Major Towns Nairobi Running battles have ensued in Nairobi Central Business District after police dispersed anti-finance bill protesters. A crowd of protesters had gathered to demonstrate against the Finance Bill 2024 when chaos erupted. Police hurled teargas canisters at the…
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula 13 Members of Parliament have withdrawn their proposed amendments to the contentious Finance Bill 2024. National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula through a communication, notified the House that MPs; Martins Peter Owino, Beatrice Elachi, Makali Mulu,…
Samuel Oyewole, University of Pretoria A year into his administration, Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the National Anthem Bill into law, replacing an anthem adopted in 1978 with its predecessor. The decision generated debate among Nigerians, some of whom…
Digital content creator and co-founder of Wagwan Nairobi Anini Barasa has issued a public apology after she and fellow TikTokers were castigated by netizens for trying to launch a Gen Z political party dubbed ‘Next Generation Alliance Party of Kenya.’…
John Mukum Mbaku, Weber State University Across Kenya, thousands of mostly young citizens are protesting against tax proposals tabled by President William Ruto’s administration in its annual budget legislation. Using hashtags like #RejectFinanceBill2024 and #OccupyParliament, protesters have held demonstrations against…
KISUMU, Kenya, Jun 25 – Youths in their thousands have poured into the lakeside city of Kisumu Central Business District protesting at the Finance Bill 2024. They first converged at Kondele, before walking almost 2 kilometres to town centre Police…
Here are quick Facts about Gabriel Oguda Gabriel Oguda is a journalist, Communist, and entrepreneur Gabriel Oguda is a Policy Analyst in the office of the Leader of Minority at the National Assembly Oguda is also a political activist He…
MOMBASA, Kenya, Jun 25 – Thousands of young people in Mombasa have joined their counterparts countrywide to protest against the Finance Bill 2024. Clad mostly in black and holding antigovernmental placards, the demonstrators arrived in Mombasa town as early as…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 25 – Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Members of Parliament have withdraw their amendments to the Finance Bill 2024. Minority leader Opiyo Wandayi stated that the decision was made after extensive discussions following a Parliamentary Group meeting.…
A recent Reuters investigation has uncovered a clandestine effort by the US military during the COVID-19 pandemic to undermine China’s vaccine and aid initiatives in the Philippines. This operation involved over 300 fake social media accounts on X (formerly Twitter),…