Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has dropped its decision requiring truckers to undergo a mandatory COVID-19 testing before entering the country. The truckers have been paying sh100,000 for COVID-19 testing before they are allowed to cross into Uganda. Recently, the truckers from Kenya rose up in protest …
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Lamu, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan police said Friday it has launched investigations into the killing of the four security officers after being ambushed by the bandits in the coastal Lamu region. National Police Service Spokesperson Bruno Shioso said a team of security officers are also pursuing bandits who ambushed …
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Arusha, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | East African leaders met for just the second time this year today and agreed to fast track the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) request for membership to their regional body EAC. The 18th Extra-ordinary Summit of the East African Community heads of state received and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Eastern Africa Standby Force – EASF curators have pitched to funders sh13 billion, about USD 3.7 million to enable her finance various activities in 2022. On Friday 17 December, the delegates who consist of the Military, Police and Civilian components concluded five …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya said Friday it has quarantined a ship that has been reported to be carrying radioactive materials for fear of poisoning citizens. Mutahi Kagwe, cabinet secretary for health said that the ship Seago Piraeus Voy 1475 B/L214735979 container emission threatens the health and lives of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has intervened in the ongoing impasse between Kenya and Uganda over importation of the latter’s poultry products. The ban is the most recent in a series of trade embargos that Kenya has slapped on her neighbours. Kenya has in recent times banned the importation of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Poultry Farmers Association on Tuesday petitioned the Ministry of East Africa Community Affairs imploring it to intervene in the prolonged ban on importation of eggs by neighboring Kenya. They delivered the petition to Rebecca Kadaga, the 1st Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya Railways (KR) has added the number of coaches on the standard gauge railway passenger train as demand for the popular service doubles ahead of the holiday season. The KR said in a notice on Friday that the additional coaches would cater for the increased …
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzania and Kenya have agreed to exchange roan antelopes and female black rhinoceros in a move aimed at boosting the reproduction of the two species. Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan said Friday at State House in the commercial capital of Dar es …
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Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga will make a fifth bid for Kenya’s presidency in next year’s election. He made the announcement on Friday at a packed Nairobi stadium. It comes after a near year-long build-up to the campaigns, following a surprise truce …
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