Why uptake of biometric IDs in Africa is sluggish, citizens fear breach of their fundamental rights
The authors conclude that as governments adopt biometric digital ID systems to speed-up identification and service delivery, robust legislation must first be in place to protect citizens’ rights and data privacy.
Tea farmers, livestock keepers in central Kenya demand reparations after wolves decimate stocks
Eighty-year-old Kimani Gachihi, who was attacked while cutting fodder, points out: “I was bleeding and calling for help. The wound on my leg is still painful and the hospital bills have left me broke. I cannot walk long distances or carry out any work.”
People’s president Bobi Wine’s ‘War for Freedom’ slogan rattles President Museveni’s as enthusiastic voters ‘sing redemptions songs’
National Resistance Movement and National Resistance Army (NRM/NRA) rebellion, often sold as a liberation for Uganda, has left many questioning its promises, fuelling a belief that the country’s journey remains unfinished.
Political storm brews in Britain over Covid-related excess deaths after activists accused UK Health Agency of hiding data
The advocacy group UsForThem requested the data in 2023, through the Freedom of Information Act 2000, asking UKHSA to disclose, for every adult who died between 2021 and 2023, their age at first dose, the dates of each vaccine dose and the date of death.
Kenyan police mission to tackle gangs was undermined by lack of international support – Haitians tell of exhaustion and hopelessness
The first foreign boots since the UN approved a Gang Suppression Force (GSF) to tackle Haiti’s worsening security crisis have hit the ground but there’s little confidence among Haitians that it will be anything but yet another pointless foreign intervention. A batch of 230 Kenyan police officers landed in the...
US Congress explores possibilities of compelling spy agencies to declassify evidence on origins of Covid
Tucked deep inside the sprawling National Defence Authorisation Act for Fiscal Year 2026 is language that requires the director of National Intelligence to conduct a declassification review with the heads of federal intelligence agencies of information about those who funded coronavirus research and what’s known about risky “gain-of-function” work performed at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
Kenya says it is ready to work with media as fourth arm of government after executive, legislature and judiciary
The information secretary spoke in Kerugoya Town on Wednesday during the launch of Kirinyaga Media Queens Association. He pointed out that the fact that the media sector remains a key pillar in national development and a vital tool for holding government accountable, shaping public opinion and fostering an informed citizenry
Hotels and tour operators along Kenyan coast launch crow-free campaign to poison 800,000 birds
The council has set a fundraising target of Ksh10 million before the end of the year to sustain the control programme. A fundraising event has been scheduled for December 13 at Fort Jesus Gardens, bringing together stakeholders from the tourism, hospitality, leisure, transport and logistics sectors.
Pests destroy macadamia worth $21.6m annually as increased pesticide use threatens Kenyan produce in word markets
MACNUT Chair Maigua said Kenya produces 45,000 metric tonnes of macadamia annually, with 44,100 tonnes being marketable, yet 17,640 tonnes is lost to insect damage, including 2,222.64 metric tonnes of high-value exportable kernels, translating into billions in lost revenue.
East African Community plan to harness marine resources to spur economic growth takes shape
Key sectors identified in the strategy include fisheries and aquaculture, maritime transport and ports, coastal and marine tourism, and inland waterway transport, each with economic, ecological and social dimensions.
