Kenya’s Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Francis Omondi Ogolla, has died after a military helicopter crashed in the west of the country, the president has announced. Gen Ogolla was in the helicopter alongside eleven other military personnel. Only two people survived. In a news conference, President William Ruto said it was a “moment of great…
Rwandan business mogul and industrialist, Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa, whose name was cited in the rift that led to the closure of the border between Uganda and Rwanda in 2019, is dead. He was 82 years old. According to Rwanda’s The New Times, the cause of Rujugiro’s death is not yet known. He reportedly died in…
Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame said the international community “failed all of us”, as the country marked 30 years since the 1994 genocide that killed around 800,000 people. Kagame was addressing dignitaries and world leaders who had gathered in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, to commemorate the bloodshed. “Rwanda was completely humbled by the magnitude of our loss,”…
The chief executive officers of military industries from the East African Community have met in Kampala to consider the progress of operationalization of the defence facilities that are jointly utilised. They also reviewed the status of implementation of previous decisions and directives of the sectoral council on cooperation in defence. Speaking at the opening of…
Tanzania’s Vice-President Philip Mpango has threatened to resign over a prolonged water shortage affecting residents from the northern Mwanga district. Mr Mpango accused contractors working on a major project aimed at supplying water in the region of taking too long time to complete it. The project worth over $100,000 was started close to 20 years…
Visitors to Rwanda are often blown away to find a country where things seem to work efficiently. It is neat and tidy with lush green views – and the wi-fi is good in the capital, Kigali. Everyone tends to pay their taxes; services are reliable; the roads are safe – the government calls it “one…
Kenya has exempted passport holders from South Africa and six other countries from paying an unpopular entry fee introduced last month. The government scrapped visa requirements for all foreign passport holders last month. The move was seen as an attempt to promote Kenya as a tourist destination and to attract business travelers. But a $30…
A Kenyan teacher is currently attempting to set the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest science lesson taught by an individual. Rose Tata Wekesa is aiming to teach for at least 50 hours. She is a biology and chemistry teacher at St. Austin’s Academy, an international school in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, but is undertaking…
