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Kenya Airways Gets Permit for Direct U.S. Flights
By Business DailyThe United States government has granted Kenya Airways (KQ) a permit to operate direct flights to and from America. According to an order issued by the Department of Transportation, the permit became effective on Tuesday. The US Department of Transportation had in June recommended that the Kenyan national carrier be allowed to access if there were no public objections. President Donald Trump was also given a 61-day window to disapprove, if he so wished.
Tanzania: Outrage After Gunmen Injure Tanzanian Opposition Leader
By Aggrey OmbokiTanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu, who was wounded in a gun attack outside his Dodoma home, is in stable but critical condition at a Nairobi hospital. The firebrand Singida East MP was airlifted to the Nairobi Hospital in the Kenyan capital on Thursday night after his condition worsened, amid concerns for his security.
Kenya: Shot Tanzanian Opposition Leader Flown to Nairobi for Treatment
Tanzania's opposition Chief Whip in Parliament Tundu Lissu who was Thursday shot by unknown assailants has been admitted to Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi. According to Law Society of Kenya (LSK) president Isaac Okero, Lissu arrived in Nairobi from Dodoma Thursday night. "We understand he's still in critical condition. "Members of the East African Law Society will be visiting him today (Friday) in the afternoon," Mr Okero said.
Libya: Khartoum Denies Closing Borders With South Sudan, Libya
By Joseph OduhaKhartoum has denied claims that it has closed its borders with three of its neighbours in efforts to curb weapons and vehicle smuggling. Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour made the remarks Friday saying, instead, that the country would tighten border control with South Sudan, Libya and Chad. Mr Ghandour said that security co-operation agreements it has with the neighbours are binding.
Kenya: Poll Agency IEBC Releases Election Re-Run Schedule
Kenya's The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the electoral body, has released a revised timetable of activities lined up ahead of the October 17 repeat presidential election. The activities include the revised elections results framework, certification of the voters' register, upgraded technology for elections, recruitment, training and deployment of staff, voter education and election day operations.
Kenya Poll Agency in Crisis
By John Ngirachu and Patrick Lang'at in NairobiFive officials of Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) have disowned a memo issued by chairman Wafula Chebukati to its chief executive Ezra Chiloba. The five commissioners, in a statement, said the memo was not discussed by the Commission Plenary and they came to know about it in the media.
Kenya: Finally, Kenya Effects Ban on Plastic Bags
opinion By Victor KipropSusan Khalayi, a shopper in Nairobi walks out of a supermarket in the city's central business district carrying foodstuff, mostly fruits. The goods are packed in an eco-friendly, reusable bag made of cloth. Just a day before, the groceries she bought at the same outlet were packed in plastic bags. That was the norm in Kenya until August 28, when the government effected a ban on the use, manufacture or importation of plastic bags.
Uganda: Polio Vaccine Drive Targets Refugees, Host Communities
By Everlyn LirriAs part of efforts to minimise a possible recurrence of polio in Uganda, the Ministry of Health will conduct a door-to-door vaccination drive for all children in communities hosting refugees. Uganda reported the last case of the polio virus in 2006, but with the recent influx of refugees, especially those fleeing South Sudan, the risk of the disease re-entering the country are high, according to Tabley Basajjatebadiba, the Assistant Commissioner for Health Services.
Uganda Joins Trial on Injectable HIV Preventive Drug
By Everlyn LirriAfter successfully piloting a study that showed an oral drug taken by HIV negative persons can reduce their risk of infection before exposure, Uganda will experiment with an injectable version of the same drug. The initial pilot trial of the long-lasting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) was conducted in several countries, including South Africa, Malawi, Brazil and the USA.
Somalia: Govt Exploiting Family Links to Bring Down Al-Shabaab
By Fred OluochSomalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has combined his clan and family links, persuasion and divide-and-rule tactics to engineer defections from Al Shabaab. Besides offering amnesty and gaining substantial financial support from the international community to fight Al Shabaab, sources in Mogadishu told The EastAfrican that Farmajo, who was elected in February, has been using family links to persuade Al Shabaab leaders to abandon the militant group.
South Africa: Zuma Succession Race Attracts One More
By Peter DubeSouth Africa's African National Congress (ANC) Treasurer-General Zweli Mkhize has become the latest senior party official to throw his hat into the party's presidential race. He joins Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, former AU Commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Presidency minister Jeff Radebe, Human Settlements minister Lindiwe Sisulu and former ANC Treasurer Mathews Phosa in the race to replace President Jacob Zuma as party leader in December.
Kenya: KCCA Opens Up Kenyan Skies to 20 More Airlines
By James KariukiKenya's skies will see heightened activity after the government allowed 20 African and European airlines to start direct flights. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) said it had considered and found the airlines suitable for issuance of immediate licences, which will see Kenya's airspace enjoy competitive passenger and cargo service. It has since given stakeholders 21 days to submit views on possible impacts of allowing more passenger and cargo aircraft into Kenya's airspace.
Uganda: Child Care Invention Wins Award and Funding
By Everlyn LirriThey had 48 hours to come up with an idea, pitch it before a panel of judges and turn it into a prototype that could potentially improve neonatal and maternal health in poor countries. Competing against 30 other groups that presented their prototypes, team Kangaroo+ emerged winners of this year's annual health innovations hackathon hosted by Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda from August 25 to 27.
Uganda: Brazil Drought Gain for Uganda Coffee
By Dicta Asiimwe and Raymond TamaleThe increase in coffee prices has contributed to higher returns and a narrowing of Uganda's current account deficit. A report released in August by the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) shows that the country has so far made Ush1.2 trillion ($327.4 million) this year. This is just Ush157.8 billion ($44.3 million) short of the amount Uganda made out of coffee export earnings the whole of 2016.
East Africa: Kassim Omar, Chair of East African Business Lobby, Dies in Kampala
By Dicta AsiimweKassim Omar, the chairperson of the East African Business Council (EABC), has died. The Ugandan businessman died on Tuesday at the Nakasero hospital in Kampala where he was undergoing treatment. Mr Omar had been elected to chair the region's trade lobby, EABC, in June this year. He was also the chairman of the Uganda Clearing Industry and Forwarding Association.
Tanzania: Child Kidnapping Suspect Quizzed
By Daily News ReporterArusha — THE alleged child kidnapper, Samson Peter, has reportedly confessed to the Police Force that he killed two children he had earlier kidnapped in Arusha and dumped them in a sewage tank. Arusha Regional Police Commander (RPC), Mr Charles Mkumbo, announced here that Peter (18), acknowledged that he kidnapped four children in the city, released two and killed Maurine David (6) and Ikram Salum (3).
Tanzania: Roads Agency Blamed for Delayed Road Repairs
Photo: The Citizen Vehicles stuck in a traffic jam in Tunduma, Mbeya. By Justa Musa and Hawa MathiasMbeya — Some users of the road from Mbeya-to Zambia, the DRC and South Africa have blamed the Tanzania National Roads Agency (Tanroads) for delaying the rehabilitation of a 1.5km stretch from Meta to Nzovwe. Speaking to The Citizen on different occasions, motorists and other road users said road maintenance had taken too long after it was damaged.
Rwanda: Peacekeepers Want Use of Force to Protect Civilians
By Robert MbaragaCountries contributing troops to the United Nations peacekeeping operations want the protection of civilians embedded in their mandate within a broader political strategy of UN missions, as risks to civilians in conflict-areas increase.
Ethiopian Carrier Flies High, Doubling Profits
By Allan OlingoEthiopian Airlines almost doubled its profit for 2016, bouyed by an 18 per cent jump in passenger numbers. The Ethiopian carrier summed up a great year for the continent's largest and only profitable airline, with revenues of $261.9 million in 2016, from $150.9 million the previous year, despite the challenging operating environment caused by slower global economic growth and weaker performance of Africa's major economies.
Congo-Kinshasa: Resource-Rich DRC Losing U.S.$1.3 Billion Every Year in Unpaid Taxes
By James AnyanzwaThe Democratic Republic of Congo is losing up to $1.3 billion in revenue each year due to a failure by public bodies, tax agencies and the state mining firm Gécamines to remit levies, and the pillage of revenue in suspicious deals. The DRC tops the list of African countries whose resources are being plundered.
Kenya Sets the Stage for Expressway
By Njiraini MuchiraKenya is seeking to safeguard its position as the region's preferred entry point through big infrastructure projects aimed at easing the movement of goods and people on the Northern Corridor. Three months after commissioning the standard gauge railway, the country has awarded the construction contract of the country's first expressway to an American company -- Bechtel International Inc.
Angola: Agency Confirms Angola Ruling Party's Poll Victory
By Arnaldo VieiraThe National Electoral Commission (CNE) Wednesday confirmed the victory of the ruling MPLA party in Angola's August 23 General Election. CNE chief Andre da Silva Neto announced that the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola won with 61.07 per cent vote and 150 MPs. Consequently, the MPLA flag-bearer and former Defence minister João Lourenço, is expected to be sworn-in on September 21, marking the end of Jose Eduardo dos Santos's 38-year presidency.
East Africa: EAC Tells South Sudan to Comply With Treaty
By Christabel LigamiSouth Sudan has been directed to waive visa requirements for all the East African Community partners and offer a duty-free market for all the goods originating from the EAC states. The EAC Sectoral Council of Ministers responsible for EAC Affairs and Planning, during their meeting in Arusha between August 20 and 25, said that for South Sudan to fulfil its ascension for the Community, it is expected to meet the compulsory integration requirements of the Treaty.
Tanzania: Police Find Bodies of Two Kidnapped Children
By Moses Mashalla and Mussa JumaArusha — A blanket of sadness has covered Arusha City as police here confirmed that the two bodies of children that were recovered from a pit toilet at Mji Mpya Street in Olasiti Ward, are those of the children who had been reported kidnapped end of last month. Briefing reporters in his office, Arusha Regional Police Commander Charles Mkumbo said the bodies were of Moureen Daudi, 6, and Ikram Salim, 3.
Kenya: Bank Agents Boosted By Cash Transfer Programme
By Maryanne GicobiThe Kenya government's decision to appoint bank agents as its paypoints for cash transfer programmes for the poor, the elderly and the disabled last year increased the number of their transactions by over 1,200 per cent. According to the Central Bank of Kenya, the number of transactions on the National Safety Net Programme grew from 1,081 in 2015 to 14,492 in 2016 -- a 1,240 per cent increase.
Tanzania: Bharti Airtel's Regional Units Post U.S.$181.2 Million in Losses
By Allan OlingoThe Tanzanian unit of Indian telecommunications giant, Bharti Airtel, which has submitted its prospectus to the capital markets regulator for a possible listing at the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE), is technically insolvent. Airtel Tanzania's liabilities now exceed its assets. Last year, Tanzania's second largest telecommunications firm posted a loss of $56.4 million, with liabilities of $665.8 million against assets of $299.5 million.
South Sudan, Ethiopia Ranked Unstable
By Maryanne GicobiEast and central African countries have once again ranked poorly in a Washington-based think tank's annual rating of countries' susceptibility to instability. South Sudan returned to position one as the most troubled country from position two while Ethiopia recorded the greatest worsening globally over 2016, according to Fragile States Index 2017.
Kenya: Women Gain Big in Kenya Parliament
By Erick OduorWomen are the biggest winners in representation of special interest groups in the Kenyan parliament, even as political parties face criticism for rewarding seasoned politicians who have capacity to compete in elections. According to the Constitution, political parties are required to distribute 12 seats reserved for nominated members of National Assembly to ensure the marginalised, the youth, workers and persons with disabilities are represented in Parliament.
East Africa: With U.S.$108 Million Budget Hole, Juba Aligns Tax Regime With EAC to Raise Income
By Allan OlingoTraders in South Sudan are expected to bear an increased cost of doing business, after the country's parliament passed a $300 million budget that will see an increase in taxation. South Sudan's parliament approved the 2017/2018 budget, which has a deficit of $108 million, even as the country struggles to raise revenues in an economy suffering from uncertainty due to civil war.
Uganda: Main Opposition Party in Search of a New Leader
By Gaaki KigamboAs the campaigns in the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) to elect its president gather pace, tensions and mudslinging that tend to characterise its internal elections have already taken foreground, calling into question whether Uganda's largest opposition party is paying an unnecessarily too high a price to prove its democratic credentials.
Tanzania: Precision Air Launches Flights to Kahama
By Jimmy LwangiliPRECISION Air launched flights to Kahama Airstrip in Kahama, Shinyanga Region, yesterday, making it the first airline to make scheduled flights to the airstrip, after it was handed to the government authorities for public use. The Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) listed airline will begin with three flights a week to the airstrip which was operated by Acacia Mining and used for charter flights.
Tanzania: Gold Miner Acacia Buys Put Options at U.S.$1,300 Per Ounce
By ReutersAcacia Mining, which is scaling back operations to cut losses and settle a dispute with the Tanzanian government, has spent $3.2 million on options to sell 210,000 ounces of its gold output at $1,300 per ounce. Shares in Acacia, majority-owned by Barrick Gold, have lost almost half their value since the start of the year, after Tanzania banned concentrate exports at the start of March and then, in July, demanded $190 million in unpaid taxes.
Tanzania: We Will Unseat CCM By Legal Means, Says Zanzibar's Hamad
By Christopher KidankaZanzibar's main opposition party, Civic United Front (CUF) leader Seif Hamad spoke to The EastAfrican's Christopher Kidanka on the political future of the clove island. The situation has been delicate, especially after the 2015 election fiasco. In Zanzibar, every election has been chaotic. How have the talks on reconciliation, Muafaka, faired? CCM has never been interested in reconciliation.
Tanzania: Secondary Schools' Status Reviewed, Says Simbachawene
By Sylivester Domasa in DodomaTHE government intends to revisit all public secondary schools which were converted to high schools, with the view of modifying them to admit Form One to Form Four students. Under the plan, furthermore, all initially girls-exclusive schools but which currently admit students of both gender for secondary school education will be reviewed.
Tanzania: Chirwa, Mwashiuya Fit, Tambwe Doubtful
YOUNG Africans' Zambian striker Aubrey Chirwa and Burundian Amissi Tambwe remain a major doubt to feature in the Sunday's Mainland Premier League encounter against Njombe Mji at the Sabasaba grounds in Makambako. Team Doctor, Edward Bavu told the 'Daily News' yesterday that while Chirwa and winger Geoffrey Mwashiuya have started light training yesterday, Tambwe is still sidelined and was undergoing special treatment.
South Sudan: Kiir Vows Radical Economic Reforms
By Joseph OduhaSouth Sudan President Salva Kiir has vowed to undertake radical economic reforms to end the country's current economic crisis and improve the people's lives. In a statement read by his deputy, Dr James Wani Igga, and aired by the state radio Wednesday morning, President Kiir said he was aware of the worsening economic crisis, adding that the government was seeking possible answers to the situation.
Tanzania: Fixture Perplexes Simba, Yanga
MIXED reactions greeted the revised fixture of the Mainland Premier League, with giants Simba and defending champions Young Africans approving it despite having some few reservations. Yanga General Secretary, Charles Boniface Mkwasa, said his club has no problem with the revised fixture, but said dropping midweek matches will cost the clubs dearly. The Tanzania Premier League Board (TPLB) on Sunday revised the 2017/18 Premier League fixture to contain some irregularities.
Kenya: Transcentury Running Out of Time, Options Over U.S.$75 Million Loan
By James AnyanzwaTroubled infrastructure company TransCentury is running out of options to repay a huge $75 million debt owed to foreign investors as the deadline for the loan's maturity draws closer. Investors are growing wary after a key advisor, Rand Merchant Bank, severed links with TransCentury to protest the board's ignoring of its proposals on how to pay the five-year loan, which matures on March 25.
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