Nairobi — Deputy President William Ruto has asked Garissa residents to look out for their interests first even as they prepare to cast their votes come August 9 2022. The DP urged the residents not to vote for the sake of voting but to ensure that they can trust the people they will vote for […]
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The Health Minister, Dr. Ruth Aceng has warned Ugandans to beware of the resurgence of the Covid pandemic in the country. In a statement on her social media on Sunday, Dr.Aceng said the country has started experiencing an increase in the number of daily infections, just like it was last year in January when the […]
Kajiado — The 2022 edition of the Rhino Charge – an annual off-road 4×4 competition held in support of conservation activities has raised Sh150 million, Sh10 million more than last year. The Rhino Charge competition, which supports the activities of the Rhino Ark Kenya Charitable Trust, was held on Saturday in Mosiro, Kajiado County. A […]
Last week, the first Kampala road safety annual report was launched with Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) leadership committing to continue making the city roads safer for everyone. The report developed by KCCA with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) highlights findings on deaths and injuries from road traffic crashes in […]
ZANZIBAR President Hussein Mwinyi has hailed the role played by Faith Based Organisations (FBOs) in supporting development programmes in the Isles. Dr Mwinyi made the remark over the weekend when he held talks with leaders and members of the Istiqama Community in Zanzibar at the State House, as a continuation of his meetings with various […]
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Tanzania: Anti-Poaching Drive Pays Off
TANZANIA has significantly reduced poaching and illegal harvesting of natural resources due to the government’s robust wildlife protection measures. The Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Dr Pindi Chana, tabling her ministry’s 624bn/- budget estimates for 2022/2023 financial year on Friday in the National Assembly, said that the anti- poaching drive has seen wildlife population […]
THE East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has laid emphasis on creating laws that will improve the business environment in the region. Speaking during the courtesy visit to East African Business Council (EABC) recently, EALA Chairperson Christopher Nduwayo noted that the regional assembly was committed to formulating business-centric laws to spur intra-EAC trade and investments. “EALA […]
Homa Bay — Plans are underway to end the importation of fish into Homa Bay from China, Lakes Turkana and Naivasha that was triggered by the recent deficit of fish in Lake Victoria. Subsequently, a Sub-Saharan fastest-growing fish farm dubbed Victory Farm has put in place new modalities to boost fish production in the region […]
IN a bid to contain milk post-harvest losses and increase consumption of processed milk in Katavi Region, the government has set aside 120m/- to build collection-cum-processing milk plant, Livestock and Fisheries Deputy Minister Abdalah Ulega has said. He told the climax of the 25th Milk Week National Celebrations here that the money to build the […]
THE Tanzania Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA TANZANIA) has continued its efforts to equip journalists with pre-requisite knowledge to promote gender equality and inclusiveness in their designated aired radio programmes. Misa Tanzania in partnership with the Finnish Foundation for Media and Development well known by its Finnish acronym ‘Vikes’ is running […]
Nairobi — Investigate Violations; Stop Repressing the Opposition Ugandan security forces raided the offices of an opposition political party on the eve of the May 26, 2022, by-election in Omoro County in Northern Uganda, Human Rights Watch said today. The security forces beat party supporters and arbitrarily detained at least 13 opposition supporters that night, […]
Khartoum — The AU-IGAD-UNITAMS Trilateral Mechanism has condemned the killing of a protester during Friday’s rallies commemorating the third anniversary of the violent dispersal of the General Command sit-in in 2019. The statement comes after the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors reported the death of a 20-year-old demonstrator in Khartoum, who was participating in the […]
Khartoum — The United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) has issued a sharp response to remarks made at a press conference by Sudan’s Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali El Sadig, and Undersecretary, Ambassador Nader Yousef El Tayeb, that expressed their dissatisfaction with the performance of UNITAMS, and demanded that it fully […]
Kenyan water trader Bernard Irungu speaks about how donkeys have been cructal in his water business on the outskirts of Naivasha town, northwest of Nairobi. They have helped him pay rent, school fees, and buy food. All that changed when his donkeys started disappearing three years ago. “One morning two donkeys I used to work […]
Rwandans love their beer, and while they have been widely growing coffee for years, it was mainly for export. But that trend could soon change. A walk in Kigali’s middle-class neighbourhoods and one will hardly miss seeing a coffee bar or two, but this was not the case a decade ago. There has been an […]
The Rwandan national team will attempt a giant killing on Tuesday June 7 when they take on African champions Senegal at the Stade Abdoulaye Wade in a 2023 AFCON Group L match day two qualifier. The Amavubi put up a good showing against the Mambas of Mozambique last week after recording a 1-1 draw in […]
Nairobi — Azimio La Umoja — One Kenya Alliance on Sunday expressed confidence that the party will take over the country’s leadership after the August 9 polls and succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta at the end of his 10-year- reign in power. The leaders were speaking at Undugu Grounds in Lang’ata, hours after the Independent Electoral […]
Nairobi — Azimio la Umoja One Kenya flag presidential bearer Raila Odinga attended a church service at the All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi on Sunday ahead of his date with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). The ODM leader was expected to present his credentials for clearance for the State House race. Odinga was […]