DStv’s acquisition by French television firm Vivendi sounds like Africa’s unending tale of lost independence

DStv’s acquisition by French television firm Vivendi sounds like Africa’s unending tale of lost independence

The immediate concern for many African subscribers is affordability. Already, DStv has faced criticism for high prices in lower-income nations. Canal+ past pricing models in Francophone Africa haven’t been cheap – and this raises fears of further rate hikes.

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Kenya on a sprint to medical tourism, PCS Mudavadi reveals as he opens cancer summit

Kenya on a sprint to medical tourism, PCS Mudavadi reveals as he opens cancer summit

Health Cabinet Secretary Adan Duale and Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi visited the Kenyan Network of Cancer Organizations (KENCO) booth – highlighting the critical role of civil society in Kenya’s cancer response

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Pork-barrel politics: Malava by-election bears bellwether status in President Ruto’s quest for second term

Pork-barrel politics: Malava by-election bears bellwether status in President Ruto’s quest for second term

Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale is leading the charge of betrayal against Ruto who promised the region a bagful of development projects that include 1,000 kilometers of tarmacked roads, revival of moribund Webuye Paper Mill, expansion of Kakamga airstrip to an airport, turnaround of the sugarcane industry and completion of stalled 900-bed Kakamega Teaching and Referral Hospital, among other things.

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Kenya schools unrest season: Mbale High School in Vihiga closes indefinitely for second time

Kenya schools unrest season: Mbale High School in Vihiga closes indefinitely for second time

The school suffered significant property damage in the latest unrest. “Only last month, the institution was closed following another incident where students vandalized a newly repaired computer lab. In that case, parents were forced to shoulder the cost, with each paying Sh12, 500, while the parents of those directly involved were charged Sh30, 000 each,” he said

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Ratings agency Moody’s warns Kenya’s debt costs are sky-high as government leans of domestic money market

Ratings agency Moody’s warns Kenya’s debt costs are sky-high as government leans of domestic money market

Kenya will hold another round of talks with IMF officials in September in a bid to clinch the programme, the central bank chief Kamau Thugge said last month.

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UN refugee food rations cut is a serious environmental and terrorism threat in north-eastern Kenya, warns MP

UN refugee food rations cut is a serious environmental and terrorism threat in north-eastern Kenya, warns MP

Speaking during the unveiling of the Fafi Madrassa Waqf’s purchased land in Garissa Town, the MP urged both the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the WFP to revoke the rationing guidelines and instead call for a stakeholder meeting with the government and the local leaders, so as to find a favourable solution.

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Africa pulls ahead of the world as the epicentre of terrorism with Burkina Faso perched at the top

Africa pulls ahead of the world as the epicentre of terrorism with Burkina Faso perched at the top

In a speech to the High-Level African Counter-Terrorism Meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat called for a new approach to addressing the “destructive phenomenon [that] is ravaging human lives, infrastructure and institutions.”

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School unrest season in Kenya kicks off with students in Kericho demanding ‘one-term’ service for school heads, live EPL matches

School unrest season in Kenya kicks off with students in Kericho demanding ‘one-term’ service for school heads, live EPL matches

Julius Ngoneshi told the meeting that was chaired by the Kericho County Commissioner Gilbert Kitiyo that some of the grievances the students raised for striking were beyond the management of the institutions.

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Tiriki and Terik ethnic ‘cousins’ of western Kenya meet Vihiga Governor Ottichillo over indigenous culture

Tiriki and Terik ethnic ‘cousins’ of western Kenya meet Vihiga Governor Ottichillo over indigenous culture

The meeting discussed the proposed construction of a cultural centre for the Terik community, equipping and operationalising Shiru Cultural Centre and Shamakhokho Resource Centre, plus documentation and digitisation of cultural heritage assets from both communities.

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Rattled by violent unemployed youth protests, Kenya moots NYOTA programme to pre-empt restiveness

Rattled by violent unemployed youth protests, Kenya moots NYOTA programme to pre-empt restiveness

Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya also announced that NYOTA will be fully rolled out during the International Youth Week in August, noting that by then, many applicants will have been certified to begin receiving support.  Fikirini echoed the cabinet secretary’s sentiments and urged youth to make use of the available opportunities.

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