Kenya: Raila Odinga - Who Said I Will Run for President?

JLP candidates instructed to have COVID-19 protocol officer in place

The Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) 63 candidates for the upcoming general election will each be expected to have a protocol officer in place to maintain COVID-19 prevention rules during their campaigning activities leading up to election day...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Freetown Correctional Centre publishes report into Pademba Road prison riot

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 July 2020: Following the aftermath of the rioting that took place on the 29th April, 2020, at the Freetown Correctional facility, Pademba Road, leaving several prisoners dead, injured and serious destruction to buildings and property, Officers of the Freetown Correctional

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

Isaac Ruto: Why I joined hands with Uhuru

Chama Cha Mashinani party leader, former Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto, has denied claims that he has been offered a Cabinet position by President Uhuru Kenyatta to support his house cleaning in

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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

MPs wants ex-KPC boss Sang to pay Sh30m loss in botched tender

The KPC paid Sh26.5 million (euros 227,338) in advance to a vendor for supply, implement and commission an electronic budgeting system in 2015, which PIC says is obsolete.

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Source: Business Daily

Kenya: Mary Senata Defends Absence From Kenyatta PG, Claims She Was Unwell

Nairobi — Nominated Senator Mary Seneta who is among five Jubilee Party Senators facing expulsion for snubbing the party's Senate Parliamentary Group meeting at State House in Nairobi last Tuesday has pledged loyalty to President Uhuru Kenyatta saying she skipped the meeting because she was

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Odinga Condemns Abuse of Police Powers in Bonchari and Juja

[Nation] Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga has accused some government officials of using the police force to settle political scores in the just concluded by-elections.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Tribunal throws out plaint by Ruto allies

The Political Parties Tribunal has thrown out an application challenging the changes in Jubilee Party’s National management Committee (NMC), saying it has no jurisdiction to hear the

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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

Kenya: Inside Kenyatta's Plan for 2022 Power Transfer

[Nation] President Uhuru Kenyatta is working on his 2022 succession with his Handshake partner Raila Odinga -- a key cog in the plan -- pulling strings behind the scenes.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Act With Caution, Raila Says As Pressure On President Builds

[Nation] Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga has broken his silence on Chief Justice David Maraga's advice to dissolve Parliament, asking President Uhuru Kenyatta to consult widely before taking action.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Uganda: COVID-19 Patients Overwhelm Designated Health Facilities

As cases of new Covid-19 infections soar to 457, the administrators of regional hospitals designated to manage the disease are saying they are overwhelmed by the numbers due to limited

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Source: allAfrica.com

South africa

Under pressure from leaders the African National Congress (ANC), Mbeki announced he would step down just days after Zuma was cleared. While party leaders cited Mbekis alleged interference in the corruption case against Zuma, Mbekis resignation culminated several years of bitter infighting between

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Kenyatta Targets Ruto's Mt Kenya Allies in Fresh Purge

As Jubilee Party MPs await their parliamentary group meeting with President Uhuru Kenyatta, the onslaught against Deputy President William Ruto's men in the Senate continues with a shake-up of committees expected

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Source: allAfrica.com

Drafting of final BBI report almost complete: Raila

Speaking after meeting women leaders at his Capitol Hill office in Nairobi, Mr Odinga revealed that the drafting of the final Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) is at an advanced stage signifying the near return of the political

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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

Kenya: Kisii State Lodge Gazetted as a Protected Area

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has gazetted Kisii State Lodge as a Protected Area.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Defining Moment - Kenyatta to Convene First Jubilee Party NEC in 3 Years

Nairobi — President Uhuru Kenyatta will this week convene the ruling Jubilee Party's National Executive Committee (NEC) tentatively on Thursday, the first of its kind in three years and second since the party was founded in 2017 after the merger of then Jubilee Coalition affiliate

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Uhuru Kenyatta, Raila Odinga Craft 2022 Coalition

[Nation] Jubilee and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) have opened talks for a coalition, hoping to field a presidential candidate in 2022.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Chris Kirubi, the Insider in Government

[Nation] Billionaire business mogul Chris Kirubi, who died yesterday after a long illness, was a darling of politicians because he bankrolled them.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Just Who Has the Crowds? Odinga and Ruto Flex Political Muscle

[Nation] Deputy President William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga have started aggressive campaigns targeting political battlegrounds that are key to their victory in the 2022 elections.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kalembe Ndile's burial at Mbui Nzau, Makueni county [PHOTOS]

Ndile,57, died at a Nairobi hospital after a long illness.

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Source: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke

FBI investigating reported assault on black Indiana man

INDIANAPOLIS, United States (AP) The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said Tuesday it's investigating the reported assault of a black man by a group of white men at a southern Indiana lake.

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Africa sets up joint tech front in pandemic war

African countries have rolled out a groundbreaking mobile-based public communications platform that takes advantage of big data analytics.

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Source: Business Daily

Past Due Time for American Healthcare System to Protect Black Americans - Houston Forward Times

Today, Americans are facing unprecedented times. We are in the midst of a global pandemic, The post Past Due Time for American Healthcare System to Protect Black Americans appeared first on Houston Forward Times.

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Source: Houston Forward Times - Reporting The Truth | Affecting Change | Moving Forward

Kenya Should Take Note - Recognising Ethnic Identities Can Lead to Positive Outcomes

[The Conversation Africa] Kenyans are preparing to amend the country's 2010 constitution, with a referendum tentatively scheduled for June 2021. The amendments focus on ensuring shared prosperity, managing ethnic diversity, and avoiding divisive elections.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenyatta Men Plotting Ruto Impeachment, DP's Allies Now Claim

The ongoing purge of National Assembly and Senate leaders allied to DP Ruto and rapid changes in House committees, they say, are calculated at paving the way for the Deputy

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Source: allAfrica.com

Chamisa appoints acting MDC Alliance president

BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, who lost his mother last week after a short illness, has appointed one of his deputies Welshman Ncube as the party’s acting president with immediate effect. Chamisa’s spokesperson Nkululeko Sibanda confirmed the development yesterday. “The

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Young Voters Say They Arent Enthusiastic About Joe Biden Presidency - Free Press of Jacksonville

WASHINGTON – Perry Green doesn’t believe that Joe Biden is listening to what young, Black Americans want right now. Across the country, young people are protesting systemic racism and calling on political leaders to reallocate [...]

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

Regional court dismisses case against Dar’s new parties law

The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) has declined to halt enforcement of disputed provisions of the Tanzania Political Parties (Amendment) Act, 2019, as petitioned by leaders of opposition

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Source: The East African

‘SNL’ Alum Jay Pharoah on the moment police officers kneeled on his neck [VIDEO] | Chicago Defender

Comedian Jay Pharaoh is speaking out about an encounter with Los Angeles police that he says left him on the ground with an officer’s knee on his neck. The former “Saturday Night Live” star shared surveillance footage of the officers approaching him with guns drawn and pinning him to the ground. At

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Source: Chicago Defender

Is Orengo charting his path away from Raila?

History of intense rivalry between him and Opposition leader, alleged sabotage in 2013 and 2017 elections and talk of betrayal ahead of 2022.

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Source: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke

Kenya: Panic in Cabinet Over Looming Changes as Kenyatta Charts Legacy

The stage is set for the formation of a government of national unity as President Uhuru Kenyatta races against time to implement his legacy projects -- the Big Four

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Source: allAfrica.com

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