Abuja: Nigeria slapped 44 Boko Haram jihadists with jail terms of up to 30 years for funding terrorist activities, a spokesman for a counterterrorism agency said. The convicted were among 54 suspects arraigned in four specially-constituted civilian courts set up at a military base in the town of Kainji in
Yaoundé: Cameroon will vote in a presidential election on October 12, following a decree issued by President Paul Biya. As the date approaches, the political landscape is showing signs of shifting alliances and emerging challenges for the long-serving leader. According to Nam News Network, President Biya, who has led Cameroon
Murang’a: Land stakeholders have committed to collaborating and sharing data on public land to support the ongoing nationwide roll-out of Ardhisasa, Kenya’s digital Land Information Management System. According to Kenya News Agency, during a forum organized by the State Department for Lands and Physical Planning held this week in Murang’a
Busia: Teachers at Kisoko Girls Primary School are urgently appealing for medical assistance for 14-year-old grade 7 student Patience Adhiambo, who is suffering from a rare eye condition. Despite her challenges, Adhiambo remains one of the top students at the school. According to Kenya News Agency, Adhiambo’s condition has caused
Nairobi: The government has embarked on an appraisal of the Sacco Societies Act 2008 in order to strengthen and restore trust, transparency, and accountability in the cooperatives sub-sector. Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi said the reforms further aim to root out graft by rogue officials whose actions have disillusioned society
Kakamega: All public schools have been directed to shift their procurement process to the Government digital portal, popularly known as E-procurement (EGP), whenever they source goods and services. Speaking at Esumeyia Secondary School in Kakamega County, Basic Education Principal Secretary Amb. Prof Julius Bitok emphasized the need for schools to
Nairobi: In the wake of demonstrations, police excesses, brutality, enforced disappearances, and deaths of youthful Kenyans, also known as Gen Z, the Kenyan tech-savvy youth are steadily reshaping democracy in the country. From the streets to the digital space, including social media, mobile apps, and other online platforms, digital activism
Laikipia: Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya has expressed the government’s commitment to introducing coffee farming in more regions across the country to revive Kenya’s coffee sector, pledging billions in funding and reforms. According to Kenya News Agency, the CS remarked that the