Bluffs and contradiction that were Ugandan kingdoms: Why Museveni created so-called cultural institutions to manipulate politics
The strategy was to de-politicise the defunct kingdoms and make them completely dependent on the centre, which wanted to use them to achieve its political ends. This strategy made the LC1 politically more powerful than “the new cultural leaders”. LC1 or Local Council One is the lowest level of political organisation and administration of government.
As rest of Kenya grapples with medical supplies shortage Kakamega County in the west restocks its 181 health facilities
While presiding over the launch, Governor Fernandez Barasa warned health officials involved in drugs and other medical supplies racketeering that they would apprehended and arraigned in court. Besides, he warned, they risked being sacked.
Who owns Uganda? How Museveni’s army robbed and destroyed banks, cooperatives factories in Uganda under the spectre of privatisation
The NRM regime’s President Museveni had also declared that the economic tool for development in Uganda would be privatisation because public ownership had failed to spur Uganda’s development. Privatisation has been defined as the transfer of a business, industry, or service from public to private ownership and control. Others see privatisation as the robbery of what belongs to the poor and needy by the rich and powerful.
Marionette or president? How United Arab Emirates funds Ruto’s pork barrel politics to gain easy access East African natural resources
In Nairobi, security and international diplomacy experts aver that Kenya’s credibility is headed for the headwinds following US’ Africa policy switch that signals disengagement with the continent. US aid freeze leaves African countries at the mercy of Middle East kingdoms that have become influential as alternative lenders to World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the US.
Bukhungu: Parliamentary committee assures country ‘Football Cathedral’ in Kakamega will be ready in time for Africa Nations Cup
On Friday, the National Assembly on sports assured the county government that there was enough funds to complete the construction of the edifice – fondly referred to at the Kenya’s Football Cathedral – that lies adjacent to Masinde Muliro University in Kakamega town.
Girls at War: Rattled Kenya regime fires bullets and teargas at unarmed schoolgirls to stop Echoes of War play as world filmmakers zoom in
The inconsistencies in government position on creative have at times been hilarious, even ridiculous, the kind of flip-flopping that has now attracted the likes of Hollywood to inquire about playwright’s willingness to turn the play into a film on Kenya’s outrageously corrupt Ruto administration.
No love lost: In Hollywood movies vultures are evil and in Africa they’re harbingers of death not treasured for gift of ‘killing’ diseases
Vultures also have extremely strong stomach acid, don’t get food poisoning and are able to consume and neutralise anthrax, botulism and other bacteria and toxins in carcasses that would kill other animals, removing deadly threats from the environment. Just this week, more than 50 hippos died from suspected anthrax poisoning in a reserve in Congo.
Revelations that CDC Vaccine safety office deleted or hid Covid vaccine injury records raises serious ethical questions about US drugs industry
California attorney Rick Jaffe said Johnson’s allegations are “troubling, but not surprising, given longstanding concerns about transparency at the CDC.”
Unbeknown to world, Ethiopia is war again and the rebellion in one of its most powerful regions is devastating
Amhara’s large population has long created pressure to expand, and the ethnic group has claimed the western part of Tigray. The Fano and Amhara regional forces seized it during the Tigray conflict, but they were left out of peace negotiations. They were angered to learn that western Tigray’s fate might be left up to a referendum, which has not been held.
Sting in the tail: Nigeria bans song, ‘Tell Your Papa’ censures President Tinubu’s ‘insensitive’ policies
Since taking office in 2023, Tinubu’s policies such as the removal of subsidies on gasoline have hit hard as Nigeria grapples with fluctuating prices. Last year, at least 20 people were shot dead and hundreds more were arrested at protests demanding better opportunities and jobs for young people.
