“When I grew up the land was for the community”: Oil troubles in Turkana
Source: Africa Arguments Nick Young Nick Young founded the online and print publications Oil in Uganda (2012) and China Development Brief (1996). Huge oil discoveries in Kenya’s poorest county have so far brought more frustration and tensions than hope. A woman herder in Nakukulas, Turkana county, with a gas flare in the distance. Credit: Nick More...
Africa’s World Cup? – Think Again.
The World’s greatest soccer centerpiece the World Cup; drew open it’s curtain on Thursday at Moscow’s Luzhnik Stadium (writes topi Lyambila). The one-month tournament featuring 32 teams with 5 from Africa. Saying More...
Kenya Misses World Cup Appearance
Kenyan referee Aden Marwa who had been slated to run the lines during this year’s Moscow 2018 World Cup has been dropped. (writes topi Lyambila) This follows an undercover sting operation by Ghanian journalist More...
Burst dam at Patel Farm saw over 40 people killed lacked permits, police investigate
Reuters A dam on a Kenyan commercial farm that burst this week, killing at least 45 people, was built illegally, the water resource regulator said on Friday, as police opened an initial investigation into the disaster. The More...
New political order as Kenya’s leader attempts to redefine his legacy -The politics of #Handshake
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is redefining the nation’s tenuous political alliances in a move that’s likely to help him consolidate power during his final term and leave his deputy William Ruto out in the More...
Kenya mourns as 44 people killed in Solai Farm after an authorised Dam burst- Nakuru
Villagers accused the farm-owner of depriving them of access to river water (AFP) SOLAI, KENYA: Kenya’s chief prosecutor on Friday ordered police to investigate a dam-burston a commercial farm in the Rift More...
Hope for Kenya as Uhuru Kenyatta & Raila Odinga agree to dialogue
Nairobi Star In a rare show of unity on Friday, President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga told Kenyans they had set their differences aside and would work to unite the public. The two met at Harambee More...
African SMEs Set to Benefit from USD 74M Guarantee
The African Guarantee Fund for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (AGF) (www.AfricanGuaranteeFund.com) has today entered into a re- guarantee transaction of an amount of up to USD 74 million with GuarantCo (www.GuarantCo.com), More...
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Resigns to pave way for reform
AGENCIES Ethiopia’s prime minister says he has submitted his resignation as both prime minister and the chairman of the ruling coalition. Hailemariam Desalegn’s announcement comes amid a political crisis More...
We had a dream… 53 years on all we have are memories
East African You can’t deny it. Despite a few bright spots last year, the East African Project is in trouble. In Arusha, we have an East African Community (EAC) secretariat grappling with one of its most difficult More...
