The President of Uganda, Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Monday hosted Kenya’s President, William Ruto together with Raila Odinga, the leading opposition figure in Kenya. The trio met at President Museveni’s farm in Kisozi where they held talks in regards to the future of their two countries and the entire East African Community at large. […]
Two people have been arrested in connection to the murder of Kenyan-born Ugandan long-distance runner, Benjamin Kiplagat. Kiplagat was discovered dead with a knife wound to his neck inside his brother’s vehicle on New Year’s Eve in Eldoret, Kenya. Moiben sub-county Police Commander Stephen Okal revealed that the preliminary investigations indicate that the motive behind […]
The East African Community (EAC) Regional Force has started to withdraw from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Kenyan contingent, part of the EAC Regional Force, departed from the Goma airport in the eastern North Kivu province on Sunday morning, following the DRC authorities’ decision to deem the regional force ineffective. After a summit […]
Somalia Joins the East African Community The East African Community (EAC) Summit of Heads of State has formally admitted the Federal Republic of Somalia as its 8th Member. Somalia joins Kenya, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania in the bloc. “The Somali people are honoured to be part […]
“Kirabo ddokita era mu kiseera ng’awoza ava waka, yasoma n’amala, aliko obulamu bw’abantu bangi bwe yataasa. Ku myaka emito 32 gyokka gy’alina, eggwanga limulinamu nnyo essuubi naddala nga bwe kimanyiddwa nti eggwanga lirina ebbula lya baddokita nga ye. Nsaba kkooti ensonga eyo egitunulemu emuwe ekibonerezo ekisaamusaamu,” Kunya munnamateeka wa Kirabo bwe yategeezezza kkooti. Dr Mathew […]
Following Uganda’s decision to bypass Kenyan oil middlemen and import fuel directly into the country, leading Kenyan politician Raila Odinga has come out with a statement that has several serious allegations, that is run in full below. ******* STATEMENT BY THE RT. HON. RAILA ODINGA ON THE KENYA OIL DEAL, NOVEMBER 16, 2023: Dear Kenyans […]
Britain’s King Charles III on Tuesday arrived in Kenya in company of Queen Camilla, ahead of his four-day state visit. King Charles’ visit however raised a lot of dust as the locals demanded for apology and compensation following the past tarnished colonial memories. On his first visit as a monarch to a former colony, Charles […]
The Flying Squad Unit in coordination with Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) enforcement and Jinja police carried out an operation in Jinja City, leading to recovery of a fuel tank. According to Police spokesperson, Fred Enanga said the recovered fuel tanker is registration number UBH 904U (head trailer) and trailer registration number UAT 093W, loaded with […]
The Second Deputy Prime Minister, Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has committed herself to disseminating the information regarding the East African Community (EAC) to the local people in Uganda so that they can start appreciating and owning it. Kadaga, who doubles as the Minister for EAC said that for some time, Ugandans have not been fully involved […]
The new East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) force Commander Maj. Gen. Alaphaxard Muthuri Kiugu has expressed gratitude at the work done by the joint East African Community Regional Force heads of states in DRC towards promoting peace in the region. Maj. Gen. Kuigu promised the residents of Goma town of the assured security in […]