Czechs stage biggest anti-government protest since communist era

By Reuters,

Czechs turned out in their thousands on Sunday in Prague to call for the ousting of Prime Minister Andrej Babis, in the biggest show of public discont...

Communism , Czech , Prime Minister Andrej Babis , Velvet Revolution

BWIRE: Why Africa must face climate change head on

By Citizen,

By Victor Bwire Accelerated effects of climate change including prolonged droughts are taking a toll on the economies of people in the Great Horn o...

Trump Starts Process to Raise Tariffs on Remaining China Imports

By VOA,

U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered officials to begin the process of raising tariffs on “essentially all remaining imports from China,” value...

Hard economic times for Kenyans recur as inflation pressure bites

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenyans could once again be headed tough economic times as growing food prices and rising fuel costs take a swipe at consumers spending abilities. ...

CBK , economic growth , Kenya inflation , Third medium term plan

Polls open in India’s long general election

By VOA,

Polls opened Thursday in the first phase of India’s general elections, seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata...

India

Zimbabwe seeks $613 million aid from donors after drought, Cyclone

By VOA,

Zimbabwe appealed on Tuesday for $613 million in aid from local and foreign donors to cover food imports and help with a humanitarian crisis after a s...

Zimbabwe

In new attack, Trump threatens more tariffs against European Union

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to impose U.S. tariffs on $11 billion worth of European Union products, heightening tensions over a ...

Bruno Le Maire , European union , President Donald Trump , World Trade Organization

IEA: Cost-benefit analysis key to attaining food security

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has lobbied for the adoption of a cost-benefit model in the implementation of public investments in agricultur...

cost-benefit analysis , food security , Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)

IEA – Parliament not taking Auditor General’s reports seriously

By Kepha Muiruri,

Experts at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) have raised the alarm on Parliament’s continued negligence of ministerial and State departments�...

IEA-Kenya , Kwane Owino , Office of the Auditor General , PFM Act

Kirinyaga Women Rep Ngirici on Kenya’s journey to gender equality

By Citizen Reporter,

Kirinyaga Women Representative Wangui Ngirici has exuded confidence that the country will attain the 50-50 gender balance by 2030 as advocated for by ...

Purity Ngirici

No gas? No votes. Subsidy cuts imperil Ukraine leader’s reelection bid

By Reuters,

Ukrainian pensioner Nadiya Ignatiy says she has had the plum and cherry trees in her garden cut down for firewood since the government raised gas pric...

Nadiya Ignatiy , PETRO POROSHENKO , Ukraine

Why farmers might not get subsidised fertiliser

By Enock Sikolia,

Even before the dust settles on a scandal that saw crafty traders milk the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) billions of shillings, the Agricu...

Agriculture Ministry , fertilizer , Mwangi Kiunjuri

Nigerian opposition candidate seeks to privatize state oil firm

By Reuters,

Nigeria’s main opposition candidate for president said on Wednesday he would seek to privatize the state oil company and other government assets if ...

atiku abubakar , Nigeria election , Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation , President Muhammadu Buhari

250 tourists from Poland arrive in Mombasa

By Patrick Kanga,

Over 250 tourists from Poland landed in Mombasa on Saturday night aboard a polish airline -- Lot Polish Charter. The flight, which was received by ...

Jonathan Mbiyu , Kenya Tourism Board , Lot Polish Charter , Moi International Airport , Poland

Tourism industry welcomes Charter Incentive extension

By Citizen Reporter,

Players in the tourism sector have welcomed the extension of the Charter Incentive Programme. This follows a decision announced by Tourism Cabinet ...

Charter Incentive Programme , tourism , Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala

Gov’t subsidised fertiliser arrives at Mombasa port

By Faith Chepng'eno,

The Kenyan Government has received fertiliser imports for distribution to farmers across the country. With only 193,000 bags left in stores, Agricu...

bags of maize , Devolution CS Mwangi Kiunjuri , fertilizers

Sisi’s only challenger lays low ahead of Egyptian election

By Reuters,

Days ahead of Egypt’s presidential election, Moussa Mostafa Moussa, the only candidate standing against incumbent Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, is avoiding ...

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi , Cairo , Islamic state , Lamis al-Hadidi , Moussa Mostafa Moussa , North Sinai , state newspaper al-Ahram.

Sudan holding journalists arrested while covering protests

By VOA,

Authorities in Sudan were holding an Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalist on Thursday after he was arrested a day earlier while covering demonstratio...

Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali , AFP journalists arested in Sudan , President Omar-Al-Bashir , Sudan communist party , Sudan holding journalists arrested while covering protests , Sudan's National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS).

Agriculture CS says maize flour shouldn’t exceed Sh115

By Citizen,

Ugali lovers should not buy a two kilogram packet of maize meal at more than Sh115 according to the government with millers being put on the spot for ...

agriculture , Galana , Inflation , millers , staple food , subsidy , Ugali , Willy Bett

ERC mulls uniform tariff for prepaid customers

By Citizen,

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is set to overhaul the electricity subsidy tariff that could see the bracket of low electricity consumers expan...

domestic consumers , Electricity , Electricity bills , ERC , KENYA POWER , lifeline consumers , Pavel Oimeke , pre paid meters , social equity