After three decades in exile, Rwandans who fled to Congo after 1994 genocide return home
For decades, mineral-rich eastern Congo has been ripped apart by violence from government forces and different armed groups, including the Rwanda-backed M23, whose recent resurgence has escalated the conflict and worsened an already acute humanitarian crisis.
In Uganda environmental impact assessment is usually a presidentialist con to enable Museveni to push his agenda
Corporate sustainability deception or corporate sustainability fraud continues to predominate in the EIA process and to cause great suffering especially in the poor countries where corporates undertake projects and programmes not so much to spur development as to make money.
How deadly gangsters traded crime for food production in Nairobi slum: ‘When police bullet took my brother, I knew I had to change’
Some two million people or 40 per cent of Nairobi’s population of five million people, live in informal settlements, according to CFK Africa, a non-governmental organisation that runs health and poverty reduction programs in such neighbourhoods and is familiar with Vision Bearerz’ work.
Retirement agency chief says seven out of ten retired Kenyans are struggling to make ends meet
Kiptanui observed that Kenyans believe retirement saving is not a requirement and so have not embraced savings as a culture which is set to equip them with the ability to cover their expenses without relying on assistance from relatives.
Two years after overthrow President Bongo and family are allowed to leave Gabon for Angola
Former president of Gabon, who was ousted in a 2023 coup, has been allowed to leave the country and has flown to Angola with his family, the Angolan leader’s office said on Friday. The Angolan presidency posted photos on its official Facebook page of Ali Bongo Ondimba arriving in the...
Kenya Police Service Commission unveil plan to digitise recruitment but its viability questioned
National Police Service Commission CEO Peter Leley said the system aims to simplify and expedite the recruitment process and ensure that the most qualified individuals are hired. Leley said the recruitment system developed has largely removed human interaction and automated major parts of the process so that integrity could be enhanced.
Parliamentary committee chair says Kenya plans 4.5 per cent budget deficit cut in 2025-26 fiscal year
Speaking in an interview during the public hearings on the FY 2025-26 Estimates of the Revenue and Expenditure in Eldoret town, in Uasin Gishu County, the budget committee chair revealed that budget presented before them by the executive totals to about Ksh4.2 trillion ($32.4 billion).
FKE appeals to state to ease tax burden to forestall retrenchment, spur Kenya’s economic growth
The CEO acknowledged that the government has made efforts to improve the business climate, although the results have been mixed, citing commendable progress in the tourism and hospitality sectors driven by the post-Covid-19 recovery activation plan.
Kenya announces major improvements in compensation of human-wildlife conflicts victims
Tourism Principal Secretary Sylvia Museiya said the current administration has prioritised timely compensation, unlike the previous regime, which she claimed paid little attention to the issue.
EAC principal secretaries meeting in Kisumu draws up strategy for Lake Victoria conservation
Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) Executive Secretary Masinde Bwire said pollution, unsustainable agriculture, land degradation, invasive weeds and illegal fishing have drastically affected the lake’s health and the well-being of those who depend on it.
