Why has Kenya president obscured details of $3.8 billion railway contract with China?

Why has Kenya president obscured details of $3.8 billion railway contract with China?

As you are aware, in May 2014, the government of Kenya signed a $3.8 billion contract with China Roads and Bridges Corporation (CRBC) for the construction of the standard gauge railway from Mombasa to Nairobi and on to Naivasha. According to news reports, 85 per cent of the construction cost...

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Indictment: Kenya’s president faces uneasy future with a bolder, progressive judiciary

Indictment: Kenya’s president faces uneasy future with a bolder, progressive judiciary

After years of being reduced to the marionettes by the executive, Kenya’s judiciary is finally taking bold steps to reclaim its powers and mandate that have been emasculated by the executive. On Thursday, the High Court asserted itself when it trashed a constitutional amendment spearheaded by President Uhuru Kenyatta and...

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Cameroon updates its 2021 tax scheme to promote innovative ICT start-ups

Cameroon updates its 2021 tax scheme to promote innovative ICT start-ups

Over the past decade, information technologies (IT) have revolutionised the way people and businesses carry out their daily activities worldwide. There is abundant evidence that the upsurge of technology has been a major contributor to fundamental economic change, notably the growth in global production and the distribution of intangible goods...

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New-look Basketball Africa League unveils broadcast partners, says matches to be live

New-look Basketball Africa League unveils broadcast partners, says matches to be live

After decades of being hooked on the National Basketball Association (NBA) league of the USA, the African version of the sport is set to kick off this weekend with 12 clubs from 12 countries involved in the inaugural phase of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The Basketball Africa League comes...

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World Rugby member federations rise to 128 as Algeria and Burundi are admitted

World Rugby member federations rise to 128 as Algeria and Burundi are admitted

World Rugby’s reach across Africa grew further after Algeria and Burundi were on Wednesday May 12granted membership of the international federation following approval by World Rugby Council during its virtual meeting. The African nations were given the all clear after meeting the criteria for membership and their elevation to full...

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Public development banks call for new funding for Africa’s post-Covid recovery

Public development banks call for new funding for Africa’s post-Covid recovery

A global coalition of public development banks has today (Wednesday) called for urgent mobilisation of resources for Africa’s post-Covid 19 recovery. The banks also committed to deepening cooperation to boost investment opportunities across the continent. Participants in a meeting hosted by the African Development Bank, discussed joint actions that could...

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Afro Cinema: Nollywood festival ends in Paris as ‘About a Boy’ wins top prize

Afro Cinema: Nollywood festival ends in Paris as ‘About a Boy’ wins top prize

About a Boy, a story about the psychological games played between a writer and his muse by first-time director Diji Aderogba received the highest honour at the 2021 Nollywoodweek Film Festival, the audience appreciation award known as the Prix du Public. The announcement of the winning film marked the culmination...

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Raucous nominated senator with skin disability axed from Kenya parliament

Raucous nominated senator with skin disability axed from Kenya parliament

Troubled ruling party in Kenya, Jubilee, moved with speed to replace axed Nominated MP Isaac Mwaura with Sammy Leshore for Special Seat for people with disability in the Senate. The latest change happens on the back of a flurry of similar actions in parliamentary leadership that has seen a number...

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South Africa’s largest fund administrator goes live with Temenos

South Africa’s largest fund administrator goes live with Temenos

Banking software company Temenos has today (Tuesday May 11) announced that South Africa’s largest third-party administrator, Curo Fund Services, has gone live with Temenos Multifonds Global Accounting platform, completing the first phase migration of funds from its five legacy systems to a single instance of Temenos’ award-winning funds administration platform....

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Did Kenya’s ‘education delocalisation’ adversely affect exam performance?

Just hours after the Kenya Cabinet Secretary for Education George Magoha released examinations results for the delayed Kenya Certificate of Secondary, questions have already been raised about “education de-localisation” that seems to have adversely affected region that have traditionally performed well in national examinations. Conversely, schools in regions that had...

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