The only two oil-producing countries in East Africa, Kenya, and Uganda are nurturing their ambitions of exporting crude oil to boost their economies which are hit by sporadic fuel shortages and power outages. Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta flagged off four trucks carrying the country’s first oil resource from the Ngamia 8 oil fields in TurkanaContinue reading “East African nations plan to export oil as citizens face sporadic fuel shortages”
Author Archives: Ismail Akwei
Bearded woman subjected to genital exam by police in Kenya after arrest
A Kenyan woman has been subjected to a genital examination conducted by two female police officers who stripped her because she grew a beard. 31-year-old Teresiah Mumbi, a minibus conductor, has threatened to take legal action against the officers over the incident which occurred after her arrest for a traffic offence in Kariobangi on MayContinue reading “Bearded woman subjected to genital exam by police in Kenya after arrest”
All you need to know about the newly appointed 36-year-old chief justice of Somalia
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo announced the sack of the country’s chief justice Hassan Ibrahim Idle Suleiman on Sunday after a two-year service. The president said his decision was part of a plan to improve the justice system that has been struggling for so many years amid several questionable judicial decisions and allegations of corruption. TheContinue reading “All you need to know about the newly appointed 36-year-old chief justice of Somalia”
Two African presidents join five others to donate salaries to development funds
Two African presidents have donated portions of their salaries to development funds in their countries ahead of Africa Day which fell on May 25, 2018. The first to announce his decision was the South African president Cyril Ramaphosa who announced last Wednesday that he will donate half of his presidential salary to a fund thatContinue reading “Two African presidents join five others to donate salaries to development funds”
5 historic times African countries attempted to merge but failed
Africa is the only continent in the world that was divided among European colonialists in 1884 in what was termed the Scramble for Africa. So many tribes were divided by colonial borders while others were merged with other tribes. Following the independence struggle in the continent, Tanzania became the only African country formed by a mergerContinue reading “5 historic times African countries attempted to merge but failed”
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