Jomo Kenyatta returns to Kenya from exile to lead his country

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Source: allAfrica.com

Swarms of locusts devastate parts of northern Kenya

The branches on trees around Kenya's northern town of Lodwar have been stripped bare of leaves, bending downward under the weight of voracious young

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Strong May exports signal balance of payments hope

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Source: Business Daily

Locust Swarm Destroys Crops in Kenya as Millions Face Hunger

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Source: The Washington Informer

Locust swarm devours crops in Kenya as millions face hunger – Voice and Viewpoint

The desert locusts—in the worst invasion in Kenya in 70 years, according to the United Nations—have destroyed huge swaths of crops and pasture in the region, said farmer Joyce Mutinda, but the extent of the damage cannot yet be determined since new swarms are spreading.A swarm of desert locusts

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

Kenya: Top Officials 'Stole HIV Projects Cash'

From manipulating contracts and tenders, demanding bribes, circumventing procurement regulations, to demanding kickbacks upfront to process their funds, senior government officials, parliamentarians and crooked NGOs misappropriated money in four key World Bank funded projects during President

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Source: allAfrica.com

Uganda sugar imports most expensive among Comesa markets

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Source: Business Daily

Is the black american fight ours?

In some surveys Africans hold the same negative stereotypes about African Americans as white Americans and look down on some aspects of the black American way their way of life, like their reliance on charity, assisted housing programmes, food stamps and generally lower social

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Scanty information on Jack Ma's Covid-19 donations to Kenya

Kenya's Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is looking into two separate theft reports relating to donated Covid-19 equipment in March, when the Ministry of Health was plotting how to combat the virus that has now infected 4,374 people in

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Source: The East African

Rwanda: Budget to Be Unveiled On Monday

The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Dr. Uzziel Ndagijimana, will this Monday unveil the National Budget for the 2020/2021 fiscal year, The New Times can

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Source: allAfrica.com

EDITORIAL: Without a budget, EAC secretariat will lose its

Barely a week to the end of the financial year, the East African Community secretariat was yet to make known its spending plans for the financial year that starts on July

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Source: The East African

ODOTE: Tackle employment policy challenges

Employment relationships are based on a contract between the employee and the employer, which sets out the terms and conditions of

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Source: Business Daily

TRIBUTE: Celebrating the life and works of Robino Ntila

Tanzanian painter Robino Ntila, who died on May 21, was one of East Africa’s earliest contemporary

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Source: The East African

Malawi ruling party cries foul over presidential vote re-run

Malawi's governing party has called for a third presidential election, citing irregularities and intimidation in this week's re-run vote as unofficial tallies show incumbent President Peter Mutharika losing to the opposition

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Source: The East African

KRA to lose power of raising fuel, beer taxes

FILE PHOTO | NMG

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Source: Business Daily

New reality for business leaders in post-Covid era

According to a survey released by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) titled East Africa’s Rebound, workers will have to adapt to the new reality to ensure near-term business continuity in the

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Source: The East African

Kenya coronavirus: over 6,600 cases; tourism industry gets big boost

Confirmed cases = 6,673

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

East Africa: Tourism, Fishing Trawlers Hurt Seagrasses of East Africa - UN Report

In its new report titled Out of the blue: The value of seagrasses to the environment and to people, launched on World Oceans Day on June 8, Unep blames these unsustainable activities for a deteriorating coastal ecosystem, a decline in coastal productivity, and affected certain supportive functions

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Source: allAfrica.com

Covid-19: Kenya sets new record in daily cases

Kenya has recorded its highest number of Covid-19 positive cases in a 24-hour period since the first case was reported in

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Source: The East African

Racism storm hits Zim Pepsi maker

WORKERS at Varun Beverages Zimbabwe Limited (VBZL), producers of Pepsi drinks, yesterday downed tools alleging racism, human rights abuses and unfair labour practices at the

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Passion for conservation inspires fashion pieces

When Priya first moved to Britain 13 years ago, her paintings took a back seat partly because of the pressure of the art scene

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Source: The East African

Africa: Day 4 Recap | Resiliency in Action - Sustaining Regional and Bilateral Trade Post-COVID

Washington, DC — H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, President, Republic of Kenya and H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President, Republic of Ghana, gave opening remarks and participated in a fireside chat moderated by

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Source: allAfrica.com

Annual Uganda Press Photo Award open for entries

The organisers of the Uganda Press Photo Award (UPPA) are calling for entries for the 2020 annual photography competitions that include the ninth edition of UPPA; the third edition of the East African Photography Award (EAPA) and the fifth edition of the Young Photographer Award

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Source: The East African

Djibouti: Kenya, Djibouti Set for Repeat Polls for UN Security Council Seat

Kenya and Djibouti are sent for repeat election after they failed to garner more than 128 votes of all the 193 member states to capture the seat in the first round election which was conducted last

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Source: allAfrica.com

Firms face Sh1m fine as virtual AGMs deadline lapses

Companies face Sh1m fine as virtual AGMs deadline lapses Tuesday

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Source: Business Daily

The Asian-African (Bandung) Conference: Fact and Fiction

In the article below independent historian Kyle Haddad-Fonda describes the Asian-African Conference popularly known as the Bandung Conference which was the first significant gathering of independent and soon-to-be independent nations in Asia and

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Source: Black Past

EA states asked to take refugees despite Covid-19

East African states should open their doors to asylum seekers due to the continued conflicts in Somalia, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo despite the Covid-19 pandemic, a coalition of refugees’ organisations in the Horn, East and Central Africa (HECA) has

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Source: The East African

AfCFTA clouded by virus and pace of talks

The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) was formally launched just over a year ago in a blaze of

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Source: The East African

Report flags Kenya as a hotspot for human trafficking

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Source: Business Daily

Kenya wins UN Security Council seat

PHOTO | DPA PICTURE-ALLIANCE | AFP

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Source: Business Daily

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