Power and glory: Investigative journalist tells TI workshop ‘journalism is about uncovering truth and holding rulers to account’

Power and glory: Investigative journalist tells TI workshop ‘journalism is about uncovering truth and holding rulers to account’

Some participants were particularly interested in using the information and resources gained to cover county-level governance issues more effectively.

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Transport business: Riders praise electric motorbikes for efficiency, low operational costs  

Transport business: Riders praise electric motorbikes for efficiency, low operational costs  

James King’ori charging his electric bike. King’ori, a bodaboda rider from Othaya ditched petrol fuelled motorcycle for an e-bike due to the latter’s low operational costs.

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East African Kiswahili scholars root for Africa’s widely spoken indigenous language to be medium of diplomacy

East African Kiswahili scholars root for Africa’s widely spoken indigenous language to be medium of diplomacy

Prof Aduda told the more than 200 Kiswahili professionals converged at the university that Kiswahili was one of the languages that play a pivotal role in Africa and beyond in promoting peace, unity, socio-economic development and cultural diversity.

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Case of revolutions eating their children: How Museveni transitioned from a messianic figure to an ogre that devours Ugandans

Case of revolutions eating their children: How Museveni transitioned from a messianic figure to an ogre that devours Ugandans

It is almost 40 years now and President Tibuhaburwa Museveni shows no sign of letting go of the power that he believes is only his. We have seen some of the things that he said took him to the bush come back: killings, kidnappings, vote theft, beating and maiming of Ugandans, et cetera despite the fact that his army is far more disciplined, with more educated soldiers. 

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Cruise tourism peaking at Kenyan coast as Mombasa Port receives 4,000 tourists in three months

Cruise tourism peaking at Kenyan coast as Mombasa Port receives 4,000 tourists in three months

Kenya Ports Authority General Manager Operations Sudi Mwasenago said the Viking Sky is the fourth cruise vessel that has made a maiden call at Mombasa Port this year alone compared to last year where only seven cruise vessels with a total of 6,000 passengers came to the port.

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Medical masquerade: New book claims Covid was a ‘hoax and racket’ right from the start

Medical masquerade: New book claims Covid was a ‘hoax and racket’ right from the start

Within a year, Brownstone Institute had been founded and finally I was in contact with people such as Dr Clayton Baker, who knew that the real story went far beyond a bonkers public health response. The military was involved along with the intelligence services, not just on a national level but on a global one. This was not a mistake but rather a genuine coup d’etat against civilian government in favor of a cabal that operated mostly in secret.

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African Union peacekeepers in Somalia accused of widespread abuse blamed on blanket immunity

African Union peacekeepers in Somalia accused of widespread abuse blamed on blanket immunity

AU forces are credited with keeping successive Somali governments in power. In gruelling house-to-house urban warfare in 2011, AMISOM managed to push al-Shabaab out of the capital, Mogadishu, and took significant losses in the process.

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Forgotten pioneer trade unionist remembered: Kabarnet Museum hnours ‘uhuru now’ hero Makhan Singh who fought for Kenya’s freedom

Forgotten pioneer trade unionist remembered: Kabarnet Museum hnours ‘uhuru now’ hero Makhan Singh who fought for Kenya’s freedom

Makhan Singh, recognising the apathy of the colonising British, devoted himself to opposing injustice in both the land of his birth and his adopted home. Singh’s determination to lay the basis for a more just politics in India and Kenya is inspiring and encourages us to imagine morally and ethically defensible futures, writes Dasgupta

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Kenya reviewing prison laws to establish Correctional Service College, manage intersex and conjugal visits

Kenya reviewing prison laws to establish Correctional Service College, manage intersex and conjugal visits

Speaking in Kakamega town during public a validation forum, Angus Masoro said the proposed Bill on policy and regulatory framework also seeks to merge the Prison Service, Probation and After-care Service to become the Department of Correctional Service.

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Business-minded engineering student at Masinde Muliro University invents flexible stall for vendors in Kakamega

Business-minded engineering student at Masinde Muliro University invents flexible stall for vendors in Kakamega

The pricing of the stalls ranges from Ksh1,500 ($11.6) to Ksh3,500 ($27) for the small and big ones respectively. Muchina says he started this business with a capital of Ksh100,000 ($771) which he acquired from a seed fund in his former school through a programme known as Aspire, which helped him begin the business.

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