Governor of corruption-prone Bungoma County warns officials against frustrating state audit

Governor of corruption-prone Bungoma County warns officials against frustrating state audit

Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka has warned county officials against withholding documents or frustrating ongoing compliance audit by the Office of the Auditor-General. Lusaka said failure to cooperate with auditors will result in disciplinary action. Consequently, Lusaka has directed finance officers, accountants, economists, internal auditors, chief officers and all accounting officers...

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Fraud: 4,600 Kenyans accuse KWS of defying court orders for full inspection of Nairobi National Park

Fraud: 4,600 Kenyans accuse KWS of defying court orders for full inspection of Nairobi National Park

Co-petitioners in an environmental case seeking to halt developments within Nairobi National Park have accused the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) of failing to comply fully with a court-ordered site inspection by allegedly restricting their participation. The petition, filed by more than 4,600 Kenyans, seeks to stop what the petitioners describe...

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Africa Centres for Disease Control confirms Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,000 people

Africa Centres for Disease Control confirms Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,000 people

Officials have warned that 80 per cent of new cases have emerged outside known chains of transmission, a sign the outbreak is spreading faster than health officials can track it even as they step up their response in Ituri province, the epicentre of the outbreak, and four other provinces where cases have been recorded.

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Nagging: ‘Every home should have two special rooms: one for misunderstanding, the other for reconciliation’

Nagging: ‘Every home should have two special rooms: one for misunderstanding, the other for reconciliation’

A home that only has a room for misunderstanding will become empty because pride and unforgiving attitude will become new house-owners.

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Anti-corruption agency takes ‘unknown’ grabbers to court to recover eight acres of prisons land valued at Ksh790 million

Anti-corruption agency takes ‘unknown’ grabbers to court to recover eight acres of prisons land valued at Ksh790 million

Speaking in Kisumu on Tuesday, EACC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdi A. Mohamud said the disputed land forms part of a 16-acre parcel originally reserved for Kenya Prisons Service staff housing and regional offices.

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Anti-corruption agency takes ‘Unknown’ grabber to court to recover eight acres of prisons land valued at $6 million

Anti-corruption agency takes ‘Unknown’ grabber to court to recover eight acres of prisons land valued at $6 million

Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has moved to court to recover 7.6 acres of land belonging to the Kenya Prisons Service (KPS) in Kisumu`s Milimani estate valued at approximately Ksh790 million ($6.09 million), which was allegedly acquired illegally and converted into private ownership. Speaking in Kisumu on Tuesday, EACC Chief...

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Ugandan basketballer sparks excitement back home after signing professional contract with NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers

Ugandan basketballer sparks excitement back home after signing professional contract with NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers

Patrick Ogwel, secretary general of Uganda’s National Council of Sports (NCS), said the signing was a significant boost for the country’s sports sector.

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New British PM Andy Burnham toys with devolution as he promises a break with centralised politics and economic orthodoxy

New British PM Andy Burnham toys with devolution as he promises a break with centralised politics and economic orthodoxy

British scholar Martin Jacques said that Burnham was probably “the best choice available,” citing his record as mayor of Greater Manchester. Jacques said Burnham appeared determined to move away from the economic approach associated with former prime ministers Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair and break with neoliberalism.

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It’s not all gloom about hyacinth on Lake Victoria, the invasive weed is a habitat where nyapos – small fish species – used to catch bigger fish thrive

It’s not all gloom about hyacinth on Lake Victoria, the invasive weed is a habitat where nyapos – small fish species – used to catch bigger fish thrive

Earnings comes at a cost. Harvesters spend long hours wading through stagnant lake water, often barefoot and without gloves or protection. Health experts warn that prolonged exposure has increased the risk of water-borne and neglected tropical diseases, with climate change worsening the situation.

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How engineered political ignorance and illiteracy undermine human transformation and progress: The case of Uganda

How engineered political ignorance and illiteracy undermine human transformation and progress: The case of Uganda

Abstract: This article examines the systematic engineering of political ignorance and illiteracy as deliberate instruments of governance that fundamentally undermine development, transformation, and progress in Uganda. Advancing the foundational principles that Beyond Scope Does Not Exist – Everything is connected to everything else and The Whole is Greater than its...

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