Ugandan TikTokers held for insulting first family

Two Ugandans have been detained for allegedly insulting President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni and the president’s son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba on the video-sharing platform, TikTok. Magistrate Stella Maris Amabilis remanded 21-year-old David Ssengozi, alias Lucky Choice, and Isaiah Ssekagiri, 28, to Kigo prison until Wednesday when they will make an initial court appearance….

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Mudavadi champions Africa’s energy future at climate talks in Baku

Prime Cabinet Secretary and CS for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Musalia Mudavadi, represented President William Ruto at a high-level event on Africa’s energy future, held alongside climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan. The side event, titled ‘Africa’s Green Momentum’, gathered global leaders to chart Africa’s path in the global energy transition. The discussions emphasized the ‘Nairobi…

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‘We must break stigma’ – Julien Alfred warns over far-reaching impact of sound powers of the mind

Said it is important to seek help instead of sweeping issues under the carpet Saint Lucia‘s finest Julien Alfred has encouraged the Caribbean Community to take mental health seriously by seeking counselling. The 100m Paris Olympics gold medallist laid down her ground work after partnering with Healthy Healing for mental health. Julien Alfred has revealed her…

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Lecturers’ strike continues as government funding pledge remains unclear

The ongoing lecturers’ strike shows no signs of abating as the government’s commitment to funding a proposed Kshs 4.3 billion deal remains shrouded in uncertainty. The National Assembly Committee on Education is probing Dr. Constantine Wasonga Opiyo, National Secretary General, University Academic Staff Union (UASU) and Prof. Fred Simiyu Barasa, Chairperson, Inter-Public Universities Councils Consultative…

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Ruto nominates former IEBC Chair Isaac Hassan to head IPOA

Former IEBC Chairperson Isaac Hassan. PHOTO//Courtesy President William Ruto has nominated former IEBC Chairman Isaac Hassan as Chairperson of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) in new appointments to various government agencies. In the announcement, President Ruto also nominated seven other members to IPOA, including Ann Wanjiku Mwangi, Micah Onyiego Nyakego, Boniface Kipkemoi Samati, Annette…

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Revealed: How the police used tactics to suppress Gen Z protests

  Anti-Finance bill protestors demonstrate in Nairobi. July 2, 2024. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] A government report has highlighted a controversial police strategy used to suppress anti-tax protests in Kenya during June and July this year. The report, from the National Crime Research Centre (NCRC), details allegations of police abusing power by fabricating charges against protesters to keep…

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