Tag Archives: Kenya

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Raila Odinga’s National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition boycotted President Uhuru Kenyatta’s opening session of parliament on Tuesday and reiterated their demand that changes must be made at the electoral body IEBC before they participate in the election re-run on October 17. NASA on Tuesday outlined 9 election conditions, among …

  Mogadishu, Somalia | AFP |  Somali soldiers, some of them wounded, fled across the border into Kenya during an attack by Islamic militants on the town of Bulo Hawo on Monday, security sources said. At least 12 people died when fighters from the Al-Qaeda-aligned Shabaab group attacked the border …

ANALYSIS: Kenya Supreme Court annulment of election reignites debate over Uganda ruling Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | On the evening of Sept.4, in the boardroom of his offices on Plot 103, Buganda Road, Mohmed Mbabazi, the lead lawyer in the 2016 Amama Mbabazi presidential elections petition, appeared like he was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 3rd edition of the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat organised Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki Utamaduni Festival (JAMAFEST) entered day two Sunday, with the highlight being the official opening of the culural festival by Uganda Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda. The main objective of the …

Nairobi, Kenya | THIS WEEK |   Kenyan-based Direct Pay Online Group, an online payments processing solution in Africa, has acquired Virtual Card Services (VCS) South Africa. VCS is said to have over 20 years of experience in developing and implementing credit, debit and smart card processing systems for major card issuers in …

Kampala, Uganda| THIS WEEK |  Regional retail chain, Nakumatt Holdings, could soon be leaving the Ugandan market after Uganda Revenue Authority closed its head office at Kumambogo Gayaza and the main branch at Oasis Mall over tax arrears. The Kenyan supermarket chain, which started operations in Uganda in June 2009 pioneered the 24-hour …

Prague, Czech Republic | AFP | Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei became the first woman ever to run 10 kilometres on the road in under half an hour after clocking 29min 43sec in Prague on Saturday. The 23-year-old Kenyan, who set the world half marathon record in the Czech capital in April, beat …

Raila planned misfortune for country but we disappointed him, President Kenyatta says Nairobi, Kenya | PSCU |   President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday September 9 said the opposition had schemed a misfortune for the country by misleading the Supreme Court to nullify his victory which was clear to all Kenyans and was confirmed by …

Mogadishu, Somalia | AFP | Several thousand fans on Friday watched the first night-time football match to be played in Mogadishu since chaos descended on the Somali capital nearly three decades ago, raucously backing their respective teams in what the mayor called a “historic” event. The match — the final …

Given its challenges, why did Kenya’s IEBC schedule the rerun election before the 60 day limit?  Nairobi, Kenya | ISS TODAY |  Kenya’s Supreme Court has been widely – and rightly – hailed for its bold, historic and unprecedented decision last week to annul the 8 August election victory of President Uhuru …