Juma. Wakoli of Ford Kenya party was declared winner of […]
Nairobi — The Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) has obtained orders to freeze assets worth Sh62 million belonging to Ministry of Transport senior deputy director David Kinyae Isika in a corruption probe. Kinyae is a director supply chain management and a number of assets and companies he owns are affected by the order. The […]
Nyahururu — An illegal distillery that manufactures and packages counterfeit alcoholic products was shut down Thursday in Nyahururu town. The plant located at an expansive residential property in Mamboleo village, packages fast moving cheap spirits sold in local wines and spirits outlets. In a raid conducted by detectives and officials from KRA based in Nakuru, […]
Nairobi — Tributes continue to flow for the late veteran newscaster Catherine Kasavuli who passed away on Thursday after a long struggle with Cervical Cancer. First Lady Racheal Ruto eulogized Kasavuli as a woman of great distinction and accomplishment, who throughout her career, consistently demonstrated a strong work ethic, poise, and professionalism. Interior Cabinet Secretary […]
Nairobi — An anti terror court will today rule on whether Standard journalist Laban-Cliff Onserio will be charged for possession of stun grenade and a police pocket phone. The court had last Friday ordered the detention of Onserio for more three days as probe into claims of terrorism goes on. But the court directed the […]
President Yoweri Museveni has told the people of Kiruhura and Kazo to stop lamenting about bad roads in the districts as the cause of their poverty but instead focus on doing things that will improve their household incomes. The president accompanied by the First Lady, Janet Kataha Museveni was meeting farmers and leaders of Kiruhura […]
HOUSE of representatives in Zanzibar have been cited as key drives for an ambitious Blue Economy programme in Zanzibar. Deputy Speaker of the Zanzibar House of Representatives, Mgeni Hassan Juma, stated this when she officiated at the opening of capacity building workshop on various Blue Economy instruments’ (proposed legislation) for the Members of the Zanzibar […]
TANZANIA’s plan to become a medical tourism hub is slowly but surely becoming a reality after the government’s grand move to expand the Jakaya Kikwete Cardiovascular Institute (JKCI) to its 50,000 square metre of land at Mloganzila in the outskirt of Dar es Salaam. Envisioned to be the centre of excellence in East Africa and […]
THE Russian-Tanzania Cultural Centre has urged filmmakers and stage performers to use storybooks for kids and adults to compose their creative works as the books carry educative contents. Speaking with ‘Daily News’, the Russian House Administrator, Bernard Sepetu highlighted that the centre opens doors for artists to rehearse and perform dramas at their theatre. Among […]
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Tanzania: Cashew Production Up By 14%
CASHEW NUT production has increased by 14 per cent in the past two years following various steps taken by the government and other stakeholders to boost the crop farming. According to Cashewnut Board of Tanzania (CBT) Director General Mr Francis Mwakabumbe, the production of raw cashews has increased from 210,786.804 tonnes in 2020/2021 to 240,158.752 […]
HUMAN rights defender organisation has crowned an aboriginal daughter, Ms Mesha Pius Singolyo after becoming a champion of change for the year 2022. The girl waged a spirited war against child marriages within the Maasai community. “Mesha Pius Singolyo, an activist against child marriage, is the 2022 Champion of Change and I am honoured to […]
Rachel Nyiramandwa, one of the known oldest people in Rwanda has died of illness at 110 years of age. Commonly known as “The Listener”, she lived in Ngiryi, a small village tucked away in Gasaka Sector in the hills of Nyamagabe, approximately four hours from Kigali. In August this year, President Paul Kagame responded to […]
The Rwandan government has once again expressed concern over the detention of two citizens accused of being spies in DR Congo. Two Rwandan citizens, Juvenal Nshimiyimana and Moses Mushabe, who work for a Geneva-based non-profit organisation, were arrested in August by the Congolese National Intelligence Agency (ANR). In a statement to the BBC on Friday, […]
Nairobi — Veteran Television News Anchor Catherine Kasavuli is dead. Kasavuli who reigned the airwaves succumbed to cervical cancer at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) on Thursday evening. Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) Acting Managing Editor Samuel Editor confirmed Kasavuli’s death. More to follow..
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has said that armed raids in a region of South Sudan plagued by ethnic clashes have forced around 30,000 civilians to flee their homes. According to OCHA, armed men from Jonglei state, an eastern region beset by gun violence, attacked communities in nearby Greater Pibor […]
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Tanzanian Footballers Mourn Pele
Tanzania football players have joined the rest of the world to mourn Brazilian football legend Pele who passed away on Thursday aged 82. He has left behind series of world cup records which without doubt will take long time to be broken and this is what makes him exceptional. Taifa Stars skipper Mbwana Samatta is […]