Kenya’s president defends punitive economic plans as the East African nation marks 60th birthday
Recent attempts at reforms include a mandatory housing levy which courts struck down last month for being “discriminatory, irrational, arbitrary and against the constitution.”
WHO: Kenya and Uganda among five countries in East, Southern Africa hit by anthrax outbreak
In a separate assessment of the Zambia outbreak, which was the most concerning, WHO said that 684 suspected cases had been reported in the southern African nation as of November 20, with four deaths. Human cases of anthrax had been reported in nine out of Zambia’s 10 provinces.
Fake: Influential ‘Financial Times’ newspaper rubbishes story on US probe into Kenya Eurobond
In a November 30 post to X (archived), Sevastopulo also said the image was “a complete fake”, adding: “I did not write any story about Kenya.”
Outstanding: Kenya’s Kipyegon and Kiptum among six sportsmen feted by World Athletics
Last year’s winner Duplantis, Assefa, Kiptum and Kipyegon set world records in their respective events in 2023, while all six World Athletes of the Year secured world titles or major marathon wins, World Athletics added.
Terrorism in Uganda: Factors that are driving the Islamic State-linked rebels
Since 2021, the Islamic State Central Africa Province has launched two different types of attacks against Uganda. First, terror attacks and assassinations far from the Congolese border in places like Kampala. Second, heavy, more military-style attacks against civilians in Uganda’s border with the DRC.
President Mohamud promises to wipe out Al Shabaab insurgency in Somalia within a year
Speaking to a crowd at London’s Royal United Services Institute, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) forces are working to eliminate the remaining al-Shabaab fighters in the country, but their efforts are hamstrung by recent flooding.
Reprieve for Meta as Kenyan judge rules Facebook parent company did not breach court orders
A Kenyan judge on Thursday found Facebook’s parent company Meta was not in contempt of court for failing to pay dozens of content moderators that a contractor laid off. Labour judge Mathews Nduma Nderi said Meta did not “deliberately and contemptuously” breach a court order requiring it to pay the...
Spirits giant and Kenya Breweries partner Diageo to offload beer portfolio on margin concerns
Beer sales of 3.36 billion pounds ($4.23 billion) accounted for just over 14 per cent of total sales at Diageo for the year ended June 30, whereas spirits sales contributed a mammoth 81 per cent.
Dollar-thirsty Kenya announces $1 billion Chinese loan to be used to offset maturing Eurobond
The loan was first announced by Kenyan authorities in October, marking a shift in the government of President William Ruto’s stance on Chinese lending after criticising the loans during last year’s election campaign.
Central Bank of Kenya tries to intervene to stabilise weakening currency with huge base rate hike
Inflation dipped to 6.8 per cent year-on-year in November from 6.9 per cent in October, with the central bank saying on Tuesday that exchange rate depreciation had contributed about 3.0 percentage points to the November reading.
