Facebook loses jurisdiction appeal in Kenyan court that grants moderators the greenlight to argue their case
Some of the petitioners argue that their jobs required them to watch horrific content for eight hours a day that overwhelmed many of them while being paid 60,000 Kenyan shillings or $414 a month. They accused Sama of doing little to ensure post-traumatic professional counselling was offered.
Museveni shuts down Busoga Radio station in replay of Orwellian Ministry of Truth in further curb of Press Freedom
It will be terrible for Uganda today and tomorrow if the shutting down of Busoga One is tied to politics. However, if the President found the Station ethically and morally right but politically wrong, then we should begin to shed tears for Uganda.
South Sudan braces for permanent mass displacement due to climate change as Lake Victoria overflows
Around 2.6 million people were displaced in South Sudan between 2020 and 2022 alone, a result of both conflict and violence (1 million) and flooding (1.5 million). In practice, the two are interlinked, as flooding has caused displaced herders to come into conflict with resident farmers over land.
In Uganda’s religio-politics, Christian clergy cast President Museveni as God’s messiah in the league of Jesus Christ
I was impressed by the capacity of the leader of the Universal Apostles Church to link politics and religion without hesitation or fear of any repercussions in the medium or long-term, on top of teaching its adherents hard work and God, while at the same time professing his love for President Museveni and National Resistance Movement (NRM).
Kenya strikes ‘deal’ with IMF on economic, fiscal challenges that’s likely to loosen lender’s purse
Kenya agreed a four-year loan with the IMF in 2021 and signed up for additional lending to support climate change measures in May 2023, taking its total IMF loan access to $3.6 billion.
Museveni’s white elephant: Touted as an economic springboard, Bujagali dam is yet to deliver electricity, has stymied indigenous cultures
When, therefore, government and its accomplices said that the spiritual and cultural issues of the Basoga had been resolved, they never provided evidence of consent by the clans of Busoga because they had never sought this consent from clan leaders. This was a blind spot in the Bujagali dam decision-making process, which seriously challenged its legitimacy.
Kenya forecasts budget deficit will fall to 3.5 per cent of gross domestic product next fiscal year
The budget deficit is expected to drop further to 3.3 per cent of GDP in the 2026/27 fiscal year, the finance ministry said in the draft budget outlook paper seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
In wake of anti-tax protests and credit worthiness downgrades, Kenya begins national debt audit
During the height of the protests, President William Ruto appointed a committee to perform the audit. However, several appointees, including the head of the Law Society of Kenya, declined the appointments, saying the task should be carried out by the auditor-general.
Land ethic: In Uganda, state is like an engineer who respects mechanical wisdom because he created it, but disrespects ecological wisdom
The Uganda government is likely to continue with bulldozing the construction of dams in total disregard of sustainable ecology, sustainable environment, sustainable development and environmental justice because it lacks the concept of democratic development, which takes away people’s traditional wisdom, traditions, culture and spirituality in account, preferring mechanistic development, which is committed to sowing the sterile culture of money that international financial institutions such as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund are committed to proliferating in every part of the world.
How Kenyan church named Good News presided over cult massacre that haunts survivors
Many of Africa’s evangelical churches are run like sole proprietorships, without the guidance of trustee boards or laity. Pastors are often unaccountable, deriving authority from their perceived ability to perform miracles or make prophecies. Some, like Mackenzie, can seem all-powerful.
