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OPINION: For Uganda, stability without legitimacy cannot last
By Guest Writer,
604, January 19, 2021 (EAT)
By the Kofi Annan Foundation On Saturday, Uganda’s electoral commission announced that 76-year-old incumbent President Yoweri Museveni won a sixt...
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Court stops swearing in of Anne Kananu as Nairobi Governor
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1906, January 18, 2021 (EAT)
The High Court has temporarily stopped the swearing in of Anne Kananu Mwenda as Nairobi Governor pending the hearing of a petition filed by the Law So...
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How the U.S. helped Museveni stay in power for over 3 decades
By CNN,
133, January 14, 2021 (EAT)
Ugandans go to the polls on January 14, with Bobi Wine and nine other candidates challenging incumbent President Yoweri Museveni, who has been in powe...
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PROFILE: Wavi Mungala redefining her career through integrity, tenacity
By Guest Writer,
1031, January 14, 2021 (EAT)
By Patience Nyange Wavi Mungala has over 15 years of experience across the hospitality, banking and public sectors in Kenya and the U.S. She is ...
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UN officials say fair elections unlikely in Uganda
By VOA,
1030, January 11, 2021 (EAT)
U.N. officials warn prevailing political conditions in Uganda are stacked against the likelihood of free and fair parliamentary and presidential elect...
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OPINION: Jane Gitau, opening doors for other women
By Guest Writer,
1034, January 9, 2021 (EAT)
Jane Gitau is the Head of Corporate Communication at the Kenya Seed Company and the Chair of Greenbelt Movement, Kenya. She is a Chevening Scholar ...
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Security forces killed at least 76 in Ethiopia unrest after musician’s killing: Rights body
By Reuters,
832, January 2, 2021 (EAT)
Ethiopia’s state-appointed human rights commission said on Friday that security forces killed at least 76 people and wounded nearly 200 during viole...
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Shona celebrate Kenyan citizenship as decades of closed legal doors open
By VOA,
431, January 1, 2021 (EAT)
Members of the ethnic Shona community in Kenya are celebrating their new status as Kenyan citizens after decades of being stateless. Nazizi Dube ga...
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OPINION: Caren Wakoli mentoring youth to eradicate poverty
By Guest Writer,
1033, December 30, 2020 (EAT)
By Patience Nyange and Esther Kiragu Caren Wakoli is the Executive Director at Emerging Leaders Foundation. She calls herself a student of life,...
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OPINION: TI Kenya boss Sheila Masinde going the extra mile
By Guest Writer,
2039, December 29, 2020 (EAT)
By Patience Nyange The spotlight today is on Sheila Masinde, the Executive Director of Transparency International, Kenya. Well, I heard of Sheil...
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OPINION: Celebrating Jedidah Wakonyo Waruhiu, Kenya’s ICJ Jurist of the Year
By Guest Writer,
1347, December 28, 2020 (EAT)
By Patience Nyange Jedidah Wakonyo Waruhiu was recently declared the 2020 Jurist of the Year. The Jurist of the Year Award is held annually and ...
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UN Global Compact boss Sanda Ojiambo announces support for mandatory human rights due diligence
By Citizen Reporter,
1924, December 17, 2020 (EAT)
The United Nations Global Compact has announced their strong support for mandatory human rights due diligence during a speech by CEO and Executive Dir...
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South Korean man cleared of killing teenager after spending 20 years in jail for her murder
By CNN,
1024, December 17, 2020 (EAT)
A South Korean man who wrongfully spent 20 years in prison for killing a teenager has been cleared of her murder following a high-profile court case t...
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Four petitioners awarded Ksh.16M in post-election sexual violence case
By Rachel Ombaka,
1703, December 10, 2020 (EAT)
The High Court has awarded four petitioners Ksh.16million as damages for violation of their constitutional rights during the 2007 post-election chaos....
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Tanzanian politician Godbless Lema leaves Nairobi for asylum in Canada
By Agencies,
1325, December 10, 2020 (EAT)
Fiery Tanzanian politician Godbless Lema, who was arrested in Kenya while fleeing persecution, has left Nairobi with his family after being granted po...
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U.N. says human rights must be at core of COVID-19 recovery
By VOA,
953, December 10, 2020 (EAT)
The U.N. high commissioner for human rights has issued a call to action for international Human Rights Day to build back in a more sustainable and j...
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Tigray fighting is spiraling out of control, U.N. Human Rights chief warns
By VOA,
2242, December 9, 2020 (EAT)
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, warns that fighting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region is spiraling out of control...
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OPINION: A final chance at justice for survivors of post-election sexual violence in Kenya
By Guest Writer,
1436, December 7, 2020 (EAT)
By Naitore Nyamu On December 10, the High Court in Nairobi is scheduled to finally deliver a decision on Petition 122 of 2013, which seeks to secur...
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OPINION: A salute to Kentice Tikolo for leading the way for women behind you
By Guest Writer,
1351, December 2, 2020 (EAT)
By Patience Nyange I love it when a Kenyan woman is excellently causing disruption and challenging the status quo. This is a story about Kentice Ti...
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Alice Wairimu Nderitu appointed UN Special Adviser on the prevention of genocide
By Citizen Reporter,
907, November 11, 2020 (EAT)
Alice Wairimu Nderitu has been appointed as UN Special Adviser on the prevention of genocide. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres ma...
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