August 2023

By Our Correspondent in Bujumbura In response to news reportsthat Burundian journalistFloriane Irangabiye is sufferingrespiratory distress and her healthhas deteriorated behind bars, theCommittee to Protect Journalistsissued the following statement: “Imprisoned Burundian journalistFloriane Irangabiye’s worseninghealth is alarming, and authoritieshave demonstrated negligence intheir failure to ensure that she receivesadequate medical care,” said CPJ’ssub-Saharan Africa representative,Muthoki Mumo. “Authorities…

By Hon.Charles Bakkabulindi Codes of conduct are the maintools to regulate workers’rights for added valuechain; workers’ rights encompassa large array of human rightsfrom the right to decent work andfreedom of association to equalopportunity and protection againstdiscrimination. Specific rights related to theworker place include health andsafety in the work place and theright to privacy at work.Everyone…

By James Wafula in Nairobi At least two people in Kenya’scorridors of power may belosing sleep over a possiblepolitical truce between PresidentWilliam Ruto and Azimio oppositionleader Raila Odinga. They are toughtalking Deputy President RigathiGachagua (aka RG) and the UrbanCabinet Prime S.ecretary MusaliaMudavadi. Already the fate of Mudavadiappears to be on the line after hisappointment was…

By Our Correspondent The ruling by the UgandaHigh court in Kampala ofJuly 7, 2023 that embattledNational Organisation of TradeUnions (NOTU) Chairman GeneralMr Usher Wilson Owere wasillegally removed from office bythe federation’s General Council ofNovember 22, 2022, could becomeinconsequential. NOTU leaders appealed but theterm of the NOTU Executive Boardexpires in December 2023 which couldput Owere;s position…