PRESIDENT RUTO NOW IN TANZANIA

President William Ruto arrived in Tanzania on Sunday evening ahead of  a two-day official visit.President Ruto was accompanied by his wife Rachel Ruto .They were welcomed to Tanzania by the country’s Foreign Affairs minister Dr. Stergomena Tax. Today, the Head of State is going to  pay a visit to his Tanzanian counterpart, Samia Suluhu, at…

EBOLA IS CONTROLABLE-MUSEVENI SAYS

Uganda’s President Museveni on Wednesday ruled out imposing a lockdown to contain the highly contagious Ebola virus, saying the country had the capacity to contain the outbreak. Authorities in the East African nation declared an outbreak in the central district of Muntebe last week after the country reported its first fatality from the virus since…

KALONZO TOURS SOUTH SUDAN

Wiper Democratic Movement Leader and Former Vice President Hon Kalonzo Musyoka has concluded his three-day visit to Juba-South Sudan where he held meetings with the Country’s President Salva Kiir, Mayardit , First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar and Fourth Vice President Rebbecca Garang over the implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement. The country has made…

PEACE PROMOTION WITHIN AFRICA

The United Nations (UN) has lauded President Uhuru Kenyatta for leading efforts as the East African Community (EAC) Chairman to foster peace in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the neighboring countries. Secretary General Antonio Guteress who spoke with President Kenyatta on Saturday assured him of the global body’s support in the initiatives…

DROUGHT CRISIS IN THE HORN OF AFRICA

Twenty million people are at risk of starvation this year as delayed rains worsen an already brutal drought in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia, the UN warned Tuesday. An extreme months-long drought has left the Horn of Africa on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe, destroying crops and livestock and forcing huge numbers of people to…