Uganda Parliament voted yes on Thursday for Ugandan troops to go to South Sudan. The national army arrived there several weeks earlier without asking lawmakers first—something against the law. South Sudan might start fighting again any day. The peace deal from 2018 keeps getting broken, making everything unsafe.
Just over two weeks ago, South Sudan police grabbed three important people - a deputy army chief and two ministers who work with Vice President Riek Machar. Their friends called this a big attack on the peace agreement. Soldiers loyal to the government had already clashed with White Army fighters in Upper Nile. These militia members used to fight alongside Machar during the big civil war that started back in 2013 when he argued...
Judith Bako wants government talkers and security teams to work together better. She runs things as the Assistant Resident City Commissioner in Arua and spoke at a big meeting held by ISO at Desert Breeze Hotel last Thursday. She told everyone that people who talk for the government must give correct news fast. She thinks the Arua City website needs fresh updates all the time to show what happens there. She gave props to UBC for helping spread the news by letting officials talk freely on air.
Bako believes government speakers should jump at this chance to tell people about new projects. She wants these talkers trained well enough to spot fake stories and fight them with real facts. When people know what's true, the area stays safer and...
President Museveni strongly supports teaching job skills to young people today. He believes these skills will improve Uganda's economy. The President spoke when he opened the Bunyoro Zonal Presidential Skilling Hub located in Kiryana Myebanyakalongo Village, Kimengo Sub County, Masindi District. He said this program helps wake up Africa from its economic sleep.
The President asked people to learn why the government started these training centers across different areas. He explained they exist to help young citizens gain useful abilities and become productive workers. He also told the people running these training centers they should teach more skills because more students want to learn them. The demand keeps growing as young people see...
The Sudanese army just took back the Presidential Palace from RSF fighters—a huge win after almost two years. Soldiers shot their guns skyward to celebrate grabbing this powerful symbol from RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, nicknamed Hemedti. Government troops kept pushing forward, taking large parts of Khartoum during recent weeks as part of their counter-attack that won them the Khartoum North and East Nile areas.
RSF troops still hang on in southern Khartoum and across the White Nile in Omdurman. The fighting between these former partners started in April 2023, killing thousands and forcing over 12 million people to leave home. Around 3.5 million ran to nearby countries as refugees. Cities lay broken, public services stopped...
Uganda's Parliament voted to let the government borrow $190 million from Stanbic Bank despite warnings from its Committee and Auditor General. They needed money to buy out Umeme, the electricity company whose 20-year contract ends soon. This amount equals about 700 billion Ugandan shillings. The Committee chair, John Ikojo, asked lawmakers to wait until the Auditor General could check how much Uganda really owes Umeme.
Ikojo told Parliament that Umeme has already recovered most of its investment money from Uganda. The actual amount still owed might be just $127.66 million, according to the Electricity Regulatory Authority. This number keeps changing as Umeme makes new investments and collects more money from electricity bills. The...
Uganda judges said Nagayi Faridah must stay in prison for killing her Finnish boyfriend. The Court of Appeal agreed she poisoned Terasvouri Thomas Juha Petteri back in 2018 at a Kampala hotel. They kept the guilty verdict but changed her jail time a little. The case shocked many people across the country.
Court papers show Faridah tricked Petteri into visiting Uganda by saying they had business to handle. He flew into Entebbe Airport on February 5, 2018, traveling with Suvi Alindi, who worked for Finland's Foreign Affairs office. Faridah took him straight to security offices because officials thought his invitation papers looked fake. After they let him go, the couple checked into the Pearl of Africa Hotel.
That night turned deadly...
Kenyans need to ignore politicians who try to block Taifa Care and keep signing up for the program. Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru pointed out that these critics already have complete health insurance for themselves. She mentioned that these same politicians tell regular people not to register despite having coverage. Waiguru made these comments when she helped hand out digital devices alongside outgoing Medical Services PS Harry Kimtai and Presidential Economic Advisor Moses Kuria.
The Governor challenged doubters to visit Kirinyaga County as proof the program works well. She explained that Taifa Care makes healthcare better and more affordable for everyone across Kenya. The new system lets her track patient numbers at every hospital...
Karl Ash from the US Drug Enforcement Administration visited Kenya Police Chief Douglas Kanja last Friday. They met at the police headquarters in Nairobi and discussed strategies to catch more drug dealers. Ash praised the Kenya police for nabbing drug criminals across the country.
Ash promised the US help with police training and better gear. He said US agents would share tips about drug gangs with Kenyan cops. Police Chief Kanja thanked him for all the past help from US drug enforcement officers, which had greatly improved the Kenyan police's ability to find drug traffickers.
Kanja said his officers want to team up with anyone fighting drugs in Kenya. Ash brought along drug agent Mathias Walls and case worker Ruth Muinde. Several...
Kenya just teamed up with the Red Cross, African Union, and other partners to start a massive food program. They call it the Kenya Food and Nutrition Resilience Program, or FNRP for short. This five billion dollar plan helps twenty-four counties in dry areas feed five million hungry people. The program runs for ten years and tackles both short-term hunger and long-term food problems.
Recent years have been hard on Kenya with extreme weather. About six point-four million Kenyans needed emergency help last year, and five point four million faced serious hunger. The rain finally came after the drought, but many families still struggled because floods damaged what little they had. Disease outbreaks made everything worse for communities...
