Category: Kenya
Kenya is stepping up its citizens’ digital security
A new data protection law in Kenya is setting a high standard for the rest of the continent. As the country looks to engender more safeguards in the collection, handling and sharing of data, Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta has approved legislation which complies with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation. The new law outlines restrictions on…
KENYA: U.S. Blacklists Former Kenyan Attorney General Over Corruption Allegations
WASHINGTON — The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on Kenya’s former attorney general, Amos Sitswila Wako, accusing him of involvement in “significant” corruption, according to a statement from U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Wako, who was attorney general during Kenya’s rocky transition from one-party rule to democracy, is barred from entering the United…
Kenya offers citizenship in investor push
Kenya is mulling giving citizenship to wealthy investors in a new push to enhance direct foreign investment (FDI) flows, the country’s investment promotion agency said on Wednesday. High net worth investors, whose enterprises are appraised to have high impact on new jobs and exports earnings, will be allowed to automatically apply for citizenship, under the…
Kenya recalls envoy, expels Somali ambassador
Kenya has recalled its ambassador in Mogadishu over alleged auctioning of oil and gas blocks in disputed territorial waters of the Indian Ocean. Nairobi has also ordered Somali ambassador to Kenya Mohamoud Ahmed Nurto leave the country. According to Kenya’s Foreign Affairs PS Macharia Kamau, the auction took place in London last week. Mr Kamau…
Kenya claims Somalia “auctioned” oil and gas blocks in Kenya territory
Kenya is recalling its Ambassador to Somalia, Lucas Tumbo, in protest of the February 7 London Somalia oil conference. Kenya says Somalia “auctioned” oil and gas blocks in Kenya territory. The report doesn’t say which part of Kenya territory Somalia has allegedly auctioned. Kenya appears to be conflating two completely different situations – Kenya’s support…
Kenya:Camera spots rare black panther
LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Images of a rare African black leopard have been captured in Kenya, the first verifiable record of the animal for nearly 100 years, researchers have said. British wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas set up motion-sensitive cameras to capture the largely nocturnal cat in Laikipia Wilderness Camp in January. “I’m able to…
Kenya: Mombasa Bomber Attacks was an intelligence failures
NAIROBI (HAN) January 31, 2019. Opinion Report by Reuters in Mombasa. “Kenya bomber’s journey offers cautionary tale of intel. failures” – The bomber who blew himself up outside a Nairobi hotel last week, launching an attack that killed 21 people, was already so well-known to Kenyan police that they had emblazoned his face across billboards…
Africa today at a glance
Kenya mystery deaths Police in Kenya investigating the mysterious death of three workers at a construction site in Nairobi associated with former Vice-President Musalia Mudavadi. New Amisom boss The African Union appoints Lt Gen Tigabu Yilma Wondimhunegn from the Ethiopia National Defence Forces (ENDF) to take over the African Union Mission for Somalia (Amisom) command…
Hip Hop Culture Politics: “I Can”, Nas
Amongst the influential rap artists of the 1990’s was Nasir Jones, more commonly known as Nas or by his self-proclaimed name, “King of New York”. Although his street credit and reputation has fluctuated throughout his 24-year-long career, he’s proved to be one of the greatest lyrists of all time. From the beginning of his career…
Little-known Kenyan firm buys $180m cashewnuts from Tanzania
A little-known Kenyan firm will buy at least 100,000 tonnes of raw cashewnuts for Tsh418 billion ($180 million), Tanzania Trade minister said. The sale deal was signed on Wednesday at the Arusha-based East African Community headquarters between Tanzania’s Director of Cereals and Produce Board, Dr Hussein Mansour and Indopower Solutions CEO Mr Brian Mutembei. The…
