How toothless, rudderless opposition is helping President Museveni build dynastic rule in Uganda
The politicians in NRM and in the parties are silent. None of them is questioning how a person born outside Uganda by parents born outside Uganda can be more patriotic than those who were born in Uganda and belong to the indigenous groups in the country.
Kenya’s economy to steady further with $1 billion IMF tranche as shilling holds firm against US dollar
Robust lending to Kenya from the IMF and World Bank has helped the government to navigate a liquidity crisis. The East African nation received a $941 million lending boost from the IMF in January, which brought the size of its programme with the fund to $4.43 billion, with around $2.5 billion outstanding.
Kenyans in flood-prone areas ordered to evacuate or be ejected by force as death toll rises
With seasonal rains forecast to increase in the coming weeks, the Cabinet said residents of areas with flooding or landslides in the past, and residents near dams and rivers considered at high risk, will have to evacuate by Wednesday. Those who don’t will be moved by force.
How Indian Ocean Dipole weather swings set off torrential rainfall in Kenya that’s killed over 200 people
In the most tragic single event, at least 70 people were killed on Monday after water blew through a blocked river tunnel under a railway bridge in southwestern Kenya, causing a flash flood. The rain has displaced more than 100,000 people, swept away 30,000 homes and damaged roads and other infrastructure.
Kenya Airways suspends flights to Kinshasa, deepens diplomatic row between Kenya and Congo
Spokespeople for Congo’s government and foreign affairs ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Kenya Airways said it was cooperating with investigating agencies and government entities in Congo and Kenya to ensure the matter was resolved.
Deportations: Ethiopian diplomats, officials to pay for travel visas as EU tightens requirements
Ethiopia is mired in conflict and a humanitarian crisis. The two-year conflict in the northern Tigray region, which ended with a peace deal in November 2022, left most of the region’s population of 6 million relying on international help.
Flooding kills 155 people in Tanzania as torrential rains pound Eastern Africa as weathermen forecast more
Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa told parliament that the El Niño climate pattern has worsened the ongoing rainy season, causing the flooding and destroying roads, bridges and railways. Flooded schools have been closed and emergency services have rescued people marooned by the flood waters.
Kenyan military deployed to flood ravage regions as East Africa reels under fury of Mother Nature
In neighbouring Tanzania, the death toll from the rains has reached 155, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa told parliament on Thursday. Hundreds of thousands have had to flee their homes in Burundi. East Africa was hit by record floods during the last rainy season in late 2023. Scientists say climate change is causing more intense and frequent extreme weather events.
Why Museveni created non-opposition for ethnicising politics and politicising ethnicity in Uganda
It should be remembered that during the burial or Professor Adoniya Tiberondwa, a UPC stalwart, at his home in Bushenyi, General Kahinda Otafiire told mourners who dressed in UPC colours that as combatants, they would wear the red T-shirts and then go on the rampage. At other times, they would wear the uniform of the UNLA, which they had in plenty, since the majority had just walked out of the UNLA. This way the population would be easily hoodwinked to believe that it was UPC youth wingers killing people.
Malaria remains leading killer in Kenya, but prospect of local vaccine production offers hope for patients
Kenya had an estimated five million malaria cases and over 12,000 deaths reported in 2022, according to the World Health Organization. Most of those affected are children under 5 and pregnant women. Kenya continues to combat malaria with traditional methods such as distributing bed nets that are treated with insecticides, spraying breeding areas and promoting prompt diagnosis and treatment, but experts say progress against the disease with those approaches has plateaued.
