Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The events of the past eighteen months have cast a spotlight on the ability of states to support vulnerable citizens during times of crisis. In Kenya, the official state agency responsible for social security chose SAP to support its growth, enable the expansion …
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The Kenyan women and girls who joined Al-Shabaab | FATHIMA AZMIYA BADURDEEN | The direct involvement of women and girls in terrorism has attracted increased interest as the nature of recruitment tactics has evolved. In Kenya, their involvement in terrorist networks, such as the Al-Shabaab, is an emerging trend. The …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leading Ugandan poultry industry players have urged the government to hold talks aimed at resolving the persistent trade wrangles, the latest being the continued ban on egg imports by Kenya. Kenya issued the ban in January this year affecting all poultry products including eggs and …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Tanzania’s national flag carrier, Air Tanzania, resumed daily flights to Kenya on Friday after a hiatus of more than 20 years amid renewed business relations between the two east African neighbors. The arrival of the Airbus A220-300 at 6:45 a.m. local time in Nairobi marked the …
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Johannesburg, South Africa | Xinhua | South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday said it was time to elevate the country’s relations with Kenya into a “strategic partnership.” He made the remarks after holding bilateral talks with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Tuesday. The …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya on Friday urged the local manufacturing community to expand the range of products available in readiness for the expansion of market opportunities in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Betty Maina, the Cabinet Secretary at the Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development, called …
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Nairobi, Kenya | URN & XINHUA | Kenya has started inspecting and reaffirming her boundary with Uganda in a bid to redefine her frontiers with Uganda. Kenya neighbors Uganda in Lake Victoria, to the mouth of Sio River in Busia, to Amudat and Moroto in Karamoja though the Turkana Escarpment …
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Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDPENDENT | Kenya’s Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will receive an extra $133 million for the 2022/23 financial year for a pay rise and hiring new teachers, The Daily Nation has reported. According to Nation, Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani has allocated an additional Sh14.9 billion ($133 million) to …
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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 …
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🔴 TODAY 🇺🇬 Uganda 1 Kenya 🇰🇪 1 🇷🇼 Rwanda 0 Mali 🇲🇱 3 ✳ Group E Mali 🇲🇱 13pts Uganda 🇺🇬 9pts Kenya 🇰🇪 3pts Rwanda 🇷🇼 1pt ***** Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Kenya’s Harambee Stars have held Uganda Cranes to a one-all draw in a FIFA Qatar …
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