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Uhuru Kenyatta has been sworn in for a second term as president of Kenya at a ceremony in the capital, Nairobi, boycotted by the opposition. The ceremony took place in a packed stadium with police driving back other Kenyatta supporters trying to get in without seats. Riot police were also

Five directors and three editors of the Pepper Publications Limited were on Monday afternoon charged and remanded to Luzira Prison until the 5th of December. The Five Red Pepper directors are; Arinaitwe Otim Rugyendo, Mujuni James, Johnson Byara Musinguzi, Patrick Mugumya, Richard Tusiime and the three  editors include; Ben Byarabaha, Richard Kintu and Tumusiime Francis. They were charged

Uganda’s political climate, characterised by growing discontent over President Yoweri Museveni’s apparent desire to change the Constitution and remain in power, risks plunging the country into a leadership crisis. The observation was contained in a 34-page report released on Tuesday by Belgium-based NGO International Crisis Group (ICG), titled “Uganda’s Slow

Robert Mugabe will continue to have a role to play in Zimbabwean politics, the Jesuit priest who helped negotiate his resignation has told the BBC. Father Fidelis Mukonori said he would provide "advice" as an elder statesman, including to the new president. Mr Mugabe, 93, resigned on Tuesday after a

Aviation police have arrested a nurse trying to smuggle out cocaine worth 397 million through Entebbe Airport. The suspect, identified as Beatrice Isaro, a nurse from Rwanda was detected by the new technology equipments installed at the airport and was found with drugs concealed in a suitcase. "Police recently procured

The Archbishop of York has put on a dog collar for the first time in almost 10 years, ending his symbolic protest over Robert Mugabe's leadership of Zimbabwe. In December 2007, Dr John Sentamu cut up his dog collar live on BBC One's Andrew Marr Show, promising not to wear one until

Former Kilome MP Harun Mwau’s exit from Nakumatt was the trigger for the retailer’s slide to bankruptcy and near-liquidation, according to newly filed court documents. Edward Waithaka, a director of Nanyuki Mall Limited, says in court filings that Nakumatt chief executive Atul Shah may have used its working capital to