Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Woman Member of Parliament, Shamim Malende has been rushed to the Intensive Care Unit after undergoing abdominal surgery at the Agha Khan Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. Lubaga North Councilor, James Mubiru, who is with her in Nairobi told Uganda Radio Network-URN that she …
Read More »Nairobi Securities Exchange dips to COVID-19 lows as U.S. rates batter stocks
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Affected by foreign investors’ flight in the wake of rate hikes in the United States, the Nairobi Securities Exchange has returned to lows last seen at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, reported the Kenya-based newspaper Business Daily. The U.S. Federal Reserve benchmark …
Read More »Museveni sends Gen Kawagga to Nairobi as Defence Advisor
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the Commander in Chief, has appointed Uganda People’s Defence (UPDF) First Division commander Maj. Gen. Samuel Kawagga, as defence advisor at the High Commission in Nairobi. Museveni has replaced Gen. Kawagga with Brig. Gen Joseph Semwanga. Gen. Kawagga has …
Read More »Kenyatta launches grand Nairobi Expressway
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday officially launched Kenya’s iconic Nairobi Expressway after months of successful public trial. The President also commissioned the revamped Nairobi Eastern Bypass which includes five new major vehicular crossings and six-lane dual carriageways at the busy sections of the road. …
Read More »UN aviation body ranks Kenya second best in airport security in Africa
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has ranked Kenya the second best in the continent in terms of airport security, the country’s civil aviation authority announced on Saturday. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) said in a statement released in the Kenyan capital Nairobi that …
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 …
Read More »Kenyan police nab terror suspect for surveying expressway in capital city
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan police confirmed Sunday that they are interrogating a terror suspect who was found surveying the newly built Nairobi Expressway. The suspect, identified as David Mulinge Kasimbi, was found at a place deemed off-limits to pedestrians, according to a security report. “Upon interrogation, he was …
Read More »Kenyan police arrest terror suspect
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan anti-terrorism police officers said Saturday they are interrogating a terror suspect who was arrested at a shopping center in Nairobi. The police said the suspect, identified as Ali Abdullahi Hussein, had approached a police officer on patrol at around 2:00 a.m. and wanted to …
Read More »Uganda Airlines to fly the A330neo to Nairobi this week
Kampala, Uganda | AIRSPACE AFRICA | Following the successful addition of its pair of A330-800s to its Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC), Uganda Airlines is now embarking on marketing its new product across its network, according to a report by aviation website Airspace Africa. This week on the 27 and 29th of August, travelers …
Read More »Funding hurdles emerge as climate change unfolds in Africa
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Sunbaked mass of land littered with dry tree stumps stretch as far as the eyes can see, showing despondence. It is apparent that there is no sign of life on the land whose surface is extremely dry and cracked due to harsh drought conditions. Away …
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