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Fuel shortage first sign of poor planning and uncoordinated troop movements COMMENT | Samson Tinka | Since last week, there has been scarcity of fuel across the country. Pump prices are up and many stations ran out of fuel. The situation became worse upcountry as some districts like Hoima had a …

  Kenyans will begin using expressway three months earlier than anticipated Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua |  Kenyans will begin using the Chinese-built Nairobi expressway in March, three months earlier than anticipated, an official said on Friday. Kung’u Ndung’u, the director-general of the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA), said construction works …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has faulted regional governments for failing to honour their own commitments on the management of COVID-19, as protests by truck drivers from Kenya into Uganda persists. One such commitment is the mutual recognition of the COVID-19 test results by …

  Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya’s Ministry of Energy on Friday announced a 15 percent reduction in power costs in the east African nation, handing relief to thousands of homes and industries burdened by high cost of living and production The ministry in a statement released in the capital …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has dropped its decision requiring truckers to undergo a mandatory COVID-19 testing before entering the country. The truckers have been paying sh100,000 for COVID-19 testing before they are allowed to cross into Uganda. Recently, the truckers from Kenya rose up in protest …

Lamu, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan police said Friday it has launched investigations into the killing of the four security officers after being ambushed by the bandits in the coastal Lamu region. National Police Service Spokesperson Bruno Shioso said a team of security officers are also pursuing bandits who ambushed …

Arusha, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | East African leaders met for just the second time this year today and agreed to fast track the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) request for membership to their regional body EAC. The 18th Extra-ordinary Summit of the East African Community heads of state received and …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Eastern Africa Standby Force – EASF curators have pitched to funders sh13 billion, about USD 3.7 million to enable her finance various activities in 2022. On Friday 17 December, the delegates who consist of the Military, Police and Civilian components concluded five …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya said Friday it has quarantined a ship that has been reported to be carrying radioactive materials for fear of poisoning citizens. Mutahi Kagwe, cabinet secretary for health said that the ship Seago Piraeus Voy 1475 B/L214735979 container emission threatens the health and lives of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has intervened in the ongoing impasse between Kenya and Uganda over importation of the latter’s poultry products. The ban is the most recent in a series of trade embargos that Kenya has slapped on her neighbours. Kenya has in recent times banned the importation of …