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The Life and Times of Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o — as Tributes Pour in Following Celebrated Novelist’s Death
Kenyan novelist Prof Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong'o has passed away, his family has confirmed. Prof Ngugi was aged 87. "It tears...
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Agather Atuhaire Torture: Donald Trump’s US Government Demands Answers from Tanzania’s Suluhu
Donald Trump’s US government, through the Department of State’s Bureau of Africa Affairs, has spoken out on the torture of...
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ASANTE SANA MAMA! Muhoozi Praises Samia Suluhu for Deporting Kenyan, Ugandan Activists
Uganda’s first son and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has saluted Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan for...
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Agather Atuhaire Deported
Tanzania's government has deported Activist Agather Atuhaire to Uganda. Atuhaire's colleague Boniface Mwangi was deported to Kenya. Boniface Mwabukusi, the...
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UNWANTED! Besigye Lawyer Martha Karua’s Passport Confiscated, Set to be Deported
Ugandan opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye’s lawyer as Kenya’s People’s Liberation Party (PLP) party leader Martha Karua says she was...
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VIDEO: Watch the Moment Ruto’s Head Was Hit with a Shoe at Rally
Kenya’s president William Samoei Ruto’s head was hit with a shoe at a rally , disrupting the meeting on Sunday,...
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THEY WANT TO KILL ME: Kenyan MP Warned Months Before He Was Assassinated
At least two months before he was shot dead in the capital Nairobi in the evening of April 30, 2025,...
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MP Assassinated by Men on Bodaboda
A Kenyan MP was shot dead in the capital Nairobi in the evening of April 30, 2025. The shooting of...
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Growing Tensions: UPDF Soldiers Deployed in South Sudan
The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) has deployed in South Sudan’s capital Juba amidst growing tensions between the united government's...
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Elizabeth Kakwanzi Katanywa: So-Called Leaked Video & Dirty Politics of Western Youth MP Elections?
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‘Leaked Video’ Aside, Who are Elizabeth Kakwanzi Katanywa’s Opponents in Western Youth MP Election?
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IN PICTURES: Interesting Photos of Elizabeth Kakwanzi Katanywa Strategizing for Western Youth MP Position