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The regional force will be commanded by Kenya’s Major General Jeff Nyagah & one of the two deputies Brigadier General Emma Kaputa of the DRC 🔴 DRC will also do the following 1️⃣ Designate a Minister responsible for EAC Affairs 2️⃣ Remit the financial contribution of the DRC to the …

  London, UK |BBC | Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Her family gathered at her Scottish estate after concerns grew about her health earlier on Thursday. The Queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed enormous social …

Nairobi, Kenya  | THE STAR KENYA | Chief Justice Martha Koome says Monday’s Supreme Court judgement was the “work of God”. Speaking at a funeral in MCK Muiteria Church in Imenti North of her late aunt Salome Maingi Gakii, she attributes the judgement to God. “The verdict was for the …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has overruled Parliament, and given organisers of the Nyege Nyege international festival a green light for it to go ahead as planned September 15th to 18th, 2022. “We have tasked the Ministry of Ethics and Integrity, as …

Concern as number of lions killed in the Queen Elizabeth National Park since 2018 rises to 17 SPECIAL FEATURE | On March 20, last year, six lions were found dead in the Ishasha Sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park located about 400km southwest of Kampala. This brought the number of …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua |  Kenya’s incoming President William Ruto said Monday his administration will prioritize economic turnaround, peace, reconciliation, and cohesion once he is sworn into office next week. Ruto in a televised address to the nation soon after the Supreme Court declared he was validly elected as Kenya’s …

📌 Supreme court decision: 🔴 On issue 1: IEBC ✅ ODINGA ❌ 🔴 On issue 2: IEBC ✅ ODINGA ❌ 🔴 On issue 3: IEBC ✅ ODINGA ❌ 🔴 On issue 4: IEBC ✅ ODINGA ❌ 🔴 On Issue 5: IEBC ✅ ODINGA ❌ 🔴 On issue 6: IEBC ✅ …

  📌 Supreme court decision: 🔴 On issue 1: IEBC ✅ ODINGA ❌ 🔴 On issue 2: IEBC ✅ ODINGA ❌ 🔴 On issue 3: IEBC ✅ ODINGA ❌ 🔴 On issue 4: IEBC ✅ ODINGA ❌ 🔴 On Issue 5: IEBC ✅ ODINGA ❌ 🔴 On issue 6: IEBC …

London, UK | Xinhua | Liz Truss, foreign secretary of the United Kingdom (UK), has won the ruling Conservative Party’s leadership contest and will replace Boris Johnson as the country’s new prime minister. In the runoff, Truss beat her rival, former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak by winning approximately …

Moment of Truth for Kenyans as Supreme Court Rules on President-elect Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court of Kenya will give its Kenya elections verdict today at midday. The court will either confirm William Ruto as the President-elect or nullify the results. Kenyans are divided on whether the Supreme …