Kenyatta urges Kenya courts not to ‘aid opposition to sabotage polls’ KABARTONJO, Baringo County | PSCU KENYA | President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto today cautioned Kenya’s judiciary “not to aid the opposition to scuttle the election process.” The two leaders accused the courts of increasingly getting entangled in what …
Read More »Mukwaya visits West Uganda, says women’s fund UWEP starting to bear fruits
Kisoro, Uganda| THE INDEPENDENT | Gender Minister Hajat Janat Mukwaya has said the fruits of the Uganda Women’s Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP) are begining to show countrywide, with more groups making big strides in fighting poverty in Uganda. Minister Mukwaya alongside the Permanent Secretary Pius Bigirimana and the Programme line managers are …
Read More »Farah eases to victory, Thompson edges Schippers
London, United Kingdom | AFP | British athletics superstar Mo Farah eased to victory in the 3000 metres at the Diamond League meet in the London Stadium on Sunday and said off the track matters didn’t concern him. The 34-year-old — a quadruple Olympic and world champion having achieved the …
Read More »Mugabe, Buhari, Dos Santos all abroad for treatment
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe in Singapore for medical check Harare, Zimbabwe | AFP | Zimbabwe’s 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe is in Singapore for a “routine medical check-up”, state media reported Sunday. “President Mugabe on Friday left the country for Singapore for a routine medical check-up,” the Sunday Mail newspaper reported. The paper …
Read More »VIDEO: Ssebana Kizito buried amidst political drama and chaos
VIDEO: Ssebana Kizito buried amidst political drama and chaos Uganda | NTV UGANDA| Chaos broke out at the burial of former Democratic Party President Ssebaana Kizito as supporters of the current DP leader Norbert Mao tussled it out with supporters of Kampala Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago. The burial also turned into a political …
Read More »VIDEO: Pres. Museveni calls for peaceful eviction at Centenary Park
VIDEO: President Museveni calls for peaceful eviction at Centenary Park Uganda | NBS TV UGANDA| President Yoweri Museveni has ordered Nalongo estates to vacate Centenary Park to avoid forceful eviction. The President finally ruled on the matter during a meeting at State House between the two warring parties, KCCA and Nalongo …
Read More »1,200 Fiat 500s mass for iconic car’s 60th birthday
Garlenda, Italy | AFP | More than 1,200 Fiat 500s from across Europe revved into the Italian foothills on Saturday to mark the 60th birthday of the iconic little car. The Italian classic took its first spin on July 4, 1957. Eighteen years later, more than 4.2 million had rolled …
Read More »Flying start for hosts Botswana at Netball World Youth Cup
NETBALL WORLD YOUTH CUP, DAY 1: Botswana ?? 72 Malaysia 26 Gaborone, Botswana | THE INDEPENDENT | Hosts Botswana capped an exciting opening day at the Netball World Youth Cup with an impressive 72-26 victory over Malaysia on Saturday. Day one also saw victories for favourites, defending champions New Zealand who overwhelmed North …
Read More »Mosul victory imminent, US says, as Iraqi forces celebrate
Mosul, Iraq | AFP | Iraq will announce imminently a final victory in the nearly nine-month offensive to retake Mosul, a US general said Saturday, as celebrations broke out among police forces in areas they control. The Islamic State group seized Mosul in a lightning offensive on June 10, 2014 …
Read More »Ugandan cricketers collapse again, hand World Cup U-19 place to Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya |THE INDEPENDENT| All Uganda needed to do to seal a place in the U-19 Cricket World Cup 2018 on Saturday was to put up a decent score against a Kenya team they had beaten comprehensively earlier in the week. What happened next left even neutral observers stunned, and …
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