Kenya to spend $35.5 million to improve security and resources conservation on Lake Victoria
To improve safety, the government is rolling-out a program to make life jackets more affordable. Currently costing between Ksh2,000 and Ksh3,000, the jackets remain out of reach for many fishermen. Through a youth empowerment initiative, about 400 youths will be trained in tailoring and specialized life jacket production, with the aim of reducing prices to around Ksh1,500.
Teachers question legality of an association called KEWOTA to which their employer sends funds deducted from their salaries
In Tom Ogada’sopinion, the emergence of KEWOTA is part of government plot to weaken established unions such as the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) and the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET). He explained that such an association creates parallel structures that facilitates salary deductions with limited scrutiny.
Foiled: Malagasy presidency alleges assassination attempt against President Randrianirina
According to the Director of Communication at the Presidency, Harry Laurent Rahajason, five high-tech thermal drones flew over the residence of the president and his family
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Malema sentenced to five years in jail on ‘celebratory shot’ offence to ‘entertain crowd’
The charges stem from an incident on July 28, 2018, when Malema discharged a semi-automatic assault rifle into the air during an EFF political rally in Mdantsane, a largely residential township in Eastern Cape Province.
Kenya’s record fuel hike is the trigger consumers needed to inflame muted anger as Middle East crisis bites – analysts
On Tuesday, the country’s energy regulator raised the prices of super petrol and diesel by record margins of Ksh28.69 (about $0.22) per litre and Ksh40.3 per litre, respectively. The effects were immediate. In the public transport sector, operators, commonly known as matatus, raised fares by about 25 percent overnight.
Kenya’s electoral agency promises ‘credible 2027 elections’ contested Smartmatic technology withstanding
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chair Erastus Edung Ethekon has assured Kenyans of the agency’s commitment to delivering a credible, transparent and peaceful General Election in 2027. To deliver the promise, Dr Edung Ethekon called for collective responsibility to safeguard the country’s democracy. The promise was made against the...
Politico survey: Adverse effects of Covid shots trigger widespread vaccine scepticism in US
Paediatrician Dr Larry Palevsky said the results didn’t surprise him. “People are thinking more and blindly trusting a lot less. As more of the truths about vaccine science are revealed, I imagine the next poll will show more than half of US adults think the science on vaccines remains up for debate, and that it’s damaging to require people to receive them.”
Cameroon to have vice president in 40 years since the position was abolished in 1984
According to the new law, the vice president will be appointed by the president and will take over as head of state in the event of a presidential vacancy.
Trump likens himself to Jesus Christ, a ‘doctor who makes people better’ before says he won’t apologise to Pope Leo
US-born Pope Leo XIV pushed back on Monday on President Donald Trump’s broadside against him over the US-Israel war in Iran, telling reporters that the Vatican’s appeals for peace and reconciliation are rooted in the Gospel, and that he doesn’t fear the Trump administration.
English-speaking separatists pause fighting in honour of Pope Leo’s visit to Cameroon
Cameroon’s western regions have been plagued by fighting since English-speaking separatists launched a rebellion in 2017 with the stated goal of breaking away from the French-speaking majority and establishing an independent state.
