Renson Mwakandana The expulsion of the Rwandan Ambassador in Kinshasa was announced by the DRC government on Saturday. Ambassador Vincent Karega was given 48 hours to vacate from his station in DRC. The expulsion comes after months of hostilities between the DRC and Rwanda on allegations that the latter supported the M23 rebels in the nation’s east. Patrick Muyaya, […]
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Renson Mwakandana Authorities in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, report that six children from the same family have been infected with Ebola. Stronger action has been demanded by doctors for weeks in order to stop the virus from spreading to Kampala. In highly populated places, viruses may spread more quickly, and there is currently no vaccination for […]
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Guest Writer Abortion in Kenya is regulated by the Constitution. It is not permitted unless, in the opinion of a trained health professional, there is need for emergency treatment, or the life or health of the mother is in danger, or if permitted by any other written law. Africa Equity Media (AEM) spoke to Stephanie […]
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Renson Mwakandana In order to learn more about a British tourist who passed away two years ago, Kenyan police will exhume her remains on Wednesday. Ms. Luftunisa Kwandwalla, 44, a native of Leicester in the UK, passed away in August 2020 in the Mombasa, Kenya, home of a notorious cult leader. Although cardiac arrest was […]
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Renson Mwakandana A well-known Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif was fatally shot by police on Sunday at a roadblock in Kenya which has sparked an investigation to look into the matter. According to a police statement, he was “fatally injured” as a passenger in a moving car after it failed to stop. Mr. Sharif was an outspoken supporter of […]
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Renson Mwakandana Today, a trial for four Kenyan police officers who are accused of orchestrating a string of homicides, kidnappings, and acts of torture will begin in the Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. They were a part of an elite unit that was dissolved by President William Ruto for allegedly murdering and displacing suspects extrajudicially over an extended period of […]
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Renson Mwakandana According to Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, “peace will triumph” and the violence in the northern Tigray area “shall stop.” He said this on Thursday during the opening of a talent development center in the regional state of Oromia. “The situation in northern Ethiopia will come to an end, peace will prevail. We will […]
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Renson Mwakandana A day after his father, President Yoweri Museveni, ordered that he cease tweeting about official matters, the general of Uganda said, “no one will ban him from anything.” The president’s action came after Gen. Kainerugaba’s controversial statements from a fortnight earlier, in which he threatened to invade Kenya, sparking public apologies and diplomatic gatherings […]
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Renson Mwakandana An elite police squad that has reportedly been involved in extrajudicial executions in Kenya in recent years has been abolished by President William Ruto. The president, who took office in September, claimed the action was a component of attempts to reform the nation’s security industry. “I am the one who ordered the Special Service Unit that was […]
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Renson Mwakandana General Muhoozi Kainerugaba of Uganda has apologized to Kenyan President William Ruto for recent tweets he made about Kenya that sparked a major diplomatic uproar. Gen Muhoozi wrote on his Twitter page late on Thursday night saying that he has never had any issues with Ruto and as his younger brother, he begged […]
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