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Tanzania electoral commission says Magufuli has won re-election
By Reuters,
944, October 31, 2020 (EAT)
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli was re-elected for a second, five-year term on Friday, securing a huge victory in a contest that has been dismiss...
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U.S. cites ‘credible allegations’ of fraud in Tanzanian election
By Reuters,
1118, October 30, 2020 (EAT)
The United States said on Thursday there were “serious doubts” about the credibility of the Tanzanian election. The leading opposition candidat...
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Opposition candidate Tundu Lissu calls Tanzania election a ‘travesty’
By Reuters,
1815, October 29, 2020 (EAT)
Tanzania’s leading opposition presidential candidate on Thursday asked countries around the world not to recognise the eventual results of an electi...
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Sport to continue in France despite lockdown – minister
By Reuters,
1613, October 29, 2020 (EAT)
Elite sport will continue in France despite a nationwide lockdown announced by President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday, sports minister Roxana Maracine...
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Kenya’s debt to hit Ksh.10.4T by June 2024
By Kepha Muiruri,
1440, October 29, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya’s debt is expected to sky rocket to Ksh.10.4 trillion by the end of June in 2024 from the present stock of Ksh.7.1 trillion according to a jus...
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Three-judge bench nullifies 23 amendments passed by National Assembly
By Dzuya Walter,
1817, October 29, 2020 (EAT)
A three-judge bench has nullified 23 amendments that were passed by the National Assembly without the involvement of Senate. The judges, while givi...
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Senate leadership to go on weekend retreat for consensus on BBI report
By Sam Ogina,
1007, October 29, 2020 (EAT)
The Senate has planned a weekend leadership meeting to chart the way forward for the implementation of the final Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) rep...
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17 students, 33 teachers have tested positive for COVID-19 since schools reopened: PS
By Edwin Obuya,
117, October 29, 2020 (EAT)
It has now emerged that 17 students and 33 teachers have so far tested positive for COVID-19 since schools reopened two weeks ago. This is accordin...
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22 companies, 5 counties: DCI firms up Ksh.12B embezzlement case against MP Rigathi Gachagua
By Nimrod Taabu,
1206, October 28, 2020 (EAT)
Mathira Member of Parliament Rigathi Gachagua was on Monday night interrogated by Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) officers over the embezz...
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Mudavadi now wants Uhuru to form another BBI committee for ‘final reactions’
By Sam Ogina,
1111, October 28, 2020 (EAT)
Amani National Congress (ANC) party leader Musalia Mudavadi now wants President Uhuru Kenyatta to form a committee that will consolidate emerging cont...
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Tanzania president Magufuli aims for second term as polls open
By Reuters,
927, October 28, 2020 (EAT)
Tanzania’s president John Magufuli hopes to win another five-year term when the East African nation holds presidential and parliamentary elections o...
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BWIRE: Media should be included in BBI reforms
By Guest Writer,
1108, October 27, 2020 (EAT)
By Victor Bwire Media missed out in the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report, just like some few segments of the society. However, we believ...
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Civil society groups blast big ticket infrastructure for ‘creating’ Kenya’s debt crisis
By Kepha Muiruri,
1116, October 26, 2020 (EAT)
Civil society groups (CSOs) under the moniker Okoa Uchumi have faulted the government’s obsession with big ticket infrastructure projects for saddli...
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Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua’s bank accounts frozen as DCI probes Ksh. 12.5B tender scam
By Hassan Mugambi,
1747, October 25, 2020 (EAT)
Detectives from the Serious Crimes Investigations Unit at the DCI headquarters have concluded a probe against Mathira Member of Parliament Rigathi Gac...
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Retired KDF boss Julius Karangi reveals boda boda riders wanted to lynch him a month ago
By Johnson Muriithi,
1811, October 24, 2020 (EAT)
Retired Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Julius Karangi on Friday surprised mourners at a burial in Kirinyaga County when he recounted a recent incident w...
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‘We’ll stick with President Uhuru to the end on BBI,’ Raila declares
By George Amolo,
1810, October 24, 2020 (EAT)
ODM leader Raila Odinga has assured Kenyans that they will stick together with President Uhuru Kenyatta in the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) cours...
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Egypt begins voting to elect new parliament
By Reuters,
1317, October 24, 2020 (EAT)
Polls opened in Egypt on Saturday for parliamentary elections that will stretch over several weeks and are set to be dominated by supporters of Presid...
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MP Aisha Jumwa to spend weekend in custody after failing to raise Ksh.4M cash bail
By Citizen Reporter,
1318, October 24, 2020 (EAT)
Malindi Member of Parliament Aisha Jumwa will be a guest of the State for the weekend after she was unable to post bail on time for her release on Fri...
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BBI proposes the creation of the office of Prime Minister and two deputies
By Francis Gachuri,
1405, October 22, 2020 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta could be the first and last occupier of the country's top job under the pure presidential system of governance adopted by Ken...
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BBI proposes to increase MPs to 360, abolish nominated seats
By Sam Ogina,
2214, October 21, 2020 (EAT)
The final Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report proposes for an expanded legislature and abolishing of nominated seats. In the National Assembly...
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