By Kouthar Sambo There has been an uproar in Nigeria, and dozens are taking to the streets of Lagos to express their dissatisfaction with the cost of living crisis. This comes after youth in Nigeria noted the protest and activism that swept across Kenya by youth groups. Speaking on VOC's PM Drive show on Monday, a political analyst and expert in politics on the African continent, Dr Samual Igba, said […]
Kenya will expand trade ties with the United Arab Emirates, the State House Kenya tweeted early Saturday, reports Reuters. "The two nations have agreed to fast-track trade agreements and set up a joint panel to explore investment partnerships in oil and gas, technology transfer, agriculture, healthcare as well as the development of Special Economic Zones", the state house said in a tweet. The United Arab Emirates and Kenya agreed to launch talks on a […]
INTERNATIONAL William Samoei Arap Ruto, deputy president of Kenya since 2013, has been declared winner of a keenly contested election in East Africa’s powerhouse. Ruto won the election by a narrow margin, garnering 50.49 percent of the votes to his closest challenger Raila Odinga’s 48.85 percent. “I stand before you despite intimidation and harassment,” Wafula Chebukati, chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) said early Monday evening. “I […]
INTERNATIONAL It is election season in Kenya and even beyond the 22.1 million registered voters going to the polls on August 9, the biggest catchphrase of the campaign has been the “deep state”. Over the last couple of years, the phrase has emerged to convey the notion of a powerful shadowy cabal, not officially elected to government but, nonetheless, contorting the wishes of the people during elections and afterwards in […]
Thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, just days before the country’s fourth general election in less than two years. Widespread protests have been taking place since July 2020, with people demanding Netanyahu’s departure over alleged corruption scandals and the government’s handling of the pandemic, including protracted lockdowns that battered the economy. Israeli daily Haaretz reported some 20,000 people rallied near the […]
A police reservist and two armed attackers have been killed in a gunfight in Kenya's northeast Mandera county near the border with Somalia. Security official Jeremiah Kosoim said a young boy had also been injured on Sunday during the gunfight that erupted as fighters were trying to destroy a telecommunications tower in the area. He did not give further details about the attackers, but Somalia-based rebel group al-Shabab has often […]
A group of 22 South Africans who were to be repatriated from Kenya – as the world battles coronavirus – remain stranded in Nairobi. This after SEMAIR, the airline that was to evacuate them, again, cancelled at the 11th hour. The airline is alleged to have failed to inform passengers and the South African High Commission in Kenya. The High Commission says it is in contact with the airline to […]
A South African woman has committed suicide at the Kenya Industrial Training Institute (KITI) in Nakuru, where she was under mandatory 14-day quarantine to ensure she was cleared of Covid-19, the Daily Nation reported. According to the publication, the body of the 27-year-old was found hanging from the rooftop of a hostel room at the KITI by health workers, who were doing temperature testing as part of their daily rounds. […]
Fifteen people died and dozens were injured when fire swept through a market in the Kenyan capital Nairobi in the early hours of Thursday, an official said. Emergency service St John Ambulance said the blaze broke out at 2:30 a.m. and spread to apartments and several shanties before being contained around 90 minutes later. Nairobi regional coordinator Kangethe Thuku said the death toll had reached 15. “About five... arrived dead […]
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