Tanzania intends to build a pipeline to pump natural gas to Uganda according to the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation. The pipeline will run from Dar es Salaam, pass through Tanga port on the India Ocean […]
South Sudan Central Bank recently announced that it will issue a new 500-pound banknote that will reduce the burden of carrying large amounts of paper money as well as improve the country’s ailing economy. “The […]
The first batch of Cuban doctors have arrived in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, as controversy continues to swirl over the deal. The 50 doctors, who are mostly women, were received by Kisumu County Governor Prof Anyang’ […]
A Kenyan referee has lost a lifetime opportunity to officiate at the FIFA World Cup in Russia after he was exposed receiving a brie in a corruption sting. The referee was video-graphed receiving a bribe […]
Former US President Barack Obama is set to visit Kenya on July 16. The one-day visit will see him hold talks with President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House, Nairobi, before travelling to his ancestral home of […]
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday flagged off the first consignment of crude oil destined for export from the East African nation under a pilot scheme. Kenyatta flagged off trucks loaded with crude oil from […]
Kenya on Thursday marked the first anniversary since the launch of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) passenger train service amid smooth operations that has endeared it to regular travelers, entrepreneurs and tourists. Senior Kenyan government […]
Three-time world champion Asbel Kiprop said he paid drugs testers because he “thought they wanted the money for fuel or tea”. Kiprop, who won 1500m gold at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, tested positive for EPO out […]
The tourism sector in Africa is growing by leaps and bounds with the continent welcoming 57 million international tourist arrivals in 2016 according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). With a current population […]
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed into law the Computer and Cybercrimes Bill, 2017. Uganda already has its own version of computer misuse and cyber crimes act and several journalists including The Red Pepper the […]
A new online taxi-hailing app Little Ride is set to launch its services in Uganda this month, bringing competition to Uber and Taxify who have been enjoying a duopoly. Little, developed by technology firm Craft […]
A dam burst on a flower farm in Kenya’s Rift Valley after weeks of torrential rain, unleashing a “sea of water” that smashed into two villages and killed at least 32 people, officials and survivors […]
Kenya is set to make history this Friday if all goes as planned to deploy its first locally made satellite into space. The Nano-satellite that was developed by students and researchers of the University of […]
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for forgiveness and reconciliation during his state of the nation address. “If there was anything I said last year that hurt or wounded you, if I damaged the unity […]