South Asia heritage Kenyans formally recognised Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenya said Saturday it had granted formal recognition to citizens of Indo-Pakistani origin, with President Uhuru Kenyatta making them a 44th tribe. “I do hereby recognize, proclaim and order, 1.that Kenyans of Asian Heritage constitute a Community that is …
Read More »Uganda’s Mucureezi scores 4, Guinea go on record 7-goal spree
CHAN: Uganda’s Mucureezi scores 4, Guinea go on record 7-goal spree Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Guinea thrashed Guinea-Bissau 7-0 in Conakry Saturday for a record winning margin for an African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier. The west Africans overtook Tanzania, who walloped Somalia 6-0 in Dar es Salaam during …
Read More »Kenya MP faces contempt charge for ethnic comments
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenyan police said on Friday they had arrested an opposition parliamentarian on suspicion of “ethnic contempt” over a public address he made ahead of next month’s tight presidential election. Junet Mohammed, a high-ranking member of leading opposition candidate Raila Odinga’s Orange Democratic Movement, was taken …
Read More »Government sets terms for Nakumatt to pay suppliers
Government sets terms for Nakumatt to pay suppliers Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE |Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Trade has given Nakumatt Holdings, a regional retail chain up to end of this month to have secured an investor to clear arrears for suppliers and landlords . In an …
Read More »Kenya court overturns ruling on presidential ballot contract
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenya’s appeals court on Thursday quashed a ruling cancelling a contract to print presidential ballot papers, a victory for the electoral commission less than three weeks before general elections. The decision comes two weeks after the high court ordered the electoral commission to start a …
Read More »AGOA at risk in East African war over used clothes
USED CLOTHES: What panic in Kenya and Rwanda’s firm stand mean for Uganda? Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Among optimists, the proposal by East African Community (EAC) member states to ban the importation of used clothes by 2019 is great because it could spark the growth of …
Read More »Five Kenyan forces killed in mission to free official
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Suspected Shabaab militants briefly kidnapped a Kenyan government official on Thursday and five security personnel were killed in an operation to rescue her, security sources said. Armed men seized Miriam El Maawy, who heads the public works department of Kenya’s infrastructure ministry, around 4:00 pm …
Read More »‘Bandits’ kill 6 police in Kenya’s Laikipia region
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | At least six police officers were killed and four injured in Laikipia in Kenya’s central highlands on Wednesday in the latest violent incident to hit the area. Police said the officers were killed in a shoot-out with suspected ethnic Pokot “bandits” in the Kamwenje area …
Read More »NAIROBI: Great Day-1 for Uganda, but no medals yet
Nairobi, Kenya| THE INDEPENDENT REPORTER | There was no medal, but three Ugandans advanced into finals as half of the country’s team of 12 started action on the opening day of the IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017 on Wednesday. Two of Uganda’s athletes advanced from the 1500m heats to the semis. Hosea …
Read More »Rooney to start for Everton vs Gor Mahia on Africa trip
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Wayne Rooney will make his first appearance back in an Everton shirt in the club’s friendly against Kenyan opponents Gor Mahia in Tanzania on Thursday. Manager Ronald Koeman has confirmed all players making the trip to East Africa will feature for at least 45 …
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