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How Kenya’s new president took on powerful political dynasties | WESTEN K SHILAHO | William Samoei Ruto, 55, has been declared the winner of Kenya’s presidential election. He is the leader of the United Democratic Alliance party under the Kenya Kwanza (Kenya First) coalition. Ruto defeated his main rival in …

Galiwango’s body chopped into pieces! Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | Unidentified thugs have brutally murdered a South African-based Ugandan businessman for unknown reasons. The assailants kidnapped Fred Galiwango, who has been running a vehicle mechanical workshop in Lancaster Soweto on Sunday last week. His mutilated body that was chopped into …

Tough questions over Uganda Airlines CEO hiring COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | Embattled Uganda Airlines CEO, Jenifer Musiime Bamuturaki, and by proxy President Yoweri Museveni who appointed her, could be right. Many human resource managers and C-suite material recruiters today agree that experience trumps academic papers. When recruiting an …

Uganda joins new global alliance with 4 new strategies ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Uganda has joined 12 sub-Saharan African countries, three UN agencies, and several civil society movements to form a new alliance to work against HIV/AIDS in children and wipe it out by 2030. The formation of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Uganda Airlines, Jenifer Bamuturaki has said she is qualified and experienced to run the airline. Bamuturaki was appearing before the Committee on Commissions Statutory Authorities (COSASE) chaired by Nakawa West Member of Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi on Wednesday, 17 August …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Education, Joyce Moriku has reassured Members of Parliament that government has developed a statutory instrument to regulate school fees and other school related matters. She was responding to a matter of national importance raised by Samuel Opio, Kole North County …

Odinga: In our view there is neither a legally and validly declared winner nor a president-elect Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT & THE STAR KENYA  | Azimio la Umoja presidential aspirant Raila Odinga has called on his supporters to stay calm as his alliance seeks the ear of the Supreme Court on …

🔵 Odinga Address  – 2pm – KICC, Azimio Media Center Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Azimio La Umoja coalition leader Raila Odinga will at 2pm today reveal his response to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) declaration of UDC’s William Ruto as duly elected President of Kenya. Odinga boycotted the …

🔵 FINAL RESULTS – KENYA ELECTION ✳ William Ruto – 50.49% ➡ 7,176,141 votes ✳ Raila Odinga – 48.85% ➡ 6,942,930 votes ✳ Wajackoyah – 0.44% ➡ 61,969 ✳ Waihiga- 0.23% ➡ 31,987 (CLICK TO GO TO LIVE RESULTS) Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Constitutional Lawyer Kamotho Waiganjo has said that Azimio la Umoja will find it difficult overturning the election results declared by …

🔵 FINAL RESULTS – KENYA ELECTION ✳ William Ruto – 50.49% ➡ 7,176,141 votes ✳ Raila Odinga – 48.85% ➡ 6,942,930 votes ✳ Wajackoyah – 0.44% ➡ 61,969 ✳ Waihiga- 0.23% ➡ 31,987 (CLICK TO GO TO LIVE RESULTS) Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has …