Washington, United States | AFP | US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel next week to Kenya, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia on a three-nation tour focused on counterterrorism, the State Department said Thursday. The top US diplomat arrives in Nairobi on Monday for talks with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta …
Read More »Brilliant Bolt storms to third 200 gold
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | AFP | Usain Bolt wrote another chapter of improbable Olympic history with a third consecutive 200m crown on Thursday as Ashton Eaton led an American gold rush by clinching back-to-back decathlon titles. Bolt, who just days earlier had become the first man in history to …
Read More »Machar ‘safe’ in DR Congo
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Thursday South Sudan’s former rebel leader and ex-vice president Riek Machar has escaped to the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo following violent clashes last month, an official said Thursday. “Riek Machar is currently in DRC, in Kinshasa, and wants to go as soon as …
Read More »JOBS: Associate Programme Management Officer Nairobi
Job Opening Posting Title: Associate Programme Management Officer Job Code Title: Associate Programme Management Officer Department/Office: UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME Duty Station: NAIROBI Posting Period: 15 August 2016 – 13 October 2016 Job Opening Number: 60977 Staffing Exercise N/A APPLY HERE Share on: WhatsApp
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Job Opening Posting Title: Administrative Officer Job Code Title: ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Department/Office: UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME Duty Station: NAIROBI Posting Period: 16 August 2016 – 14 October 2016 Job Opening Number: 64701 Staffing Exercise N/A APPLY HERE Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »Ex-VP Machar leaves South Sudan for ‘safe’ country
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | South Sudan’s former rebel leader and ex-vice president Riek Machar has left the country following violent clashes last month and is now in a “safe” country in the region, his aides said. “(Machar) has now been safely evacuated to a safe country within the region …
Read More »NHCC: Building affordable houses for citizens
INTERVIEW: Parity Twinomujuni is the chief executive officer of the National Housing and Construction Company (NHCC). He spoke to Isaac Khisa about their operations and other pertinent issues in the real estate industry. What is your leadership style as a chief executive officer? My motivation is to work with others …
Read More »Council repeals decision to split Kasese District
NBS: A highly charged Kasese District council sitting Wednesday passed a motion to revoke a 2010 council resolution that was intended to curve two more districts out of Kasese. NRM Councilors stormed out of the session in protest – accusing their colleagues from the FDC – who form the majority …
Read More »Three dead in protests after DR Congo massacre
Beni, DR Congo | AFP | Three people, including a policeman, were killed Wednesday in clashes in a town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after a massacre sparked angry accusations of security failures by the government, local officials said. Several hundred people rallied on the main street of …
Read More »In The Independent: Museveni enters fight over Karuma, Isimba
COVER STORY: President Museveni enters fight over Karuma, Isimba An investigation by the Independent reveals that once again President Museveni has found himself in a tussle with Energy Minister Irene Muloni and her Permanent Secretary Kabagambe Kaliisa who have once again defied him on a third directive he issued regarding …
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