February 2025
Rights Groups to March in Nairobi, Demand Release of Uganda’s Kizza Besigye » Capital News
NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 19 – Human rights organizations led by Amnesty International have announced a planned march to the Uganda High Commission in Nairobi and the National Assembly on Friday to present a petition demanding justice for detained Ugandan opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused. The march comes in response to the Ugandan […]
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Wetang’ula Calls for Political Parties to Empower Vulnerable Groups in Governance » Capital News
NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 19 – National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula urged political parties to review their policies and ensure they create opportunities for vulnerable groups to contribute to the management and governance of the country. Speaking during his meeting with the European Union Election Follow-up Mission, Wetang’ula advised lawmakers holding affirmative action seats to use […]
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Kenya relies on USAid famine warning system – what happens now that it’s gone? » Capital News
Timothy Njagi Njeru, Egerton University Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fews Net), a web-based platform for predicting famine, went offline on 30 January 2025. The system had provided up-to-date data to predict and track food insecurity in nearly 30 countries in Africa, central America and Asia for 40 years. It was funded by the US […]
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