Browsing: East African Community (EAC)
ENTEBBE, Uganda — President Yoweri Museveni has rejected calls to use Uganda’s foreign exchange reserves to slow the depreciation of the shilling, arguing that the…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s shilling has moved closer to the Shs4,000-per-dollar mark, with renewed demand for foreign currency putting pressure on the local unit. On…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Burundi’s Foreign Minister, Édouard Bizimana, has issued a sharp warning to Kenyan authorities, saying continued hate speech and hostility directed at Burundian…
BOMET, Kenya — President William Ruto has moved to reassure foreign nationals living and working in Kenya that they remain welcome in the country, declaring…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Detectives have arrested a 32-year-old man over remarks the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) alleges were intended to incite ethnic hatred, hostility…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The Kenyan government has assured its citizens living in Burundi that they remain safe and that relations between the two countries remain…
KAMPALA, Uganda — For businesses that import fuel, machinery or raw materials, it is a statistic that may quietly save millions of shillings. For policymakers,…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan Senior Counsel and former Justice Minister Martha Karua has detailed what she describes as a confusing and troubling ordeal at Uganda’s…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan Senior Counsel Martha Karua was denied entry into Uganda on Monday and returned to Nairobi after immigration authorities classified her as…
NAIROBI, Kenya — A section of Kenyan political and legal leaders has expressed solidarity with People’s Liberation Party (PLP) leader and Senior Counsel Martha Karua…