Browsing: Africa
KAMPALA, Uganda — The charging and remand of former Kampala Lord Mayor and senior lawyer Erias Lukwago has added a new and controversial dimension to…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has been removed from the Senate Energy Committee in a reshuffle that is likely to intensify speculation about growing…
JINJA, Uganda — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has renewed his long-standing call for deeper regional integration, arguing that East African countries should move towards political…
NAIROBI, Kenya — With less than two weeks remaining before Kenya’s annual tax return filing deadline, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is encouraging taxpayers to…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Israel has reversed an earlier decision to bar travellers from Kenya from entering the country over Ebola-related concerns, following diplomatic protests from the…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s army chief Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba has sparked widespread condemnation after posting messages on social media appearing to boast about inflicting “hurt…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Christopher Okello Onyum, the man sentenced to death for the murder of four nursery school children at a daycare centre in Ggaba,…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Lawyer and former Busiro East MP Medard Lubega Ssegona has described the arrest of former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago as “worrying”, warning…
NAIROBI, Kenya — A fundraising campaign has been launched to support Patricia Wanjiku Bruce, a Kenyan mother and advertising professional whose life changed dramatically after…
KAMPALA, Uganda — UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima has strongly condemned the arrest and detention of former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, describing the incident…