Hamilton spent his time at the Maasai Mara Reserve Nairobi, Kenya  | THE STAR KENYA |  Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton left Kenya Saturday after a week-long holiday that took him to various places in the region. Hamilton spent his time at the Maasai Mara Reserve before he briefly flew …

Nairobi, Kenya  | THE STAR KENYA | Azimio la Umoja presidential candidate Raila Odinga has stepped out for the first time since election day. Raila on Sunday attended a church service at St. Francis ACK Church in Karen. He was accompanied by Cotu boss Francis Atwoli, Kanu chairman Gideon Moi …

Los Angeles, US | Xinhua | The New York State and New York City (NYC) departments of health said Friday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have identified polioviruses from sewage samples in the largest city of the United States, suggesting likely local circulation of the virus. …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua |  Ethiopia announced the successful completion of the third filling of its mega-dam on the Blue Nile. “It is with great pleasure, I announce the successful completion of the third filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD),” said Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on …

Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua | Egypt’s lower house of parliament approved on Saturday a 13-minister cabinet reshuffle made by President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. The reshuffle, which was endorsed in an extraordinary session of the House of Representatives, involves the appointment of new ministers of tourism and antiquities, higher education, health and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. THE LAST WORD From Kerala with love: A journey to a South Indian state and the contradictions in its egalitarian ideals COVER STORY Museveni’s relation with Biden’s America: The key recent events that matter COMMENTS Sexual …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority (NDA) has confiscated drugs worth over 150 million Shillings in an enforcement operation carried out on unlicensed outlets in Rubaga Division in Kampala. Abiaz Rwamwiri, the authority’s Public Relations Officer told URN that a total of 80 outlets were inspected …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The traffic police have warned drivers against using energy drinks to fight fatigue. Assistant Superintendent of Police, Faridah Nampiima, the traffic police spokesperson, said they have noticed an increase in false belief that energy drinks help drivers to deal with fatigue on roads. Nampiima …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports is pursuing another grant to revamp and transform the nation’s educational system. The grant, to the tune of USD 216.3 million (approximately 840 billion Shillings), is expected to be obtained from the Global Partnership for Education-GPE. Dr Jane …

Kenyan President meets Election Observers Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday met a team of AU/ COMESA election observers at State House, Nairobi, who briefed him on their observations about the election process. The team led by former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma said …