UN Multinational Security Support mission faces crunch as US freezes funding for fighting Haiti’s gangs
The Trump administration has not yet said whether it supports making the MSS a UN mission, and China and Russia have opposed doing so.
Contraband copper impounded in Kenya’s Mombasa seaport as country’s international profile as a conduit of illicit mineral trade grows
The police did not reveal the origin of the copper. However, Kisangani province in southern Congo has been for a long time been synonymous with copper, the same as the Shinyanga region in Tanzania’s north.
Terror threats in neighbouring countries, rise in mining creates need for trained explosives experts in Kenya
Most of the blasting using illegal explosives is done by untrained blasters with little knowledge and sometimes results in tragic outcomes for the blasters and the miners.
Kenya on red alert after minister warns of potential cyber-attack on company registry
The minister assured Kenyans and all other stakeholders that the security and integrity of all government and digital assets is a top priority concern for government.
Eighteen artisanal miners in Kenya rescued from a collapsed goldmine in Kakamega
Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa visited the mining site on Tuesday afternoon and assured artisanal miners of the county government’s commitment to ensuring their safety.
Kenyan journalists told to priotise own safety as country’s press freedom index falls from 66 to 116 in the world
Senior Kenya Union of Journalists official Kwamboka Oyaro told journalists to always carry proper identification as well as don appropriate attire for the assignment. She pointed out that journalists must always assess the risk, be aware of the weapons being used around them and know when to stop reporting and run to safety.
With 80 per cent of Kenya arid, state drafts agriculture irrigation masterplan to address food security, employment
The principal secretary said that the irrigation plan is in line with the government’s development pillar, the Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), which envisages transformation in the agricultural sector to address food insecurity and unemployment.
Intriguing revelations by retired Kenya government chemist detail how ministers Ouko, Saitoti, Ojode, Mutula Kilonzo and Raila’s Fidel were assassinated by state
The retired government chemist also led the forensic team that investigated ODM party leader Raila Odinga’s son, Fidel Castro Odinga’s death in 2015. He was the lead forensic investigator of the death of former Vice-President George Muthengi Saitoti and assistant minister Joshua Orwa Ojode in 2012.
Suspected al Shabaab gunmen abduct five chiefs in northeast Kenya days before president’s visit
The al Qaeda-allied al Shabaab has been fighting for years in Somalia to topple the central government and establish its own rule based on its strict interpretation of Islamic sharia law.
Why false and empty promises are likely remain the currency that drives Uganda’s politics and governance
False promises in governance are an aspect of bad governance since we cannot build meaningful and effective leadership, governance, equity, equality and justice, nor sustain patriotism in the country in the long term. Patriotic people are not made through a chain of false or empty promises, especially when some sections of the population actually get promises fulfilled discriminatively at the expense of others.
