KTDA chair: Unregulated hawking undermining tea industry as raw material supply drops, losses rise
Chege Kirundi stressed the need for sharing data on key aspects of the tea sector, particularly so that farmers are informed about the data driving the issue of tea hawking in the country.
Trump administration brands South African envoy ‘race-baiting politician’ and expels him
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told reporters on Monday that Rasool would give him a report when he returns home.
Militarised personalist parties: Why and how East Africa led by Uganda’s Museveni undermines democracy and Kenya’s Ruto is his understudy
Eastern Africa is rapidly turning into a supply chain of personalist parties with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, Ethiopia’s Ahmed, South Sudan’s Salva Kiir, Eritrea’s Isaias Afwerki and Kenya’s William Ruto making the cut.
Some 50 million professionals, climate change activists sign up for clean air action for better health
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General says WHO is supporting countries to implement evidence-based tools to address air pollution and prevent the disease it causes.
Mobile money: Digital blessing and curse that’s left residents of Narok town in rural Kenya with regrets
With mobile fraud cases on the rise, authorities in Narok, led by County Commissioner Kipkech Lotiatia, are stepping up efforts to curb the menace. “We urge residents to be extra vigilant, especially during peak financial seasons like school openings and harvesting periods when fraudsters are most active,” warns Lotiatia.
Southern African bloc to withdraw troops from Congo in phases
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) announced on Thursday that a summit of regional heads of state had terminated the mandate of its troop deployment in the Democratic Republic of Congo and decided on a “phased withdrawal”. “Summit terminated the Mandate of SAMIDRC and directed the commencement of a phased...
Russian leader provisionally agrees to 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine pending conclusion of terms
Putin said it appeared that the US persuaded Ukraine to accept a ceasefire and that Ukraine is interested because of the battlefield situation, particularly in Kursk.
Fishermen in Kenya’s Kwale country accuse Tanzanian police of torture, forcing them to eat raw fish
Tanzanian Chairman Beach Management Unit, Shauri Athman, confirmed that Kenya fishermen have been arrested and punished based on the fishing mistakes they make on the Tanzanian side of the ocean.
Kakuma Refugee Camp: Host community worried world’s largest ‘crime city exile’ in Kenya churns out hard-core criminals at worrying rate
While the running of Kakuma Camp is the responsibility of UNHCR, the host government is tasked with maintenance of law and order. However, the Kenya National Police Service support unit at the refugee camp is often hamstrung by sheer refugee numbers that swell almost daily as crime becomes more sophisticated.
Moscow says it’ll talk peace with Ukraine if Crimea, four provinces are recognised as Russian territories
Some US officials, lawmakers and experts fear that Putin, a former KGB officer, would use a truce to intensify what they say is an effort to divide the US, Ukraine and Europe and undermine any talks.
