Uganda’s government is seeking parliamentary approval to borrow $608 million from international lenders to fund infrastructure development, amid growing concerns over the country’s rising public debt. A document tabled in parliament Tuesday shows the East African nation plans to obtain $448 million from South Africa’s Rand Merchant Bank and $160 million from the Korea Export-Import…
A prominent Kenyan lawmaker and former ally of President William Ruto has sharply criticized the government’s newly approved Sh5 trillion ($38 billion) National Infrastructure Fund, calling it a political gimmick aimed at wooing voters ahead of the 2027 elections. Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro dismissed the fund as a ploy to entice voters, arguing that the…
Kenya’s Cabinet approved the creation of a National Infrastructure Fund on Monday, structuring it as a limited liability company to finance major projects using proceeds from privatizing state assets instead of taking on more debt. President William Ruto chaired the special meeting at State House. A government dispatch described the fund as the primary mechanism…
President William Ruto appointed 22-year-old environmental activist Truphena Muthoni as an ambassador for Kenya’s national campaign to plant 15 billion trees, recognizing her recent endurance feat of hugging a tree for 72 hours to raise awareness about conservation and climate change. Ruto hosted Muthoni at State House in Nairobi on Monday, where he also awarded…
Kenya’s Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA), one of the country’s largest Protestant denominations, has filed an urgent application to stop the sentencing of its two most senior leaders after they were found guilty of contempt of court in a protracted leadership row. The church’s moderator, Rt Rev Patrick Thegu Mutahi, and secretary general, Rev…
Kenya has received an advanced SPYDER air defense system from Israel, marking a significant upgrade to its military capabilities against growing aerial threats, including drones used by al-Shabab militants, officials said. The mobile surface-to-air missile system, produced by Israeli manufacturer Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, was delivered under a deal funded by Israeli loans totaling around…
Former Kenyan lawmaker and cabinet minister Cyrus Jirongo died early Saturday in a head-on collision on the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway, police said. The 64-year-old politician was driving alone when his Mercedes-Benz crashed into an oncoming vehicle around 3 a.m. near Karai in Naivasha, according to Rift Valley regional traffic officer Sarah Chumo. Jirongo was pronounced dead…
The Trump administration has placed 15 Kenyan nationals on a public deportation list, branding them the “worst of the worst” criminal offenders as it begins carrying out the president’s pledge for large-scale removals of people in the country illegally. The Department of Homeland Security released the names, photographs and criminal records of the 15 men…
Daniel Ole Sambu, deputy secretary general of Kenya’s ruling United Democratic Alliance, died Thursday. He collapsed in Nairobi, and the cause of death remains under investigation. President William Ruto announced Sambu’s death in a social media post, calling him a devoted patriot and effective grassroots organizer. Ruto praises ‘gentleman’ and mobilizer “Daniel Ole Sambu, the…
A US brokered peace agreement between Congo and Rwanda was teetering Thursday after more than 400 civilians were killed in a renewed offensive by the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group in eastern Congo, officials said. M23 captures key lakeside city of Uvira Residents and local authorities said M23 fighters took full control of Uvira, a strategic…
