By James Wafula in Nairobi. By the time Kenya’s founding president Jomo Kenyatta was dying in August 1978 having ruled for 15 years, he was one of Africa’s richest political elite with a vast fortune that include 1 million acres of prime land to multi-million shilling princely properties and businesses spread across the country. Yet…
By Our Reporter. The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) welcomes release of journalists Mohamed Abdi Sheik and Abdijabar Mohamed Hussein from Hargeisa Central Prison, after spending nearly three months in custody. The release of the two journalists, which took place on Saturday 2 July 2022, follows a presidential pardon granted to them by Somaliland…
By Sarah Achen Kibisi. Parliament has rejected the selective salary enhancements for science teachers and wants salary pay rise for all public servants in the country to avert strikes from other sectors. Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among while presiding over the House said that on the Issue of salary enhancements “You cannot give what you…
By Agatha Namirembe Arembe in Geneva. New commitments by the G7 Leaders, covering gender equality, tackling inflation, climate change, and support for a just transition to a sustainable and inclusive future, have been welcomed by the ILO. The International Labour Organization (ILO) has welcomed the commitments in the G7 Leaders’ Communiqué to work together –…
By Our Reporter. For the first time since multi-party elections in 1992, the over assertive central Kenya region has no front runner in the August 2022 presidential race. The community that has produced 3 out of Kenya’s 4 presidents in 60 years, can only count on becoming number two. This is regardless of whether DP…
By James Wafula in Nairobi. The US and European Union have renewed earlier travel advisories to Kenya ahead of the August 9, 2022 General election warning of possible poll related violence. They say the chaos could happen during voting or after announcing results, according to analysis of “credible pressure points.” Statements posted on their Twitter…
By James Wafula in Nairobi. There are exactly 39 days left before 22 million Kenyans go to the ballot to elect their 5th president in 61 years, a peaceful transition that has remained an elusive luxury for land locked neighboring Uganda. While Kenya has exchanged 4 presidents in the last 5 decades, Uganda has had…
ByJames Wafula in Nairobi. Election patterns in Kenya have always brought out the rivalry of the Kikuyu and Luo, Kenya’s most outspoken political families. This has helped shape Kenya’s political society since independence. The previous four presidential elections have seen Kikuyus and Luos compete for power with rivalry between Jaramogi Odinga and Kenyatta taking centre…
By Hon. Charles Bakkabulindi. Violence against women remains matter for concern among various interventions by International Labour Organization (ILO) on advocating for an end to violence against women, which is addressed as human rights issue. The violence against women can have significant impacts on workplaces; it can affect an employee’s work performance, cause poor physical…
By Zurah Nakabugo. Muslims around the world will gather to celebrate Eid al-Adha on Saturday ( July 9), which marks the end of annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia and marks Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his only son for Allah. According to sources in Saudi Arabia, this year about 5 million people…