Manipulated forex: Lenders slow to loosen purse strings to enable Kenya to secure new IMF programme
Kenya will issue a securitised bond this month to raise 175 billion shillings ($1.36 billion) for road building, Mbadi said. It will be backed by a roads maintenance levy charged to motorists for fuel.
Powerful former US vice president who pushed for Iraq war, Dick Cheney, dies at 84
Dick Cheney was troubled much of his life by heart problems, suffering the first of a number of heart attacks at age 37. He had a heart transplant in 2012. Cheney and Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who had been colleagues in the Nixon White House, were key voices pushing for the March 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Kenya’s ministry of health distributes oxygen and patient monitoring equipment to all main hospitals
Principal Secretary for Public Health and Professional Standards Mary Muthoni reiterated that oxygen is an essential medicine and a key component in saving lives.
Elevation of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital to Level Six facility on course
The director general observed that JOOTRH’s evolution is unique since it is the first hospital to transition from county management to a national referral level, unlike other Level Six institutions that were established as national facilities from inception.
Concerns Trump abetted economic crimes by ousting watchdog of US housing regulator involved in mortgage probes of foes
The most recent snapshot available via the Internet Archive was from late September and listed Allen as acting inspector general. In response to news of Allen’s removal, Democratic US Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts said, “Director Pulte has some answering to do.”
Ugandan-born Mamdani rattles Trump in New York City mayoral race, which looks his to lose
Tuesday’s New York City election has been closely watched nationally as one that could help shape the image of the Democratic Party as it seeks its identity in opposition to Trump. Mamdani, 34, a self-described democratic socialist who is leading Cuomo in the polls, has energised younger and more progressive voters, but he has also alarmed more moderate Democrats who fear a shift too far to the left may backfire.
Another election, more suffocation: After neutering opposition, Guinea’s junta leader enters December presidential race
Guinea is one of a growing number of African countries, including Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, where soldiers who staged coups have consolidated their grip on power and reneged on earlier promises of a quick return to democracy.
Zohran Mamdani’s Ugandan heritage fires up New York City’s mayoral rat race
Some Ugandans who have known Mamdani over the years say that while he may not be fluent in the local Luganda dialect, he understands the language and is proud of his local background.
Domino effect: Neighbours close borders after Trump threatens to enforce Christian freedom of worship in Nigeria militarily
Chadian Armed Forces have been placed on maximum alert with troops, armoured vehicles and surveillance drones deployed along key border routes. President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno was quoted as saying that “no armed group or foreign force will be allowed to enter Chadian soil under any disguise.”
Mourners in central Kenya carry casket on shoulders after heavy rains render road impassable
Residents of Kamaginga in Meru County were yesterday forced to carry a casket on their shoulders and walk for over one kilometre to a burial site following heavy rains that rendered the Nchoroiboro-Kijana-Njuruta Road muddy and impassable. The planned funeral was delayed due to muddy roads, preventing vehicles, including the...
