Kisumu port revival sees cargo haulage rise from 127,000 tonnes in 2023 to 400,000 tonnes this year

Kisumu port revival sees cargo haulage rise from 127,000 tonnes in 2023 to 400,000 tonnes this year

Speaking during the reception of a new vessel, Mv Mpungu at the port, Makau said the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) remains committed to sustaining the growth momentum through continued investment in infrastructure to attract more vessels and enhance efficiency.

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Big profits, big pollution: study finds top-earning companies release the most toxic waste

Big profits, big pollution: study finds top-earning companies release the most toxic waste

A 1986 federal law requires companies that are in certain industries employ more than 10 people, and make, use or process significant amounts of certain toxic or dangerous chemicals to tell the government where those chemicals go after the company is done with them.

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Luo Council of Elders plead with state and Raila funeral committee to let them to perform cultural rites

Luo Council of Elders plead with state and Raila funeral committee to let them to perform cultural rites

According to the programme by funeral committee chaired by Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, public viewing at Kisumu Show Ground would end at 3pm on Saturday and the body moved to Bondo 60km away by road.

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Malindi environment and land court upholds tribunal cancellation of Lamu Coal Plant Licence

Malindi environment and land court upholds tribunal cancellation of Lamu Coal Plant Licence

Speaking immediately after the landmark ruling, representatives of the environmental advocacy groups, hailed the ruling as a major victory for the people of Lamu and a milestone in Kenya’s climate justice movement.

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Stampede at state funeral for Kenya’s iconic revolutionary Raila Odinga injures scores of mourners

Stampede at state funeral for Kenya’s iconic revolutionary Raila Odinga injures scores of mourners

Thousands of mourners waved white handkerchiefs and danced at the venue, which was bedecked with large banners with Odinga’s portrait. Others blew whistles and vuvuzelas in honour of the man they referred to as “Baba” (“Father” in Kiswahili).

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Nairobi bids goodbye to Kenya’s most resilient and consequential reformist Raila Odinga who tore down country’s institutions of oppression

Nairobi bids goodbye to Kenya’s most resilient and consequential reformist Raila Odinga who tore down country’s institutions of oppression

President William Ruto said Odinga deserved the honour for having been a legislator for 15 years, a role he used to play “a pivotal role in shaping some of the most consequential laws in our Republic’s history.”

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US senator kicks up storm with claims of ‘Christian mass murder’ in Nigeria, but data says otherwise

US senator kicks up storm with claims of ‘Christian mass murder’ in Nigeria, but data says otherwise

Analysts say Nigeria’s complex security dynamics do not meet the legal definition of a genocide. The UN convention on preventing genocide calls it acts “committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.”

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UN chief António Guterres ‘condemns unconstitutional change of government in Madagascar’

UN chief António Guterres ‘condemns unconstitutional change of government in Madagascar’

There have been several coups and attempted coups, including a military takeover in 2009 that first brought Rajoelina to power. Then, the army handed power to Rajoelina, who was in charge as president of a transitional government for five years before new elections.

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Cameroon ruling party office set on fire following election fraud claims by opposition

Cameroon ruling party office set on fire following election fraud claims by opposition

Tensions have been rising in Cameroon after the opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary claimed victory last week in the presidential election ahead of the release of official results, urging President Paul Biya, 92, the world’s oldest president, to concede.

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Scholars: Joblessness is a ticking time bomb Africa must address to avert social and economic chaos

Scholars: Joblessness is a ticking time bomb Africa must address to avert social and economic chaos

The report further indicates that over 800,000 young Kenyans enter the job market annually, yet only a fraction secures formal employment, leaving a majority to turn to informal or gig work to make ends meet.

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