Mau Mau veterans warn rising political rhetoric in Kenya is likely to inflame inter-ethnic hostility
A member of the Mau Mau Original Trust Stephen Wainaina appealed to the government to provide adequate security to their offices, which have become target of attacks following a recent incident in which they were invaded by unknown people.
Error of judgment? US President Trump’s scramble for Venezuelan oil coincides with transition shrinking appetite for fossil fuel
Experts caution that a number of realities – including international oil prices and longer-term questions of stability in the country – are likely to make this oil revolution much harder to execute than Trump seems to think.
Draw with Leeds earns Man United boss sack: One of biggest jobs in club football vacant, again!
The countdown started on Saturday when Amorim admitted the 3-4-3 system he had been sticking to with bloody-minded stubbornness wasn’t clicking, nor did he have the players to make it click (prompting the question of why he was sticking with it).
Bill & Belinda Gates Foundation and Baitulmal Kenya donate maternity equipment to Wajir Referral Hospital
Wajir, like the rest of northern and north-eastern Kenya, has one of highest fertility rates that translates to high birth rates in the country.
Hurdles publishing Ugandan academics must confront as they descend from highs of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ to ordinary mortals
We propose a different, profoundly rewarding path: a shift from publishing for career development to publishing for public education. This is not a step down from academic rigor, but a step out – into a broader, more accessible and potentially more impactful arena.
Guinea’s junta leader transitions to elected president of West Africa nation reeling in biting poverty
Yero Baldé, the runner-up who won 6.59 per cent of the vote, had filed a petition accusing the electoral body of manipulating the results in Doumbouya’s favour. But authorities said he withdrew the petition a day before the Supreme Court verdict.
Chinese state-owned company and Cooperative University enter deal to add 40MW solar power to Kenya’s national grid
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi said the move was in line with the country’s proposed infrastructure development plan that align seamlessly with its national priorities on affordable renewable energy, climate action, industrial skills development and the bottom-up economic transformation agenda whose implementation is planned to start this year.
Shocker of high cost of books, uniform and sky-high bus-fare as parents get ready for reopening of schools
Shop owners and licensed traders also reported reduced sales, noting that many parents were opting to buy cheaper, second-hand items sold in backstreets due to financial constraints. Fatma Somji, the owner of Somco Bookshop, said the current economic situation has made it difficult for parents to fully meet school requirements.
