Rwanda President Kagame risks US sanctions and ban over Congo war as EAC, SADC presidents meet in Tanzania

Rwanda President Kagame risks US sanctions and ban over Congo war as EAC, SADC presidents meet in Tanzania

A high-stakes summit of Eastern and Southern African leaders beginning on Friday in Tanzania could bring together Congolese President Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Kagame, who is accused by Congo, the United Nations and other Western partners of arming and supporting the rebels.

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Snakes wreak havoc in Kitui County as doctors appeal for help against snakebite menace in Kenya

Snakes wreak havoc in Kitui County as doctors appeal for help against snakebite menace in Kenya

The Kitui County NTDs report calls for sustained effort to create awareness and combat the NTDs, which affect millions of Kenyans and especially in impoverished communities.

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Artificial beauty: Kenya clamps down on cosmetic and plastic surgery clinics after death

Artificial beauty: Kenya clamps down on cosmetic and plastic surgery clinics after death

Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni explained that a total of 26 aesthetic clinics were assessed and 20 (77 per cent) were found to be compliant with licensing and operational standards. Three facilities had applied for registration and were awaiting approval while another three were operating illegally.
“A total of 102 beauty spas were inspected, with seven found to be offering

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Revised model of revenue sharing by Kenya’s 47 regional governments meets with stiff opposition from Senate

Revised model of revenue sharing by Kenya’s 47 regional governments meets with stiff opposition from Senate

CRA Chairperson Mary Wanyonyi defended the formula, emphasising that no county would lose funds outright due to the stabilisation fund. She explained that the additional allocation aims to correct historical injustices through marginalisation in arid and semi-arid regions.

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Blue economy features as Kenya’s third largest city hosts an international investment conference

Blue economy features as Kenya’s third largest city hosts an international investment conference

Nyanza Professionals Forum Chairman, Japh Olende, said through partnership with the county governments, bankable projects have been packaged and investors will have a chance to explore the viability and potential of the opportunities with a view to signing pacts with the respective county governments.

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Fracas between security and ferry users at Kenyan coast raises safety issues at the seaport

Fracas between security and ferry users at Kenyan coast raises safety issues at the seaport

KPA officially took over the management of ferry services in Kenya and effectively assumed control of the operations previously handled by the Kenya Ferry Services, with the transfer of operations being finalised on June 16, 2021, following a government executive order.

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US President Trump imposes economic and travel sanctions on International Criminal Court

US President Trump imposes economic and travel sanctions on International Criminal Court

The 125-member ICC is a permanent court that can prosecute individuals for war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and the crime of aggression against the territory of member states or by their nationals. The United States, China, Russia and Israel are not members.

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Kenyan media women envisage digitally resilient community of African women who champion safe feminist internet

Kenyan media women envisage digitally resilient community of African women who champion safe feminist internet

Common forms of technology facilitated-GBV attacks include; trolling, doxing, body shaming, abusive comments, revenge porn, hacking, impersonation, sextortion, deepfake, digital domestic abuse and online recruitment for exploitation that are motivated by the sexual or gender identity of the target or by underlying gender norms.

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Kenyan police arrest 58 illegal Ethiopian migrants in Kitengela town as human trafficking surges

Kenyan police arrest 58 illegal Ethiopian migrants in Kitengela town as human trafficking surges

More than 100 Ethiopians were arrested last year as the lucrative human trafficking trade along the porous border continues to thrive.

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Complicity or ignorance: Media accused of failing to cover powerful testimony of people injured by Covid vaccines

Complicity or ignorance: Media accused of failing to cover powerful testimony of people injured by Covid vaccines

Commenting on her testimony, Campbell asked, “How on earth can a clinician adjudicate someone is only 59 per cent disabled? Why not 58? Why not 61? How can you be 59 per cent disabled? I don’t understand that. I simply don’t understand it.”

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