Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Safarilink Airlines has introduced double daily flights connecting Nairobi, Kisumu and Entebbe, strengthening regional air links across East Africa and targeting both business and leisure travellers. The service departs from Nairobi’s Wilson Airport and offers morning flights daily, with additional afternoon frequencies on select …
Read More »Kenya launches construction of Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway
NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | Kenya on Thursday held a groundbreaking ceremony in southwestern Narok County for the construction of the Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), a major infrastructure project aimed at boosting regional connectivity and economic growth. The project, to be implemented by China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), will …
Read More »Safarilink’s Kisumu–Entebbe link redraws regional travel map
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Safarilink’s decision to link Nairobi, Kisumu and Entebbe is beginning to reshape how travellers move across the Lake Victoria region, a corridor that for years lacked direct air connectivity despite its economic and cultural ties. Two weeks ago, the airline rolled out the …
Read More »MV Kaawa set to sail after months of rehabilitation
Port Bell, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MV Kaawa, one of Uganda’s oldest ships, is ready for deployment again following almost a year of rehabilitation works. Works for the rehabilitation of MV Kaawa began last year and were expected to see the vessel fit to transport cargo between Port Bell …
Read More »Uganda, Kenya boost oil jetties
Facilities are meant to reduce transport costs of petroleum products Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Member States party to the Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Agreement (NCTTA) have agreed to cooperate to promote the use of the Kawuku oil jetty in Uganda and the Kisumu oil jetty in …
Read More »Busia Covid-19 taskforce wants border closed over Indian variant
Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Busia district Covid-19 task force wants the national task force to close Busia border following Kenya’s declaration of Kisumu city as a hotspot for the “Indian variant.” According to the Busia district Covid-19 task force, Kisumu, which is 110 kilometers away is a big threat …
Read More »Increase in Lake Victoria water level reignites Kenya-Uganda rift
🔸 NEW LAKE VICTORIA WATER LEVEL 📌07/05/2020 ⬆ 13.42m 📌12/05/1964 ⬆ 13.41m Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The rise in Lake Victoria’s water level has renewed a controversy between Kenya and Uganda over water usage. Between 2005-2006, Kenya had complained that Uganda was drawing much more water to run …
Read More »Protest death toll in west Kenya rises to 7: police
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Seven people have been killed in Kenya’s flashpoint west since protests erupted after the announcement of disputed poll results, police sources said Sunday, taking the total number killed across the country to 16. “We have three bodies that were taken to the main mortuary in …
Read More »Three killed in protests against disputed Kenya vote
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Three people, including a child, have been shot dead in Kenya in opposition protests which raged overnight into Saturday after the hotly disputed election victory of President Uhuru Kenyatta. Demonstrations and running battles with police broke out in Nairobi slums after anger in opposition strongholds …
Read More »IEBC: Hacking was attempted but did not succeed
IEBC refutes hacking allegations as Kenya opposition demands Odinga be ‘declared president’ Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has dismissed allegations that its servers were hacked, and insist they will only announce final results once all the forms from constituencies had arrived at the …
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