By James Wafula in Nairobi. The NGO council of Kenya has called for a broad consensus in the proposed 2023-2024 Finance Bill that seeks to impose a mandatory 3 percent tax on all income earners in the public sector to go towards housing for low income groups and 16 percent VAT on fuel saying there…
By Our Reporter. The Sudanese government has declared the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) rebels that are fighting Khartoum authorities, a terrorist organization. RSF rebels have been holding onto parts near the airport in Darfur, and other locations hundreds of miles away from the capital, Khartoum but are targeting civilians. But the Sudanese Armed Forces under…
By Jackson Okata – IJNet. A human rights project in Kenya has launched a new curriculum to train journalists in the country on how best to report on human rights related issues. An initiative of the Canadian media development organization, Journalists for Human Rights, the Voice for Women and Girls’ Rights curriculum seeks to improve…
By Stephen Ouma Bwire in Ramallah, Palestine. The Palestinian Prime Minister H.E Mohammad Ibrahim Shtayyeh has opened Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate Congress in Ramallah. The conference preceded a video documenting Palestinian Journalists killed by Israeli forces. Prime Minister Shtayyeh called on Israeli authorities to stop repression and killing of Palestinians. The Premier who represented President Mahmoud…
By Our Reporter. Speaker of Parliament Rt Hon Anita Among has urged her counterparts in the legislative assemblies of the member states in East Africa to embrace and emulate Uganda on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, (Amendment), 2023 as a measure to widen the safety net for the moral fiber of the East African region. In her…
By Our correspondent. Journalists’ leaders and representatives from across Eastern Africa have called for decisive action to support media professionals in their efforts to combat disinformation, misinformation, and hate speech propagated by violent extremists. The appeal came at the end of a two-day regional workshop on the role of media in countering violent extremism and…
Representatives of the coalition of non-governmental human rights organizations By Our Correspodent in Brussels An international coalition praises the leadership of the UAE in human rights, led by President Bin Zayed. The United Arab Emirates will present its universal periodic review to the United Nations on May 8th , 2023.During ifs review, the UAE will…