By Our Reporter A declaration by the USambassador M/S MegWhitman that the August 9,2022 elections were the “freest andfairest” Kenya has ever held haskicked up a storm as the oppositionAzimio un-leashed pure venom onthe diplomat. Speaking on occasion of the 10thanniversary of devolution countygovernments in Eldoret August 182023, the American envoy praisedKenya for the peaceful…
By Sarah Achen Kibisi and Lucy Ekadu The Workers MP, Hon. MargaretNamubiru Rwabushaija hassaid appealed to governmentto popularise the Markets Act 2023without delay. She said speeding up awareness willhelp the public know and appreciatethe need to have the bill in place.“I completed my work in theMarkets bill, what is now left isgovernment through the LocalGovernment…
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…
By Our Reporters Embattled National Organisation of Trade Unions (NOTU) Chairman General Usher Wilson Owere suffered biggest setback when his Amalgamated Transport and General Workers Union (ATGWU) QDC replaced him with Mr Dennis Oloro as Union Chairperson. The hotly contested position for the Chairperson at Entebbe’s Innophine hotel, had only two candidates, Dennis Oloro, a…
By Our Correspondent Somali female journalist, Nura Abdi Iman Moge, has won a Somali photojournalism prize – an initiative of the Australian High Commission in Kenya and the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ). As part of its mandate of protecting freedom of expression and advancing professional excellence of journalists in Somalia, NUSOJ conducted the…
EDITOR: STEPHEN OUMA BWIRE The August 11, 2023 meeting convened and hosted by the Director for Labour at Gender, Labour and Social Development Ministry with requests for dialogue on NOTU wrangles, has been welcomed by trade union leaders and workers in the country. Director for Labour Hon Martin Wandera, in communication to Chairman General and…
By Frank Serugo Kaheesi EMOTIONAL eruptions with tearsdropping at Entebbe InternationalAirport were witnessed, as parentsand Federation officials welcomedback the gallant riders thatrepresented the Country at the July7th-9th, 2023 World Junior Motocrosschampionship in Romania.First, was Gift Ssebuguzi’s mother,Nulu Nabaweesi, on seeing himbeing pushed in wheelchair at arrivaltunnel. Emotional eruptions resurfacedwhen Gift Ssebuguzi, and “Chiefde mission” George…