Will GSF breed to more violence? Locals complain foreigners come with preconceived plan that isolates Haitians as key partners in intervention
According to the latest BINUH – the UN’s office in Haiti – report, more than 60 per cent of gang-related casualties between June and September came during security operations.
Minister tells high-ranking civil servants from Siaya County to use their positions to spur development at home
Wandayi told the officials that their presence in government should translate into tangible impact both nationally and at home. He argued that even officers who are not highly ranked can unlock major development gains if they apply their influence strategically.
Haiti mission impossible: ‘Those who say they’ve come to help don’t like us; they make things worse and exploit us as they’ve done from colonial times’
The United States, which refused to send security personnel when the MSS was deployed, has expressed no intention to change its position. According to some experts, this is also deterring others from pitching in.
As UN Security Council’s new Gang Suppression Force gets ready to take over from Kenya-led mission in Haiti, past scepticism persists
After the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission failed to stem Haiti’s rapidly deteriorating security situation, the UN Security Council approved Resolution 2793 on September 30 to replace the MSS with a new force.
Kenya signs $2.5 billion agreement with US, that clears ways for dozens of ‘America First’ global health deals
The five-year, $2.5 billion agreement with Kenya was signed on Thursday by Kenyan President William Ruto and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to replace a patchwork of previous health agreements that had traditionally been run by the US Agency for International Development
Why industrialisation remains President Museveni’s figment of imagination in intellectually depraved Uganda
An industry is a self-sustaining ecosystem of factories, which feed into and originate from each other, mutually reinforcing each other and continually achieving high levels of integration with each other.
Kenya certifies landmark policy that protects rights of ethnic minorities, marginalised indigenous groups
Cabinet Secretary for Gender, Culture, the Arts and Heritage Hannah Cheptumo said that the policy is a milestone in the fulfilment of rights enshrined in the Constitution. She further noted that recognition and protection of ethnic minorities and marginalised communities are at the heart of cultural justice and national cohesion.
Africa’s scramble for nuclear: Buyende Nuclear Plant is Museveni’s ‘gift’ of Hell to poor Ugandans
The president of Uganda’s philosophy of development is that development can best be pursued best in the country this century if infrastructure is put ahead of the environment, nature, the people and their communities, in that order”.
A walk in the night-2: How US ex-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew to Kenya, forced Kibaki to share power with Raila
Raila Odinga’s immense popularity and his wide regional alliances from across all the regions except central were driving the campaign for electoral justice and winning growing support and international diplomatic backing. But I finally realised that my friends were right, my media interviews, diplomatic briefings and ODM statements had an impact and created the high-level threats and real danger.
Kenya completes training lands officers on land digitisation via Nationwide National Stamp Duty Module
Speaking during the closing session, Lands Secretary Sarah Maina underlined the government’s commitment to full digital transformation in the land sector. Ms Maina said that Ardhisasa, Kenya’s national digital land management platform, is central to delivering secure, efficient and transparent public services.
