Uganda grapples with new wave of grisly murders by machete-wielding gangs police link to opposition
Ugandan police questioned two prominent opposition lawmakers accused of orchestrating a wave of grisly murders by machete-wielding gangs. Villagers in Masaka region have been terrorised by thugs who police say have hacked to death up to 30 mainly elderly people in their homes at night in just two months. Ugandan...
Detained life: Kenya President Kenyatta knows not only his birthday, but also day and venue of his conception
A message in the visitors’ book in Maralal National Museum serves as a reminder that Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta knows where he was conceived: the detention house where his father had been transferred rehabilitation as they colonial government prepared him to take over the reins power at independence. He is...
Tanzania police say gunman who killed five people last week was a terrorist with foreign links
Tanzanian police said on Thursday that a slain gunman who killed four police officers and a private security guard on a rampage through a diplomatic quarter of Tanzania’s main city Dar es Salaam last month was a terrorist. In the August 25 attack, Hamza Mohammed shot police officers with a...
Lone Somali gunman kills 4, injures 6 in suspected terrorist attack on French embassy in Tanzania
A suspected Somali gunman killed four people in a mid-day shootout in Tanzanian capital, Dar es Salaam. Tanzania Police also say that six others were injured in the incident that involved a lone gunman on Wednesday. It was not immediately established whether the injured were also police officers or civilians....
Guys, pause for a moment and listen to what our sisters want: ‘Give me a place to stand, to speak…’
One can forgive our parents for this monumental ignorance and its devastating consequences. I hear voices among some of my male colleagues now saying ‘I could never do that!’ But guys, let’s just pause and consider how we treat our sisters today. I will not even speak of those men...
Remaking a republic: The political and religious challenges young leaders face in refreshing Kenya
Should men and women be treated equally, or should they be treated as equals? What is the difference, and does it matter? To commemorate International Women’s Day on March8, 2009, one man shares his perspective. This memoir of personal reflection is dedicated to my dear wife, Katindi, my sisters and...
Marathon king Eliud Kipchoge returns home, shuns talk of retiring after Olympics gold
Eliud Kipchoge arrived back in Nairobi, Kenya after he successfully defended his Olympic marathon title at Tokyo 2020. Kipchoge finished in two hours, 8 minutes, 38 seconds on a breezy and humid day along the streets of Sapporo. It was 80 seconds ahead of runner-up Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands....
Kenya, Somalia mend 10-month diplomatic standoff, agree to reopen embassies
Kenya and Somalia have agreed to fix their relations that have been strained since December, after Somalia accused Kenya of violating its sovereignty and interfering with its internal affairs. The diplomatic ties restoration agreement was sealed on Tuesday following talks between Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta and Mohammed Hussein, the visiting...
Ethiopia government’s ominous ‘call to arms’ to citizens ignites fears of instability in Horn of Africa
Ethiopia government has summoned all capable citizens to war, urging them to join the country’s military to stop resurgent forces from the embattled Tigray region “once and for all.” The call to arms is an ominous sign that all of Ethiopia’s 110 million people are being drawn into a conflict...
Hundreds of thousands of people in Tigray face starvation after suspension of relief agencies – report
The suspension of two major international relief organisations in Ethiopia could further worsen the humanitarian situation in Tigray, where an aid blockade is still effectively in place, even as conflict spreads into neighbouring regions and hundreds of thousands of people face famine. The blockade, and a cash crunch caused by...
