Kenyans facing a food crisis has risen to 4.1 million Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya on Friday announced the removal of duty on imported maize in a bid to boost food security in the light of a prolonged dry spell and household inflationary pressure. The government spokesperson Cyrus Oguna said …
Read More »African Union to send expert mission to monitor Kenya polls
AUC will deploy core team experts to follow up on the electoral preparations, assess the political dynamics and genuine competitiveness and fairness of the electoral campaign Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The African Union Commission (AUC) said it will deploy an international election expert mission to Kenya to observe the general …
Read More »‘Safeguard Uganda’s properties & trade interests in Kenya’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Committee on Budget has asked Uganda’s High Commission in Kenya to maintain government properties in good shape so that they can generate sufficient revenue to finance the national budget. In a meeting with High Commission officials in Nairobi led by Head of Mission, Ambassador …
Read More »Kenyan president waves off WRC safari rally
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has flagged off the second edition of the World Rally Championship (WRC) that started in the capital Nairobi on Thursday. Kenyatta flagged off the first ten rally cars which included Kenyan McRae Kimathi, Maxine Wahome, Jeremy Wahome, Hamza Anwar, and the French …
Read More »Kenya reinstates mask mandate as COVID-19 positivity rate spikes
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya’s Ministry of Health on Monday reinstated the wearing of masks in public spaces including supermarkets, open air markets, airplanes, trains and public service vehicles to curb further spread of COVID-19 infections. Mutahi Kagwe, Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Health said that other confined spaces …
Read More »Kagame, Tshisekedi and Museveni meet in Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has today hosted the EAC Heads of State Conclave on Inter-Congolese Dialogue of the Nairobi Process on the Peace and Security Situation in Eastern DR Congo. Today’s Heads of State high-level meeting hosted by Chairperson of EAC, is an …
Read More »Kenya to end fuel subsidy on runaway global prices
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya will gradually raise its domestic fuel prices as it works to end a subsidy program that is becoming unsustainable due to a faster surge in oil prices in the global market, a government official said Wednesday. Ukur Yatani, the cabinet secretary of the National Treasury, …
Read More »IN THE INDEPENDENT: Time for EAC standby force
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Time for EAC Standby Force: Why should regional armies cooperate everywhere but on battlefield? THE LAST WORD How to broaden political appeal: Lessons for Uganda’s opposition from the repositioning of the National Front, …
Read More »Suspended Kenya, Zimbabwe locked out of AFCON 2023 qualifiers
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirmed Tuesday that Kenya and Zimbabwe will not participate in the Cote d’Ivoire 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers that kick off across the continent next week. The continental governing body said the decision had been taken after both …
Read More »Chinese-built expressway starts trial run in Nairobi, invigorating Kenyan capital
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya on Saturday began trial runs on the Chinese-built Nairobi expressway ahead of its commissioning in the next few weeks. James Macharia, the cabinet secretary of the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development, said Saturday during a media briefing in Nairobi, the Kenyan …
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