To promoters and supporters of the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill 2020, the proposed law changes have surmounted all the roadblocks that were on its way. However, it may be too soon to celebrate as emerging challenges still threaten to derail the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) train before the referendum. Court cases, an electoral commission […]
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Healthcare workers in Malawi are concerned that misinformation about COVID-19 is preventing patients in dire need of medical attention not related to the virus, from seeking what could be live-saving treatment. When Eunice Marorongwe, a senior nurse at a rural hospital in Malawi, received a child patient with a serious leg infection, she was shocked […]
At least 12 governors could be charged over how they spent Sh7.7 billion Covid-19 funds received during the early months of the pandemic as agencies start to investigate massive irregularities revealed by the Auditor General. The devolved units are on the spot for making double payments for procured items, splurging cash without work plans or […]
President Uhuru Kenyatta has extended the ban on political gatherings until otherwise directed. Uhuru who was speaking on Saturday during the Labour Day celebrations at State House extended the ban even as he lifted the cessation of movement in the disease-infected counties of Nairobi, Kajiado, Kiambu, Machakos and Nakuru. In December last year, an analysis […]
Mr Buhari said that the expansion of the N-Power programme would ensure job creation and poverty alleviation. The federal government says it will expand the N-Power programme from the present 500,000 beneficiaries to one million. President Muhammadu Buhari said this in a message to commemorate the 2021 Workers’ Day celebration on Saturday in Abuja. The […]
Motorcycle is one of the commonest means of transportation in the oil-rich state, especially in the rural areas. The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, on Saturday announced a ban on the use of motorcycles in the state from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily. Motorcycle is one of the commonest means of transportation in […]
Organised Labour yesterday, directed workers in the states where governors were yet to implement the new minimum wage to immediately begin an indefinite strike. This came as the Federal Government said state governors had no choice but to pay the N30,000 national minimum wage, warning that any governor not paying was breaching the nation’s law. […]
Blue Safari Seychelles in partnership with Island Conservation Society (ICS) and Islands Development Company (IDC) is continuing to run programmes to protect ecosystems on four of Seychelles’ outer islands despite huge financial difficulties due to a reduction in tourism arrivals because of COVID-19. Blue Safari Seychelles is a concept introduced in the island nation in […]
Comedian Stella Bunei Koitie, popularly known as Jemutai, has rescinded her decision to sell off her Facebook page which has more than a million followers. Jemutai, who says she is struggling to make ends meet following the government’s move to bar entertainment gatherings, also apologized to her followers on the social media platform for the […]
Nairobi — President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday extended the ban on political gatherings until further notice in a move aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19. The president had banned all forms of political gatherings in the country in March citing the Building Bridges Initiative campaigns and the 2022 succession politics as the main triggers […]
Somalia’s lawmakers have voted to cancel a presidential term extension they had approved last month in an action that might end a political stand-off. Somalia’s lower house of Parliament reversed a 2-year extension Saturday for its term and that of the president to ease internal and international pressure that urged it to back away from […]
Malaria is one of the leading causes of death in children under five years of age globally. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), a child dies from malaria every two minutes. Eighty percent of the global malaria burden is carried by 15 countries, 14 of which are in Sub-Saharan Africa. Malaria is caused by […]
Blantyre, Malawi — A citizen-funded COVID-19 effort in Malawi has received an award from Queen Elizabeth for its work fighting the coronavirus pandemic. The queen said the initiative shows the utmost transparency in the use of its privately raised funding. Malawi’s COVID Response Private Citizens Initiative started in January, when the country’s hospitals were overwhelmed […]
Geneva — The World Health Organization urges African countries to be on guard and to remain vigilant in their fight against a resurgence of COVID-19 transmission across the continent. To date, African countries are reporting more than 4.5 million cases of COVID, including 120,000 deaths. WHO Regional Director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti says the latest […]
Yaounde, Cameroon — Cameroon is asking civilians to return to towns in Francophone regions of the country after Anglophone separatists entered a French-speaking village in the West region and killed four government soldiers. The military says the separatists took weapons and freed suspects from prison before returning to their hideouts in the English-speaking North-West region. […]
Geneva — The U.N. human rights office condemns the deadly use of force by Chad’s security forces against peaceful protesters demanding a return to civilian rule. Nationwide demonstrations throughout the past week have been met with a fierce response by Chad’s defense and security forces, who reportedly killed six people on Tuesday and wounded several […]
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Malawi: Warriors Torture Amagetto Kids
It is a tour started on a bad note by Ntopwa Football Club (The Amagetto Kids) in the northern region as they were silenced with a 1-2 loss at the hands of hosts Mzuzu Warriors on Saturday at Mzuzu Stadium in the TNM Super League. Both sides were coming into this encounter after a string […]
The four-year-old narrowly missed disability earlier this year after suffering a polio attack. But thanks to the vaccines she earlier received, Joyce is back on her feet today. It all began with recurrent bouts of malaria in March 2020 when Choh Rejoice was then three years 8 months old. The mother, Veronica Choh, 30, did […]