President Uhuru Kenyatta was on Wednesday afternoon spotted walking from his office at Harambee House to National Treasury located along Harambee Avenue a busy streets of Nairobi. The president was accompanied by a contingent of government and State House officials as he trekked majestically while waving and shaking hands with few individuals. At the Treasury, […]
Facebook has announced its first tech space in Africa following in the footsteps of search giant Google who in July 2017 launched an ambitious initiative to train 10 million young people in online skills over five years. The new initiative is to cement Facebook commitment and investment in the country, and across the continent. The […]
At least 50 people were killed on Tuesday in a suicide bomb attack at a mosque in northern Nigeria, police say. The attack happened in the town of Mubi in Adamawa State as worshipers were gathering for the “fajr” dawn prayer around 5:20 a.m. local time.Othman Abubakar, a police spokesman said. The bomber was about […]
Zimbabwe’s former vice-president, whose sacking led to last week’s army takeover, has urged President Robert Mugabe to resign immediately. Emmerson Mnangagwa said he fled abroad two weeks ago when he learned of a plot to kill him, and he would not return until he was sure of his security. Speaking from an undisclosed location on […]
Uganda joined the world in celebrating the United Nations Universal Children’s Day that took place yesterday. The day marked every year to commemorate the anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Children is intended to bring nations together to promote child welfare. Established in 1954 and is celebrated on November 20th […]
Kenya’s Supreme Court has upheld the victory of President Uhuru Kenyatta in last month’s controversial presidential elections re-run, clearing the way for the 55-year-old leader to be sworn in for a second and final term next week. Chief Justice Davi Maraga threw out the cases by three petitioners that sought to invalidate the results of […]
Tony Pulis has been sacked off as West Bromwich Albion manager after a 4-0 defeat at home by Chelsea on Saturday. The defeat extended the club’s sequence without a victory to 11 matches. Guochaun Lai, West Brom’s Chinese owner, was at the match and has dismissed Pulis with the club one place and one point […]
A total of 2338 students graduated at Kampala International University on Saturday. This was during the 17th graduation ceremony held at the institutions main campus. The event was graced by, AMB Cornelius O. Oluwateru, the high commissioner of the federal republic of Nigeria in Uganda. Speaking at the ceremony, the founder and proprietor of Kampala […]
The chairperson of the parliamentary forum on children Bernard Atiku asked the ministry of education to rise up and inspect the higher learning institutions to stop the award of fake qualifications to students. Recently the National Council for Higher Education (NHCE) noted that it’s aware of individuals, including politicians, who have been approaching institutions of […]
After Zanu-PF vowed to impeach President Mugabe and replace him with ex-vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa, who had been fired two weeks ago, President Mugabe in his rambling televised speech to Zimbabwe on Sunday refused to resign as president. The 93-year-old said he had met with the nation’s security force command before speaking to the nation, but […]