AU, EU scramble to end the war in Congo as fears rise it could suck in the wider Great Lakes Region
The high-powered delegation consisting of European Union Special Representative Johan Borgstam and other key speakers who met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, raised concerns over the growing unrest especially in the DRC and embarked on working on how to end the hostilities and restore normalcy.
Dear Justice Byamukama, what your ‘independent’ commission needs now is end of militarisation, monetisation of elections in Uganda
Unfortunately, the militarisation and monetisation of elections start with the president and end with the President. His politics and political goals in Uganda are sub-served by the two electoral vices, which have mushroomed because he desires that they be at the centre of governance, leadership and elections. To get such a law, therefore, a drastic change in the political mind-set of the president, which is almost next to impossible.
Turkana First Lady: Kenya needs to retool of politics to empower women in nomadic communities
Ekai Nabenyo, Director of Legal Services, highlighted the legal aspects of gender disparities, emphasising the importance of recognising gender identity, enforcing laws against domestic abuse and protecting workplace rights to advance women’s rights and gender equality.
International Women’s Day: Imprisoned women in Kenya see life behind bars as moral resetting
Makueni County Women Representative Rose Museo called on leaders to partner with civil society organisations and the media to take action at the community level and invest in promoting women and girl rights in the area.
Unable to generate quality jobs at home Kenya pitches for employment of 200,000 youths in Middle East
With more bilateral labour agreements in the pipeline and a structured financial and legal support system in place, Kenya’s efforts to expand job opportunities beyond its borders appear to be gaining momentum and thousands more youths are set to benefit, securing brighter futures for themselves and their families while contributing to the national economy.
Girls in Kenya’s Maasai pastoralist community take up self-defence training to ward off sexual abuse, early marriages
Girls’ education apparently has an impact on gender-based violence too, with 34 per cent of Kenyan women surveyed saying they were victims of physical violence, a figure that drops to 23 per cent for women with education.
Kenya contemplates amendment of assumption of the office of the president law to fix succession chaos
Speaker of National Assembly Moses Wetangula who was present called for a change of culture among Kenyans to eliminate that ingrained habit that sees elections losers often blame IEBC.
Kenya and Ziti Enrique Foundation team up to freshen up school re-entry policy for adolescent moms
Despite the existence of studies on the implementation of school re-entry policy and guidelines, most research is silent on the wellbeing of the child born of an adolescent mother.
Ethiopia teeters on brink of another conflict a year after Pretoria peace deal ended a brutal civil war in Tigray region
Over the last 18 months, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has launched a campaign to reclaim landlocked Ethiopia’s sea access, which it lost when Eritrea seceded in 1993. This prompted an angry row with Somalia that has only just been patched up.
Kenya and Uganda anti-counterfeit agencies unveil cutting-edge technology to combat crossborder counterfeit trade
ACN-Uganda’s Milka Singh said they have used a new technology called deep trace AI technology, the first hybrid platform under the sky which has started using deep trace AI technology. He added that the BLEEP sticker has a hybrid technology that has multiple features including six layers of ink spray this means heavy investment has been made in the manufacturing of these stickers.
