Tag: Kisumu

UWA Chief Urges Suppliers to Uphold Quality and Integrity

The forum comes as UWA continues to strengthen partnerships and procurement systems to support conservation. The authority is mandated to conserve and sustainably manage Uganda’s wildlife and protected areas.

U.S Pushes Private Investment in Luzon Economic Corridor as $60 Million Energy Deal is Signed

Business

Dan Petrie, the Acting Chief of Staff of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, said MCC had signed a $60 million Energy Threshold Program hours earlier. The programme aims to lower high electricity costs and improve reliability by modernising the Energy Regulatory Commission, strengthening electric cooperatives, piloting smart-grid technologies and unlocking domestic capital for power infrastructure.

Politics

PFF Leaders Attack Ruto over Besigye’s Arrest in Kenya

The mystery of Dr. Besigye's disappearance in Nairobi comes on the back of 36 FDC Katonga members arrested in Kisumu four months ago and clandestinely handed over to the government back home.

Security

Lukwago Tasks Kenyan Gov’t to Explain Arrest of Ugandans

“We want to put the Kenyan government on the spot; how do people come to visit Kenya and are returned back to the country forcefully without being deported or extradited?"

Politics

FDC Katonga Faction Threatens to Sue Kenyan Gov’t over...

The 36 party members were arrested in Kisumu, Kenya, and deported back to Uganda after they were accused of engaging in subversive activities.

Business

Kenya Protests Paralyze Businesses in Border Towns

The protests, which started as a peaceful demonstration last week and have recently escalated into violent protests with protestors burning properties and blocking off roads, have made many truck drivers fear for their lives and merchandise as they were seen parking at the border.

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