Uganda’s ruling NRM is a criminal gang and Museveni a ‘Luwero Triangle massacre’ criminal
Ugandans will remember that when the NRM supremo, Tibuhaburwa Museveni, opened up to multiparty politics and offered himself for electoral politics, the illegal bush war organisation, NRM, was registered as a political party under the name National Resistance Movement Organisation (NRMO) to legally participate in local council, parliamentary and presidential elections of 2006.
Resurgence of terrorism in north-eastern Kenya prompts five foreign embassies to invest region’s economy
Speaking during a press briefing at the Garissa county headquarters, the UN Resident Coordinator Stephen Jackson said that they were working to bring the two sides of the equation together; development investment and security for sustainable development because they are two sides of the same coin.
Hanging yams, a crop mostly grown in West Africa, poses a threat to coffee in central Kenya
Pastor Simon Ngure is however considering aerial yams value addition to produce flour which will not only extend the yams shelf life but also provide an extra source of revenue. Notably, the yams have rich nutritional and health benefits as they are rich in calcium, magnesium, zinc and iron.
Unrelenting Siaya Governor Orengo tells Kenyans to protect constitution against excesses of Ruto regime
The 2027 general election may not be free and fair unless Kenyans push for respect for the country’s key institutions, Siaya Governor James Orengo says. Governor Orengo, who last month launched a stringing criticism of Kenya’s broad-based government as illegal and unconstitutional, continued with his onslaught on May 1 (Labour...
Hawking prosperity gospel: From Finger of God to Helicopter of Jesus, how rogue pastors in Kenya exploit lacuna in law to fly faithful into turbulence
‘Shakahola Massacre’ phenomenon at the Kenyan coast in which the Good News International Ministries – an apocalyptic Christian group – leadership reportedly hoodwinked the faithful into starving to death in the hope of meeting Jesus Christ in heaven shocked the world.
‘MPs black spot’ at which Kenyan lawmaker was murdered by gunmen is has been scene of three previous assassinations
Political tensions in Kenya have simmered down since last year when the country saw a series of opposition-backed anti-government protests during which dozens of people died. Ruto later appointed members of Odinga’s party to the cabinet.
Black Pope: Three African cardinals emerge as possible successors of Pope Francis in Vatican
Before the 2005 conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI, there was much media attention around Francis Arinze, a highly respected cardinal born in Nigeria, raising questions even then about whether the world was ready for a Black pope from Africa.
Organised crime: Gangs of robbers on the prowl in central Kenya’s Murang’a town; they pounce in broad daylight
Murang’a County Police Commander Benjamin Kimwele cautioned the public against withdrawing huge amounts of money without security back up as this exposes them to such attacks. The police commander also said cases of business people being defrauded of their money have been rampant in the area and stated that four suspects have been arrested and arraigned in court.
Kenya’s police oversight agency calls for a review on policing to address extrajudicial killings
Issack Hassan says his office is willing to work closely with the Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja to ensure such incidents do not occur again in the future.
Trigger-happy Museveni cannot use guns to ‘silence’ Uganda’s burgeoning environmental ruins, only brains will
When the socio-cultural dimension of the environment is corrupted, all these can be and have been corrupted. The Uganda Constitution 1995 engineered an artificial indigenous group called Banyarwanda and many indigenous groups such as Hehe and Nubi hither to known to be indigenous elsewhere. Cultural pollution has led to the erosion of our languages, thereby compromising conservation
