Four months after sacking of government team, South Sudan peace talks resume in Kenyan capital

Four months after sacking of government team, South Sudan peace talks resume in Kenyan capital

While the 2018 peace agreement is yet to be fully implemented, South Sudan has postponed elections, scheduled for December 2024 to 2026. The elections are to be the first in South Sudan since its independence in 2011.

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Kenyan court finds housemate of murdered gay rights activist guilty of the offence

Kenyan court finds housemate of murdered gay rights activist guilty of the offence

Edwin Chiloba was studying fashion design at the University of Eldoret and was widely known in the country’s LGBTQ community for his fashion sense, activism and for speaking out against discrimination.

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Kenya private sector activity picks up in November compared to October, PMI shows

Kenya private sector activity picks up in November compared to October, PMI shows

The finance ministry forecasts the economy will grow 5.2 per cent  in 2024 and 5.4 per cent in 2025. The economy grew 5.6 per cent in 2023.

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With command and obey approach to water management, Ugandan president seeks to be the deific centre of life

With command and obey approach to water management, Ugandan president seeks to be the deific centre of life

In any case integrated natural resources management cannot be achieved if there are no professionally produced integrators in charge. Such actors can be produced at our institutions of higher learning if integrating sciences – interdisciplinarity, crossdisciplinarity, transdisciplinarity and extradisciplinarity – are institutionalised at our university campuses. Only Mbarara University of Science has accommodated interdisciplinary science.

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Two ATMIS troop contributing countries offer to mediate in Ethiopia-Somalia row

Two ATMIS troop contributing countries offer to mediate in Ethiopia-Somalia row

The office of Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said in a statement that Mohamud had met President William Ruto of Kenya and President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda on the sidelines of the summit, but it did not make reference to a potential mediation.

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Nairobi Governor Sakaja comes under searing criticism over soaring crime, poor roads in high-end residential area

Nairobi Governor Sakaja comes under searing criticism over soaring crime, poor roads in high-end residential area

General Mathenge Drive is a very busy street that connects to Westlands and Parklands. For over two years residents say they suffer because of very poor road and maintenance, poor darning and potholes are making it dangerous to drive on.

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Death toll rises to at least 15 after landslides bury 40 homes in eastern Uganda

Death toll rises to at least 15 after landslides bury 40 homes in eastern Uganda

Local officials told a journalist in the area that an excavator would be brought to assist in the rescue efforts, but the roads were covered in mud and rain was still falling. The impacted area is about 50 acres with homesteads and farmlands spread downhill.

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Fossil footprints in northern Kenya show two ancient human species coexisted 1.5 million years ago

Fossil footprints in northern Kenya show two ancient human species coexisted 1.5 million years ago

The researchers reanalysed trackways that were previously discovered nearby, determining that both species were present together on fossilised muddy surfaces over a period spanning roughly 200,000 years.

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SHIF or SHA heist: Enterprise Resource Planner Ruto sourced from Adani for $800 million costs less than $8 million in Kenya

SHIF or SHA heist: Enterprise Resource Planner Ruto sourced from Adani for $800 million costs less than $8 million in Kenya

The shares in this consortium are as follows when rounded off, the company associated with Adani controls 60 per cent, Safaricom and David Ndii-associated company 20 per cent each. Going by the shares, Adani would have received Ksh6 billion ($46,170,000) and the other Ksh2 billion ($15,390,000) annually. From these figures, David Ndii and his wife will be making a cool Ksh2 billion annually from your SHIF contribution.

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Semi-autonomous Jubaland government vows reciprocal action if Somalia arrests its leaders

Semi-autonomous Jubaland government vows reciprocal action if Somalia arrests its leaders

Jubbaland’s attorney general issued an arrest warrant for President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday via the First Instance Court in Kismayo, accusing him of treason, inciting a civil war, and organising an armed uprising to disrupt the constitutional order in the country.

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