Nairobi — Kenya Airways(KQ) may not be able to meet its salary obligations this month if the ongoing pilots strike persists. KQ CEO Allan Kilavuka in a passionate plea has called on the Pilots to let common sense prevail and call off their strike as the paralysis at the airways is a doubled aged sword […]
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Luanda — Top diplomats from Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, who met Saturday in Luanda under the mediation of Angola, decided to maintain the path of dialogue for the solution to the political tension between the two countries. The decision is expressed in the final communiqué of the meeting held in the […]
In cognizance that food systems in Africa are becoming more corporate controlled and market -oriented by the day; it begs the question whether Kenya fell prey to these monopolistic predators.The decision by the Kenyan government to lift the moratorium effected in 2012, against the open cultivation and importation of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs); has thrown […]
Government has extended the initial 21-day lockdown in the two districts of Mubende and Kassanda by an extra three weeks, until late this month as part of efforts to curb the spread of the Ebola virus. Last month, President Museveni announced a 21 day lockdown in the two districts in which there is no movement […]
MOGADISHU – In support of the Federal Government of Somalia’s ongoing operations against al-Shabaab, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense strike against al-Shabaab militants who were attacking Somali National Army forces near Cadale, Somalia, on Nov. 3, 2022. The command’s initial assessment is that the Somalia National Army-requested strike killed 15 attacking al-Shabaab militants […]
The multibillion euro East African crude oil pipeline project, being financed by France’s TotalEnergies and the China National offshore Company, will produce far more carbon emissions than claimed, new data shows. Currently under construction, the EACOP pipeline will transport oil hundreds of kilometres from Uganda to a port in Tanzania. The US-based Climate Accountability Institute […]
Authorities in Entebbe Municipality have banned outdoor megaphone community radios commonly known as bizindalo over noise pollution. In a November, 1 notice to all operators and proprietors, all open air megaphones in Division B in Entebbe Municipality have been banned following complaints from the general public about noise pollution accruing from unregulated sound production. ADVERTISEMENT […]
Nairobi — NARC-Kenya party leader Martha Karua was on August 9, 2022, poised to become Kenya’s first female Deputy President since independence but as fate would have it, this was never to be. Karua was the running mate to Raila Odinga under the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Alliance ticket in which they narrowly lost […]
Nairobi — Tanzania’s Precision Air has plunged into Lake Victoria with dozens of passengers on board, officials said. Local authorities said the plane had departed the capital Dar es Salam to Bukoba on the shores of Lake Victoria which is Africa’s largest lake. Rescuers were racing against time to save lives but there was no […]
Mogadishu, Somalia — A suicide bomber targeted a military training facility Saturday evening in the southern part of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, killing or wounding several people. Security officials, who spoke by phone with VOA on the condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to media, said the attack took place near the […]
Nairobi — The enforcement and technical team from public health in Nairobi county are now ensuring QuickMart Ruai supermarket remains closed until the management complies with the statutory notice and directives issued by the Nairobi Metropolitan Services. In a letter addressed to them by the NMS through the court intervention, the supermarket management has vowed […]
ZANZIBAR President Dr Hussein Mwinyi has expressed his government commitment to strengthening seaweed farming and called upon the US government to support the efforts, especially by boosting production and value addition of the commercial crop. The president made the remark here on Friday when he held talks with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy […]
Nairobi — Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has termed the strike by Kenya Airways pilots as illegal and an attempt to sabotage the already ailing economy. “The action taken by the pilots, considering the economic challenges and the biting drought is akin to economic sabotage,” Murkomen said on Saturday morning after touring the JKIA airport […]
Nairobi — Two-time World Champion Hellen Obiri will finally make her long awaited debut in the marathon on Sunday in New York, and the former 5,000 track icon says she is excited and jittery ahead of the major milestone. Obiri ran her final race on track as she won silver in the 10,000m at the […]
Nairobi Kenya — Chief Justice Martha Koome says the Judiciary is not operating optimally due to significant budgetary, and human resource constraints. Speaking during the launch of the State of the Judiciary report, Koome said the Judiciary was only given Sh18 billion for the financial year 2021-2022, of which Sh15.9 billion was designated for ongoing […]
A new study published in the Ecological Indicators journal has revealed that the Aldabra Atoll in Seychelles, with its 1720 hectares of mangroves, absorbs 243,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide stored in these forests – nearly half the annual fossil fuel emissions of Seychelles, which stands at 520,000 tonnes. The Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF) said in […]
Addis Ababa — Police in Adama, East Shoa zone of the Oromia Regional State, detained three judges of the Oromia Supreme Court, Eastern Criminal Division, without due process of the law, an informant who is close to the matter but asked to remain anonymous told Addis Standard. The Judges Dessaleny Lammii, Mohamed Jimaa and Abdiisaa […]
Nairobi — Kenya Airways pilots made their threat to go on strike from Saturday, paralyzing their airline’s operations. The airline has said the strike called by the pilots’ union, KALPA will cost it Sh300 million a day and Sh2.1 billion a week, a major blow to an airline already struggling to make profits. Talks between […]