Renson Mwakandana Despite a decline in oil prices, Kenyan fuel costs will stay high for at least another two months. Oil imported at the current worldwide market rates will begin selling locally in April or May, according to Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Davies Chirchir, which is when the reprieve would start to be felt locally. […]
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AEM With election day looming nearer and nearer, Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria 🇳🇬 votes in a few days – on February 25th. Can Nigerians learn from the past elections and resist RELIGIOUS divisions and TRIBALISM? The country has many issues that need to be dealt with, such as high unemployment, insecurity, and ranks high […]
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Renson Mwakandana Pages from school books with explicit sexual material that were circulating on social media have been rejected by Zambia’s education ministry. According to a statement, the ministry claims that the pages are “photoshopped and a misrepresentation” of the curriculum in Zambia. One of the bogus pages, which describes sex in graphic detail, is alleged […]
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Renson Mwakandana An investigation into claims of sexual assault on tea plantations, which were made public by a BBC story, has been authorised by Kenya’s parliament. A committee of MPs has been mandated by Deputy Speaker Gladys Shollei to investigate the claims within two weeks. The BBC discovered that in plantations run for years by two […]
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By AEM With election day looming nearer and nearer, Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria 🇳🇬 votes in a few days – on February 25th. Can Nigerians learn from the past elections and resist RELIGIOUS divisions and TRIBALISM? The country has many issues that need to be dealt with, such as high unemployment, insecurity, and ranks […]
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Renson Mwakandana On Monday, February 20, Kenya’s top team, the Special Operations Group (SOG), put on an outstanding display in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Kenyan Special Forces stunned the spectators at the UAE SWAT Challenge 2023 when one of their marksmen strategically fired a sniper weapon at a far-off target. The military force then went […]
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Renson Mwakandana The 36th African Union Summit brought together the heads of state and government of the 55 AU member states on February 18–19, 2023, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The theme of this Year was AfCFTA: Acceleration of the African Continental Free Trade Area Implementation is the topic for 2023. The AfCFTA according to the AU will promote “the creation of more decent employment, increased welfare […]
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By Renson Mwakandana A female Kenyan senator who was forced to leave parliament because of an apparent blood stain on her trousers said she was glad to stand up against “period shame”. Gloria Orwoba stated that she was aware of the stain before entering the premises. “Since I am always advocating against period shame, I […]
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By Renson Mwakandana The Burundian 🇧🇮 government confirmed the deployment of 10 disaster management officials to Turkey as part of the efforts to save lives following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey 🇹🇷 and Syria 🇸🇾. Burundi’s Foreign Affairs Minister Albert Shingiro tweeted saying that the decision comes considering the quality of our relationship […]
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By Renson Mwakandana The Banadir Regional Court in Somalia 🇸🇴 sentenced a freelance journalist to two months in prison on allegations of threatening national security on Monday, a case that has been criticized by human rights advocates and media organizations. The conviction of Abdalle Ahmed Mumin is a “clear travesty of justice,” according to the […]
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