East Africa: Region Plans U.S. $900 Billion Railway Upgrade
The East African Community (EAC) secretariat is organising a regional conference aimed at actualisation of a US$900bn East African Railway Master plan which will cost $900 billion.
Uganda: Experts Warn of More Landslides
Fourteen-year-old Isaac Wadyegere of Bundesi village in Bududa district woke up to a rainy and chilly Monday morning and went to school as usual.
Kenya: Ministers Told to Stay at Home for Constitution Debate
At least 13 Cabinet ministers have been caught up in President Kibaki's temporary ban on foreign trips to facilitate debate on the draft constitution.
Uganda: Health Fears Follow Deadly Mudslides
Rose Nakhayetse is lucky to be alive, but her ordeal is far from over. Having narrowly escaped last week's deadly landslides in eastern Uganda, she and thousands of others are facing fresh dangers.
Uganda: Prime Minister Injured in Helicopter Crash
"THE weather was bad as we left Lwakhakha. I told my colleagues not to worry because death is instant in a plane accident. They became cheerful," Prime Minister Apolo Nsibambi, admitted in Mulago Hospital, told his visitors yesterday.
Uganda: Indian Firm Plans Telecoms Takeover This Month
Kuwaiti-based Zain, which was last year a headlines maker after its July announcement that it was looking at its options in Africa including a possible sale of its networks, is back in the news.
Somalia: Mastermind of U.S. Embassy Attacks Takes over Militia Group - Reports
The man who masterminded the 1998 terrorist attacks on US embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam is believed to have taken over the leadership of al-Shabaab in war-torn Somalia, Kenyan counter-terrorism officials say.
Sudan: Humanitarian Response to New Arrivals in West Darfur IDP Camp
On 9 March, UNAMID, collaborating with other humanitarian agencies, conducted a mission to Taiba Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, about 40 km north of Zalingei, West Darfur. More than 600 people, mainly women, children and elderly persons, have fled inter-tribal fighting in Khorramla village, east of Zalingei.
Kenya: Thousands Hit by Flooding
At least 10,000 people in Kenya have been displaced by flooding, mainly in the north, which has prompted fears of an outbreak of waterborne diseases. Hundreds of heads of livestock have drowned or gone missing and dozens of houses and business stalls are submerged.
Kenya: Sasini Eyes Sh579 Million in Profit
Agricultural firm Sasini on Wednesday said it hopes to boost its pre-tax profit from Sh108 million to Sh579 million by 2012 following the initiation of diversification and value addition projects.
Kenya: PTA Bank Gets Sh3.8 Billion Funding
PTA Bank has received a loan facility of $50 million (Sh3.8 billion) from a consortium of international financiers for on-lending to small and medium sized corporate clients.
Kenya: Sh3 Billion to Kick-Off Kenya Referendum
The Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC) will get a Sh3 billion boost in this year's supplementary budget to be tabled in the House later this month.
Kenya: Fish Deaths Worry MPs
Kenyan legislators on Wednesday contested the government's position on the widespread death of fish in Lake Naivasha saying only a full probe by one of the departmental committees will unearth the truth behind the catastrophe.
Kenya: Deputy Prime Minister - I'm Innocent on Cemetery Land Scandal
Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi on Wednesday maintained his innocence over the Sh283 million cemetery land scandal and released documents showing that the money was paid out six months before the sale agreement was signed.
Uganda: Aid Workers Battle to Help "Forgotten" Refugees
With at least 67,000 refugees in southwest Uganda, the government and aid workers are still battling inadequate resources in what a UN official described as a "silent emergency".
Uganda: Health Ministry Bosses Charged, Remanded to Luzira Prison
Buganda road court has charged the three health ministry officials arrested yesterday with with corruption and neglect of duty.
Uganda: Nsibambi Discharged From Mulago
Prime Minister Prof.Apolo Nsibambi has been discharged from Mulago hospital where he has been undergoing treatment.
Kenya: Hungry And HIV-Positive in Nairobi's Slums
Violet Tinah, 40, a resident of Korogocho slum in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, is living with HIV and was recently diagnosed with tuberculosis, but her biggest problem today is not disease - but hunger.
Tanzania: Weather Changes Turn Farming Into Gamble With Nature
Changes in weather patterns have turned agriculture into a gamble with nature for Tanzanian farmers. Prolonged droughts and floods have made the lives of small-scale farmers, who don't have access to irrigation, extremely difficult.
Uganda: Manufacturers Summoned to Explain Nsibambi Chopper Crash
The government has summoned the manufacturers of the police helicopter that crashed on Monday, injuring Prime Minister Apolo Nsibambi and five other people on board. Also summoned is a South African firm that was involved in the purchase, the State Minister for Internal Affairs, Mr Matia Kasaija, told Parliament yesterday.
Uganda: Nsibambi's Tale of a Narrow Escape
The VIP ward at Mulago Hospital was yesterday a hive of activity as visitors thronged to check on the Prime Minister who was admitted there following a helicopter accident on Monday.
East Africa: Rwanda, DRC Women Denounce Sexual Abuse
Women from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday called for an end to sexual abuse used as a weapon by armed groups operating within the region.
Sudan: Country Needs Fair Polls
Regional Heads of State and Government meeting in Nairobi yesterday asked Sudan to ensure that the forthcoming elections are free and fair.
Kenya: Fuel Inspection Row Raises Grave Queries
The heat of the fuel inspection controversy finally smoked out the authorities. Yet, instead of clearing the air, the Ministry of Industrialisation -- which gazetted the higher 0.675 per cent levy to be charged by a new company contracted last year to inspect imported oil -- struggled to feign ignorance.
Uganda: Are Electoral Commissioners Cadres of the NRM Party?
This March might turn out to be the most important month in the run up to the February 2011 presidential and parliamentary elections.
Kenya: Kenyans Starve as Food Worth Millions of Shillings Rots
Food worth millions of shillings is rotting on farms across the country due to lack of markets and impassable roads.
Kenya: IMF Pushes for Insurance on Bank Deposits
Bank depositors may sleep more soundly if the Kenya government adopts IMF proposals to speed up the introduction of deposit insurance as part of reforms to strengthen the financial sector.
Kenya: Regulator Must Consult
Reports that the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) has sanctioned the increased cost of transport insurance, commonly known as cartage insurance, by eight per cent are disturbing.
Tanzania: Manufactured Exports Decline 2 Percent in 2009
TANZANIA'S export of goods went down by 2.0 per cent to USD 2,634 million, largely due to a decrease in manufactured exports during the year ending December 2009.
Kenya: African Women Economic Summit: ?Investing Differently in Women? - Graca Machel and AfDB President to Co-host the event
The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, and Founder of New Faces, New Voices network (NFNV) Graca Machel, will co-host ?The African Women Economic Summit? scheduled to take place in Nairobi, Kenya, from 19-20 March 2010 on the theme: ?Investing differently in Women?.
