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http://www.mwananchi.co.tz/mw/habari/makala/afya/pombe-energy-ni-balaa-kwa-ogani-4777226 | # Pombe, energy ni balaa kwa ogani
**Dar es Salaam**. “Nimeshazoea, kwa sasa siwezi kufurahia kunywa pombe kali bila kuchanganya na energy drink (kinywaji cha kuongeza nguvu), pasipo kufanya hivyo ninahisi kama kinywaji changu kinapungua ladha,” anasema mmoja wa vijana akiwa katika moja ya maduka ya kuuza vinywaji jijini Dar es Salaam.
Huyo ni mmoja kati ya vijana ambao wamekuwa na utaratibu wa kuchanganya vinywaji vya kuongeza nguvu, maarufu kama 'energy drink' pale anapohitaji kunywa pombe kali.
Baadhi ya vijana wanaotumia mchanganyiko wa vinywaji hivyo pamoja na wauzaji wa pombe kali, wakizungumza na Mwananchi, wamebainisha sababu mbalimbali zinazochangia wao kupendelea kuchanganya ‘energy drink’ pamoja na vilevi vikali.
Ali Kalinga, ambaye ni mkazi wa Magomeni jijini Dar es Salaam, anasema anapokunywa mchanganyiko wa kinywaji hicho cha kuongeza nguvu na kilevi hufanya kinywaji chake kuwa na ladha nzuri, pia anasema anapokunywa hupata ‘stimu’ hivyo kumfanya aweze kuchangamka.
Kwa upande wake Daniel, anasema anapochanganya kilevi pamoja na ‘energy’ huhisi kulewa kwa haraka zaidi kuliko anapokunywa bila kuchanganya.
“Ukichanganya pombe kali na energy, kwa kuwa ina ladha ya sukari, inafanya kilevi kupungua ladha ya ukali,” anasema.
Hata hivyo, wengine wanapokosa fedha ya kununua kinywaji hicho au vinywaji laini hulazimika kuweka kiasi kidogo cha sukari ili waweze kupata ladha nzuri katika vinywaji vyao, kama anavyoeleza Amina Mandia, mkazi wa Kimara.
Mandia, ambaye ni muuzaji wa duka la vinywaji, ikiwemo pombe, anasema baadhi ya wateja wanaotaka kuchanganyiwa husema wakifanya hivyo huwapa motisha ya kunywa zaidi.
Hata hivyo, wataalamu pamoja na tafiti mbalimbali za afya zilizowahi kufanyika zinaonyesha kuwa uchanganyaji wa vinywaji hivyo unaweza kuleta athari katika figo, ini, moyo pamoja na mfumo wa mmeng’enyo wa chakula kwa mtumiaji.
Akizungumza na Mwananchi, Mtaalamu wa Afya na Mazoezi kutoka Shirikisho la Vyama vya Magonjwa Yasiyo ya kuambukiza, Dk Waziri Ndonde anasema tabia ya kuchanganya pombe na vinywaji vya kuongeza nguvu ‘energy drink’ na kunywa ni hatari kwa afya ya binadamu, kwani husababisha ini kushindwa kufanya kazi vizuri.
“Mtu anapokunywa pombe analipa ini kazi ya kuchakata kiasi cha pombe kilichoingia mwilini, pia hata unapokunywa vinywaji vya kuongeza nguvu unapochanganya unalipa kazi kubwa ini na hii husababisha ini kufa au kushindwa kufanya kazi vizuri,” anasema.
Dk Ndonde anafafanua kuwa ini ni kati ya viungo vya lazima katika mwili wa binadamu ili kuwezesha maisha na kazi yake kubwa ni kama chujio, ambalo huchuja damu inayozunguka mwilini.
Anasema ini linaposhindwa kufanya kazi vizuri, sumu mbalimbali zinazoingia mwilini kwa njia ya chakula au vinywaji zitashindwa kuchujwa vizuri na kubaki mwilini, jambo ambalo ni hatari kwa afya.
Kwa upande wake Mtaalamu wa lishe kutoka Shirika la Word Vision, Dk Daudi Gambo anasema ini linaposhindwa kufanya kazi na sumu kuendelea kubaki mwilini husababisha uharibifu wa viungo vingine, ikiwemo figo kushindwa kufanya kazi vizuri.
Dk Gambo anasema figo ni kiungo chenye kazi ya kuchuja takamwili na kuzitoa nje kwa njia ya mkojo na kupunguza kiasi cha maji kilichozidi mwilini.
Anasema figo linaposhindwa kufanya kazi vizuri husababisha mwili kuwa na mrundikano wa maji yaliyozidi, ambayo yangehitajika kutolewa kwa njia ya mkojo.
“Pia husababisha takasumu na mabaki mengine yasiyohitajika mwilini kurundikana, hali inayoweza kuleta changamoto mbalimbali katika mwili,” anasema.
Dk Gambo anasema baadhi ya changamoto hizo ni pamoja na shinikizo la juu la damu, pamoja na mafuta yasiyohitajika mwilini.
Hata hivyo, Dk Ndonde naye anaongeza kuwa kutokana na takasumu kujaa mwilini zinazotokana na figo pamoja na ini kufa au kushindwa kufanya kazi yake vizuri, huweza kusababisha changamoto katika ubongo.
Anasema ubongo unapata virutubisho muhimu pamoja na hewa ya oksijeni kupitia mzunguko wa damu ndani ya mwili wa binadamu, hivyo kama figo na ini limeathirika kemikali zilizoko katika vinywaji au vyakula hupita moja kwa moja katika ubongo, jambo linaloweza kuleta athari katika mwili.
Kwa upande wake Daktari bingwa wa magonjwa ya wanawake na uzazi, Dk Isaya Mhando anasema unywaji wa mchanganyiko wa vinywaji hivyo huleta athari katika mishipa inayopitisha damu, moyo pamoja na katika mfumo wa uzazi, hasa kwa wanaume.
Anasema mtu anapokunywa mchanganyiko wa vinywaji hivyo, hufanya mishipa ya fahamu kusisimka kupita kiasi na pia kufanya mapigo ya moyo kuongeza kasi.
"Mapigo ya moyo yakiongezeka damu nayo itasambaa kwa kasi katika maeneo mbalimbali ya mwili, ikiwemo sehemu za uzazi na kwa upande wa mwanamume unaweza kufanya uume kusimama na kumfanya kuwa na matamanio ya kufanya tendo la ndoa," anasema.
Hata hivyo, Dk Mhando anafafanua kuwa changamoto inayoweza kujitokeza ni kushindwa kufanya tendo hilo kwa muda mrefu.
Pia anasema inamuweka mhusika katika hatari ya kupata uraibu pamoja na kujenga tabia ya kushindwa kufanya tendo la ndoa hadi anapokunywa vinywaji hivyo.
Anasema pombe inapoingia katika mwili wa binadamu inakwenda kuzuia kemikali ambayo inamsaidia mtu kuwa na soni, inayomsaidia kujua yuko wapi, ni maneno gani au matendo gani anapaswa kufanya kutokana na eneo alipo.
"Inasababisha mtu anaweza kufanya matendo ambayo hayakubaliki katika jamii," anasema.
Wakati wataalamu wakieleza hatari ya kuchanganya vinywaji hivyo, inaelezwa kuwa Serikali hutumia kati ya Sh88.1 bilioni mpaka Sh110.2 bilioni kila mwaka kwa wagonjwa wasio na uwezo, wanaopata tiba ya kuchuja damu kwa utaratibu wa misamaha.
Takwimu za Wizara ya Afya zinaonyesha kati ya asilimia 30 mpaka 40 ya wanaolipia huduma ya kusafisha damu, wapo kwenye misamaha ya kiwango tofauti, kuanzia wanaolipia Sh20,000 mpaka Sh100,000 kwa mzunguko mmoja, huku asilimia 10 kati yao hawalipi chochote.
Hadi Januari 2024 takwimu zinaonyesha jumla ya wagonjwa 3,500 wanapata huduma ya dialysis ikilinganisha na wagonjwa 1,017 ambao walikuwa kwenye huduma hiyo Agosti 2019, ikiwa ni ongezeko la zaidi ya asilimia 70 ndani ya miaka mitano. |
http://www.mwananchi.co.tz/mw/habari/makala/elimu/-miwani-mpya-inayotarajiwa-kuleta-mapinduzi-duniani-4776476 | # Miwani mpya inayotarajiwa kuleta mapinduzi duniani
Kampuni ya Meta ipo mbioni kuja na miwani mpya yenye teknolojia ya hali ya juu ambayo inatajwa kuwa na uwezo wa kuunganisha ulimwengu wa kidigitali na ulimwengu wa kweli.
Miwani hiyo iliyopewa jina la Orion ambayo inatarajiwa kuwa na uwezo wa kuonyesha taarifa moja kwa moja kwenye lenzi za miwani, kama vile jumbe za sms za simu, na taarifa nyingine, bila hitaji la kutumia simu ya mkononi moja kwa moja.
Miwani hiyo inalenga kuleta mapinduzi kwenye sekta ya teknolojia ya kuvaa (wearables) kwa kutumia teknolojia za ukweli uliodhabitiwa (augmented reality - AR) na kuifanya iwe rahisi kwa watumiaji kuingiliana na mazingira yao kwa kutumia taarifa za kidigitali zinazojitokeza katika wakati halisi.
Aidha, miwani hiyo itakuwa na vitu kama vile kamera, spika, na viunganishi vya kidigitali, ingawa bado haijatolewa rasmi licha ya Mtendaji Mkuu wa, Mark Zuckerberg alisema anatarajia miwani hiyo kubadili ulimwengu.
Katika maoni yake, Zuckerberg alieleza kuwa anatarajia miwani hii itabadili jinsi watu wanavyoingiliana na teknolojia ya kidijitali na ulimwengu halisi. Alisisitiza kuwa teknolojia kama hii ni sehemu ya lengo lake la kuendeleza "metaverse" — ulimwengu wa mtandaoni ambapo watu wanaweza kufanya kazi, kucheza, na kuwasiliana kupitia vifaa vya hali ya juu kama miwani ya Orion.
Pamoja na hayo, amesema miwani hii itaongeza urahisi na kuweka teknolojia karibu zaidi na maisha ya kila siku bila kuhitaji vifaa vikubwa kama simu au kompyuta za mkononi. |
http://www.mwananchi.co.tz/mw/habari/makala/afya/upungufu-watalaamu-wa-dawa-ngazi-ya-msingi-watajwa-kufikia-asilimia-81-4776080 | # Upungufu watalaamu wa dawa ngazi ya msingi watajwa kufikia asilimia 81
## Muktasari:
**Tanzania ikiadhimisha Siku ya Famasia duniani, inakabiliwa na upungufu wa wataalamu wa kada hiyo kwa asilimia 57 katika vituo vyote vya afya na asilimia 81 katika ngazi ya msingi.**
**Dar es Salaam.** Tanzania inakabiliwa na upungufu wa wataalamu wa kada ya famasia na wateknolojia dawa kwa asilimia 81 katika ngazi ya msingi, hali inayotajwa na wataalamu kuchangia wagonjwa kutopata huduma stahiki za dawa.
Vituo vya ngazi ya msingi vinavyojumuisha hospitali za Wilaya, halmashauri, vituo vya afya na zahanati, ndivyo vinavyohudumia asilimia 80 ya Watanzania.
Takwimu hizo zinaonyesha uwepo wa wataalamu hao katika ngazi za msingi ni asilimia 19 pekee, hali inayotajwa na wataalamu kuwa inaweza kuleta athari, huku serikali ikieleza mikakati iliyopo.
Hata hivyo takwimu za Wizara ya Afya zinaonyesha kuna wateknolojia dawa zaidi ya 23,000 na wafamasia zaidi ya 3000, hivyo kundi hili pamoja na wateknolojia dawa wasaidizi jumla ni 35,000 na kwamba kuna maduka ya dawa 25,000 nchi nzima.
Hayo yamebainishwa leo Septemba 25, 2024 na wafamasia wakati wa mafunzo kwa vyombo vya habari ikiwa ni sehemu ya maadhimisho ya siku hayo.
Wataalamu wa dawa wametaja madhara yanayoweza kujitokeza endapo kutakuwa na utolewaji wa huduma za dawa na kada ambazo siyo za famasi, ni pamoja na uwezekano wa kutokutoa taarifa sahihi kwa mgonjwa kuhusiana na dawa husika.
Rais wa Chama cha Wafamasia Tanzania (PST), Fadhili Hezekiah amesema mafunzo wanayopewa wataalamu wa dawa huhusisha uwepo wa taarifa sa msingi, ambazo mfamasia anatakiwa kuongea na mgonjwa.
“Taarifa za dawa si za ujumla zinazohusiana na uhifadhi, utumiaji, ukiacha ile dozi taarifa ya dawa siyo dozi kwamba anatumia mara ngapi kwa kutwa, kuna taarifa zingine nyingi ambazo mtu wa kada nyingine hatakuwa anazifahamu.
“Mwishowe itabaki dawa zinatolewa kama kugawiwa, lakini yale maelezo sahihi hayatolewi na hiyo inasababisha watu kutokupata matokeo yaliyotarajiwa kwa matibabu husika,” amesema Hezekiah.
Pia amesema watu wanaweza kupata madhara yatokanayo na kutopata taarifa sahihi na kutumia dawa isivyo sahihi.
Pia ametaja mgongano wa maslahi katika kumueleza mgonjwa kama kuna changamoto, “Asiye na taaluma ya dawa anaweza kushauri badala ya hili fanya hivi, kitu ambacho si sahihi kwa mfano dawa ya amepewa ya kumeza mtaalamu mwingine anafahamu habari ya kuchoma sindano.”
Alipoulizwa iwapo hilo linachangia usugu wa dawa, Hezekiah amesema usugu ni jambo mtambuka na kwamba upungufu wa watumishi unaweza kuchagiza hilo.
“Inapotokea mtumishi anazidiwa na wagonjwa, maelezo yake anapotoa dawa hayawezi kuwa ya kujitosheleza, matokeo yake mtumiaji ataenda kuitumia pasipokuwa na taarifa sahihi na hilo linaweza kusababisha dawa ikatumika vibaya kwa maana ya kutokumaliza dozi na mwisho wa siku ikamletea shida.
“Hasa anapoanza kupata ahueni na kama hakuambiwa uendelee mpaka dawa itakapokwisha, njia nzuri ya kutumia kuepuka vitu kadhaa ili dawa isipungue nguvu, atajikuta dawa inayokua kwenye mwili kutibu ni kidogo na wadudu wanaanza kuizoea na kusababisha usugu hili ni jambo muhimu.”
Amesisitiza kuwa pamoja na hayo usugu pia husababishwa na mambo mengi ikiwemo dawa zinazopita shambani kwenye mimea, katika mifugo na mifumo ya maji.
**Serikali yafafanua**
Kukiwa na changamoto hiyo, serikali imekiri upungufu huo na kwamba juhudi zinazoendelea kwa sasa ni kuwaajiri, ambapo kwenye kila nafasi zinazotolewa za ajira kila mwaka kuna wataalamu wa dawa wanaajiriwa kwa wastani usiopungua 100 mpaka 200 kuanzia wafamasia, wateknolojia dawa na wateknolojia wasaidizi.
Mfamasia Mkuu wa Serikali, Daudi Msasi amesema lengo ni kuona kila siku serikali inapunguza pengo lililopo ingawaje bado kuna juhudi za ziada zinahitajika kwa sababu ongezeko la vituo vya afya nchini ni kubwa.
Amesema serikali inawekeza sana katika sekta ya afya na kwa mwaka kuna wastani wa vituo si chini ya 500 vinaongezeka.
“Hata ukiongeza wataalamu 500 unaona pengo lipo, kwahiyo ni eneo ambalo serikali inalifanyia kazi kwa kutoa nafasi za ajira kwa kadri inavyowezekana,” amesema.
“Kuna upungufu wa wataalamu wa kada ya dawa kwa asilimia 57 katika vituo vyote, ngazi ya msingi tulifanya utafiti na tathmini mwaka jana Novemba, tukabaini zaidi ya asilimia 81 wanaotoa huduma za dawa si wataalamu wa dawa kwa ngazi ya msingi.
“Hapa kuna hoja twende kuona utaratibu wa kuimarisha ngazi ya msingi ili tuweze kupata huduma bora kwa kuwa kwa sasa kuna hilo pengo, hii ni tathmini ambayo tuliifanya mwaka jana na tunaendelea kuifanya pia mwaka huu.”
Msasi ametaja njia nyingine wanayoitumia ni kuendesha zoezi la mafunzo kwa kila robo mwaka kupitia timu maalum kutoka katika ofisi yake, wataalamu wa dawa kutoka mkoani na halmashauri na kwenda moja kwa moja kwenye vituo.
“Tunakaa na mtaalamu kwenye kituo awe daktari, tabibu, muuguzi tunamshauri namna ya kugawa dawa, kutoa taarifa, kusimamia bidhaa za dawa ili angalau kusiwe na hilo pengo kubwa na huduma ziendelee kutolewa licha ya kuwepo na hiyo changamoto, lakini lengo la serikali ni kuendelea kuajiri wataalamu wa dawa,” amesema.
Matumizi yasiyorasmi ya antibaotiki yamedaiwa husababisha usugu wa vimelea kuongezeka nchini ambapo mwaka 1993 matumizi ya dawa za antibaotiki yalikuwa asilimia 39, mwaka 2002 asilimia 42, 2014 asilimia 67.7 na mwaka 2017 hadi 2022 wastani wa asilimia 65.
Matokeo ya tafiti iliyofanyika mwaka 2017 yalionyesha asilimia 92 ya wagonjwa hupata matibabu yao katika maduka ya dawa na kati yao asilimia 92.3 hununua antibiotiki holela bila kutumia cheti cha dawa kilicho idhinishwa na daktari.
Kuhusu siku ya famasia
Mfamasia ni mtaalamu wa afya aliyebobea kwenye masuala ya dawa na ndiye anayajua mambo mengi kuhusu usalama, utendaji ufanisi na ubora wa dawa.
Mfamasia ana jukumu la kuhakikisha mgonjwa anapata dawa zilizo na ubora, kuhakikisha utoaji wa dawa za binadamu unafuata sheria na kanuni zilizopo kuhakiki kama dawa anazopata mgonjwa zinamfaa na kuelekeza jinsi dawa zinavyopaswa kunywewa/kutumika na pia kumsaidia au kujibu maswali ya mgonjwa juu ya dawa.
Msasi anasema wafamasia wanawajibu wa kutoa elimu kuhusu matumizi sahihi ya dawa ili kupunguza athari za usugu.
Anasema hapo awali lengo la kuanzishwa kwa maduka ya dawa muhimu ilikua ni kufikia maeneo ambayo yana uhitaji wa dawa hasa ya pembezoni lakini sasa imekua tofauti na kuwa wameandaa kitabu chenye mpango kazi wa kupambana na usugu wa vimelea vya dawa utakaoenda hadi mwaka 2028.
Kwa upande wake Meneja wa Mamlaka ya Dawa na VifaaTiba - TMDA Kanda ya Afrika Mashariki, Adonis Bitegeko amesema wamekuwa wakifanya ukaguzi na ufuatiliaji wa dawa huku akitoa rai na ushauri kwa wanataaluma wa dawa.
Msajili wa Baraza la Famasi Tanzania, Boniface Magige amesema wafamasia wanashiriki kikamilifu katika mfumo wa afya kwa kutoa huduma ikiwemo kuelimisha wagonjwa kuhusu matumizi sahihi ya dawa, kuzuia madhara ya dawa na kushirikiana na wataalamu wengine wa afya kuhakikisha usalama na ufanisi wa matibabu. |
http://www.mwananchi.co.tz/mw/habari/makala/afya/tahadhari-yatolewa-matumizi-vidonge-vya-p2-4775768 | # Tahadhari yatolewa matumizi vidonge vya P2
**Dar es Salaam**. Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa linaloshughulikia Idadi ya watu (UNFPA), limeeleza matumizi ya vidonge vya P2 sio njia ya uzazi wa mpango, bali hutumika kwa dharura.
Mbali na hilo, imeelezwa moja ya changamoto iliyopo kuhusu elimu ya afya ya uzazi wa mpango ni kutojitosheleza kwa taarifa kuhusu suala hilo, hususani kwa vijana.
Hayo yameelezwa na wadau mbalimbali leo Jumatano Septemba 25, 2024 wakati wakichangia mada kwenye mjadala wa Mwananchi Space, ulioandaliwa na Mwananchi Communications Limited (MCL) kwa kushirikiana na Shirika la Marie Stopes Tanzania isemayo ‘Uhuru wa Kuamua: Namna upatikanaji wa haki muhimu za afya ya uzazi unavyochangia maendeleo ya Tanzania.’
Kuhusu matumizi ya P2, Msaidizi wa Mwakilishi Mkazi wa UNFPA, Dk Majaliwa Marwa amesema matumizi ya vidonge vya P2 sio njia ya uzazi wa mpango bali hutumika kama kuna dharura, akitolea mfano wakati ambapo kondomu imepasuka na mhusika yupo siku za hatari anaweza kupewa P2 kama huduma ya dharura.
"Baada ya dharura kupita unarudi kwenye njia yako ya uzazi wa mpango, kwa hiyo sio njia ambayo mtu anaweza kusema hii ndio njia yangu kwa sababu P2 inavyofanya kazi ni kutengeza mazingira mbegu ya mwanaume haitatembea vizuri kufika kwenye yai la mwanamke," amesema.
Dk Marwa amesema katika matumizi ya P2 watu wengi wamekuwa na mtazamo hasa kuhusisha P2 na utoaji wa mimba jambo ambalo si kweli kwamba kidonge hicho hutumika kuzuia mimba na hutumika ndani ya saa 72 baada ya kujamiiana.
Mbali na hilo amesema haishauriwi kutumia P2 mara kwa mara kwa sababu mtu hujiingiza kwenye dharura nyingi ambazo si nzuri.
Aidha, Dk Marwa amesema sababu ya huduma ya uzazi wa mpango kuwa chini ni elimu.
Amesema watu hawana elimu ya kutosha hasa vijijini kuhusu masuala ya uzazi wa mpango.
"Pia kuna suala la unyanyapaa na hili linahusu hasa vijana na watu ambao hawajaolewa, mtu anahoji unatumia uzazi wa mpango na hujaolewa, kwa hiyo wamefanya uzazi wa mpango ni ya watu walioolewa," amesema Dk Marwa.
Dk Marwa amesema suala la uzazi wa mpango ni haki ya kila mtu kuamua ni wakati gani apate ujauzito na watoto wapishane kwa umri gani.
Jambo lingine linaloathiri masuala ya uzazi wa mpango ni mila na desturi ambayo huyafanya masuala ya uzazi kuwa na mipaka ya kuzungumzwa ikiwemo mashuleni.
"Hata watoa huduma wakati mwingine na tafiti zimeonyesha hivyo, anapokwenda kijana mdogo kupata habari za uzazi wa mpango ataambiwa muda wako bado, sasa badala ya kupewa taarifa sahihi anaambiwa asubiri hii ndio changamoto,"amesema.
Pia, hoja hiyo ya P2 imezungumzwa na Oscar Kimaro wa Shirika la Marie Stopes Tanzania ambaye amesema Wizara ya Afya kwa kushirikiana na Taasisi ya Utafiti wa Magonjwa ya Binadamu (NIMR) na mashirika mengine wamefanya utafiti wa matumizi na usambazaji wa dawa za dharura kuzuia mimba P2.
"Utafiti huo umekamilika, Wizara ya Afya na NIMR watatoa matokeo kuonyesha hali ikoje kwa sababu kumekuwepo na mazungumzo mengi mtaani kwamba P2 zimekuwa zikitumiwa kiholela, wanafunzi wanatumia sana, utafiti umeonyesha tatizo sio kubwa sana kwenye hilo kundi ambalo linatajwa na utafiti umefanyika kisayansi," amesema.
Katika utafiti huo Oscar amesema tatizo halikuwa kubwa kama ambavyo inaelezwa kuwa ni kubwa, hata hivyo watumiaji ni wenye elimu na wanafahamu upatikanaji wa dawa.
Kadhalika, Kimaro amesema baadhi ya watu wenye uwezo wa kufanya uamuzi wa kisera ndani ya nchi ndio wamekuwa wakirudisha nyuma jitihada za utoaji wa elimu ya uzazi wa mpango nchini.
Amesema imani potofu kuhusu uzazi wa mpango umekuwa ukirudisha nyuma jitihada zinazofanywa kufikia malengo ya kitaifa na wanaozisambaza ni watu wenye nafasi kubwa kwenye jamii.
"Wamekuwa na mitazamo inayorudisha jitihada zilizowekwa, ila juhudi za Rais Samia Suluhu Hassan zinatupa picha kuona tunapoelekea, miaka miwili iliyopita Rais alipokwenda mkoa wa Geita alihusianisha uwezo wa watu na huduma za kijamii na kuwashauri wananchi kuweka breki kidogo," amesema.
Alidai pamoja na Rais Samia kuunga mkono juhudi hizo bado kuna baadhi ya viongozi waliopo ndani ya Serikali wenye mtazamo hasi kuhusu uzazi wa mpango.
Kimaro amesema katika kupunguza vifo vya akina mama na watoto ni muhimu jitihada kuwekwa katika utoaji wa elimu ya masuala ya uzazi na huduma zinaenda sambamba na mitazamo, usimamizi ambao ni dira ya Taifa katika maeneo mbalimbali yanayofanyiwa kazi.
Naye Mkurugenzi wa Shirika hilo, Patrick Kinemo amesema wanatoa huduma za afya ya uzazi kwa kushirikiana na Serikali.
Njia wanazotumia kuwafikia wananchi ni watoa huduma wa shirika hilo kuwafikia wananchi katika maeneo yao na kuwapatia huduma mbalimbali.
"Wahudumu wanakuwa na ratiba maalumu ya kutembelea vijiji na hii inaratibiwa na Serikali ngazi ya mkoa na wilaya na wananchi wanaelezwa timu itakuwa sehemu fulani, hivyo wanakuja kwenye kituo na kupata huduma na sisi tunaangalia ni maeneo gani ambayo wananchi hawapati fursa hiyo," amesema.
Kwa upande wa utoaji wa huduma kwa Dar es Salaam na maeneo mengine, Mkurugenzi huyo amesema wana hospitali eneo la Mwenge.
“Katika maeneo mengine mikoani tuna vituo vya afya kwa ajili ya kutoa huduma ya uzazi.”
Amesema utoaji wa huduma katika vituo hivyo ni wananchi kuchangia gharama ndogo.
"Njia nyingine tunawajengea uwezo wahudumu wa Serikali, tayari tuna hospitali 243 ambazo tunafanya nazo kazi kwa ukaribu kuwajengea uwezo wahudumu kwenye vituo kufahamu njia mbalimbali za uzazi wa mpango na kutoa kwa kiwango kinachotakiwa, pia tuna watoa huduma wetu tumewaweka katika vituo hivi kuwajengea wenzao uwezo," amesema.
**‘Vijana wanashiriki tendo kwa kujificha’**
Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Shirika lisilokuwa na kiserikali la Young & Alive, Sesilia Shirima akichangia mjadala huo amesema moja ya changamoto iliyopo kuhusu elimu ya afya ya uzazi wa mpango ni kutojitosheleza kwa taarifa kuhusu suala hilo, hususani kwa vijana.
Amesema changamoto nyingine ni kutoshirikishwa kwenye programu mbalimbali za afya ya uzazi, sambamba na upatikanaji wa huduma hiyo kwao kutojitosheleza kwa watoa huduma.
Msingi wa kuyasema hayo ni ushiriki wa kundi hilo kwenye tendo la ndoa kwa njia ya kujificha huku wakiwa hawana elimu sahihi ya afya ya uzazi, hivyo wanajikuta wanafanya maamuzi yasiyo sahihi.
Akizungumza kwenye mjadala huo wa Mwananchi Space, Sesilia amesema: “Jamii yetu kwa ujumla inamchukulia kijana ambaye hajafikisha umri wa miaka 18 kama hastahili kushiriki ngono wakati vijana wengi wameshashiriki kwa kujificha, huku wakiwa hawana taarifa sahihi na kunyimwa huduma hivyo wanafanya maamuzi yasiyo sahihi,” amesema.
Amefafanua kijana anapaswa kuwa na elimu kuhusu masuala ya uzazi wa mpango ambayo itamsaidia hata akiingia kwenye ndoa.
Amesema endapo wakipata taarifa na huduma itawarahisishia kwani watafanya maamuzi sahihi.
Amesema vijana wanapaswa kupewa elimu hiyo kwa nguvu kuanzia shuleni kwa kufundishwa ili watilie maanani kama masomo mengine. |
http://www.mwananchi.co.tz/mw/habari/makala/afya/-wanaume-washirikishwe-kikamilifu-uzazi-wa-mpango--4775738 | # ‘Wanaume washirikishwe kikamilifu uzazi wa mpango’
## Muktasari:
**Wadau wa masuala ya uzazi wa mpango wameshauri njia sahihi ya kushughulikia suala hilo ni wanaume kushirikishwa, kwani wao ndio viongozi wa familia.**
**Dar es Salaam. **Imeelezwa ushiriki wa wanaume katika masuala ya uzazi wa mpango ni muhimu na utakuwa na manufaa zaidi ukionekana.
Hayo yamelezwa leo Jumatano, Septemba 25, 2024 na Mkurugenzi wa Shirika Shirika la Marie Stopes Tanzania, Patrick Kinemo katika mjadala wa mtandaoni wa Mwananchi X space.
Mjadala huo umeandaliwa na Kampuni ya Mwananchi Communications Limited (MCL) kwa kushirikiana na Shirika la Marie Stopes Tanzania ikiwa na mada isemayo: "Namna upatikanaji wa haki muhimu za Afya ya Uzazi unavyochangia maendeleo ya Tanzania'
Kinemo amesema suala la uzazi wa mpango si la wanawake pekee ni la jamii na familia na mwanaume ndiye kiongozi wa familia.
"Ukiangalia katika familia mwanaume ndiyo kiongozi, hivyo maamuzi mengi ya kiuchumi na kiafya ndiye huamua, faida za uzazi wa mpango si za mama na mtoto pekee.
Zipo faida za kiuchumi na ustawi wa familia pale ambapo mama anaweza kutumia njia za uzazi wa mpango na kupata watoto kila baada ya miaka miwili. Ambapo pia inasaidia afya ya mtoto na mama kuimarika," amesema.
Mbali na hayo, Kinemo amesema uzazi wa mpango humpa mama nafasi ya kushiriki kikamilifu katika shughuli za maendeleo na kupunguza mzigo kwenye familia.
“Hivyo ni muhimu wanaume kushiriki kuwashauri akina mama kutumia njia za uzazi wa mpango.”
"Kuna njia za moja kwa moja za kina baba kutumia uzazi wa mpango mfano kondomu na kwa wale waliomaliza majukumu ya kupata watoto wanaweza kufunga njia zao za uzazi," amesema.
Amesema bado wanaendelea na juhudi za kuwaelimisha akina baba juu ya umuhimu wa uzazi wa mpango.
Kinemo amesema wanatoa huduma za afya ya uzazi kwa kushirikiana na Serikali.
Njia wanazotumia kuwafikia wananchi ni watoa huduma wa shirika hilo kuwafikia wananchi katika maeneo yao na kuwapatia huduma mbalimbali.
"Wahudumu wanakuwa na ratiba maalumu ya kutembelea vijiji na hii inaratibiwa na Serikali ngazi ya mkoa na wilaya na wananchi wanaelezwa timu itakuwa sehemu fulani, hivyo wanakuja kwenye kituo na kupata huduma na sisi tunaangalia ni maeneo gani ambayo wananchi hawapati fursa hiyo," amesema.
Kwa upande wa utoaji wa huduma kwa Dar es Salaam na maeneo mengine, Mkurugenzi huyo amesema wana hospitali eneo la Mwenge.
“Katika maeneo mengine mikoani tuna vituo vya afya kwa ajili ya kutoa huduma ya uzazi.”
Amesema utoaji wa huduma katika vituo hivyo ni wananchi kuchangia gharama ndogo.
"Njia nyingine tunawajengea uwezo wahudumu wa Serikali, tayari tuna hospitali 243 ambazo tunafanya nazo kazi kwa ukaribu kuwajengea uwezo wahudumu kwenye vituo kufahamu njia mbalimbali za uzazi wa mpango na kutoa kwa kiwango kinachotakiwa, pia tuna watoa huduma wetu tumewaweka katika vituo hivi kuwajengea wenzao uwezo," amesema.
Kwa upande wake, Mtumiaji wa njia ya uzazi wa mpango, Devotha Kihwelo amesema njia ya kalenda imemsaidia kupishanisha watoto wake kwa takriban miaka minane, hali iliyomsaidia kujijenga yeye na familia yake kwa ujumla.
"Nilitumia njia hii kwa kuona ndiyo salama zaidi kwani nilipojaribu kutumia kinga ilinishinda kwa sababu ya kupata muwasho sehemu za siri, hivyo ilinibidi kurudi kwenye njia ya kalenda hadi tulipochukua uamuzi wa kupata mtoto wetu wa pili," amesimulia.
Devotha ametoa rai kwa wazazi wengine kutumia njia za uzazi wa mpango kwa ajili ya kujijenga wao pamoja na familia zao kama alivyofanya yeye. Amesema baba na mama wanapaswa kukaa kujadili watumie njia gani.
**Hali ilivyo**
Awali, Mhariri wa Afya wa Mwananchi, Herieth Makwetta akichokoza mada hiyo amesema Utafiti wa Afya ya Uzazi na Mtoto na Viashiria vya Malaria Tanzania (TDHS) ya mwaka 2022 unaonyesha asilimia 45 ya wanawake wenye uwezo wa kufanya tendo la ndoa wanaotumia njia za uzazi wa mpango, asilimia 36 wanatumia njia za kisasa na asilimia nane wanatumia za asili.
Hata hivyo, amesema njia ya vipandikizi ndiyo inayotajwa kutumika zaidi miongoni mwa wanawake kwa asilimia 14 ikifuatiwa na njia ya sindano kwa asilimia tisa.
Makwetta amesema takwimu zinaonyesha mwaka 2022 vifo vitokanavyo na uzazi vilikuwa 104 kwa kila vizazi hai 100,000. Hata hivyo, lengo la Serikali ni kupunguza vifo kutoka 104 katika kila vizazi hai 100,000 hadi 70 kufikia mwaka 2025.
“Uzazi wa mpango ni muhimu kwa maendeleo ya Tanzania, kwani huokoa maisha kwa kusaidia kupunguza magonjwa ya kina mama na vifo, na kuongeza viwango vya kuishi kwa watoto wachanga,” amesema.
Amefafanua kuwa uzazi wa mpango ni sehemu ya kuboresha afya ya mama na mtoto lakini pia kujenga uchumi wa familia na Taifa kwa ujumla.
Amesema kwamba upatikanaji wa uzazi wa mpango wa hiari na huduma ya afya ya uzazi kwa wanandoa na watu binafsi ni muhimu katika kuhakikisha uzazi salama, familia zenye afya na jamii zinazostawi. |
http://www.mwananchi.co.tz/mw/habari/makala/elimu/kama-unadhani-ni-mate-ya-nyoka-unajidanganya-4773642 | # Kama unadhani ni mate ya nyoka, unajidanganya
## Muktasari:
**Licha ya imani hizo, inaelezwa kuwa, povu hilo siyo mate ya nyoka bali ni majimaji yanayotolewa na wadudu waitwao 'Spittlebugs au Froghopper' wakiwa wadogo**
**Dar es Salaam, **Ni kawaida kuona povu linalofanana na mate kwenye mimea hasa asubuhi au kipindi cha masika. Povu hilo wengi huamini ni mate ya nyoka na kusababisha kuogopa kuyashika.
Licha ya imani hizo, inaelezwa kuwa, povu hilo siyo mate ya nyoka bali ni majimaji yanayotolewa na wadudu waitwao 'Spittlebugs au Froghopper' wakiwa wadogo.
Kwa kawaida wadudu hao huyatoa kwa njia ya mfumo wa haja kubwa wakati wanakula kwenye shina la miti au majani.
Kwa mujibu wa tovuti za 'Wisconsin Horticulture', Nature History Museum na Missouri Department of Conservation, kadri wadudu hao wanavyokula ndivyo hutoa majimaji hayo ambayo huchanganyika na hewa; kupitia miguu yao huyakoroga majimaji hayo hadi kuwa katika mfumo wa povu.
Inaelezwa kuwa, povu hilo huwalinda wadudu hao ambao bado hawajakomaa dhidi ya wanyama waharibifu na kuwapa ulinzi wa mabadiliko ya joto na mazingira yenye unyevu mdogo ili waweze kukua vizuri.
Hata hivyo, baada ya muda mdudu huyo anavyoendelea kukua ndivyo povu hupungua kisha huisha na mdudu hutoka kwa kuruka akiwa kakamilika na kuanza maisha mapya.
Akizungumza na Mwananchi, Dennis Ikanda ambaye ni Mwanabiolojia wa Uhifadhi na Mtaalamu Wanyamapori kutoka Shirika la Wanyama Duniani (WWF), amesema ni kweli nyoka ana mate lakini hayawezi kutoka kwa wingi kama watu wanavyodhani. Mbali na hilo amesema mate hayo hayana sumu.
"Nyoka hatemi mate badala yake anarusha sumu, lakini kwa kuwa tumekariri mdomo una mate basi watu wanasema anatema mate, kwanza ni wachache wenye uwezo wa kurusha sumu, kawaida wao wana tundu chini ya ulimi linalotoka kwenye kimfuko ambacho ndicho kimehifadhi sumu, kwa hiyo hata nyoka ‘akikubusu’ huwezi ukafa.
"Kuna namna anavyofanya ili kurusha sumu, ananyanyua ulimi juu anajiminya shingoni ndiyo inaruka, kwa wale wanaouma matundu ya sumu yapo kwenye meno makubwa mawili yanakuwa kama sindano tunazochomwa, yanatundu dogo," amesema.
Ikanda amesema chini ya asilimia 20 ya nyoka ndiyo wenye sumu, na katika hao, wenye sumu inayoweza kumuua binadamu ni chini ya asilimia 5.
Amesema siyo kila nyoka anatakiwa kuuliwa wengine hawana muda na binadamu.
"Nyoka ana sumu siyo kwa ajili ya kumuua binadamu, inamuwezesha kuua wanyama kama panya, ili apate chakula hawa wengine wakubwa kama Black Mamba, Cobra, Vifutu ambao wanamadhara kwa binadamu, wanakula wanyama wakubwa na ndiyo manaa ata sumu yao ni kali," amesema Ikanda. |
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Some areas and services/functions on NMG websites require registration. By completing the registration form, and by entering your email address, username and password, you will be deemed to have accepted these terms and conditions. Also, by subscribing to any of our email services, you are deemed to have accepted these terms and conditions. Before registering, ensure you read our privacy policy.
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**Registration**
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We allow you access to the member’s areas of the site on the basis that:
(i) your email address, username and password are personal to you and may not be used by anyone else.
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(iii) you do not maliciously create additional usernames for the purpose of abusing the functionality of the site, or other users; nor do you seek to pass yourself off as another user by adopting a similar username.
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For the avoidance of confusion, we will not be liable for any loss caused as a result of your doing, or not doing, anything as a result of viewing, reading or listening to the content or any part of it (except for death or personal injury attributable to our negligence/to the extent permitted at law).
You can access other sites via links from NMG websites. These sites are not under our control and we are not responsible in any way for any of their content.
We give no warranties of any kind concerning NMG websites or the content therein. In particular, we do not warrant that Nationmedia.com or any other NMG website is virus free. You must take your own precautions in this respect as we accept no responsibility for any infection by virus or other contamination or by anything which has destructive properties.**Third party material on NMG websites**
You may/will see advertising material submitted by third parties on Nationmedia.com and other NMG websites. Individual advertisers are solely responsible for the content of advertising material which they submit to us, including ensuring that it complies with relevant legislation. We accept no responsibility for the content of advertising material, including, without limitation, any error, omission or inaccuracy therein.
If you want to advertise on Nationmedia.com, please email [email protected].**Blogs, Letters to the Editor, Readers Comments, Discussion Boards, and Chat**
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If you want to submit content to us for publication in the Blogs, Letter to the Editor, Readers Comments, or Discussion Forum you may do so on the following terms and conditions:
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https://nation.africa/kenya/terms-and-conditions | # Terms and Conditions of Use
These terms and conditions apply whenever you access Nation.Africa, or any other Nation Media Group website, its apps or any variants thereof. By using any NMG website, you are deemed to have accepted these conditions.
In these terms and conditions, when we say the “Nation Site” we mean the digital information network operated by or on behalf of Nation Media Group PLC or its related companies, subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively “Nation”), regardless of how you access the network, as well as any Nation apps whether you access those via a directly or a third-party site. However you access the Nation Site, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.
## Registration
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## Use of material appearing on the Nation Site
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## Third-party advertising on the Nation Site
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Users of our site may submit content for publication in various areas of the site, including Blogs, Letters to the Editor and Readers Comments. We accept no liability in respect of any content submitted by users and published by us and we are not responsible for its content and accuracy. If you want to submit content to us for publication in the Blogs, Letter to the Editor, Readers Comments, or Discussion Forum you may do so on the following terms and conditions:
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## Privacy and Data protection
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The comments section of Nation websites is a users space where they discuss and share on topical issues triggered by content published by NMG. These guidelines aim to promote the forums by ensuring each user has a chance to freely exchange ideas without breaching the law while observing good taste:
TASTE – Keep it cordial and courteous. If you can't be polite, don't say it. No SHOUTING (i.e. a few words can be in CAPS for emphasis, but generally posts in FULLCAPS will not be approved). Respect other participants’ views.
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First three Tanzanian-made aircraft begin operations The first three aircraft manufactured in Tanzania, known as the Skyleader 600, have officially begun operations both domestically and beyond.
Chinese centre to boost Tanzanian trade The East Africa Commercial and Logistics Centre (EACLC) is poised to connect Tanzanian traders directly with manufacturers, aiming to enhance their competitiveness in the market.
First container ship docks at Mkoani Pemba Port The first container ship has today September 30, docked at Mkoani Port in Pemba, marking a significant milestone.
Sh29.4 trillion target in sight as TRA kicks off with impressive Q1 The government could find it easy to implement its budget for the financial year 2024/25 as the taxman starts the year on a high note.
Are you single? You may be at higher risk for mental health issues People who are single or not in romantic relationships are at a higher risk of developing mental health issues compared to those in relationships
Tanzania sees 142 percent surge in investment, attracts $3.9 billion in Q3 The value of registered investment projects in Tanzania surged by over 142 percent in the third quarter of 2024, reaching $3.9 billion in total capital
CRDB Bank signs USD 320 million deal with DFC, Citi to support over 4,500 small businesses in Tanzania and Burundi
Mother seeks justice after son’s brutal death in Zanzibar Ramadhan Idd was reportedly taken by five men on the evening of September 24, 2024, while he was socializing at a bar in Amani.
Focus on Public-Private Partnerships in healthcare as 11th Tanzania Health Summit kicks off in Zanzibar
An open letter to Instagram vendors in Tanzania As someone who observes and engages with the online retail scene regularly, there’s one nagging issue I simply cannot overlook—the absence of prices in so many of your posts.
Tanzania stakeholders share insights on disability rights Disability rights advocates, technology designers and policy makers have shared insights of the strategies that may help to bridge the digital gap among the people with disabilities in Tanzania.
UAE accuses Sudanese army of attacking its envoy in Khartoum The Sudanese army has rejected the accusation by the UAE, blaming instead the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Israel bars UN chief Antonio Guterres from entering country Israel says Antonio Guterres failed to "unequivocally" condemned Iran's missile attack on the country.
Are you single? You may be at higher risk for mental health issues People who are single or not in romantic relationships are at a higher risk of developing mental health issues compared to those in relationships
Diamond Platnumz to compete for ‘Artist of the Year’ crown in U.S Awards Tanzanian music sensation Diamond Platnumz, known for his hit song ‘Komasava’, is set to compete against top Nigerian artists at the upcoming African Entertainment Awards USA
Samatta rejoins Taifa Stars Samatta's last appearance for the Taifa Stars was in the AFCON finals held in Ivory Coast on January 24, this year, where the team recorded a goalless draw. |
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https://nation.africa/africa/news/south-african-former-finance-minister-tito-mboweni-dies-at-65--4793116 | # South African former finance minister Tito Mboweni dies at 65
South Africa's former finance and labour minister and first Black central bank governor Tito Mboweni has died aged 65 following a brief illness, the presidency said late on Saturday.
Mboweni was an anti-apartheid activist as a student who later became democratic South Africa's first labour minister from 1994 to 1999 under former President Nelson Mandela.
He then served as governor of the South African Reserve Bank for a decade from 1999, and later as finance minister from 2018 to 2021 under President Cyril Ramaphosa.
"His role in shaping our democratic future particularly during the dying days of apartheid, cannot be overstated," said his party, the African National Congress, describing him as a trusted voice in the economic debates that framed the transition to democracy.
Mboweni helped establish the post-apartheid labour legislation that lay the foundation for collective bargaining and labour courts to uphold worker rights, the ANC said.
As central bank governor, he oversaw the introduction of inflation targeting to help the bank achieve price stability.
He was a close ally of Ramaphosa and served on the ANC's National Executive Committee, which handles party decisions.
"Given his sense of vitality and energetic and affable engagement with fellow South Africans, Dr Mboweni's passing at 65 comes as a shock," said Ramaphosa in a statement.
"We have lost a leader and compatriot who has served our nation as an activist, economic policy innovator and champion of labour rights." |
https://nation.africa/kenya/weekly-review/how-kdf-somalia-incursion-changed-face-of-the-military--4792848 | As the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) celebrate their 13th KDF Day on October 14, the troops are preparing to return home after the conclusion of their African Transition Mission In Somalia (ATMIS) tour in December.
That is if the African Union and the United Nations don’t include KDF in the newly formed African Union Support and Stabilization Mission (AUSSOM) that will take over the mandate after ATMIS’s exit.
“On KDF Day, we celebrate and commemorate the acts of valour and sacrifice of our soldiers,” said KDF’s Chief of Strategic Communications, Brig Paul Njuguna. “We have not forgotten the service personnel that were reported missing in action either. As a fraternity, we continually seek safe ways and means to bring them back home. We also remember those who have not returned to us. We shall never forget them nor tire in relentlessly pursuing avenues to get them back home.”
The 13-year presence in Somalia has seen KDF modernise and ramp up its equipment to effectively combat Al-Shabaab and other insurgents. While KDF had a well-established Air Force prior to October 2011, it has now embrace drones to detect and monitor Al-Shabaab movement.
In September 2015, Kenya reportedly ordered ScanEagle UAV systems for about Sh1 billion to supplement Aerovironment RQ-11 drones earlier ordered from the United States in 2012. The ScanEagle UAV drones are manufactured by Boeing affiliate Isintu.
So advanced in technology has KDF become that its engineers have reverse-engineered Israeli Aerostar drone christened TAI to its own suitability according to Military Africa, an online defence industry resource. Further, KDF is recognised as one of the East African countries’ militaries engaging in local manufacture of drones.
On the naval front, KDF has stepped into ship building and repair with the establishment of the Kenya Shipyard Limited. Regional countries recently brought their vessels to the Shipyard for repairs. It’s rebuilt the Lake Victoria-based Sh2.4 billion MV Uhuru, which was handed over to the Kenya Railways Corporation.
Because Kenyan troops have died since KDF’s incursion into Somalia on October 11, 2011, the military has made heroes’ monuments in several military bases to remember the lost lives.
## Al-Shabaab attacks
Most of the soldiers died during the initial incursion into the unknown territory in challenging environment and during the Al-Shabaab attacks on Forward Operating Bases (FOB) in El-Adde, Gedo region on January 15, 2016 and the Kulbiyow attack a year later on January 27, 2017. The El-Adde attack remains the deadliest on the mission.
The attack led to a change of tack by KDF in securing its FOBs. While initially, most FOBs were secured by dry shrubs supplemented by trips, wires and watchtowers around the camps, KDF introduced deep trenches around all FOBs and manned armored tanks to support the sentries.
As a result, there have been no similar devastating attacks on any of the FOBs. On December 15, 2019, President Uhuru Kenyatta commissioned Modika Barracks in northern Kenya. It’s the home of the 6th Brigade. In October 2021, Kenyatta opened Manda Bay Naval base to secure Kenya’s territorial waters and protect the Lamu Port.
As an FOB, Manda played a key role in the capture of Kismayu port in September 2012. The base had been used as a launching pad for major counter-terrorism operations.
To further improve its battle readiness, KDF established the 17 Kenya Rifles based at Nyali Barracks on December 12, 2018. The 17th Kenya Rifles are also known as ‘Desert Rangers’, which was formed as a result of Kenya Army Commander’s Medium term modernisation programme.
In December 2021, KDF established the 19th Kenya Rifles unit also based at Nyali. The unit is commonly referred to as ‘Ash Warrior’s because of their grey colour insignia. However, of great importance and pride to KDF since the incursion into Somalia, has been the establishment of the Special Operations Regiment that houses all Kenya Army’s Special and Commando units.
These units, tasked with countering insurgency and enemy infiltration undergo training at the Special Operation Training School (SOTS), Gilgil before proceeding for advanced courses outside the country.
The Special Forces units consist of the 20th Parachute Battalion, 30th Special Forces, 40th Ranger Strike Force, 30th Special Forces and the 40th Ranger Strike Force were extensively used during ‘Operation Linda Nchi’ and the historic amphibious landing and capture of Kismayu port.
The same units were deployed in Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo to help FARDC combat Allied Democratic Forces rebels.
## Stranded pilots
Recently, KDF launched the Long Range Surveillance Group, which is tasked with reconnaissance deep within enemy lines. The unit has been deployed to Somalia’s Gedo region. To rescue stranded pilots within enemy positions, Kenya Air Force established the Laikipia-based Rapid Deployment Unit (RDU). This is after it lost a pilot whose aircraft developed technical problems that resulted in a crash in Southern Somalia. Another specialised unit is the Manda-based Special Boat Unit (SBU), which is tasked with interceptions and special operations in the high seas.
The SBU works with the Clearance Diving Unit, which is mandated with controlling maritime traffic between Kenya and Somalia. To deal with the 13 years of trauma and stress affecting the KDF troops deployed in war torn Somalia, KDF established a wellness centre at Lang’ata Barracks to cater for returning troops suffering from the new phenomenon of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PSTD).
A Compensation and Welfare branch has also been established to deal with the challenges faced by troops returning from combat. To cater for those who have honourably served in the military, KDF has pushed for the enactment of the Veterans Act which established the regulatory and institutional framework for the management of military veterans’ affairs for the provision of benefits to military veterans and military veterans’ dependents. The Act also establishes the Dependents Education Fund and for other connected purposes.
The Act describes a military veteran as a person who has served in Kenya Defence Forces, became a member of the Kenya Armed Forces after 1963, served in the King’s African Rifles before 1963, has completed service in the Armed Forces of Kenya Defence Forces, receives pension from the Armed Forces or the Kenya Defence Forces and has not been dishonorably discharged from military service. “We have learnt many lessons in Somalia, although we have unfortunately suffered casualties as well, but of great significance is the maintenance of our resolve and mandate, that is to protect and defend Kenya’s territorial integrity,” said Brig Njuguna. |
https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/motorsports/mike-kirkland-cow-dung-incident-with-amin-dada-4793020 | Mike Kirkland finished seventh in his first Safari Rally aged 23 in 1970. Then he was a brash, yet dashing rookie, rough and raw with huge potential.
He exited the scene 21 years later from where he started -- a seventh position in the 1991 Safari, older, wiser and still active enough to attempt international rallies just for fun.
Between 1973 and 1993, Kirkland, an ace pilot, finished in second position twice, and in third position three times in the WRC Safari Rally, results that earned him a chapter in Roger Barnard’s book, “Safari Rally: The First 40 Year” as ‘the nearly man.’
Nearly is an understatement in Kirkland’s chequered rallying history full of bar-counter idle talk, or bed time anecdotes that have survived the test of time.
There is the one about meeting Uganda President Idi Amin Dada with his driver Paulo Coniglio, smeared and reeking of cow dung after an accident with a cow in Uganda.
What about the one about surviving infernos or failing to receive medical attention at the Narok District Hospital while in competition because the doctor was too drunk to attend to him?
It is told that Kirkland outlasted everybody in any beer-drinking competition he took part in, and how he stood on his head at the end of many motorsports event parties around the world.
## Southern Cross Safaris
"Rallying has been good to me," Kirkland, now 77 years old, said on phone from Sydney, Australia where he has been marketing festive season tourist packages on behalf of his company of over five decades, Southern Cross Safaris.
"Business has never been better," he added.
“ I've had lots of fun and, most importantly, made lots of friends from many countries," said Kirkland, who has continued to engage in an active lifestyle.
He still does deep sea fishing with his bosom friends like Finnish Safari champion Juha Kankkunen and his previous navigators Juha Repo and Seppo Harrijanne who pay him frequent visits in Mombasa.
His Sunday best wear is a light green blazer, acquired 21 years ago and previously worn by the founder of the Safari Rally, Eric Cecil.
In fact, Cecil gifted Kirkland the attire in 2003 for inviting him all the way from Australia to flag off the first East African Classic Safari Rally in Mombasa.
Kirkland started the classic rally that idea.
"I have no idea how old it is," he said.
"I hardly wear the blazer, only on special occasions like last year's Legends Dinner at Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi because it is oversized," said Kirkland who has remained lanky.
Kirkland’s first meeting with Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada was not pleasant or stately.
A Safari Rally fan, the Ugandan dictator was at hand to receive the drivers in Kampala control point in 1971 and Kirkland and Caniglio driving an old Datsun 1600SSS were uncharacteristically the odd ones out.
Caniglio was a sight to behold -- in jungle green camouflage cloths, but wearing immaculate white overalls and neckerschief -- all covered in messy green cow-dung. The car had a long brown smear from hitting a cow.
This is how it happened. Officially Kirkland was listed as the co-driver but in those days the crew would swap seats, and Kirkland who didn’t have money to enter the Safari that year approached Caniglio for a chance to navigate him and the deal was sealed. He could also assist in the driving.
The Italian was already a veteran driver having entered his first Safaris in 1955.
The story goes that while in Uganda Kirkland was on the wheel, when they came across a herd of Ankole cattle and Kirkland managed to dodge all of them apart from one which rammed the left side of the car which spun the poor animal which unleashed a loadfull of the cow-dung on the face of Coniglio in the process..
“My overriding memory of the rally was Paulo’s side of the window open,” said Kirkland.
“She deposited a kilo of manure all over him just before we arrived at Kampala Control to be met by the new president of Uganda, Idi Amin.”
Despite the incident, the duo finished 17th overall, an incredible performance from a privateer in a field which included factory teams from Ford, Datsun and Peugeot.
What of their dramatic escape from a fire?
“After Uganda incident, I did the next East African Safari Rally with Bruce Field and we were the first Agip-sponsored competitors to arrive in Narok," he recalls, noting that the crowd was excited as the cars lined up for refuelling. Field was underneath the car checking the shocks when he car caught fire caused by someone smoking a cigarette.
“I got in the car and drove it away from the fuel point with the back end of the car on fire.
Field suffered burns on his legs
“We put the fire out and drove to Narok Hospital to get Bruce’s burns treated. There was no doctor there and they told us the doctor was at some bar in Narok. We went and found him, but he was so drunk and incapable,” said Kirkland. He remembers driving very fast to Kericho Control, where Field received the necessary medical attention. They later retired.
A tale of alcohol played out again later in Kirkland’s life.
He struck a friendship with Dave Harworth who co-drove him from 1979 to 1981 in a Datsun/Nissan factory vehicle.
“I found out Dave had been the Scottish University Champion for drinking beers whilst standing on his head and I was very fortunate to have professional training from Dave as the trick impressed my Japanese team on ends,” recalls Kirkland, who has resided in Mombasa throughout his life.
"They (Japanese) tried and none could do it. Every Nissan party involved 'Mike-san drinking beer upside down'. I have drunk beer standing on my head at Nissan parties at the end of rallies in Kenya, Japan, Ivory Coast, Greece, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Beijing. This may be the reason they kept giving me cars to drive -- to provide the party entertainment," Kirklans says with a tinge of amusement in his voice
His relationship with the Japanese team management was not without its challenges.
The Japanese manufacturer had not won the Safari since 1982, and they felt Kirkland, sixth in 1986 and ninth in 1987, was slipping down on the performance ladder.
The Nissan Rally team's boss Takashi Wakabayashi or Waka -san in rallying circles, never realised his driver was in peak form. Although he promised Kirkland a drive and even engaged him in a recce, he kept him in the dark regarding his contract for some time while Swede Par Eklund was the only other driver in the team.
Waka-san finally told Kirkland that he could only engage him after subjecting him to a 'test' to determine if he was really fast.
"The boss said it had been decided that 'maybe you are not fast enough and you must do a test on Saturday morning at 9 am’ said Kirkland.
Kirlkand said he felt so disrespected he quit in a huff, took the next flight to Mombasa and went straight to Starion Nightclub for serious drinking standing with his feet and not his head all night long.
"I got home early in the morning to find Waka-san had everyone trying to get hold of me to tell me I was supposed to be at a test in Nairobi. I told him I wasn't interested but he insisted so I flew to Nairobi drinking coffee all the time.”
## Terrible hangover
Kirkland, nursing a terrible hangover, pushed the car to its limits and almost smashed it at a brow at high speed as the front suspension parted company with the car.
Luckily, the car did not roll. A relieved Waka-san offered Kirkland the contract.
Kirkland finished second in 1988 and 1989. He raced in a Subaru Legacy in 1990 but retired with mechanical problems.
He then ended his Safari rally career in 1991 with a seventh-placed finish navigated by Surinder Thatthi in a Nissan Pulsar.
In 1993, he teamed up with Chrispin Sassion for the London to Sydney 26,000km marathon driving a Peugeot 504 in the Classic Division and surprisingly finished third overall despite describing the car as "a horrible Peugeot 504."
Kirkland who lives in Vipingo, with his wife never tires of taking a ride whenever necessary. In 2022 and 2023 he competed in the Eifiel Festival of Speed in a Sh24 million restored Datsun 240RS that he drove in the 1983 Safari Rally, now a collector item owned by a Swiss.
It is here that he re-connected with his old friend Lofty Drews, now a resident of Australia who co-drove Rauno Aaltonen.
Kirkland says the present day WRC Safari rally as not fun but has attended the last three editions as the designated driver of the famous German motorsport photo-journalist and author Reinhardt Klein.
Kirkland was born in Thika, went to Nyeri for his primary school education and later joined Duke of York (Lenana School) before relocating to Mombasa where he has been running his tour company for the last 53 years.
He started his motorsport career on two wheels and won the Kenya motorcycle championship in 1969.
His childhood hero was Vic Preston Senior.
Locally, he rates Shekhar Mehta as the best ever and Juha Kankkunen the finest in the world.
He has done fishing expeditions in Mombasa with Kankkunen, Juha Repo and Seppo Harjanne over the years.
"After 19 Safari rallies, I competed in 24 Rhino Charge events. I also raced in two classic cars internationally. I have competed in many rallies internationally. Rallying has been good to me, and I've had lots of fun, and most importantly, made lots of friends internationally." |
https://nation.africa/africa/news/hundreds-march-against-ghana-s-damaging-informal-gold-mining-4792828 | # Hundreds march against Ghana's damaging informal gold mining boom
## What you need to know:
- Small-scale mines produced 1.2 million ounces of gold in the first seven months of this year, more than in the whole of 2023.
- But the boom in a practice that harms miners' health, pollutes waterways, destroys forests and cocoa farms, and fuels crime has spurred calls and protests to clamp down.
Hundreds of people marched through Ghana's capital Accra on Friday in a peaceful protest against unlicensed gold mining, calling on authorities to act against the dangerous and environmentally damaging practice.
Illegal small-scale gold mining known "galamsey" in Ghana has picked up this year following an almost 30 percent rise in global gold prices.
Small-scale mines produced 1.2 million ounces of gold in the first seven months of this year, more than in the whole of 2023, according to data from Ghana's mining sector regulator.
But the boom in a practice that harms miners' health, pollutes waterways, destroys forests and cocoa farms, and fuels crime has spurred calls and protests to clamp down. It has also become a hot button electoral issue as Ghana heads to the polls on December 7 for a general election.
Hundreds took part in an "environmental prayer walk" against galamsey on Friday that involved handing a petition for a ban on informal mining to the president's office.
The march followed plans by labour unions for a nationwide strike against galamsey this week that were partially called off after the government made promising provisions, according to local media reports citing the organisers.
The government is under pressure to appeal to voters that will elect the next president of the West African gold- and cocoa-producing nation.
Outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo has grappled with the country's worst economic crisis in a generation and a massive debt overhaul that has heavily impacted people's livelihoods.
About 40 percent of Ghana's total gold output comes from small-scale mines, as opposed to concessions operated by multi-national firms. Some 70 percent-80 percent of the small mines are unlicensed. |
https://nation.africa/africa/news/da-seeks-review-of-decision-not-to-charge-ramaphosa-4792832 | # South Africa's DA seeks review of decision not to charge Ramaphosa over 'Farmgate'
Recasts with DA seeking review, adds DA statement in paragraphs 4-5, opposition EFF in paragraph 10
The ANC's main coalition partner the Democratic Alliance called on Friday for a review of a decision by prosecutors not to charge South African President Cyril Ramaphosa over a theft from his game farm that nearly cost him his position two years ago.
The scandal, dubbed "Farmgate", came to light when a former intelligence official told police in June 2022 about the incident and accused Ramaphosa of money laundering, corruption and covering up the theft.
Ramaphosa, a wealthy businessman before he became president, has repeatedly denied wrongdoing.
The Democratic Alliance, a former opposition party which joined a coalition with the African National Congress party after the ANC lost its majority in an election in May, said the decision not to prosecute anyone over the Phala Phala matter lacked transparency.
"The Phala Phala scandal is much too important to simply disappear without thorough scrutiny and full interrogation of the reasons behind this outcome," it said in a statement.
In a statement issued late on Thursday, the Director of Public Prosecutions in the Limpopo province said the decision was taken after a careful assessment of all available evidence presented to the prosecutors.
There was no reasonable prospect of a successful prosecution based on the evidence at the prosecutors' disposal, the statement said.
The country's anti-corruption watchdog cleared Ramaphosa last year of a potential conflict of interest related to the affair, in which thieves made off with large sums of foreign currency hidden in furniture on his Phala Phala game farm in 2020.
Ramaphosa's future hung in the balance in late 2022 after a report found evidence he may have committed misconduct over the scandal. But his party rallied around him, stopping an impeachment process from being launched. He was subsequently re-elected for another five years at the helm of the ANC.
The far-left opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), said it would not rest until Ramaphosa was held to account. The EFF has approached the constitutional court to try to revive impeachment proceedings against the president.
Ramaphosa has acknowledged there was a break-in at the farm in Limpopo, but he said the amount stolen was much lower than alleged and came from the sale of game.
Three suspects accused of being involved in the break-in appeared in court this week. Their case was postponed until next month. |
https://nation.africa/africa/news/hunter-hunted-sudan-warlord-hemedti-targeting-rsf-troops-4792576 | The leader of the Rapid Support Forces, Lt-Gen Mohamed Hamdan Daglo “Hemedti,” has accused Egypt of launching airstrikes against his forces, potentially roping Cairo into this 18-month conflict.
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been fighting the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) since April 2023, a war that has killed some 18,000 people displaced more than 11 million others. But the RSF have always been the ones accused by SAF of receiving armed support from the United Arab Emirates.
This week, however, as SAF launched more targeted attacks on RSF bases, and Hemedti claimed that Cairo was fuelling the war.
In a recorded speech on Wednesday, Hemedti claimed that Cairo supports the Sudanese army by training its troops and supplying them with drones, enabling the army to achieve significant gains on the ground recently.
“We have been silent for a long time and hoped they would awaken, but they are persistent in the battle,” he said.
But the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied the allegations, describing Hemedti’s claims as baseless. It said that Egypt was actively working to end the war in Sudan, protect civilians, and enhance the humanitarian response for those affected by the conflict.
“These allegations come amidst Egypt’s earnest efforts to stop the war, protect civilians, and promote international response to humanitarian relief plans for those affected by the ongoing war in brotherly Sudan.”
Cairo called on the international community to scrutinise the veracity of Hemedti’s claims.
Egypt traditionally supported the Sudanese military during stable times. In fact, before the war started, Egyptian troops were based in a camp in northern Sudan and were initially caught up in the crisis and detained briefly by RSF before back channels secured their freedom.
After the war started, Egypt was among the countries that tried to mediate and seek a ceasefire but failed.
“Egypt reaffirms its commitment to the security, stability, and unity of brotherly Sudan, stressing that it will spare no effort to provide all means of support to our brothers in Sudan to address the severe damages caused by this brutal war,” Cairo said.
The details came as** **Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi travelled to Eritrea on Thursday on an official visit aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and discussing regional issues, including the war in Sudan.
According to a statement from the Egyptian presidency, the visit would address “ways to enhance bilateral relations in various fields, as well as regional conditions and efforts to establish stability and security in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea.”
This visit followed Sisi’s meeting with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki in Cairo last February, where they discussed developments in the Horn of Africa and agreed on the importance of supporting stability in Sudan and maintaining the sovereignty and unity of Somalia.
Hemedti’s accusations have sparked widespread reactions both domestically and internationally. His 40-minute speech stirred considerable controversy regarding his role in the Sudanese conflict and his repeated accusations against various parties.
The UAE, accused by a UN Panel of experts of arming the RSF, has been refuting the claims, arguing that it supports a truce instead.
Sudanese Finance Minister Jibrili Ibrahim said on Facebook: “The speech of the Rapid Support Forces commander is practically a eulogy for his adventure in Sudan, an announcement of his defeat, and an attempt to absolve himself from the crimes of his forces.”
Since the outbreak of fighting, Sudan has experienced an unprecedented humanitarian disaster. The war has displaced 11 million, including 2.5 million across the borders, devastated vital infrastructure, and led to widespread hunger and the spread of infectious diseases such as malaria and typhoid. Hospitals are facing severe shortages of medical supplies.
Despite the efforts of the international community, including the UN and NGOs, to provide humanitarian assistance, access to affected areas remains challenging due to the continuing violence.
Negotiations for a ceasefire mediated by the US in Geneva in September yielded little progress, although both warring parties pledged to improve humanitarian access.
As violence escalates and accusations mount between the warring factions, observers are questioning the international community’s ability to effectively intervene to end this devastating war.
With the humanitarian situation deteriorating, Sudan seems to be approaching a point of no return. There remains hope that regional and international diplomatic efforts may succeed in halting the conflict before it leads to further collapse and fragmentation of a war-torn nation. |
https://nation.africa/africa/news/tanzania-at-centre-of-us-china-scramble-african-minerals-4792578 | China is putting $1 billion in the Tanzania-Zambia Railway (Tazara), a major corridor linking Tanzania’s commercial capital and main port of Dar es Salaam and Zambia’s Copperbelt.
Beijing sees Tazara as crucial in facilitating mineral exports from Zambia, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as the race for critical metals in the production of electric vehicle batteries and fuelling the 4th Industrial Revolution technologies heats up between China, the US and the European Union.
Tanzania and its partners are rehabilitating the 1,860-kilometre railway and China’s leader Xi Jinping says he is ready to push for new progress in improving the East African sea rail combined transport network, “and make Tanzania a demonstration zone for deepening China-Africa high-quality cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative.”
Addressing the last Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit in Beijing last month after holding talks with Tanzanian counterpart Samia Suluhu Hassan, President Xi pledged support for the Tazara project, which Tanzanians see as crucial to ensuring they stay relevant in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
The BRI is Beijing’s programme to connect allies with infrastructure to support trade. In 2022, Tanzania joined the initiative, and Beijing elevated their relations to strategic status.
“The Tanzanian side highly appreciates the BRI put forward by President Xi and is glad to witness the re-activation of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway,” President Samia said when she met with Xi on September 5.
Samia had been to China earlier in November 2022 on a State visit, in which the projects were discussed.
“Tanzania is ready to actively work with China to advance Belt and Road cooperation and bring more tangible benefits to the people,” she said.
The Tazara project was part of the discussions that President Samia held with President Xi during her November 2022 and September 2024 visits to China.
During the November 2022 visit, 15 bilateral agreements were signed. These included an upgrade of the Tazara, a $13.49 million debt waiver, and a $56.72 million concessional loan for Zanzibar’s International Airport terminal.
But, as Beijing develops the Tazara, which it sees as “a symbol of China-Africa friendship” and China’s largest-ever African foreign aid project, America is also scrambling to exert its influence on the same region, with Tanzania now caught in between and poised to reap huge benefits as a logistical hub.
Washington is banking on the Lobito Corridor, a 1,300km stretch of railway line from the port of Lobito on the Angolan Atlantic Ocean coast to the town of Luau on the northeastern border of Angola with the DRC and within reach of northwestern Zambia. The railway line extends a farther 400km into the DRC to the mining town of Kolwezi.
And the US last month announced the official joining of Tanzania to the project, in what is seen as a response to China’s plans for the Tazara. It is more practical to use the Indian Ocean coast in the East for the transportation of minerals than the Atlantic to the west.
But still, for the Western interests, led by the US and the European Union, linking the Copperbelt with the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean through Tanzania is also a geopolitical counter move in their race to counter Beijing.
The US has been critical of China’s grand infrastructure projects for what it says is unsustainable levels of debt African countries end up taking on.
Helaina Matza, US acting Special Coordinator for the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGI), said that Washington is approaching the Lobito Corridor infrastructure differently -- implying that the US is not keen on piling up debt on the African countries involved in the project.
“What we’re doing is not trying to expand upon the debt of the countries we’re working in. We’re working directly with not only the host governments but private partners in how to finance these projects. And this is why that’s important,” Matza said during her visit to Tanzania at the end of August.
The African Finance Corporation (AFC), the lead developer of the Zambia-Lobito project, recently signed a concession agreement with the governments of Zambia and Angola to develop and operate the rail on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York City, during which US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) awarded a technical assistance grant of $2 million to the AFC for an environmental and social impact assessment.
“The Lobito Corridor – connecting Angola, Zambia, and the DRC – is one of our biggest projects,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at the ceremony. “The ultimate goal is infrastructure connecting the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean. Today, Tanzania is also joining conversations about the Lobito Corridor for the first time – something we very much welcome.”
The expansion of the Lobito Corridor to include Tanzania is meant to allow the project to run all the way to the Indian Ocean to facilitate transportation of nickel and other minerals.
Mr Blinken said that so far, the US and its partners have committed over $4 billion to Lobito Corridor projects.
USTDA Director Enoh T. Ebong said the project would facilitate economic activity, trade and critical minerals development between the Port of Lobito in Angola and Zambia’s Copperbelt.
“This project will help reshape the economic landscape of Angola, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and it will foster trade while uplifting the people whose livelihoods will be tied to economic activity along the corridor,” Dr Ebong said.
“Support for the rail line will contribute to the development of the Lobito Corridor, a US government priority under the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGI) that seeks to provide a private sector-driven, sustainable and transparent option for emerging markets seeking infrastructure investment to accelerate inclusive economic development.”
Samaila Zubairu, President and chief executive of AFC, said that once completed, the Zambia Lobito Rail Corridor will establish a transcontinental trade corridor that will facilitate trade and investment across Africa and in various sectors, including mining, agriculture, energy and tourism. Other partners are the European Union and the African Development Bank.
The US says it does not intend to use the Lobito Corridor to exploit minerals but instead said their model is designed for economic growth in Angola, Zambia, DRC and Tanzania.
“This model really is not designed to be extractive. It’s designed for economic growth, which I know sometimes sounds like a buzz word, but that’s why we’re focused on trade moving in both directions,” Matza said. “It’s not about, for us, extracting ore.
Angolan authorities say the Lobito Corridor should be up and running after they circulated wagons on the railway line between Benguela and the border with DRC, from where they return with minerals.
Ricardo Viegas d’Abreu, Angola’s Transport Minister, said that an average of five trains a week operate on the line.
Whether by China or the US, the countries tapped in these projects see opportunity to expand their own infrastructure. Last week, Luanda signed the concession agreements for the financing, construction, ownership and operation of the rail transformation project, which aims to establish a link between Angola and Zambia.
This project involves the construction of a new railway line, about 800 kilometres long, to connect the Benguela railway in Luacano, Angola, to the existing Zambian railway line in Chingola.
The agreements were signed with the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the government of Angola, represented by its transport minister, and the government of Zambia, represented by Mr Frank Tayali, Minister of Transport.
Last month, President João Lourenço asked the Benguela provincial government to pay special attention to the Lobito Corridor project, which he said, “will allow the province to gain a lot of investment.”
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According to the President, Angolan government hopes to turn the Lobito Corridor into a primary regional logistics line and a gateway to development in sub-Saharan Africa, with an increase in import and export traffic.
“The province is therefore going to gain a lot of investment, not just in the transport and logistics sector, but, by extension, other sectors of the province’s economy will also benefit from this mega project that is the Lobito Corridor,” President Lourenço said.
Yet, one likely winner could emerge from the race. China, for instance, says it plans to carry out 30 major related projects in the next three years to support African connectivity.
Tazara is among them. In Tanzania, a Chinese state-owned firm is expected take over the concession of the railway by end of 2024.
“We are ready to assist in the development of the African Continental Free Trade Area and deepen logistics and financial cooperation for the benefit of trans-regional development in Africa,” President Xi said in September.
Five decades after it was first built, Tazara had fallen into disrepair and is in financial doldrums, with only 10 locomotives in use, instead of its capacity of 50.
The minerals in Zambia and DRC are critical in the production of electric vehicle batteries. China currently dominates the market for the strategic supply chains for the energy transition.
The International Energy Agency has estimated that between 2020 and 2040, demand for nickel and cobalt will increase by twentyfold, for graphite 25 times, and for lithium more than 40 times.
This projected surge in demand for CRMs has driven interest in the Lobito Corridor, and with it an inevitable scramble for access.
The DRC, as the world’s largest producer of cobalt, estimates are consistently around 70 percent of global production, has found itself at the epicentre of this scramble, as has Zambia, and now Tanzania, as the logistics hub.
*Additional reporting by Arnaldo Vieira* |
https://nation.africa/africa/news/south-sudan-in-bid-to-create-hybrid-court-again-4792580 | After almost 10 years, South Sudan is preparing to establish the Hybrid Court to try those who have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity since the civil war began in 2013.
The Transitional National Legislative Assembly recently passed two important bills to create a Hybrid Court, a major milestone in the country’s long search for transitional justice.
The Commission for Truth, Reconciliation and Healing Bill 2024 and the Compensation and Reparation Authority Bill 2024 were passed as the basis for the establishment of the Court.
While key donors such as Troika—US, UK and Norway—have been willing to fund the Hybrid Court contained in Chapter 5 of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS), the top political leadership has been resistant to transitional justice on the basis that would reopen old wounds.
The R-ARCSS was a peace deal signed in 2018, mediated by regional bloc Intergovernmental Authority on Development. But some of the components, including truth and justice, have been subject of disagreements among the signatories who later formed the Transitional Government of National Unity, a type of coalition government.
The purpose of the two bills, according to Bona Deng Lawrence, chairperson of the Standing Specialised Committee on Peace and Reconciliation, is to address the legacy of the conflict, provide victims with justice and reparations, and establish support centres for psychotherapy cases for both victims and offenders.
Since the civil war broke out on December 15, 2013, as a result of a power struggle between President Salva Kiir and his deputy Riek Machar, both sides have been accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Natelina Amjima Malek, Deputy Chair of the Information Committee, said that the two bills are significant because they provide for the restoration of damaged buildings and compensation to families who lost loved ones during the clashes in 2013 and 2016.
Still, there are concerns about whether the Hybrid Court, if established, would overcome the lack of political will that has gone on for nine years.
The government and the major armed opposition SPLM-IO signed a peace deal in 2015 that established the Hybrid Court. This decision was reaffirmed in the R-ARCSS.
Civil rights activist Edmund Yakani, executive director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organisation, said that top leadership in the country is not for the Hybrid Court.
“The leaders are anti-Hybrid Court. There is also the challenge of how the commission for truth, healing, and national reconciliation and the compensation and reparation process will work in the face of hostility from the political leadership,” he said.
In June 2016, President Kiir and Dr Machar published a joint opinion in the *New York Times* entitled *South Sudan needs truth, not trials*, calling on the international community to reconsider the establishment of the Hybrid Court, which would interfere with national healing.
“There is no proven evidence in any court of law the Leadership are guilty of war crimes. The war crimes are political tools of the West to blackmail Africa,” said Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, a former South Sudan minister for petroleum.
More than 400,000 South Sudanese have died in the conflict since 2013, with 1.5 million internally displaced and another 2.2 million living as refugees in the neighbouring countries of Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Hundreds of thousands of South Sudanese who had taken refuge in neighbouring Sudan are now back living as internally displaced persons, having fled the war in the north.
Akol Miyen Kuol, a South Sudanese political commentator, said the nation is fragile and there are doubts whether the Hybrid Court could achieve the desired results.
He maintains that the war crimes could be best addressed through traditional mechanisms such as community reconciliation rather than the Court.
“I think it is too early for South Sudan to resort to a Hybrid Court to address the war crimes issue. Applying such a mechanism in South Sudan now could exacerbate the already delicate situation,” Mr Kuol said. |
https://nation.africa/africa/news/why-tshisekedi-skipped-key-meeting-at-francophone-summit--4792582 | The 19th Francophonie summit ended without Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, whom reports indicated left in a huff, angry at French President Emmanuel Macron’s failure to mention the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in a speech he made about conflicts shaking the world, especially French-speaking countries.
Then Tshisekedi boycotted the closed-door meeting between several world leaders and a lunch hosted by the Secretary General of the OIF (Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie), Louise Mushikiwabo.
"It's a culpable omission", said government spokesman Patrick Muyaya, adding that “the DRC, being the largest French-speaking country, its serious humanitarian crisis could not have been omitted by the French president.”
"Let there be no misunderstanding. Yesterday, I said it myself, I was only fragmentary in the references. There are many crises, tensions and wars that I did not mention,” President Macron had explained, when questioned by a journalist.
“We are very clearly encouraging the DRC and Rwanda to reach an agreement within the framework of Angolan mediation, and the OIF must play a role in supporting regional efforts in this respect, and I have said this successively to President Tshisekedi and President Paul Kagame.
“As far as France is concerned, we have always been clear, and I have said it again to both of them, that we are calling for the withdrawal of the M23 and Rwandan troops. We also call for the dismantling of the FDLR and all armed groups in the DRC, and for an end to hate speech.”
The DRC and Rwanda are both members of the Francophonie, although the latter now uses English as official language. The conflict between these two states occasionally affects the international organisation of the Francophonie.
In July 2023, the Congolese authorities refused to invite Louise Mushikiwabo, Secretary General of the Francophonie and former foreign minister in Rwanda, to Kinshasa for the ninth Francophonie Games.
In November 2022, at the 18th Francophonie summit in Tunisia, the former Congolese prime minister Sama Lukonde refused to be in the last group photo, arguing that he did not want to pose alongside President Kagame.
In France, Macron called on the two parties in conflict to find the path to peace through the political process for "the full return of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the DRC."
The peace process has succeeded in establishing and maintaining the ceasefire. But the risk of escalation is still there.
At the Luanda peace process, the DRC has denounced "the lack of a sincere commitment on the part of Rwanda". The Congolese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Thérèse Kayikwamba, claimed that there are obstacles holding up the Luanda process and the adoption of an agreement proposed by the Angolan mediators. The peace plan is based on two components, says Kayikwamba.
“These are the neutralisation of the FDLR and the withdrawal of Rwandan troops from the DRC. FDLR are armed remnants of the perpetrators of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi
"In April 2024, the DRC drew up its plan to neutralise the FDLR. On the other hand, Rwanda's contribution on the withdrawal boils down to a promise of withdrawal without any guarantee or concrete details... Worse still, Rwanda is making its withdrawal conditional on the neutralisation of the FDLR. For this process to be meaningful, these two aspects must be implemented simultaneously", said the Congolese Foreign Affairs minister.
On the Rwandan side, Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe accused the Congolese government of blocking the peace process by opposing “the harmonised plan for neutralising the FDLR and lifting Rwandan defence measures, as adopted by Angolan, Congolese and Rwandan experts on 30 August 2024 in Rubavu.”
Angola has been mediating the tensions, with endorsement from the African Union and other regional bodies, seeking to see truce between Rwanda and DRC.
Luanda sees this as a crucial step to ending conflict in the eastern DRC, where hundreds of armed groups operate. But the largest of them, M23, is said to be heavily backed by Rwanda, according to a UN panel of investigators as well as the US, France and DRC.
Kigali on its part argues Kinshasa is protecting the FDLR. Both sides deny the charges. |
https://nation.africa/africa/news/zimbabwe-targets-more-restrictions-on-political-parties-4792286 | # Zimbabwe targets more restrictions on political parties
## What you need to know:
- The long-time lieutenant of Zimbabwe’s former iron-fisted Robert Mugabe, rose to power after a 2017 coup against his mentor.
- Now he is accused of becoming increasingly autocratic because of a sustained crackdown on his critics.
Zimbabwe is mulling legislation that will introduce compulsory registration of political parties amid grapevine that President Emmerson Mnangagwa wants to turn the country into a one party state.
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), has proposed a law for the registration of political parties to “bring sanity to the country’s politics.”ZEC’s maneuvers followed complaints by Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi that “structureless parties” were engaging in endless squabbles and recalls of parliamentarians.
The elections management body has since made proposals to Parliament pushing for the enactment of a law providing for the registration of political parties.Critics say ZEC’s proposals will see the ruling Zanu PF government effectively being a referee and player in the same match since it will determine who can form a political party.
Veritas, a group that monitors law-making in the country, said while registration of political parties was common in other jurisdictions, in Zimbabwe it brought fears that authorities will use it to further close down the democratic space.
“Registration of political parties will bring some certainty to our political landscape, but if registration is made compulsory there is a very real danger it will be used to stifle opposition unless there are strong safeguards to ensure that the registration process is impartial and consistent with a multiparty democracy,” Veritas said.
“If registration is voluntary, on the other hand, the benefits will almost certainly far outweigh any disadvantages.”
The new development add to continual suspicion that the ruling party could go on to amend the constitution.President Mnangagwa (82) is supposed to be serving his last term in office and has recently indicated he won’t stay longer.
But his loyalists are pushing for the scrapping of presidential term limits to help him remain.
The long-time lieutenant of Zimbabwe’s former iron-fisted Robert Mugabe, rose to power after a 2017 coup against his mentor.
Now he is accused of becoming increasingly autocratic because of a sustained crackdown on his critics.
Several opposition leaders and civil society activists have been jailed in recent years for dissent.
Critics accuse him of using lawfare to decimate the opposition with several court judgements being used to virtually shut down the country’s biggest opposition party, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC).
After his controversial re-election last year in polls that were condemned by African observers as not meeting regional standards, his government was blamed for the mass recall of elected opposition representatives by an ‘imposter.’
Lloyd Damba, the spokesperson for the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, said ZEC’s intentions were suspicious.
“In other countries within Africa, we have similar laws that require the registration of political parties, in particular Kenya,” Mr Damba said.
“They have their reasons for that and I do not see anything wrong with that particular move.
“It becomes sinister when a body that is not mandated by any law to advocate for the registration of political parties starts doing that when its duties are clearly stipulated in the constitution.“
They want politics to be a game of the rich, in particular those that are looting mineral resources and tenderpreneurs.”On the eve of the August 2023 elections, Zimbabwe’s courts controversially barred exiled former ruling party commissar and minister Saviour Kasukuwere from challenging President Mnangagwa in the polls on the grounds that he had lived out of the country for too long.
The move was cited by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) observer mission as one of the major developments that eroded the credibility of the polls.
ZEC approved 11 candidates, including President Mnangagwa, to run for the presidency but most of them were largely dismissed as proxies of the ruling party who were being used to legitimise the polls.
Nelson Chamisa of the CCC, who was the president’s strongest challenger, was barred from holding rallies ahead of the elections.
Mr Chamisa was forced to abandon his party a few months after the elections citing interference by the ruling and President Mnangagwa’s alleged appetite to control the opposition.
The Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI), a local think tank, said Zanu PF has always used its incumbency to control the opposition and seek legitimacy.
“The ruling party often provides life support to these opposition parties, strategically keeping them as a smokescreen or titular career opposition parties to retain power,” ZDI said.
“Zanu PF has maintained its dominance through institutional control, political manoeuvring and co-optation of opposition parties.“
By ensuring the cooperation of select opposition parties, incumbents can secure legislative majorities, bolster their credibility and neutralise potential threats to their role.
“This façade of legitimacy helps the ruling elite maintain their grip on power while giving the illusion of a functioning democracy.”
Veritas said the apprehension about the registration of political parties was justified given the polarisation in Zimbabwe.
“If the registration process is not administered by a completely impartial body, it will be perceived as, and may actually be, a barrier designed to inhibit formation of opposition parties and to restrict their activities,” Veritas added.
“In Zimbabwe, a voluntary system of registration would be preferable to a compulsory system in view of Section 67 of the constitution, which guarantees the right to form political parties and also in view of the country’s intensely polarised politics.”
According to ZEC, in 2022 there were over 120 political parties that were participating in the elections management body’s official programmes.
In Zimbabwe political parties tend to sprout around elections and go dormant in between polls.
The southern African country’s next major elections will be held in 2028 when President Mnangagwa’s current term expires and there is already talk of power struggles in Zanu PF around his succession.
One of his deputies, retired General Constantino Chiwenga who led the coup against the late Mr Mugabe, is touted as his most likely successor. |
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https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/east-africa-corporate-deals-dip-18pc-on-low-kenya-activity-4792602 | The number of reported corporate deals in East Africa dropped by nearly a fifth in the first seven months of the year compared to the corresponding period in 2023, largely due to reduced activity in Kenya.
Deals data compiled by advisory firm I&M Burbidge Capital shows that the count fell to 73 between January and July from 89 in 2023.
The disclosed value of the transactions fell by 67 percent to $1.06 billion (Sh137 billion), largely reflecting non-disclosure of the value of a large number of transactions.
In Kenya, where the majority of regional transactions are domiciled, the deal count dropped to 48 from 67 in the previous period, with Ethiopia also reporting a drop in deals from seven to two.
Tanzania has been the bright spot this year, reporting nine deals, up from three last year. Uganda’s deals count has gone up by one to eight while Rwanda's has remained unchanged at six. For Kenya, the first quarter of the year saw the shilling weaken to historic lows, partly on account of uncertainty over whether the country would be able to repay a maturing $2 billion sovereign bond.
Inflation was also elevated coming into the new year, but like the shilling exchange rate, it has since moderated after the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) raised its base lending rate.
I&M Burbidge Capital expects that the macroeconomic conditions will improve going forward, citing Kenya’s falling inflation, prospective rate cuts, and efforts to cut fiscal deficit. In Ethiopia, the company expects the recent easing of foreign currency controls and funding support from the IMF and World Bank to help the economy.
“We maintain a cautiously optimistic view of these and other macro-economic and fiscal policy developments which should pay off in the long run. In the short term, the economies of the region remain challenged dampening business growth including through limited growth in credit to the private sector, and capital investments,” said the advisory firm.
“Tanzania remains a bright spot with established businesses in Kenya looking to their Southern flank for growth through acquisition.”
I&M Burbidge Capital tracks the deals on a monthly basis in the five Eastern African countries, segregating the transactions according to sectors and the type of institutions involved.
In the review period, investments by venture capital firms accounted for the largest share of deals at 29, followed by mergers and acquisitions at 17, private equity investments and exits at 15 and Development Financial Institutions (DFIs) deals at 11.
DFI’s were the most forthcoming in terms of disclosing the value of their deals however, with $667 million (Sh86.2 billion) worth of transactions having their valuations made public.
They were followed by mergers and acquisitions at $168.3 million (Sh21.7 billion), venture capital at $116.2 million (Sh15 billion), and private equity at $110.7 million (Sh114.3 billion). |
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/credit-doubles-after-lift-of-permit-freeze-in-mining-4792612 | Loans extended by commercial banks to companies and individuals working in the mining and quarrying sector more than doubled to KSh48 billion in the year to July, following the lifting of the four-year freeze on mining permits.
This was a 106.7 per cent growth from the KSh23.2 billion the industry borrowed in a similar period last year, and a 45 per cent rise from the KSh33 billion in April, when the government lifted the freeze on issuance of new mining permits, data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows.
The lifting of the freeze allowed at least 400 new companies to venture into different activities within the mining industry, including mineral prospecting, mining, and marketing or exporting of minerals and related products.
Players in the industry argue that the freeze lift may have increased confidence in the industry, driving up the credit extended to them by commercial banks and other lenders in the country.
“The lifting of the new permits injected some confidence in the mining and quarrying subsectors, and that did impact the credit going into the sector,” said Patrick Kanyoro, the Kenya Chamber of Mines chairperson.
In addition to the trickle-down impact of the permit freeze lift, Mr Kanyoro argues that the rise in credit demand and uptake by the sector is also stemming from the growth in construction activities in the country.
“One of the likely reasons for the growth in credit for the sector is the growing construction, especially for the affordable housing as well as the general development of infrastructure across counties,” he told The East African.
“There is renewed confidence for support for development minerals like limestone, pozzolana, aggregates, among others, and linkages for activities such as transport and warehousing.” Following the lifting of the freeze on the permits, the sector is regaining momentum, triggering demand for credit.
“Since the sector is slowly picking up, there is a need for increased asset finance for trucks, backhoes, excavators, among others,” Kanyoro said.
The mining and quarrying industry is currently one of the smallest contributors to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), having yielded Ksh106 billion only last year, a decline of 6.5 percent compared to 2022 and about 0.6 percent of the total GDP.
In the quarter to June, the sector generated Ksh26.9 billion, a 21 percent growth from the Ksh22.1 billion it produced in the first quarter of the year, but a 2.7 percent decline compared to last year, latest figures from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics show. |
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/ea-business-leaders-make-case-for-better-infrastructure-4792546 | East African business leaders and policy-makers are looking to better infrastructure in the region to help boost trade between countries.
Gathering in Dar es Salaam, under the Stanbic Bank banner on Tuesday this week, they explored fresh mutual trade opportunities. But infrastructure restrictions remained a huge headache, with officials calling for improved connectivity to boost business.
They spoke as China further underscored its growing influential role by announcing the completion of a major road bridge to further boost cross-border links in the region.
It came as Beijing said its contractors commissioned to build the 3.2-kilometre-long Magufuli Bridge across the southern part of Lake Victoria in Tanzania had finished their work.
According to the official news site of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP), People's Daily Online, "the last tank of cement was poured on October 6" to formally signify completion of the project which is seen as key to facilitating faster movement and delivery of goods between Tanzania Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.
Infrastructural expansion and upgrades was one of the main talking points at the Dar summit which also covered topics related to building new trade and energy partnerships with a sharper uptake of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations.
Goolam Ballim, chief economist of the Standard Bank Group, said in a keynote address that Beijing's "buoyancy" in addressing such infrastructural gaps in the region and sub-Saharan Africa in general was likely to grow stronger in coming years, contributing to a new wave of optimism for countries that are in line to benefit in terms of GDP growth.
"We have seen the Chinese economy recently inject enormous amounts of fresh stimulus for its African connection which is unprecedented in about a decade, and many think will be enduring," Mr Ballim said.
"This increased level of verve has a very favourable glow on the continent and means we at Stanbic will probably be reframing our modelling of GDP projections for our client countries and the wider African region," he added.
Current intra-East African Community (EAC) trade figures presented at the convention show that volumes grew by 11.2 percent from $9.81 billion to $10.9 billion between 2021 to 2022, representing a two-fold increase from $5.4 billion in the four years since 2018.
According to Patrick Mweheire, Standard Bank Group's regional chief executive for East Africa, the region has become the fastest growing in sub-Saharan Africa in terms of economic growth and EA countries are now trading among themselves "at about double the rate that other African countries do."
The total value of intra-EA trade currently stands at $520 billion per year and five of the continent's seven fastest growing country GDPs are from the region, led by Ethiopia and followed by the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.
"Ethiopia's future admission to the formal EAC bloc may still be under discussion, but whether it eventually joins or not is irrelevant because trade between that country and others within the bloc is already happening a lot and many of these borders are artificial anyway," Mr Mweheire said.
Delegates drawn from governments, private sector and trade facilitation lobby groups in the region also highlighted persistent challenges still negating intra-EAC trade despite much rhetoric about regional integration and strategized on solutions.
The deliberations added to ongoing conversations around the continuing existence of non-tariff barriers, competition and lack of synergy between regional trade corridors, regular country-to-country trade disputes over specific products, and growing concerns about a general decline in individual government commitments to integration goals.
According to Stanbic, the plan is to hold the EA business summit annually in order to capitalise on the region's emergence as a continental leader in terms of economic growth. The next summit is scheduled to be held in Kampala, Uganda in October 2025. |
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/s-sudan-official-says-stanbic-withheld-airline-s-cash-4792628 | A senior official of the Bank of South Sudan (BoSS) has confirmed that Stanbic Bank credited the accounts of an aviation firm with $7.2 million (KSh929.14 million) in 2016 but withheld the money from the would-be beneficiary over claims of insufficient funds.
Mr Chan Andrea Chan added that although Stanbic alleged that it could not pay the beneficiary — Air Afrik Aviation — because their nostro account had insufficient funds, the said account had no connection whatsoever with the funds.
A nostro account refers to a bank account held in a foreign country by a domestic bank, denominated in the currency of the overseas country.
The witness, who is currently the director of financial market departments at BoSS, said Stanbic should have withheld the credit into the airline’s bank account until their nostro account was credited with sufficient funds, “to clearly justify any possible connection between beneficiary and the nostro account”. Mr Chan was testifying in a case where Afrik has sued Stanbic for freezing the funds.
“I reiterate that the nostro account had no connection with the subject transaction for the transfer of $7.2 million. These are issues to be dealt with between Stanbic and BoSS in the general course of doing the business of banking,” he told Justice Nixon Sifuna.
Afrik claimed that the reversal of the funds led to the termination of a plane leasing agreement with the government of South Sudan as the airline could not execute its obligations under a leasing agreement dated September 4, 2014.
Mr Chan, who was in charge of overseeing the front, middle, and back office foreign transactions at BoSS told the court that Stanbic did not reject and decline the credit advice but went ahead and credited the beneficiary account with the amount.
He said it took Stanbic about three days to credit the airline’s bank account from the date of credit advice.
“A nostro account generally handles funds for different transactions. If the funds were not sufficient, Stanbic Bank should either have returned the funds to BoSS immediately or requested for replenishment of their nostro account with the equivalent of $7.2 million to be credited to the Plaintiff and meanwhile not credit the customer’s account,” he said.
The carrier sued Stanbic in 2018 over an alleged breach of banking regulations after crediting $7.2 million into its accounts, before freezing and reversing it without a valid court order.
The airline sought to be paid damages for losses suffered after a plane leasing contract of $20 million(Sh2.58 billion) with the South Sudan was terminated after the funds were withheld.
The airline says the money had been deposited for a plane-leasing contract it signed with the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs of South Sudan in September 2014.
Stanbic has denied the claims and reversal stating that the transaction was reversed after realising that the credit note from the South Sudan government did not have funds and the lender could not use its own money. |
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/kenya-eyes-mega-imf-loan-disbursement-by-december-4792590 | Kenya expects to receive a sizeable loan disbursement from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by the end of the year following ongoing talks with the multilateral lender to combine the delayed seventh and eighth reviews of its cash support programme for Nairobi.
The twin disbursements could see Kenya receive the bulk of KSh126 billion ($976 million) in total remaining access from the programme which lapses in April next year.
“We have been having discussions with the IMF and the discussions are now looking at combining the 7th and 8th reviews. We have made a lot of progress and are in the final stages of the agreement,” Central Bank of Kenya Governor Kamau Thugge told a media briefing on Wednesday.
Kenya and the IMF reached a staff-level agreement on the seventh review of its $3.6 billion (KSh464.59billion) programme in early June.
But the review is yet to be approved by the Fund's executive board after President William Ruto was forced to scrap proposed tax increases and introduce spending cuts in late June in response to mass protests that turned deadly.
The rejected Finance Bill 2024 had targeted to significantly raise tax revenues to the State -- a key conditionality for support from the IMF.
Kenyan authorities and the IMF have subsequently had to model a new fiscal arrangement that would help improve revenue mobilisation and slow down public debt growth even as follow-up discussions delayed cash disbursements to Kenya.
Initiated in April 2021
Dr Thugge said that Kenya and the IMF have now firmed up on a new fiscal framework that limits the fiscal deficit to more than 4.3 percent of GDP unlocking the funding freeze where disbursements are expected to firm up the country’s official reserves.
“The fiscal framework has been agreed with the fiscal deficit at 4.3 per cent of GDP and so in our projections of a $1.9 billion (KSh245.4 billion) accumulation in reserves, we have assumed a disbursement from the IMF before the end of December 2024,” the CBK boss said.
The government was forced to turn to its first 2024/25 supplementary budget on the shelved Finance Bill 2024 which the government cut overall spending for the new fiscal year to KSh3.88 trillion from KSh3.99 trillion previously.
The cut to the 2024/25 budget was due to the State only expected Sh3.06 trillion in total revenue, down from Ksh3.34 trillion.
The IMF had been expected to complete the seventh review of its multi-year programme with Kenya at the end of July and initiate an eighth review of the funding framework in October.
The final review of the programme initiated in April 2021 is meanwhile set to commence in March 2024 ahead of the expiry of both the extended credit and extended fund facilities (ECF/EFF) and the resilience and sustainability fund (RSF).
In January, the IMF disbursed KSh88.4 billion ($684.7 million) covering the sixth review of the ECF/EFF programme and the first review of the RSF program.
This brought cumulative disbursements under the ECF/EFF arrangements to Ksh335.8 billion ($2.6 billion).
The IMF has been a key source of concessional/cheap funding to Kenya in recent years in the absence of costlier commercial loans amid inhibitive interest rates in the international capital markets. |
https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/news/east-africa/uganda/uganda-selects-turkish-firm-for-malaba-kampala-sgr-4710028 | Construction of the long-awaited multi-billion Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from the Kenya-Uganda border at Malaba to Kampala is set to begin before the end of the year.
Mr Perez Wamburu, the project coordinator, said the Malaba-Kampala (eastern route) will now be constructed by M/s Yapi Merkezi, a Turkish contractor.
It is unclear how much money the Turkish company is pumping into the project. The Chinese had promised to invest about $2.2 billion, but Kampala terminated the contract early last year after eight years of non-delivery.
“We are at the tail end of the procurement of Yapi Merkezi. We have discussed the costs and we are at the bottom line of agreeing that we shall have the contract after it has been approved by the Attorney-General. We hope to start before the end of this year," Mr Wamburu told the media during a briefing at Uganda Media Centre in Kampala. “We have done due diligence on this company and we have seen what they have done in Tanzania."
The development comes nine years after the project was launched in the East African Community partner states of Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, Rwanda and Tanzania. The project aims to reduce the high transport costs associated with delays in the transit of goods.
Mr Wamburu said they would soon submit the project to the Ministry of Finance for consideration.
Speaking at the same event, the Minister of State for ICT and National Guidance, Mr Godfrey Kabyanga, revealed how the first Chinese contractor failed, citing unfavourable conditions.
Uganda initially approached China Exim Bank to finance the construction of the Malaba-Kampala SGR line.
“Their conditions were not favourable to us but we’ve gone with the Turkish firm. They are more favourable and we are going to work with them,” Mr Kabyanga said. “The development of the SGR is on and work will commence as soon as the financing arrangements are sorted so Ugandans should not be sceptical,” he added.
Kenya and Uganda set out to develop an SGR system from Mombasa to Kampala via Nairobi and Kisumu.
Mr Kabyanga said Cabinet met on Monday and received a report from the Ministry of Works on the progress of the SGR project in Uganda.
The other objectives of the approximately 1,500 kilometre railway project are to provide a modern and high-capacity railway network that will reduce transit times, facilitate the movement of goods and people and promote economic growth by providing seamless connectivity within Uganda and neighbouring countries.
In 2013, the leaders of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan and Rwanda broke ground on the construction of the SGR to connect the member states and boost trade in the region, which is home to more than 300 million people.
So far, only Kenya and Tanzania have made significant progress with the construction lines in their respective countries.
The Malaba-Kampala section to be built is 332 kilometres long. |
https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/news/east-africa/uganda/uganda-sets-2026-presidential-election-date-4710020 | Uganda's Electoral Commission (EC) on Wednesday released a revised electoral roadmap, announcing the date for the 2026 presidential and parliamentary elections.
Nominations for the presidential and parliamentary elections will be held between September 17 and October 3, 2025, said Justice Simon Byabakama, chairperson of the electoral body.
Byabakama said campaigning will begin in the second week of October 2025, with the presidential and parliamentary elections to be held on January 12, 2026.
"We are going to begin the demarcation of electoral areas and reorganisation of polling stations in August 2024," the chairperson said.
A total of 11 presidential candidates, including incumbent President Yoweri Museveni, were nominated and contested in the 2021 general election, which Museveni won with 58.64 per cent of the votes.
Museveni, 79, defeated his main rival, Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine, a popular musician turned politician. Kyagulanyi got 34.83 per cent of the total votes. |
https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/news/east-africa/how-somalia-is-removing-barriers-to-foreign-capital--4602122 | Somalia has removed several investment screening regimes that barred the deployment of capital, giving foreigners the green light to wholly own their investments, repatriate capital and enjoy full protection in the country.
Somalia Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre said that trade and investment restrictions arising from foreign investment regimes cause output losses of about two percent, hence Somalia’s decision to enact the Investments and Investors Protection Law, 2023 to attract foreign capital.
He said despite its socioeconomic and political challenges, Somalia has turned a new page into an era anchored in the attraction of foreign direct investment while mobilising, consolidating and streamlining local business processes and environment.
Mr Barre was speaking in Mogadishu on April 24, when he officially opened the Invest Somalia Conference & Expo organised by the Nation Media Group in collaboration with Somalia’s Ministry of Planning, Investment and Economic Development and the Somalia Investment Promotion Office.
The PM said his government had designed plans to accelerate economic growth led by the private sector and facilitated by the government.
“My government did put together comprehensive and elaborate, transformative political and security programmes to secure our people, investments as well as our future from insecurity and political instability," he said.
"In a short time, these programmes have shown greater results, as large swathes of land have been secured for the first time in three decades. In order to navigate in these geopolitical challenges effectively, our approach has been to decouple, de-risk and incentivise foreign investments.”
He said Somalia had begun telling its own positive and progressive story, a sentiment echoed by Nation Media Group CEO Stephen Gitagama, who noted that the African story must be told by African media.
“As a business whose mandate is to not only influence society but also tell stories of success and change, the Nation Media Group has taken the lead in championing the African story. We are a voice of the people, by the people, and that is why we are here today,” Mr Gitagama said.
“Central to the values and the purpose for our establishment is a mission to be a trusted partner to African democracies, a champion of the ordinary person, a voice for the rule of law, and a strong advocate for human rights and free market economies. As the largest media house in East and Central Africa, we seek to ensure that we have products and content that feed the needs of our varied audiences.
As such, we boast a portfolio of 30 content products across four countries. Our weekly regional newspaper, The EastAfrican, focuses on promoting regional integration through a comprehensive analysis of key economic, and political issues of the day and has a footprint across East Africa.”
Mr Gitagama commended Mogadishu for cultivating a favourable business climate, including the establishment of the Somalia Investment Promotion Office and the introduction of a tax system that encourages investment and economic growth.
“The passing of the Anti-Terrorism Law by the Lower House of Parliament in 2023, which seeks to establish a legal structure empowering government security agencies in the fight against terrorism within Somalia, is set to stabilise the security landscape and incentivise foreign investments,” Mr Gitagama said.
He described Somalia as resilient in the face of adversity and emerging as a new frontier for entrepreneurship and investment.
“The theme for this conference, ‘Somalia: The New Frontier for Entrepreneurship & Investment,’ sheds light on a nation that often finds itself overshadowed by its turbulent past but holds immense potential for those bold enough to see beyond the headlines,” he said.
“For decades, Somalia has been plagued by conflict and instability, which have undoubtedly hindered its economic progress. However, amid these challenges, a new narrative is unfolding — one of optimism and opportunity.”
The admission of Somalia to the East African Community (EAC) in 2023 opened investment and trade opportunities for the region.
Economic growth
As an EAC member, the country gains access to a larger market, facilitating trade and investment across borders and also presents a market of 18 million people.
Somalia has abundant natural resources, including oil and gas and fisheries, a strategic location, and a youthful population. It has untapped potential in sectors such as agriculture, renewable energy, telecommunications and tourism.
Its fertile soil offers ideal conditions for agriculture, with the potential to feed its population and the region. Its coastline, one of the longest in Africa, presents opportunities for the development of a thriving maritime industry.
According to the World Bank, Somalia’s economic growth rate increased from 2.2 percent in 2022 to 2.8 percent in 2023 and is projected to reach 4.3 percent by 2028. |
https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/news/east-africa/uganda/uganda-museveni-appoints-son-muhoozi-military-chief-4565202 | Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has appointed his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba as the new Chief of Defence Forces (CDF).
Kainerugaba, 48, a general in the military, is widely seen as his father's successor in waiting and once stirred controversy by threatening to invade neighbouring Kenya.
He replaces Gen Wilson Mbasu Mbadi, who has been removed and appointed Minister of State for Trade in the new cabinet reshuffle announced Thursday evening.
In 2022, Museveni removed his son as commander of Uganda's land forces after he made threats to invade neighbouring Kenya in posts on social media platform X.
In the posts, Kainerugaba also expressed support for Russia's President Vladimir Putin saying: "The majority of mankind (that are non-white) support Russia's stand in Ukraine."
Kainerugaba has long been viewed as being prepared to take over the presidency from his father, 79, who has ruled Uganda for nearly 40 years.
Although Ugandan laws bar serving military officers from involvement in politics, Kainerugaba frequently trades barbs with opposition politicians and has also formed a pressure group that has been mobilising political support for him, drawing criticism from his critics and the opposition.
Uganda is due to hold its next presidential election in early 2026 and Museveni is widely expected to seek re-election.
Kainerugaba has been serving as his father's senior presidential advisor in charge of special operations.
The appointment comes days after President Museveni on February 17 presented the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Establishment 2021, an instrument of delegated Command, Control, and Administration, to then CDF Gen Mbadi, to command all elements of the army.
"By virtue of the powers enshrined under Article 98(1) of the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, and Section 8(1) and (2)(a) of the UPDF Act, 2005, yesterday, on February 17, 2024, at the Defence Council meeting, I presented the UPDF Establishment 2021, an instrument of delegated Command, Control, and Administration, to General Wilson Mbasu Mbadi, the Chief of Defence Forces of the UPDF, to command all elements of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces," Museveni said in a February 18 statement.
In the new appointments announced Thursday evening, Gen Museveni named Lt Gen Samuel Okiding as the deputy CDF. He replaces Gen Peter Elwelu whom the President named as one of his senior advisors.
Maj Gen Jackson Bakasumba replaces Maj Gen Leopold Eric Kyanda as the new Joint Chief of Staff. Maj Gen Kyanda has been appointed Defence attaché while the commander of the Special Forces Command (SFC), Brig Gen David Mugisha has been promoted to Major General, according to Defence spokesperson, Brig Gen Felix Kulayigye.
Commando Brigade commander, Asaph Nyakyikuru has been promoted from Colonel to the rank of Brigadier General. |
https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/news/east-africa/uganda/beer-gets-cheaper-next-door-in-uganda-tanzania--4534092 | More Kenyans living at border points may find it pocket-friendly to cross into Tanzania and Uganda for a beer after the two countries doubled down on cuts on the prices of excise stamps, one of the cost components of the beverage.
Tanzania last month lowered the excise stamps affixed on excisable goods, including beer and spirits, pushing down the cost of producing a tipple in Kenya’s neighbour.
This is the second time Tanzania has lowered the price of excise stamps, even as Kenya plans to double the price in what is aimed at helping the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) offset a Sh4.5 billion the taxman owes SISCPA, the Swiss company contracted to manufacture the stamps.
In a public notice published on February 5, 2024, the Tanzania Authority (TRA) published new lower electronic tax stamp prices.
“In accordance with Regulation 6(2) of the Electronic Tax Stamps Regulation 2018 the Commissioner General of Tanzania Revenue Authority wishes to announce new prices (fees) for tax stamps following the successful completion of negotiations involving Tanzania Revenue Authority, Confederation of Tanzania Industries and the vendor SICPA SA,” reads the notice signed by TRA commissioner general Alphayo Kidata.
In Uganda, beer producers will pay Sh83 for a litre of malt beer made from homegrown raw materials will attract excise duty at the rate of 30 percent or Sh45 a litre, whichever is higher.
Consequently, manufacturers in Kenya now pay as much as four times in excise taxes on beer as in Uganda. Slightly over half of the cost of beer, about Sh97, is excise taxes compared to just Sh23.85 in Uganda, or 27 percent.
It is not any different in Tanzania where excise taxes will occupy about 36 percent, or Sh43.26, of the total cost of beer.
Prices of beer in Kenya have largely been pushed up by taxes, especially excise taxes, popularly known as the six tax. In Kenya, a litre of beer attracts Sh142.44 of excise duty while in Tanzania it is a maximum of Sh59. |
https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/experts-call-for-enhanced-training-in-palliative-care-4793168 | # Experts call for enhanced training in palliative care
## What you need to know:
- Statistics from the Ministry of Health’s Health Management Information System indicate that only 11 percent of the estimated 500,000 Ugandans in need of palliative care services have access to them.
The Executive Director of the Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU), Mark Donald Mwesiga, has urged the government to train more health workers in palliative care to better serve patients in need of this vital service.
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines palliative care as specialized medical care focused on providing relief from pain and other symptoms of serious illnesses. According to WHO, this type of care helps patients manage side effects from medical treatments, and its availability is not contingent on the curability of their condition.
Speaking at the National Commemoration for World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD) 2024 at Ndere Cultural Centre on Friday, Mr Mwesiga emphasised the necessity of training more health workers to provide this essential service.
“We need to increase palliative care training for all health professionals and village health teams to bring palliative care into our communities,” he stated. “Strengthening care starts at the grassroots.”
Statistics from the Ministry of Health’s Health Management Information System indicate that only 11 percent of the estimated 500,000 Ugandans in need of palliative care services have access to them.
The WHPCD was held under the theme: “There is someone out there that we need to reach, comfort, and bring them peace and dignity.”
Mr Mwesiga’s comments echoed those of WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who stated in a televised message, “Every person deserves access to quality care, especially at the end of life. Nearly 60 million people a year lack access to these essential services, which are often underfunded, misunderstood, or unavailable.”
He added, “We are making progress because WHO and partners are working with governments, health providers, and communities to integrate palliative care into primary care, support training for health workers, and ensure the availability of essential medicines.”
In his remarks, Dr. Andrew Ssekitooleko, the Chief Executive Officer of St. Francis Hospital Nsambya, emphasized the critical role of palliative care in instilling hope and improving the quality of life for patients. He stressed the importance of early integration of palliative care into patients' treatment journeys, urging healthcare institutions to prioritize capacity building for medical professionals to enhance their ability to deliver comprehensive palliative care services.
Dr Charles Olaro, the Director of Curative Services at the Ministry of Health, stated that the government is finalizing the palliative care strategy to ease the provision of these services. |
https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/take-children-to-schools-you-can-afford-nabbanja-tells-parents-4793152 | # Take children to schools you can afford, Nabbanja tells parents
## What you need to know:
- Highlighting the government’s commitment to ensuring every child has access to quality education, the Prime Minister emphasised the vital role education plays in shaping the nation’s future.
Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has advised parents to enroll their children in schools they can afford.
“The government has established secondary schools like Namagabi SS, which are well-equipped and staffed with teachers to provide quality and affordable education. However, some parents continue to send their children to expensive schools beyond their means, leading to student dropouts,” Ms Nabbanja said.
Her remarks were delivered by the Third Premier, Ms Rukia Nakadama, during the 40th anniversary celebrations of Namagabi SS in Kayunga Town on Saturday. The event was attended by several dignitaries, including State Minister for Finance Amos Lugoloobi, State Minister for Energy Ms Phiona Nyamutoro, Presidential Advisor on Creatives, Mr Edirisa Musuuza alias Eddy Kenzo, and Supreme Mufti Muhammad Galabuzi.
Highlighting the government’s commitment to ensuring every child has access to quality education, the Prime Minister emphasised the vital role education plays in shaping the nation’s future.
“We have made strides in expanding access to schools, but we must also focus on improving the quality of education to equip our children for global competition,” she stated.
Ms Nabbanja encouraged students to remain disciplined, dedicated, and focused on their studies, asserting that education is key to transforming their lives and contributing to national development. She also urged teachers to impart knowledge with passion and dedication.
“The future of this school and our country lies in your hands, and I am confident you will rise to the challenge. Let us inspire our students to pursue leadership in their respective fields,” she added.
State Minister for Energy Phiona Nyamutoro urged learners not to give up on education despite challenges such as financial difficulties.
“We do not want to hear about early pregnancies or marriages. Stay in school and complete your education,” she advised.
Mr Amos Lugoloobi commended the school administration for enhancing academic standards and discipline among students.
Supreme Mufti Sheikh Muhammad Galabuzi praised both past and current head teacher Mr Yusuf Kasirye for steering the school to its high standards, noting that the institution was founded to serve Muslim students who were attending Catholic secondary schools like St. Mathias Kalemba SS, which adversely affected their faith.
Mr Kasirye acknowledged his predecessors for laying a strong foundation for the school.
During the event, six former head teachers were honoured with certificates of appreciation. |
https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/deputy-speaker-advocates-for-mining-licences-to-boost-local-steel-industry-4793148 | # Deputy Speaker advocates for mining licences to boost local steel industry
## What you need to know:
- During his visit to Tembo Steel, Mr Tayebwa aimed to better understand the challenges faced by investors and to equip Parliament, as decision-makers, with insights to support the Executive on value addition and other pertinent issues.
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr Thomas Tayebwa, is advocating for a government policy that would grant mining licences to all iron ore and steel manufacturers. His remarks came during a two-day tour of investors in Eastern Uganda, beginning at Tembo Steels in Iganga District on Friday and concluding at Mbale Industrial Park on Saturday.
“We should ensure that mining licences are available for all steel manufacturers to create a level playing field,” Mr Tayebwa stated during a media briefing on Friday. He emphasised that providing these licences would eliminate the justification for importing raw materials. “We will ask, ‘We provided you with a raw material and a licence; why are you still importing these raw materials that are 95 percent finished products?”
He acknowledged the significant carbon footprint associated with factories like Tembo Steel but noted that the facility operates in “a very green area.” Mr Tayebwa promised to engage with the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) to assess the carbon emissions from companies like Tembo Steel and explore ways to mitigate them.
During his visit to Tembo Steel, Mr Tayebwa aimed to better understand the challenges faced by investors and to equip Parliament, as decision-makers, with insights to support the Executive on value addition and other pertinent issues.
“As the leadership of Parliament, we are committed to pro-business interventions that align with President Museveni’s vision. The only way to do this is to engage directly with the field and witness operations firsthand,” he said. He also expressed support for the President’s railway initiative, which aims to reduce transportation costs for raw materials and exports.
Mr Tayebwa highlighted that Tembo Steel consumes over 40 megawatts of power and incurs electricity costs of approximately Shs 4.2 billion monthly. He noted that the company’s energy management practices are beneficial, as their products are entirely Ugandan-made.
“I come from Kabale District where the iron ore is coming from; it would be very painful to see Uganda, which has the purest iron ore in the world, have it exported and then re-imported in the form of raw materials,” Mr Tayebwa noted.
**Rewarding compliant firms**
Mr Tayebwa proposed a policy that would reward companies using Ugandan resources by implementing a percentage fee while imposing import duties on those still reliant on imports. “For many unfinished raw materials, the value addition is only five percent. It is very critical as a country that once we have such a policy of processing our minerals, then we reward those who are complying so that we can attract others,” he stated.
**Minimum wage considerations**
He addressed the issue of minimum wage, noting that the government has intentionally refrained from establishing one. “We believe that if these investors are making profits, they should ensure fair compensation for their workers,” he explained.
He added that skills development in local industries has reduced the reliance on expatriates, leading to better pay for local workers.
Mr Kalla from Tembo Steel shared that the company uses locally sourced iron ore from Muko Sub-county in Rubanda District to produce high-quality steel, stating, “With the complete raw materials available in Kabale, coal from Tanzania, and dynamite from Karamoja, we should be able to manufacture everything locally, as President Museveni has urged.”
He expressed gratitude for the commitment to the “Made in Uganda” initiative, emphasizing that their plant is entirely fabricated in Uganda without any imports. “We are not just investors; we are Ugandans who have been here for over 25 years,” Mr Kalla concluded. |
https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/drc-government-pushes-back-against-us-child-labour-assessment-4793082 | # DRC government pushes back against US child labour assessment
## What you need to know:
- The DRC is the world's largest producer of cobalt, with about 70 percent of the world's deposits of the mineral essential for the production of batteries for electric cars.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has protested the US labelling of child labour in mines, with Kinshasa saying the assessment does not take into account the steps taken to improve on the sector’s governance.
The reactions this week followed a US Department of Labour’s report that said cobalt ore from the DRC is on the 2024 list of goods produced by child or forced labour.
In an information note addressed to the DRC government and dated September 24, the US states that this mineral presents a high risk because it comes from artisanal mines. It also established a link between forced labour and artisanal and industrial mining.
But the Congolese government argued the report “deliberately ignores local realities and damages the international reputation of the Congolese mining sector.” In a press release, the Congolese government denounced the inclusion of Congo’s cobalt on the blacklist.
“It tends to call into question the effectiveness of international compliance control and supply chain due diligence mechanisms recognised in terms of human rights, labour and safety, to which manufacturers are rigorously subjected by independent international structures working directly with Western multinationals (European and American) to take account of end users,” the statement said.
The DRC is the world's largest producer of cobalt, with about 70 percent of the world's deposits of the mineral essential for the production of batteries for electric cars.
The list by the Department of Labour could now be referenced by civil society seeking to highlight labour rights violations in global value chains, and by companies working to prevent and mitigate such violations.
"The inclusion of DRC cobalt in the list of products subject to forced labour was motivated by an Ilab-funded study in 2023, which revealed that workers in industrial and artisanal mines were subject to forced labour. The study highlighted indicators of forced labour, including excessive overtime, hazardous work, dismissal, unpaid wages, fines, debt bondage and other negative human rights consequences. The report also makes a passing reference to the fact that the cobalt industry in the DRC is dominated by large Chinese-owned mines, "the report states.
The Congolese government says it has implemented a number of reforms to improve regulation of the sector, including the creation of the General Inspectorate of Mines, the revitalisation of the Authority for the Regulation of Subcontracting in the Private Sector (ARSP), the operationalisation of the Authority for the Regulation and Control of Strategic Mineral Substances Markets (Arecoms) and the promotion of transparency in supply chains and membership of international initiatives such as the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (Eiti).
“Child labour and forced labour in informal, and therefore illegal, artisanal mining, Entreprise Générale du Cobalt, created in 2019, is working to make artisanal mining viable through rigorously ethical, responsible and transparent measures in cobalt mining in accordance with Congolese laws and international standards in the field.”
Générale du Cobalt, whose purpose is to oversee artisanal cobalt production, only became operational in 2023. It has faced challenges of mastering the full complexity of artisanal cobalt production. Éric Kalala, its managing director, admitted that he did not know the exact number of artisanal cobalt workers.
The Service d'assistance et d'encadrement des mines artisanale et à petite échelle (Saemape), which is supposed to supervise artisanal and small-scale mining in the DRC, does not know the number of artisanal players either.
In the country, artisanal mining is a source of great chaos, even though it is legal. Sometimes operators struggle to draw a line between apprenticeship and child labour, given that most mining operations are family-run businesses.
President Félix Tshisekedi and his officials have argued that that the war in the DRC is fuelled by armed groups and multinational companies with the aim of plundering its mineral resources.
This may explain the existence of armed groups in the mining areas. Rebels in the east have consolidated their control over the Rubaya coltan mining region, for instance, imposing a tax on production estimated to be $300,000 in monthly revenue, according to Bintou Keita, the UN Secretary General's Representative in the DRC.
Trade in minerals from the Rubaya region accounts for more than 15 percent of the world's supply of tantalum, which is produced by artisanal miners.
Several UN reports show that artisanal mining by armed groups is at the source of massacres in the Congo. Donat Kambola, a civil society activist in Kolwezi, the cobalt heartland of the DRC, told *The East**A**frican* that artisanal mining is “a reign of chaos.”
“The picture is unfortunately bleak, despite what we are told, particularly about the increase in revenues in the artisanal mining sector in the provinces. But these human rights issues, questions of compensation, of transparency, remain. That's why I believe that no matter how the law is reformed, the evidence on the ground is to the contrary. The sector has not improved. The eternal problem is the failure to create artisanal zones. As a result, artisanal miners are still breaking into industrial sites. The other problem is identifying artisanal miners,” Kambola argued.
In the DRC, mining generates substantial financial resources, which influential political players lease out to workers, sometimes in contravention of legal procedures. Miners and politicians are often linked or related, he said.
“All the Chinese or Lebanese operators who are involved in the mining sector have their 'umbrellas' (protectors), and on the ground there is chaos,” he said. |
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https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/new-udsm-campus-sparks-investment-boom-in-kagera-region-4783012 | Prime
# New UDSM campus sparks investment boom in Kagera region
## What you need to know:
**The construction of the University of Dar es Salaam Business School (UDBS) campus in Kagera has sparked a wave of interest from investors both within and beyond Kagera**
**Kagera. **Kagera Region is undergoing a remarkable transformation as businesspeople rush to secure investment opportunities near the University of Dar es Salaam Business School (UDBS) campus, currently under construction.
This groundbreaking development has sparked a wave of interest from investors both within and beyond Kagera, all eager to tap into the burgeoning economic opportunities linked to the upcoming institution.
The campus, located on a sprawling 315-hectare site about 15 kilometres from Bukoba town, stands as a beacon of hope and prosperity for the residents of Kagera.
The Sh13 billion project, part of the World Bank-funded Higher Education for Economic Transformation Project (HEET), has quickly become a catalyst for change in the region.
As construction advances, land values in the surrounding areas have surged, with local residents already experiencing financial gains.
“I have sold part of my farm for Sh25 million,” shared a resident of Karabagaine Ward, Mr Emmanuel Byemelwa.
Karabagaine Ward is where the campus is being built.
“People are excited about the opportunities. It’s not just about selling land; it’s about the promise of change for the region.”
For years, Kagera has taken pride in producing some of Tanzania’s brightest minds, but many of these talents have been compelled to leave the region in search of higher education and investment opportunities.
The establishment of the UDBS campus presents a chance to reverse this trend, offering a space for talent to flourish locally while attracting investors from neighbouring regions, including Uganda.
“My son had been living in Dar es Salaam for nearly 20 years,” said Mr Yusufu Mkure, a Muleba district resident.
“But when he heard that the university buildings were being erected in Itahwe and Kangabusharo villages, he decided to return.
He’s already purchased a plot of land.”
The excitement surrounding the campus reflects a larger trend of economic renewal.
The UDBS campus is anticipated to be a catalyst for business growth, creating both direct and indirect employment opportunities for the local population.
Investors, recognising the potential for long-term growth, are purchasing land around the university, anticipating increased demand for services such as housing, hospitality, and retail.
“We expect billions of shillings to flow into the region because of this project,” noted Mr Thomas Makori, an economist from Bukoba.
“The price of land has skyrocketed, with some plots now selling for up to Sh30 million per hectare.”
The Kagera campus is part of a broader HEET initiative, which seeks to enhance higher education in Tanzania and align academic programmes with labour market demands.
The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), the country's oldest and largest university, received $47.5 million from the total HEET allocation of $425 million.
This funding will support the establishment of new campuses in Kagera and Lindi, as well as the development of new facilities at the Mlimani Campus in Dar es Salaam and the Institute of Marine Sciences in Zanzibar.
For Kagera, hosting a university signifies more than just infrastructure—it represents a transformative shift for the entire region.
Historically, despite having a conducive environment and climate for education, Kagera has had a dearth of higher education facilities.
“This university will strengthen our community’s commitment to education,” emphasised Karabagaine Ward Councillor, Mr Samuel Makwabe.
“Our children won’t have to travel far anymore—they can study right here at home.”
The new campus will specialise in business and entrepreneurship courses, aiming to accommodate up to 10,000 students over the next decade.
Plans also include a training centre for entrepreneurs, positioning the university as a hub for local business development.
“We aim to bring higher education closer to communities that have historically lacked access,” said the Deputy Coordinator of the HEET project at UDSM, Dr Liberato Haule.
“The Kagera campus is part of our strategy to expand student enrolment and ensure more Tanzanians have access to higher education.”
Currently, UDSM receives over 60,000 student applications annually for undergraduate programmes, but limited capacity means only about 10 percent of applicants are admitted.
The new campus will help address this bottleneck, providing additional space for students and improving university enrolment rates in Tanzania compared to neighbouring countries like Kenya.
As construction progresses, local leaders are optimistic about the campus's potential to uplift the region.
Chairman of Itahwe Village, Mr Philemon Anatory, underscored the financial challenges that families in Kagera have faced in sending their children to study outside the region.
“We’ve been paying a lot to educate our children outside the region,” he explained.
“I sent my children to Uganda for their education, and it cost me a fortune. Having UDSM here will save families like mine so much money.”
Interest is not confined to Kagera residents alone.
Investors from Uganda are also setting their sights on the area, eager to seize the opportunities presented by the university’s presence.
This cross-border interest further underscores the economic potential that the UDSM Kagera campus holds for the region.
The campus, with its state-of-the-art infrastructure—comprising classrooms, lecture halls, dormitories, and faculty offices—is expected to be completed by 2025.
“This is just the beginning,” said Bukoba District Urban Planning Officer, Mr Bruno Barongo.
“We’ve already designated areas for further investment. The university will change the face of Kagera for years to come.”
The project signals a new era for Kagera, positioning it as a hub of education, entrepreneurship, and economic growth.
As the campus nears completion, anticipation continues to build, with hopes high that this historic investment will unlock a future of limitless possibilities for the region. |
https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/tanzania-s-ruling-party-councilor-arrested-for-alleged-embezzlement-of-sh139-million-of-farmers-money-4784004 | # Tanzania’s ruling party councilor arrested for alleged embezzlement of Sh139 million of farmers’ money
## What you need to know:
**The funds were meant for cashew farmers associated with the Nanyindwa Agricultural Marketing Cooperative Societies (Amcos) during the 2016/17 season.**
**Masasi.** Chiwale Ward’s CCM Councilor, Mr Yusuph Mataula, is currently under investigation for his alleged involvement in a Sh139 million embezzlement scandal.
The funds were meant for cashew farmers associated with the Nanyindwa Agricultural Marketing Cooperative Societies (Amcos) during the 2016/17 season.
The situation came to light during a public meeting held by Minister Bashe on October 2, 2024, in Chiwale Village, Masasi District, Mtwara Region.
Mr Bashe was on a tour to assess development projects when he learned that many farmers had not received their payments, leading to the court-ordered auction of Amcos assets, including a tractor and truck.
In an effort to address the issue, the new leadership of Nanyindwa Amcos announced a plan to pay back Sh10 million each season to help reduce the outstanding debt.
Amcos chairman, Mr Anania Kamaghe, admitted that the embezzlement issue was inherited from previous management upon taking office early this year.
When pressed by the minister to identify those involved in the scandal, Kamaghe revealed that the entire board, along with the former Amcos secretary—now Councillor Mataula—and 12 other leaders were implicated. He disclosed that each leader is expected to repay Sh7.4 million to compensate the farmers.
In response to these allegations, Minister Bashe directed law enforcement to take Mataula into custody to assist with the investigation aimed at recovering the missing funds and identifying all those involved in the embezzlement.
He insisted, “All funds must be recovered within a week, and those involved must be identified,” urging councilors to oversee Amcos operations rather than exploit them.
The minister also ordered the arrest of retired village executive officer Hashimu Pahala for allegedly participating in defrauding a 30-acre farm from farmer Fatuma Namkumbo, despite her having paid Sh1.5 million and receiving a receipt.
Additionally, Mr Bashe called for investigations into further embezzlement cases within Lipumbulu Amcos, as reports indicated some farmers had not received their payments for sesame sales, while others had been paid twice.
Bashe emphasized the urgency of ensuring payments to farmers from RV Company, which had purchased peas from Nanyindwa Amcos on September 15, 2024, yet failed to make payments.
He set a deadline for the company to comply by 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 3, warning that failure to do so could result in the revocation of their business license.
The minister's actions underscore a commitment to addressing the grievances of local farmers and restoring accountability in agricultural management within the region. |
https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/report-shows-significant-change-in-tanzania-s-startup-landscape-4783526 | # Report shows significant change in Tanzania’s startup landscape
## What you need to know:
**The National Investment Report 2023 highlights a significant change in the startup landscape, showing an increasing trend toward diversity in ownership**
Dodoma. The National Investment Report 2023 highlights a significant change in the startup landscape, showing an increasing trend toward diversity in ownership.
One of the key revelations is the decline in male-dominated startups, signalling that more women and diverse groups are gaining ground in the entrepreneurial space.
The report was launched recently along with other economic development reports, with Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa as the chief guest at the event. It was prepared under the Ministry of State in the President’s Office (Planning and Investment).
This positive trend highlights the growing involvement of women and underrepresented groups, which is beneficial for innovation and overall business resilience.
According to the report, there was a significant decrease in male-dominated startups, from 76.60 percent in 2022 to 37.65 percent in 2023.
This shift is a positive development, underscoring the increasing involvement of women and underrepresented groups in the startup ecosystem.
In Tanzania Mainland, this trend towards diversity aligns with the country's demographic makeup. The population of 59,851,347 is almost evenly split between males (49 percent) and females (51 percent).
The fact that the majority of the population is female could be a contributing factor to the growing presence of women in startups.
This shift represents progress toward a more inclusive economy, where both genders are increasingly participating in and shaping the business landscape.
The report reflects a positive development for diversity and equality in the startup ecosystem, with more women and diverse groups stepping into leadership roles.
Economic analyst Makwaya Boniface said the sharp drop in the percentage of male-owned startups indicates a transformative change in the entrepreneurial environment.
He outlined that traditionally, the startup sector has been predominantly male-driven, reflecting broader societal trends and historical barriers that have limited access and opportunities for women and other minority groups.
Mr Boniface said the decrease from 76.60 percent to 37.65 percent suggests that these traditional patterns are being disrupted, creating space for a more diverse array of entrepreneurs.
"This decline in male ownership signals a rise in the participation of women and underrepresented groups in entrepreneurship. The increased involvement of these groups is crucial for fostering a more inclusive business environment," he added.
He also noted that women and minorities bring unique perspectives and innovative ideas, which can lead to more diverse and creative solutions in the startup world.
Mr Boniface added that this inclusivity helps address long-standing disparities and promotes a more balanced representation in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Ms Halima Mohamed, who holds a master’s degree in economics and is a businesswoman, said that the move towards greater diversity in startup ownership has several advantages.
She explained that diverse ownership often leads to improved innovation, as varied experiences and viewpoints contribute to creative problem-solving.
Ms Mohamed said that research shows teams with diverse backgrounds are better at understanding and addressing the needs of a broader customer base, which can enhance business performance and adaptability.
She also noted that diverse leadership teams are more resilient and better equipped to handle the challenges of a competitive market.
**Job creation**
The report highlights the crucial role of Tanzania’s growing startup ecosystem in reducing unemployment by generating new job opportunities, fostering innovation and promoting entrepreneurship.
Startups are key to job creation, particularly in technology and digital services, providing roles for young professionals and graduates.
The report reveals a 25.26 percent increase in startups, from 673 in 2022 to 843 in 2023, driven by a rising culture of self-employment and growing investor interest.
Dar es Salaam remains the hub of startup activity, hosting 56.47 percent of the nation's startups, thanks to its infrastructure and resources.
Other cities, including Mbeya, Dodoma, Arusha, Morogoro and Mwanza, also show notable startup growth, reflecting efforts to decentralize economic opportunities.
Additionally, the ecosystem promotes innovation, diversifying the economy with advancements in fintech, agritech, healthtech and edtech sectors.
Entrepreneurship is becoming a viable career path in Tanzania, encouraged by the success of local startups.
Incubators and accelerators play a vital role in nurturing new businesses, offering resources and mentorship.
Startups also help bridge the skills gap by providing on-the-job training and professional development, equipping workers with the skills needed for modern industries. |
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https://nation.africa/africa/historical-flashback/when-drc-was-self-sufficient-as-a-cultural-state-in-e-africa-3776194 | # When DRC was self-sufficient as a cultural state in E. Africa
Last week marked the entry of the Democratic Republic of Congo into the East African Community (EAC) as its seventh member, expanding the territory of the trade bloc from the Indian to the Atlantic Ocean – and greatly increasing the numbers of French speakers (as well as Swahili ones) in what started as a cozy club of former British colonies in 1967.
Congolese writers like Alain Mabanckou and Ghislaine Sathoud, who both now live and work in North America, are certainly far less famous than their Lingala musician counterparts like Koffi Olomide, Awilo Longomba or M’bilia Bel, whose rumba has rocked the continent since the 1970s, starting with the likes of Franco and his T.O.K. Jazz.
By 1971, the first EAC was getting into its seventies’ spiral of terminal decline, when after Idi Amin had shot into power after overthrowing President Milton Obote, Tanzania’s Dr. Julius Nyerere said he would ‘never share a table, or (even) be in the same room’ with the Ugandan military dictator and his dangerous rhumba of police state rattlesnakes like Malia Mungu.
This, in effect, became the death knell for the East African Authority, the highest body of the EAC that in past years had had the three East African leaders meet, to resolve issues of the EAC.
It was at this time that Congo’s own strongman, then known as Joseph Desiree, and sitting 3,600km directly west of Arusha in his capital of Kinshasa, decided to launch a Congolese ‘cultural and identity revolution’ that he hoped would eventually spread across the African continent.
## Military coup
Five years after his own military coup against the famed Pan-African pioneer premier Patrice Lumumba, President Joseph Mobutu was increasingly aware that he needed to give his one-party State a serious ‘pimping’ up and a little bit of ideological lipstick.
Secession of regions like Katanga from Congo were always a background threat since 1960, like a figure lurking in the shadows of a morgue. Mobutu sought some philosophy to unify the Congo. In the immediate aftermath of Independence, intellectuals and leaders across the continent had ‘blossomed’ in black thought, including in the 1960s, as the Civil Rights’ movement in the USA reached its apex under Dr. Martin Luther King and radical black awareness flourished from inspiration by men like Malcolm X.
In Kenya, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta had his national rallying cry to communal self-help, or ‘Harambee!’ Next door in Tanzania, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere had launched his all-embracing ‘Ujamaa’, for self-reliance by the individual under State socialism (in contrast to Kenya’s cold capitalism, a story for another occasion).
In Ghana, first sub-Saharan president Kwame Nkrumah’s vision of black consciousness and Pan-Africanism had spread like wildfire across the continent.
And the poet-president Leopold Senghor was preaching the proud doctrine of ‘negritude’ as the intellectual exoskeleton that would free all black wo/men in the world from white racism.
As the ruler of the third largest African nation, and almightily aware that the Congo was probably the most mineral rich country on the continent, Joseph Mobutu wanted to be the cultural Grosse Legume on the table of African leaders.
## Non-Aligned Movement
Congo would subsequently play the leading role in the Non-Aligned Movement, become the Western hemisphere’s preferred interlocutor and act as a bulwark against Communism on the continent.
Soon, the auto-didactic former army sergeant launched a campaign drawing on concepts of mass mobilisation and strong leadership to take the intellectual and cultural lead in Africa.
His movement, ‘Authenticity’, was born in 1971 just as the East African Community was beginning its long 1970s death march to Bataan.
It was an attempt to recover a sense of African identity and pride, crushed by the colonial experience, especially in the Congo (where King Leopold had reigned his colony with an iron fist, literally cutting off the arms of African labourers who didn’t fulfil the quota in their own colonised rubber tapping fields).
Congo was re-christened ‘Zaire’, and the national currency and main waterway similarly renamed: a single trademark that embraced three key concepts. The Christian names brought to the Congo by missionaries were abandoned and African names revived.
## Infamous
President Joseph Mobutu led by example, becoming the infamous Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa za Banga – or ‘the Cock that goes from hen to hen, leaving fire in its wake ...’
Roads and squares named after Belgian notables were re-baptised after key events in the struggle for independence, and the national anthem and flag were changed.
The statues of explorer Stanley, King Leopold and King Baudoin were toppled, and ground to dust (if not of history, then town). This is refreshing, especially when one drives through African capitals like Windhoek, still bearing the names of Germans (some of whom were participants in massacres like of Herer).
“Zaire was now a ‘proper African nation.’ This country must modernise,” Mobutu said in public rallies, “but it will do so in a framework of ancestral spiritual values, not by aping Western materialism.”
Authenticity was thus the realisation by the Zairean people that they must return to their origins, seek out the values of their ancestors, discover those which contribute to its development.
“It is, in short, the affirmation of mankind, in its place, as it is, with its mental and social structures,” Sese Seko said to a United Nations, already enamoured of his leopard skin cap.
Instead of ‘imported’ Western suit, men were made to wear a high – collared jacket of dubbed the abacost (from ‘a’ bas le costume’- ‘down with the jacket’) that came in shades of either dark brown or navy blue wool, different from ‘Kaunda’ suits in nearby Zambia that were Maoist.
Ties were dabbed ‘loose nooses’ and banned from this new Utopia of African culture.
As African women in many other countries wore provocative miniskirts that reflected both the disco culture and neo-feminism in the ‘decadent decade’ of the 1970s in the West, far more staid African pagnes, or vitenges were worn in the Congo, and wigs shunned in favour of ‘natural coiffure,’ decades before ‘naturalista’ became a fad/look for black women in the West.
“If he had focalised and crystallised his thought by writing it down, there were rich ideas there waiting to be developed,” critiqued Honore Ngbanda, who later became one of Mobutu’s closest aides, in an interview. “It was a fundamental philosophical notion. But unfortunately, whether it was at the level of the Party’s central committee, the government or his own collaborators, there was no one who could take this unique and African wholesome idea and give it a smart form.”
For many Congolese today, this ‘authenticity’ culture is the one thing from the long, ruinous, kleptomaniac reign of Mobutu that they appreciate, leaving them with a sense of uniqueness among other Africans and the awareness that they were not Kasaians, Bas-Congo, Shabians or Ngbandis, but citizens of a central African nation with its own very distinct identity – DRC!
So well did this cultural ‘separation’ from the white man (and his Western ways) resonate in certain oppressed spaces around the world that the legendary poetic boxer Mohammed Ali – who had dropped his own ‘slave name’ Cassius Clay (after being hounded and prosecuted for refusing to join the army and ‘go kill little yellow men in Vietnam’) – insisted on one site that his fight versus George Foreman be fought in the hot but enlightened atmosphere, African awareness ‘center’ of Kinshasa, thousands of miles away from America.
This legendary bout, a bow to Congo’s ‘black consciousness’, became immortalized as the ‘Rumble in the Jungle.’ |
https://nation.africa/kenya/news/sex-gamblers-mafia-untold-story-nanyuki-mt-kenya-safari-club-3769416 | # Sex, gamblers and Mafia: The untold story of Nanyuki’s Mt Kenya Safari Club
## What you need to know:
- On June 21, 1959, what was billed as ‘the most prestigious tourist enterprise’ — the Mt Kenya Safari Club — opened its doors.
- It’s membership was uber-exclusive. Then the FBI started investigations after learning that the Mafiosi were members.
Ray Ryan, an eccentric gambler, had stepped out of the gym and now was sitting in his luxury Mark V Lincoln Continental ready to drive home.
As the self-made dollar millionaire turned on the ignition, a massive blast that shook the entire neighbourhood in Evansville, Indiana, blew him up. The former owner of Nanyuki’s exclusive Mt Kenya Safari Club, the hideout of billionaires, was dead.
The Mafia, whom he once cavorted with, and later double-crossed, had finally caught up with him.
Ryan worked with the Italian Mafia, at least the Chicago-based underworld, also known as the Mob, and they had turned the Mt Kenya Safari Club into one of their African hideouts – at least in the 60s and 70s, when he still operated the high-class club.
Those said to have been given membership included Gerardo “Jerry” Catena, a member of the ruthless Italian mafia family whose kingpin was Vito Genovese, Tommy Eboli, who was gunned down in July 1972, and Pasquale Eboli, a drug dealer and close associate of the Genovese family. Ryan, operated within these networks of sleaze, sex and vice.
An oil millionaire, and touted as one of the richest men in the world then, Ryan, whose other business partners were film actor William Holden and Swiss financier Carl Hirschmann, had owned this piece of Africa by chance.
Previously known as Mawingo Hotel (a corruption of the name Mawingu – meaning clouds), Ryan had apparently been taken to the Nanyuki hotel to convalesce following a hunting accident that had left him with an injured eye.
There, and with a near mono-eye, he fell in love with this little paradise, teeming with wildlife and with the misty peaks of Mt Kenya visible in the background.
## Stories and histories
“Jeeesus, I love this place, I’m going to buy it,” he had quipped to his two companions, Terry Mathews and Tony Archer. And when he told his fellow billionaires Holden and Hirschmann of what he thought — he was surprised to find they harboured the same thoughts.
Mt Kenya Safari Club, now owned by Kenyan billionaire Humphrey Kariuki, has its stories and histories. Ryan bought the hotel from Jack Block, the son of Israeli entrepreneur Abraham Block, whose Block Hotels owned the New Stanley and the Norfolk in Nairobi. Jack had bought it at an auction after one of the owners, Rhoda Prud’homme left for America.
Previously married to a New York Jewish millionaire, the flamboyant Rhoda Lewisohn had arrived in Kenya to visit a girlfriend at Wanjohi Valley — the Happy Valley — where sex, drugs, and drunkenness among white settlers was the order of the day.
It was while on safari that she fell in love with a French playboy Gabriel Prud’homme, 15 years younger.
The short of the story is she went back to the US, divorced her husband, got a settlement of £20,000 a year and started looking for a place to settle with Gabriel. That is how they bought the Nanyuki property from a widow, Mrs Myra Wheeler – whose only condition was that Gabriel flies to France, have Wheeler’s husband’s body cremated and return to Nanyuki with the ashes. That is how Gabriel and Rhoda bought the property in 1938.
With no income, Gabriel had an annual allowance of £6000 from Rhoda and being that he was a Casanova, Rhoda would always fine him £200 every time she caught him in bed with another woman. Soon, Gabriel was in debt. In the early 1940s, the marriage collapsed and Rhoda returned to the US where she bought a beach property. She left the Nanyuki property to Gabriel who apparently died in 1948 with no will. That is how it was auctioned — and bought by Jack Block.
Jack was also running the tour company Ker and Downey, one of the oldest safari operators in Africa. It was here, at Jack’s office, according to legend, that Ryan offered to buy the hotel.
“Take it for £50,000,” Jack offered jokingly – at the time it was an exorbitant sum. He was known to have turned down a £26,000 offer.
“Deal,” Ray, perhaps, replied, to Jack’s surprise.
And with that, the construction of the modern day Mt Kenya Safari Club started, as the three millionaires, and their wives, supervised the renovations and extensions, pouring thousands of dollars into the project, even as the Mau Mau war continued in the vicinity. On June 21, 1959, what was billed as ‘the most prestigious tourist enterprise’ opened its doors.
“We deal with the very, very, special, we are not in the shoe business,” Ray jested to the press. But the club was only reserved for their guests. There were, however, charter members such as Sir Winston Churchill and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. Others would be Lord Delamere, the Earl of Portsmouth, Duke of Manchester, first man in the moon Neil Armstrong, Lord Louis Mountbatten, Conrad Hilton, President Omar Bongo, the Saudi Arabian royal family – and any dollar millionaire they liked.
“Membership was so exclusive, it was said, that even the insects dressed for dinner,” one writer wrote.
But besides being an oilman, Ray was also a gambler, and his other social circles, besides some of the reigning billionaires, were hunters and playboys – those who loved fun, escapades and wild parties. Nanyuki offered more than the £50,000 that he paid to own the hotel — and the thousands of dollars he poured into it.
When the FBI learnt that some of the chieftains of the Mafia in Chicago had been given membership to the Mt Kenya Safari Club, they started investigations. The presence of the Mafia in such a high-end hotel would have surprised anyone. Ray quickly destroyed the membership records of the club and was indicted, at a Los Angeles court, for criminal contempt of court. Also indicted was his Swiss business partner, the 48-year-old Hirschmann.
## Italian mafia
The connection with the Italian mafia was through the Chicago Outfit, a gambling hit-squad that was once controlled by the legendary Al Capone, the crime boss of Chicago, in the 1920s until he was imprisoned aged 33. Although regarded as one of America’s most notorious gangsters of the 20th century, Al Capone did not last long in prison, because a combination of syphilis and gonorrhoea destroyed his brain and he was released to go and die.
It is said Johns Hopkins University Hospital refused to put him on the trials for the new penicillin drug because of his reputation.
But even after Al Capone’s death, Chicago Outfit continued to operate and Ray Ryan had friends in its circles. One of these was Marshall (Johnny Shoes) Caifano, a senior member of the Chicago Outfit who supplemented his tiny size with notoriety and extortion, according to the Chicago Tribune.
It is members of this group of kidnappers, hit-men and extortionists, who had been given membership at the Mt Kenya Safari Club. The matter had become public in 1969 when the court in California asked for the club’s documents belonging to Kenya-registered Ryan Investments Ltd and Mawingu Ltd, to get to the bottom of the Mafia connection with the club.
Ryan is said to have destroyed the documents and in July 1970, he was found guilty of “altering business records to conceal proof that he gave members of the Mafia free membership at the club”.
But that did not destroy the club’s reputation. Ryan Investment, which was being investigated, soon became Gazelle Holdings Ltd. It appears that Ryan sold his interests to himself. By 1974, the club’s overseas membership was 300 millionaires, who were paying $1000 as entry fee per visit and $37 a day.
But it is Ryan’s death that shocked everyone. The story was that while playing poker with Greek millionaire Nick Dandolos at a Las Vegas casino, some of the Mafiosi alleged that he cheated and that is why Dandolos lost a $550,000 fortune. The Mafia then told Dandolos that he was duped, and Ryan agreed to pay $25,000 to Dandolos, and the Mafia started to extort and blackmail him.
That might explain why he always had a bodyguard — Fred — even in Nanyuki.
And that is how Caifano came into the picture in 1964 — by trying to extort Ryan some $60,000 a year as protection fee. Ryan asked his friend, John Drew, whether he should pay. He was told to pay.
However, incensed after meeting with Caifano, Ryan, in a risky move, informed the police. He would later testify against the Italian-American extortionist, and his friend Charles Delmonico, and had Caifano sent to jail until 1970. Aware that Caifano would revenge, now that he was free, Ryan offered to pay him $1 million as compensation. How much protection money he paid is not known.
## Killing of Ryan
It was alleged in a separate case that Caifano told another Mafia underworld leader Joey Lombardo: "Let's take the million and kill him anyway." It is thought that it was Lombardo who organised the killing of Ryan after he stopped making the payoffs demanded by Caifano.
Tired of Nanyuki and the Mafia, and with age slowing him down, Ryan sold his stake to his friend, the arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi. On October 18, 1977, three months later, Ryan was assassinated.
Khashoggi was in a class of his own: His entourage, flying in choppers and small planes would have blondes in tow, Egyptian belly dancers, an orchestra, a masseur, a retinue of girlfriends, some of them 17-year-olds, and Korean bodyguards. They would occupy all the cottages – while the spillovers would be taken to his other hideout, the Ol Pejeta.
Ray’s other partner, Holden, would later die a lonely death at his luxury Santa Monica flat in California where he had slid and hit a bedside table. His body was discovered after four days.
Post Script: On July 19, 2008, years after Khashoggi had sold the Safari Club, he one day arrived in New York handcuffed like a criminal. The end had started, and on June 6 2017, the man who was later eulogised by The Independent as “the ‘whoremonger’ whose arms deals funded a playboy life of decadence and ‘pleasure wives’ died.
It was as if the club was a cursed investment.
*[email protected] @johnkamau1* |
https://nation.africa/africa/historical-flashback/on-land-mugabe-walked-path-other-african-leaders-would-not-3501926 | # On land, Mugabe walked path other African leaders would not
## What you need to know:
- Mugabe had come to power with a promise to 160,000 black families that they would be resettled on white-owned soil within three years.
While the first phase was financed by the UK, it became apparent that London was not willing to finance the second phase of settlement.
After ten years, he snapped – and started distributing land in an awkward way. He changed the law to allow for compulsory acquisition without compensation.
For that, Zimbabwe was hit with economic sanctions in the hope that the economy would collapse and Mr Mugabe would be deposed.
Forget what you may have read in Western press about the late Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. Forget the propaganda and Western hate. Forgive the excesses of his rule – human rights abuse and extremes that could run from Cairo to Timbuktu. But on land policy, Mugabe was right. Yet he was vilified for that.
Had he done nothing on the white-owned farms and left them intact, he would be ranked by Western media alongside Nelson Mandela.
Mandela failed to address the land inequity in South Africa, even when goodwill was on his side. Mugabe decided to give it a shot.
## Mayhem
In his lifetime, especially at the tail-end of his rule, Mugabe was the most maligned president in Africa for doing what was right, on land, for his people.
Before Mugabe is buried as a hero, it is better to put some record straight lest it’s forgotten.
The row between Mugabe and Western countries was not about democracy. Africa, before and after 2000, was still the playground of various dictators who rigged elections, curtailed freedoms and vanquished opponents. Yet they never got sanctions.
We have had a galaxy of those dictators and they all had Western support. We can start with Daniel arap Moi, Laurent Kabila, Kamuzu Banda, Mengistu Haile Mariam, Mobutu Sese Seko, Jean Bedel Bokassa, Idi Amin Dada, Siad Barre, Marcius Nguema and of late Yoweri Museveni and Meles Zenawi. An endless trough of tin-gods maintained through the connivance of Western democracies.
It is important to note that as long as Western interests were not at stake, Mugabe would have got away with any mayhem.
It is only by understanding the land inequity in Zimbabwe that we could start appreciating why the land redistribution, however awkward, was the right thing to do.
Mugabe had inherited a nation with 98 per cent blacks and 0.8 per cent whites. The balance rest Asians and others. It is when you look at these numbers and look at the land distribution patterns that you realise how Zimbabwe, or rather Mugabe, had inherited a political headache.
By 2002, when Mugabe decided to carry out a comprehensive land redistribution – or rather to right the colonial wrongs – some one million black families occupied 16.3 million hectares of land. If you flip the coin to the other side, you find that 4,000 – yes, 4,000 – white families occupied 11.2 million hectares. Those are not numbers you will find in the Western press.
## Resettlement
In essence, Mugabe was supposed to stay put in State House, be a good lapdog, and allow 50 per cent of the country’s land to be occupied by a minority group that comprised less than one per cent of the population.
To make the matters worse, the blacks during the colonial days, and Ian Smith’s rule, had been pushed to occupy unproductive soils and records indeed indicated that 70 per cent of the black Zimbabwean population was struggling to survive on these lands.
Land redistribution was one of the issues that had emerged during the Lancaster talks on Zimbabwe from the days when Bishop Abel Muzorewa, then leading Patriotic Front, which consisted of Mugabe’s ZANU and Joshua Nkomo’s ZAPU, decided to sign a pact dated December 21, 1979.
Actually, the first three-month conference chaired by Lord Carrington almost came a cropper after Mr Mugabe refused to sign as long as land reforms and resettlement of the landless was not addressed. It is now known that when Lord Carrington presented his first draft constitution, it had no reference to the land question.
Both Mugabe and Nkomo questioned the maintenance of the status quo for 10 years and posed a question that had no answer: If the war was about land, where is the land?
**40 MEETINGS**
Mr Mugabe was then pressured by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Lord Carrington and after 40 meetings, he signed an agreement skewed in favour of whites together with Bishop Muzorewa and Mr Nkomo. In this skewed agreement, the UK government (and partly the US) agreed to finance the buying of the white-owned farms on a willing-buyer, willing-seller basis. Again, less than 3 per cent of the population was to retain 20 per cent of the seats in Parliament.
After he swept to power, Mugabe became the darling of Western democracies. He had white ministers in his Cabinet and the icing on the cake came in 1994, during the premiership of John Major, when Mugabe was bestowed with an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath by the Queen. That entitled him to use the letters KCB, but not to use the title “Sir”.
There was a string of honorary LLD degrees from the University of Massachusetts (1986), University of Edinburgh (1994), and Michigan State University (1990). These were revoked after Mugabe stopped playing ball with the white farmers.
At the Lancaster Conference, white farmers were given up to 1990 to develop their land or hand it over to the government. All those farmers who owned land that abutted communal lands were asked to dispose of it. It was written very clearly that, after 1990, the government had a right to nationalise all lands that had not been disposed of or developed.
## 70 per cent
But things went wrong shortly after independence. Mugabe had come to power with a promise to 160,000 black families that they would be resettled on white-owned soil within three years.
While the first phase was financed by the UK, it became apparent that London was not willing to finance the second phase of settlement. Within the first phase, only 8.5 million acres was given to 72,000 black families. While this was paid for by the UK government with £44m in aid, no other money was given to Mugabe. He waited for the balance of the promised £77 million as the population grew and pressure increased. After ten years, he snapped – and started distributing land in an awkward way. He changed the law to allow for compulsory acquisition without compensation.
Before that, any time President Mugabe raised the issue of land and quoted the Lancaster promise, the white farmers, who were not willing to give away their land, and British bureaucrats, would cry foul. The farmers continued to dominate the productive Highveld with cheap labour and with no interest in vacating. They had London’s support.
Then a series of land seizures started as the government began to move 500,000 families on to more than 3,000 expropriated farms. This was reported as land invasion as the government tried to rectify, albeit noisily, a colonial land policy where 1 per cent of the population owned over 70 per cent of the best arable land.
## Blockade
For that, Zimbabwe was hit with economic sanctions in the hope that the economy would collapse and Mr Mugabe would be deposed. That never worked.
If you read the Western press, which was backing the late Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change, you would have thought that Mugabe was on his way out. But with a clear land policy, he triumphed in polls amid accusations that he was clinging to power. Tsavingirai could not even win a parliamentary seat when he tried to unseat Mugabe.
But the land reform was also abused by Mugabe and his cronies and – as happened in Kenya – they took some of the choice land.
Zimbabwe went through an economic blockade by Western nations and this saw inflation hit an all-time high in a bid to kick-start internal rebellion to oust Mugabe.
The economic blockade on Zimbabwe was not because Mugabe had done what other dictators had never done. His only problem was raising his voice in regard to land – and living to the guerrilla war promise.
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*This article was first published on September 7, 2019* |
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https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style | PREMIUM Kenyan female wine tasters shine at World Tasting Championship Kenyan wine tasters have outperformed traditional wine powerhouses at the Wine Olympics.
The making of a TikTok sensation: Maureen Kibui's rise as Mama Morin How did a university student's imitation of her mother become a cultural phenomenon?
Why ‘Unbwogable’ duo turned down Sh10 m to endorse KANU Just days before the 2002 general election, Gidi Gidi and Maji Maji turned down Sh10m to endorse Uhuru Kenyatta.
Kenyan artistes eye this year’s Grammy Awards With a diverse range of genres, these musicians aim to bring global attention to Kenya’s vibrant cultural scene.
PREMIUM How we supported our wives who had breast cancer Abandonment is the worst thing a spouse can do to a partner who has been found to have cancer.
Can one outgrow their friends? I sometimes long for the friendship that we once had, but don't miss the one it has become.
PREMIUM Explainer: How many eggs does a woman need to conceive? Ovarian reserve is the number and quality of a woman's eggs, which plays an important role in female fertility.
What keeps you up at night, and is it worth it? The idea for this column today came to me after a recent chat with the lady that looks after my family and home while I’m away.
PREMIUM Why women's weight settles around the waist A bulging waistline is often seen as a consequence of ageing. |
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https://nation.africa/kenya/news/live | Liveblog: DP Gachagua's impeachment motion in Parliament Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is to have his day before the National Assembly today.
DP Gachagua impeachment hearing at the Senate SENATE BEGINS considering motion for the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, hours after the National Assembly voted 281-44 to send him home.
Liveblog: DP Gachagua's impeachment motion in Parliament Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is to have his day before the National Assembly today.
Live Blog: Public participation exercise on DP Gachagua ouster Kenyans weigh in on proposed impeachment of DP Gachagua.
DP Rigathi Gachagua impeachment motion tabled Speaker Wetang’ula says public participation on ouster of DP Gachagua will be held this Friday. |
https://nation.africa/kenya/news/world | Harris to tout policies to win back Black men moving to Trump, sources say Over a quarter of young Black men say they would support Trump in the election race.
Diddy's sex trafficking trial set for May Diddy faces a sentence of up to life in prison and a minimum of 15 years if convicted. |
https://nation.africa/kenya/news/gender | Gender-blind childhood: My parents' approach shaped my worldview The power of ungendered chores: My personal account of growing up without 'girl' or 'boy' tasks
Shaheen Nilofer: How I cope with pressure to constantly excel One-on-one with Shaheen Nilofer, UNICEF Representative to Kenya.
Marital rape: Day women refused to suffer in silence Matrimonial homes are masking gender-based battery and rape by ‘trusted’ better halves. |
https://nation.africa/kenya/news/tech | Bindra: Why those lazy bones could turn up being the best innovators ever Some folks are driven to invent tools, processes, technologies and ways of working that streamline tasks and improve outcomes.
Tesla CEO Musk unveils 'Cybercab' robotaxi as focus shifts to automation He says the cars rely on artificial intelligence and cameras and do not need hardware such as what robotaxi rivals use.
Unstoppable: The girls shaping Kenya's tomorrow, today Kenya's rising stars: From chess champions to tech trailblazers, meet the young women shaping tomorrow's Kenya
Ndegwa: Partnerships and innovation will speed up push for SDGs Partnerships with the public sector can enable marginalised communities to tap into the power of technology.
What Dr Obwogi's story teaches us about women in medicine Factors point to an unjust and inhumane working environment for medical interns, betraying insensitivity by the government to their plight.
Meet Kenya's young tech minds: How we are leveraging it Read the stories of four young people who are leveraging on the power of digital technology to accelerate growth.
OpenAI tells investor to not invest in five AI startups Companies like Perplexity and Glean are also mentioned as competitors.
Truecaller sued in Kenya over privacy violations Truecaller facing charges of discrimination and failure to comply with sections of the Data Protection Act.
Don't touch TikTok, say MPs amid push to ban social media platform Parliamentary committee says total ban on TikTok in the country would stifle freedom of media and expression.
A year of insight: Top stories 'Nation' subscribers loved the most Here are some of the captivating content that has kept our loyal readers engaged behind a paywall.
Alex Okosi: How AI is accelerating Africa’s pursuit of SDGs Africa is starting to embrace the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) to achieve the goals.
Telegram to share users’ data with authorities after CEO Pavel Durov’s arrest Change marks a big shift from Telegram's previous commitment to safe guard user privacy.
US to propose ban on Chinese software, hardware The move is a significant escalation in the United States' ongoing restrictions on Chinese vehicles, software and components.
Court of Appeal rules Facebook owner can be sued in Kenyan courts The Court of Appeal has upheld the authority of Kenyan courts to hear a case brought by 186 Facebook content moderators against Meta.
Media exploring AI use to boost quality and revenue New technologies have disrupted media’s revenue models.
Starlink entry: CAK boss nominee promises to resolve controversy He said there cannot be blanket approval but urged local businesses to prepare for change and embrace advanced technology.
How firm is using technology to automate HR processes People need to start thinking about digital transformation as a tool to transform their organisations.
Kamau and Ega-Musa: Musk’s internet foray into Africa should be blocked Access to such technology should not be gained at the expense of Kenya‘s corporate crown jewels.
Kagwanja: Three cheers for satellite technology, but reject e-colonisation of Africa Africa needs a comprehensive strategy to protect its economies and secure its digital autonomy and sovereignty.
PREMIUM Range Rover crash: Grieving family faces cyber torture Within hours of the crash, graphic images and videos began to spread across various social media platforms.
Ngotiek: Digital rights key to our democracy Digital rights have become part and parcel of a vibrant democracy in Kenya.
New flood forecasting system brings hope to Nyando residents The Nyando River has a history of overflowing its banks during heavy rainfall, causing significant disruption to local communities
Bluecom Somalia attains prestigious ISO certification Service provider underscores commitment to high-quality internet services.
How Starlink plans to bring internet, mobile services to your phone Direct to Cell satellites will initially be launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and then on Starship.
PREMIUM Why Safaricom wants tight controls for Musk’s Starlink in Kenya The telco asked the CA to re-evaluate its decision to grant independent licences to Satellite service providers.
Munene: Saccos must embrace tech for expand inclusion Saccos that have adopted technology have reported increased efficiency, reduced risk of fraud and improved member satisfaction.
Maverick Aoko charged with publishing false information about woman It was not immediately clear who Beth, the complainant, is or what line of work she is in.
Optimum Computer Systems unveils automated financial reports writer AI This AI extracts and structures financial data, producing comprehensive, error-free reports.
Ocitti: Harness tech to create sustainable future for all One of the most profound impacts of digital technology is its ability to democratise education.
Video game developers woo investors with pitches at Microsoft camp Africa's video games industry is expected to reach $1 billion (Sh129.93 billion) in revenue for the first time this year. |
https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/nairobi-metro | PREMIUM Mystery midnight call in UoN student's murder A haunting midnight call led Ms Kwamboka into the shadows, from which she never returned.
PREMIUM Mystery midnight call in UoN student's murder A haunting midnight call led Ms Kwamboka into the shadows, from which she never returned.
Revealed: Nairobi disaster management ‘a ticking time bomb’ Damning report shows that 26 out of 31 fire engines and water tankers are grounded, among other shortcomings.
Secret park? Lobby sues Sakaja over closure of Uhuru Park The group is calling for an order mandating the unconditional opening of Uhuru Park and Central Park
Why Kenya's Masai giraffe is facing extinction At least 20 giraffes have died in the past year after being trapped by these fences.
Kenha to spend Sh42 million to beautify Mombasa Road The authority says beautification of the 31 kilometre stretch from Athi River to Westlands will be done by two contractors.
PREMIUM How lost phone exposed child pornography at Kiambu daycare Teresia Wambui has been running Apple Daycare for three years.
15 children among 21 deaths recorded in Nairobi fires in two months The county also recorded 130 fire incidents between August 3 and September 21.
Duale threatens to close 145 factories for dumping waste into Nairobi River Environment CS Duale says firms found dumping effluent into Nairobi River will have their licenses revoked and closed.
Kajiado County resists petitioners’ push to evade land rates Activist Shadrack Wambui and a local NGO, Sheria Mtaani, seek to stop the implementation of sections of Kajiado County Finance Act.
Waititu freed after a night in custody Defence lawyers teaming up with Azimio luminaries Martha Karua and Eugene Wamalwa argued that the charge was defective.
Gang kills security guard in Loitoktok, steals Sh115,000 church offering Reverend Charles Ndemange says the money was to be deposited in the bank on Monday.
PREMIUM I regret it, says man as he walks free after 20 years in jail Daniel Mbithoka, who was found guilty of defiling a 14-year-old girl, had his jail term reduced on account of good conduct.
PREMIUM Stripped, chained and whipped: Kitengela brothers on 32-day torture ordeal Held in a pitch-dark room, with a dim lightbulb to allow the CCTV equipment to capture every move —and kept stark naked for 32 days.
PREMIUM Severed goat's head sent as warning before murder of businessman in Parklands A relative of Panara's had a chilling package - a severed goat's head - delivered to his office in Nairobi seven days before his murder.
PREMIUM DCI and DPP joined in Nairobi Hospital court battle Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Mohamed Amin and Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga have been roped into the Nairobi Hospital wrangles, after a judge directed that... |
https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/coast | PREMIUM Exposed: Kenya’s underworld of gemstone smuggling where foreigners call shots Foreign nationals, some only holding tourist visas, have infiltrated the gemstone market.
PREMIUM Exposed: Kenya’s underworld of gemstone smuggling where foreigners call shots Foreign nationals, some only holding tourist visas, have infiltrated the gemstone market.
Tana River Sub-Counties declared dangerous National Police Service sends stern warning to people in possession of arms in the affected areas.
Mombasa church sued for alleged land grabbing Company wants the court to issue an order directing the church to vacate the land.
PREMIUM How search for a stolen goat led to killings of two people Ms Kadzo Mwalimu, 32, was allegedly hacked to death by the herders who raided her homestead in Milore village.
Blogger gang-rape: Ingonga holds Mombasa minister’s fate Four people have already been charged with abduction, gang-raping, and assaulting the blogger.
Give up your guns or we’ll come for them, locals told A multi-agency team will conduct the operation, targeting violence-prone areas.
Taita Taveta on the spot over Sh700m in unremitted statutory deductions This has affected the workers' morale and their financial stability, as many are unable to access their pension benefits.
PREMIUM Mystery of gunmen slaughtering villagers in Tana River Residents say attackers were tactful, precise and deliberate, like trained personnel.
Likoni ferry: Can’t learn, won’t learn… don’t care? Sunday's incident has revived debate on the enforcement of safety measures at the channel.
PREMIUM White elephant? Sh300m lorry park now generates paltry Sh8,000 a day The Sh3 million that it generates per year is far short of the income projections.
Taita Taveta County ordered to reinstate Public Service Board ex-CEO with 12 months’ pay Elipida Mwakamba said the board deployed her as a director for urban areas before her employment was terminated.
Blogger gang rape: Governor Abdulswamad records statement Mombasa Governor says he will present his mother to detectives if she is summoned.
PREMIUM Who wanted Victoria Mumbua dead? Detectives trying to piece together clues that may reveal why the mother of three was killed.
Sh176.3m travel costs raise queries as Governor Mwadime defends spending Taita Taveta residents have expressed concerns about the necessity and impact of the travel expenditure |
https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/mountain | Missing Kirinyaga woman found dead in boyfriend's home The lifeless body of Sella Wangithi, 25, was found dumped at her boyfriend's compound.
Missing Kirinyaga woman found dead in boyfriend's home The lifeless body of Sella Wangithi, 25, was found dumped at her boyfriend's compound.
PREMIUM A Sh5,000 mistake: Man jailed for 30 years over bhang parcel The case revolved around Mwangi’s greed and lust for easy money.
Court allows DPP to withdraw charges in Sh293m graft case The court ruled that DPP's withdrawal of graft charges against nine individuals linked to a Sh292.7m water project in Kitui was justified in the public interest.
PREMIUM Court extends orders suspending impeachment of Mwangaza Parties to appear in court on October 15.
PREMIUM Sh66m Kicotec corruption haunts five Ngilu aides EACC told Senate that Ngilu’s son's company got multimillion shillings contract to supply machines and train garment manufacturing operators.
PREMIUM John Thuku: Mystery man killed in June 25 protests Body of the unidentified man has been laying at Nyeri County Referral Hospital mortuary for the last two months.
PREMIUM Kibwezi, the constituency with reputation for voting in defiant MPs Mwengi Mutuse, the lawmaker who nailed Gachagua on the cross, seems to be following his predecessors’ playbook.
Youth accused of looting MP’s supermarket during protests acquitted The prosecution could not prefer any charges against them due to lack of sufficient evidence. The trio now plans to sue the State.
PREMIUM Not an inch of tarmac on Nanyuki-Rumuruti 3 years after launch The protesters barricaded the road for almost two hours on Monday.
Gachagua impeachment: Heavy security in Karatina amid fears of protests There fears of anti-government and pro-DP protests in Gachagua's backyard.
Schools safety measures dominate speeches at Endarasha fire victims’ memorial DP Gachagua represented President Ruto.
PREMIUM Laikipia family’s 30-day search for missing father ends in bones find Mr Gitonga is currently in remand prison after being charged at the Nanyuki High Court with the murder of his father.
Karatina University closed indefinitely after violent students protest Violent protest by students forces indefinite closure of Karatina University.
Mutoho III murder: Victims' widows demand justice Widows say circumstances under which their husbands were killed puts Interior Ministry on the spotlight.
PREMIUM Boda boda rider hired as thugs' last minute getaway driver dies by the bullet From Sh3,000 ride to roadside execution: The boda boda job that turned deadly in Murang'a |
https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/lake-region | Puzzle of headless body found in Kakamega maize plantation Headless body of a woman was found by a neighbour who was weeding her farm.
Puzzle of headless body found in Kakamega maize plantation Headless body of a woman was found by a neighbour who was weeding her farm.
PREMIUM Homa Bay, where the dead rest in trash The dead in Homa Bay town rest in garbage as local public cemetery turns into a dumpsite.
10-month-old baby who was stolen in Nakuru rescued in Kitale Police arrest 21-year-old woman with a baby that had been reported missing by the parents.
One dead, scores injured in fight over fishing zone in Lake Victoria Several regions in Homa Bay County have witnessed bloody clashes that have claimed lives and left many people injured.
PREMIUM How 8,000 teachers lost their company savings For 10 years now, the founding Gumico Company members have been seeking justice.
Fishermen ‘cartels’ ruling the trade in Lake Victoria, says KFS A group is reported to be collecting money and offering “protection” to whoever engaged in illegal business.
Alarm over rising violence in scramble for Ikolomani gold mines Wrangles that erupted in June, this year, have persisted.
PREMIUM Who is killing this family? Mother, two daughters latest victims The Moturi family were still coming to terms with the earlier murder of three relatives when three more were killed.
Trans Nzoia's health sector crisis in unending staff strikes A looming nurses' strike will paralyse an already struggling sector as patients bear the brunt.
Protect me from AFC loan nightmare, farmer tells court Mr Francis Luseno Ashono wants the High Court in Kitale to quash excessive interest.
PREMIUM Couple killed in a suspected arson attack Joseph Onunga, 70, and his wife Judith Mucha, 50, were burnt beyond recognition.
Ismaili community in Kisumu holds blood drive to mark Civic Day Global Ismaili Civic Day is an annual eventthat reflects the community's commitment to volunteerism and civic responsibility.
PREMIUM Expert: This is what is killing fish in Lake Victoria In 2022 and 2023, cage fish farmers in Rudacho Beach in Busia County lost tonnes of fish worth millions of shillings due to upwelling.
Kakamega? Skyward no more … the managers of Skyward Express indicated that they would temporarily suspend the flights in the interest of safety.
Shock as Form Four student at Sironga Girls ‘jumps to her death’ Student dies after jumping from the third floor of the school's administration block. |