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CAF Rules Out Kenya, Zimbabwe From 2023 AFCON Qualifiers

CAF Rules Out Kenya, Zimbabwe From 2023 AFCON Qualifiers

May 25, 2022 3:43 am

Kenya and Zimbabwe have been ruled out from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers having ‘failed to have their suspensions by FIFA set aside’ the Confederation of African Football has confirmed.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that FIFA had on February 24 suspended both federations over what they termed ‘government interference.’

‘As a consequence of having failed to have their suspensions by FIFA set aside, CAF has confirmed that both Kenya and Zimbabwe will not participate in the Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023 qualifiers,’ read the CAF statement.

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Kenya Increases Minimum Wage As Inflation Stings

Kenya Increases Minimum Wage As Inflation Stings

May 2, 2022 2:56 am

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta have announced a 12% increase in the minimum wage as the East African country confronts a surge in the cost of living.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that inflation in Kenya jumped to a seven-month high in April, majorly as a result of skyrocketing fuel and food prices, according to official figures.

‘As a caring government, we find there is a compelling case to review the minimum wages so as to cushion our workers against further erosions,’ Kenyatta said at a Labour Day rally.

He said the 12 percent increase would come into effect from …

Nigeria Broke International Law On Kanu- Canadian Official

Nigeria Broke International Law On Kanu- Canadian Official

July 6, 2021 3:43 am

Nigerian-Canadian, Kelechi Madu, who is the Minister of Justice and Solicitor General of Alberta has asserted that Nigeria and Kenya broke international law in abducting Nnamdi Kanu and bringing him to Nigeria.

In a statement, Madu pointed out that the arrest fell below international standards and advised Nigeria to release Kanu.

He reserved his sharpest tongue for Nigeria’s attorney general Abubakar Malami, describing him a disgrace to the rule of law.

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“The Attorney General of Nigeria, Abubakar Malami is a disgrace to the rule of law, and not worthy to …

Kenyatta Criticises Judges For Blocking Constitutional Reform

Kenyatta Criticises Judges For Blocking Constitutional Reform

June 2, 2021 4:47 am

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday took aim at the judiciary after a recent ruling scuppered his plan to change the constitution ahead of next year’s general elections.

In a speech celebrating Madaraka Day, marking the country’s attainment of self-rule in 1963, Kenyatta singled out several court decisions that have put him at loggerheads with judges.

In 2017, the Supreme Court made a historic ruling cancelling his victory in a presidential election over widespread irregularities. He won a further term in a re-run which was boycotted by the opposition.

Then in May, a High Court ruled his reforms known as the …

Kenya Suspends Flights from Somalia, Gives Reasons

Kenya Suspends Flights from Somalia, Gives Reasons

May 12, 2021 7:04 am

Kenya has announced that flights between Nairobi and Mogadishu had been suspended, just days after Somalia said diplomatic ties with its neighbour had been normalised following months of tension.

The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) said commercial flights to and from Somalia would be paused for three months, without giving a reason.

‘All flights between Kenya and Somalia are suspended except medevac flights and United Nations flights on humanitarian missions only,’ the regulator said.

KCAA director-general Gilbert Kibe told reporters the suspension was ‘a decision by the government’ but gave no further details.

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Nigerians Are Taking Over Our Economy - Kenyan Professor

Nigerians Are Taking Over Our Economy – Kenyan Professor

July 23, 2020 4:13 pm

XN Iraki, an Associate Professor at the University of Nairobi, Kenya, has expressed concerns over Nigeria’s growing influence on the Kenyan economy.

Professor Iraki, in an article titled, ‘Nigerians Are Not Coming, They’ve Already Arrived,’ published in The Standard, raised the alarm over the influence of Nigerian churches, movies and banks in the country.

He said the entry of Nigerian lenders into the Kenyan market was well planned.

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Iraki was reacting to the recent sale of Kenya’s Transnational Bank to Access Bank of Nigeria, noting that Access was not …

Interswitch postpones Annual InterswitchSPAK National Competition

Interswitch Postpones Annual InterswitchSPAK National Competition

July 2, 2020 6:34 am

Based on due considerations for the health, safety and general well-being of thousands of young students and the other categories of stakeholders involved in the national qualifying examinations, Masterclasses and national science competitions across Nigeria and Kenya annually, Interswitch Group have taken the difficult, howbeit, necessary and pragmatic decision to move the activities planned for the 2020 / 2021 edition of InterswitchSPAK National Science competition.

According to a statement from the company, the global concern regarding the coronavirus outbreak and its outlook which remains unclear, including travel and social gathering concerns among other considerations, make it extremely challenging to proceed …

Kenya outmuscles Djibouti to pick Africa’s last seat on UN Security Council

Kenya Outmuscles Djibouti To Pick Africa’s Last Seat On UN Security Council

June 19, 2020 4:15 am

Kenya has outmuscled Djibouti to clinch Africa’s last non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council.

Kenya will serve a two-year term in the powerful council beginning Jan. 1, 2021.

Its victory came during the second round of voting by member states in the General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York on Thursday.

The results were announced by the President of the Assembly, Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande, who presided over the election.

Kenya secured 129 votes, just one point above the required two-thirds majority of 128 votes, as against Djibouti’s 62.

Africa has three non-permanent seats, currently occupied by …

Kenya Bans Public Events After First Case Of Coronavirus

Kenya Bans Public Events After First Case Of Coronavirus

March 13, 2020 10:53 am
Kenya has banned all major public events after confirming its first case of the new coronavirus in a woman who had returned to the country from the United States, the health minister said on Friday.

Kenya, the richest economy in sub-Saharan Africa and a major hub for global firms and the United Nations, is the 11th country in the region to confirm a case of COVID-19, bringing its total reported cases to 39.

Mutahi Kagwe, Kenya’s health minister, told a news conference the government had suspended all public gatherings, sporting events, open-air religious meetings and “all events that are of

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Kenya to Host Hockey Africa Cup Of Nations Qualifiers

February 23, 2020 8:47 am

Kenya will host the men and women’s North East region qualifiers for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations set for May 11-17 at the Sikh Union Hockey Stadium in Nairobi.

The men’s team will face Burundi, Libya, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Seychelles where the top two nations will proceed to the next year’s Cup of Nations.

The ladies will battle favourites Egypt, Burundi, Libya, Seychelles, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda for the two slots.

Kenya Hockey Union deputy match and fixture secretary, Moses Majiwa, said it was an honour for the country to host the inaugural event.

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Kenya U-16 Side Invited For Spain Tourney

February 14, 2020 4:24 pm

Kenya Under-16 boys’ football team Monday landed a successive invite to compete at the Mediterranean International Cup (MIC), and captain Teddy Sirma asserts that this exposure will ultimately actualise his ambition of turning out for an English Premier League (EPL) club.

Football Kenya Federation (FKF) media officer Ken Okaka told Nation Sport the youthful team will head to Spain for preparations and friendly matches before competing at the tournament to be held in April in Valencia.

“The boys have garnered valuable experience over the past year and graduated from a U15 to U16 side. We are confident of putting up …

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Kenya: Nation Lost 83 People In Terror Attacks In 2019

February 6, 2020 12:35 pm

 

Kenya lost 83 people in 2019 as a result of terror attacks, a 20 per cent increase from 2018 when such deaths stood at 56.

This is according to a new report released by the Centre for Human Rights and Policy Studies (Chrips).

The data, which is derived from Chrips Terror Attacks and Arrests Observatory report, also shows that 42 security officers lost their lives as a result of direct attacks by the Al-Shabaab terrorist group.

Furthermore, 26 civilians were killed during the period under review.

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