Renson Mwakandana The two-week COP27 conference that was hosted in the Egyptian tourist city of Sharm el-Sheikh had world leaders make visits, corporate executives make recommendations, and almost 200 countries bargain over the course of future international climate change action. After years of opposition from wealthy nations, governments finally decided to establish a fund to […]
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Renson Mwakandana Despite appeals for mercy from international human rights activists, Kuwait has executed seven individuals, including two women of which one was an Ethiopian national, for the first time in five years. The executioners were all found guilty in the sheikhdom of premeditated murder as well as other offenses, according to the state-run KUNA news agency. Three Kuwaiti males, […]
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Renson Mwakandana In Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, rescuers are looking for at least 10 individuals, largely construction workers, who are thought to be trapped in the wreckage of a fallen building. The seven-storey structure was still under construction when it collapsed on Tuesday afternoon in the Kasarani neighborhood on the city’s outskirts. According to […]
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Renson Mwakandana The world is set have its eighth billionth person on earth be born on Tuesday, today, according to a United Nations prediction. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated in a statement that “the milestone is an occasion to celebrate diversity and advancements while considering humanity’s shared responsibility for the planet.” According to the UN, the increase is due to human […]
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Renson Mwakandana To finance its portfolio of Sahl banking assets, KCB Bank Tanzania released its first Islamic bond for Tsh10 billion ($4.4 million). The paper that complies with Sharia law was launched on November 9 and ends on December 5. According to KCB Tanzania managing director Cosmas Kimaro, “KCB Fursa Sukuk provides opportunities for Tanzanian and […]
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Renson Mwakandana Less than two weeks after Elon Musk became CEO of Twitter, there are already worries that the business is deciding to overlook significant dangers in its most important foreign growth regions. Reports of a major staff layoff at its only African location in Accra, Ghana’s capital city, surfaced on Friday, November 4. Since […]
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Renson Mwakandana Wes Moore, a Democrat, made history by becoming Maryland’s first Black governor. He takes over from Republican Larry Hogan, a centrist who managed to win elections twice in a state that is mostly blue. Moore scooped 906,765 votes (59.8%)among the 89% of the votes in. In his victory address, the newly elected politician reassured the […]
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Renson Mwakandana A proposal by one of its members to replace presidential term limits with an age limit has been rejected by Kenya’s ruling coalition. As it stands, a president can presently serve a total of two five-year terms under the country’s constitution. Salah Yakub, an MP representing Fafi Constituency, made a suggestion earlier this […]
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Renson Mwakandana Dr. William Ruto, President of Kenya, and Dr. Andrew Forrest, Executive Chairman of Fortescue, witnessed the signing of a legally binding Framework Agreement between the Government of Kenya and Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) on the sidelines of COP27 in a significant effort to replace imported polluting fertilizer. The Agreement intends to hasten Kenya’s […]
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Renson Mwakandana At least 19 passengers died when a passenger plane from Tanzania crashed into Lake Victoria while trying to land in the lakeside town of Bukoba. Operator Precision Air reported that 24 of the 43 passengers were still alive. The two pilots initially made it out alive and were able to communicate with local authorities […]
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