From: Yona Maro
Ndorwa West Member of Parliament David Bahati, mover of the private member’s bill, finally got his wish after President Museveni declared last week that he would sign into law the controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill.
The president had earlier refused to sign the bill passed by parliament in […] Continue Reading…
From: Yona Maro
“Google has come up with a new website to help keep a watch and also to track deforestation in real time and across the world. It is named as Global Forest Watch and is leveraged with the data of deforestation. It contains curated maps along with […] Continue Reading…
From: Yona Maro
Making government more open and responsive should not mean compromising on privacy and data protection. At the Open Government Partnership Summit last year, privacy was identified as a “thorny issue”. Taking up the challenge, the authors of the Open Government Guide recognised the primacy of privacy to […] Continue Reading…
From: News Release – African Press Organization (APO)
PRESS RELEASE
Tigo pioneers world’s first mobile money transfer with currency conversion with service between Rwanda and Tanzania
The new service allows Tigo subscribers in Tanzania to send money from their Tigo Pesa accounts to Tigo Cash subscribers in Rwanda and vice versa
DAR ES […] Continue Reading…
From: Sam Muigai
Opposition lawmaker Volodym Kurennoy said that he had unconfirmed information that the president had been arrested in Crimea.
But Ukrainian law enforcement agencies said Monday they have no information about the whereabouts of President Viktor Yanukovych, who reportedly was seen in Sevastopol, a port on Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula […] Continue Reading…
Writes Leo Odera Omolo
Kenya and Tanzania have finally agreed to allow the visiting tourists freely access each to each others tourists sites in border crossings into each other territory.
This follows an agreement signed between the two countries last week during a crucial meeting held in the Northern Tanzanian town […] Continue Reading…
From: South Sudan Press
Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955), the widely renowned physicist and humanist said “No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.” Sounds like a simple proposition but it is a powerful truth. If one is part of a problem, one can […] Continue Reading…
From: Yona Maro
Several well-known modus operandi (MO) are used by foreign governments attempting to acquire sensitive corporate or proprietary information (economic espionage). These include:
Unsolicited requests for proprietary information
Inappropriate conduct during visits
Suspicious work offers
Targeting at international exhibits, seminars, and conventions
Exploitation of joint ventures and joint research
Acquisitions of technology and […] Continue Reading…
.Writes Leo Odera Omolo
TENSION is brewing in various parts of LUO-NYANZA over the classification of the categories of aged, poor people who should benefit from the billions of shillings recently set aside by president Uhuru Kenyatta to benefit old and poor people.
The scheme is causing […] Continue Reading…
From: South Sudan Press
By: Greater Upper Nile Community in Diaspora
Press Statement
Date: 2/18/14
Greater Upper Nile Community Condemned De facto President of South Sudan President Museveni and His Vice President Salva Kiir for Using Worldwide Banned Cluster Bombs on Civilians in Upper Nile, Jonglei and Unity States
February 18, 2014 (SSNA) — […] Continue Reading…
From: News Release – African Press Organization (APO)
PRESS RELEASE
Philips’ Fabric of Africa report highlights innovation in tackling Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
“Facing the Future : Tackling Non-Communicable Diseases in Africa” reviews current practical efforts to address NCDs in African countries
LONDON, United-Kingdom, February 20, 2014/ — Royal Philips (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) […] Continue Reading…
From: Yona Maro
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Hon. John Mnyika’s witness statement regarding The Election of Tanzania’s East African Legislative Assembly IN THE EAST AFRICAN […] Continue Reading…
From: Yona Maro
The 2014 World Press Freedom Index spotlights the negative impact of conflicts on freedom of information and its protagonists. The ranking of some countries has also been affected by a tendency to interpret national security needs in an overly broad and abusive manner to the detriment of […] Continue Reading…
From: Abdalah Hamis
Black History Month:
Dr. Mae Jemison was the first African-American woman in space. Now she encourages children toward careers in the sciences.
How can we encourage more children to pursue careers in science?
Read more: http://goo.gl/XukiEu
From: joachim omolo ouko
News Dispatch with Father Omolo Beste
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2014
Kosmas from Kisumu writes: “Fr Beste I read your Lenten campaign 2014 review. I also managed to get the website link of the Kenya Conference of Bishops and read the whole book. I was particularly interested on the […] Continue Reading…
From: frank patrick materu
By Jeremy Reynalds
Senior Correspondent for ASSIST News Service
NAIROBI, KENYA (ANS) — Assailants on a motorbike threw an explosive device into a church compound in southeastern Kenya on June 9, injuring 15 people.
According to a story by Morning Star News, two pastors were among the wounded […] Continue Reading…
From: News Release – African Press Organization (APO)
PRESS RELEASE
JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, February 18, 2014/ — African energy leaders see global climate framework uncertainty, high energy prices, and commodity prices as the critical issues driving Africa’s energy agenda this year, according to the 2014 World Energy Issues Monitor, released by World […] Continue Reading…
From: Sudan News
Rebel forces loyal to the South Sudanese Former Vice President Dr. Riek Machar have recaptured Malakal in the early hours of Tuesday.
The rebels seized the capital of the oil-rich Upper Nile State early Tuesday after days of fierce fighting.
Rebels’ commander who spoke to the South Sudan News […] Continue Reading…
From: Yona Maro
For a country heavily reliant on foreign aid since independence, the recent Cashgate scandal has come at a substantial cost, as an estimated $150 million in aid committed to Malawi is now not being disbursed. Following Malawi’s multiparty reforms in 1994, donors have shown greater willingness to […] Continue Reading…
From: joachim omolo ouko
News Dispatch with Father Omolo Beste
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2014
Carolyn from Nairobi writes: “Fr Beste thank you for the review of Lenten campaign 2014 booklet. I have a question which has been bothering me very much. My daughter Stacy is 11 years old and has been asking […] Continue Reading…