Sugarcane vs maize: Nandi County farmers torn between cash and food crops
Farmers in the area have mixed feelings about the shift. Samuel Kibet, a farmer in Chepsangor location, has converted part of his maize and sweet potato fields into sugarcane farm. While the income from cane helps cover school fees and household expenses, he worries about having sufficient food throughout the year.
State takes national identity cards civic campaign to remote and ‘hardship’ regions of Kenya
The principal secretary encouraged citizens to acquire national IDs to access government services, highlighting that over 400,000 users access the eCitizen platform daily, all of whom require a valid ID.
After he derided Haitians as ‘cat and dog’ eaters, Mexicans ‘all rapists’ Trump’s assault on Somalis in Minneapolis comes up against stiff resistance
Creating new ICE watch patrols and rapid response networks, fearing going to work or leaving home, watching their shared community spaces grow desolate and their shops sit empty – these are the experiences of Somali residents of the Twin Cities who spoke with The Intercept about being under siege in their own hometowns.
Museveni boasts after retaining seat he and NRM are forever popular in Uganda 40 years since coming to power
In his speech, Museveni accused the opposition of trying to foment violence during voting. He urged religious leaders to reach out to young people who are likely to be misled into violence.
Rains: Garissa residents in north-eastern Kenya sigh with relief as ‘heavens open with blessings from God’
The Sub-County Water Coordinator Noor Mohamed said even the water taps had run dry following the prolonged dry spell that dried up boreholes and water pans.
Authoritarianism: Uganda’s quasi-democracy paints a picture of the East Africa nation’s status as a colossal military barrack stilted on steroids
A closed society is where, by design, law and policy people and institutions may or may not intercommunicate and selectively communicate with the outside world. In a closed society, human rights abuses by the State are common, and accountability and transparency are undermined in favour of a deep state run by Mafioso.
State agency, NYS, fends off another financial fiddling storm as Kenya’s ministry for public service says $48m was stolen
About the drought that is ravaging arid and semi-arid parts of the country, the cabinet secretary assured Kenyans that the government has sufficient food stocks in national reserves and has already rolled out a major relief food distribution programme targeting 23 arid and semi-arid land counties.
Museveni prepares for 50 years in power after elections agency declares him winner of Uganda’s 2026 presidential race
The musician-turned-politician best known as Bobi Wine took 24.72 per cent of the vote, the final results showed. Wine, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, has condemned what he described as an unfair electoral process and alleged abductions of his polling agents.
Ugandan police deny arrest of Museveni’s main rival who was allegedly abducted in pre-dawn military raid
Uganda held a general election on Thursday amid an internet shutdown that has been in place for four days, with the military heavily deployed across the country and pockets of violence erupting as people protested parliamentary election results in various parts of the country.
Uganda’s popular opposition leader Bobi Wine abducted in pre-dawn military raid, his whereabouts unknown
As of Friday evening, Museveni, who has been in power since 1986, held a commanding lead with nearly 74 per cent of the vote, the electoral commission said. Wine trailed with 23 per cent.
