Two years after overthrow President Bongo and family are allowed to leave Gabon for Angola

Two years after overthrow President Bongo and family are allowed to leave Gabon for Angola

Former president of Gabon, who was ousted in a 2023 coup, has been allowed to leave the country and has flown to Angola with his family, the Angolan leader’s office said on Friday. The Angolan presidency posted photos on its official Facebook page of Ali Bongo Ondimba arriving in the...

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Kenya Police Service Commission unveil plan to digitise recruitment but its viability questioned   

Kenya Police Service Commission unveil plan to digitise recruitment but its viability questioned   

National Police Service Commission CEO Peter Leley said the system aims to simplify and expedite the recruitment process and ensure that the most qualified individuals are hired. Leley said the recruitment system developed has largely removed human interaction and automated major parts of the process so that integrity could be enhanced.

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Parliamentary committee chair says Kenya plans 4.5 per cent budget deficit cut in 2025-26 fiscal year

Parliamentary committee chair says Kenya plans 4.5 per cent budget deficit cut in 2025-26 fiscal year

Speaking in an interview during the public hearings on the FY 2025-26 Estimates of the Revenue and Expenditure in Eldoret town, in Uasin Gishu County, the budget committee chair revealed that budget presented before them by the executive totals to about Ksh4.2 trillion ($32.4 billion).

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Safe crops civil society activists in Kenya hail state for ban on ‘highly hazardous pesticides’

Safe crops civil society activists in Kenya hail state for ban on ‘highly hazardous pesticides’

The activists identified Mancozeb, Paraquat, Glyphosate, Carbendazim, and several synthetic pyrethroids such as Lambda-cyhalothrin, Cypermethrin, Deltamethrin and other pesticides that are extensively applied across Kenya’s staple and export-oriented crops and have repeatedly been documented to pose significant acute and chronic effects.

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FKE appeals to state to ease tax burden to forestall retrenchment, spur Kenya’s economic growth 

FKE appeals to state to ease tax burden to forestall retrenchment, spur Kenya’s economic growth 

The CEO acknowledged that the government has made efforts to improve the business climate, although the results have been mixed, citing commendable progress in the tourism and hospitality sectors driven by the post-Covid-19 recovery activation plan.

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Kakamega gold rush: Scientists wary of imminent farming land degradation, urge artisanal miners to plant bamboo trees

Kakamega gold rush: Scientists wary of imminent farming land degradation, urge artisanal miners to plant bamboo trees

Endowed with substantial commercial gold deposits and possibility of rare earth minerals, Kakamega County in western Kenya faces the risk of turning into a wasteland as land set aside for crop farming is turned into idle spaces by artisanal miners. Consequently, scientists want the miners to commit to rehabilitation of...

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Kenya announces major improvements in compensation of human-wildlife conflicts victims

Kenya announces major improvements in compensation of human-wildlife conflicts victims

Tourism Principal Secretary Sylvia Museiya said the current administration has prioritised timely compensation, unlike the previous regime, which she claimed paid little attention to the issue.

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EAC principal secretaries meeting in Kisumu draws up strategy for Lake Victoria conservation

EAC principal secretaries meeting in Kisumu draws up strategy for Lake Victoria conservation

Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) Executive Secretary Masinde Bwire said pollution, unsustainable agriculture, land degradation, invasive weeds and illegal fishing have drastically affected the lake’s health and the well-being of those who depend on it.

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WHO promotes scientist being investigated in US for deceptions and fraud on origins of Covid

WHO promotes scientist being investigated in US for deceptions and fraud on origins of Covid

US was the biggest contributor to the WHO’s budget. US law requires one year’s notice and the payment of outstanding fees upon withdrawing from the WHO. That means the final full withdrawal will take effect in early 2026. Payment of those fees remains “outstanding,” Reuters reported.

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Success of Kenya’s livestock agency credited with creation of jobs in the country

Success of Kenya’s livestock agency credited with creation of jobs in the country

IFAD Country Director Mariatu Kamara said they were in a joint mission to do a midterm review of the project which was being implemented in 10 counties to know the progress and implementation challenges with a view to strengthening the programme.

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