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Details of the last-minute attempts by President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM chief Raila Odinga to retain Wiper boss Kalonzo Musyoka in Azimio coalition have emerged. The Star established Uhuru and Raila held at least three meetings, including one chaired by the President, within 12 hours of Kalonzo announcing his presidential bid. “My brother Raila ……. came to my house to try and convince me to accept his choice,” Kalonzo said. “We did not agree and he said he would choose Martha and I told him I would choose my own running mate.” The former vice president on Monday bolted out…

Owning the narrative provides us as Africans the opportunity to showcase the best of our continent’s creativity, rich culture and personalised perspectives. Animation technology and film production offer us that opportunity. The future is here. When Walt Disney Animation Studios approached Pan-African animation company Kugali Media for a one-of-a-kind collaboration. It had one clear goal: get Africans to tell the African story through cutting-edge technology and a platform with infinite possibilities. Walt Disney, a global giant in animation and film production, was not only keen to cash in on the continent’s booming film industry but also to tap the bubbling…

By AFP What you need to know: ‘Gucci Grace’ will, however, still live comfortably for the rest of her life even if the businesses that her husband left her collapse, as post-coup law ensures that she has a decent pension Five years ago, Alpha Omega Dairy was one of Zimbabwe’s fastest-growing dairies, with a range of products that became dominant on supermarket shelves and the streets in the country’s major cities. Built by former first lady Grace Mugabe on commercial farms grabbed from White Zimbabweans, sometimes violently, Alpha and Omega boasted state-of-the-art milk processing plants and its products were advertised…

Natalie Evans describes herself as an accidental activist, after a racist incident she filmed on a train went viral two years ago. It spurred Natalie and her sister Naomi to set up the Instagram account Everyday Racism to help educate people about racism, and how to tackle it. They now have more than 200,000 followers on the social media platform, and last December Natalie quit her job as a youth charity worker to concentrate full time on the activism. “We were starting to receive feedback from people saying ‘thank you for this’, and ‘this is helpful’,” says Natalie, who is…

By Bbiira Kiwanuka Nassa A few days ago, Uganda was struck by a new upsurge of a political birthday. It is the first I have witnessed celebrated in a full combat of our mighty Uganda People’s Defense Forces’ full uniform. My attendance was limited because it was planned to be attended by NRA/NRM cohorts. From there the birthday tsunami ravaged major rural but politically fallacious cities. I missed that of Hoima where I was but as I had planned to drive to Ntungamo for national assignments. I knew that the Genetically Modified Officer is ill prepared and weak to form…

Elon Musk said on Tuesday that as the owner of Twitter he would lift the ban on Donald Trump, contending that kicking the former US president off the platform “alienated a large part of the country.” Musk’s endorsement of a Trump return to the global messaging platform triggered fears among activists that Musk would “open the floodgates of hate.” “I would reverse the permanent ban,” the billionaire said at a Financial Times conference, noting that he doesn’t own Twitter yet, so “this is not like a thing that will definitely happen.” Trump has stated publicly that he would not come…

Voting has begun in the Philippines, with millions queuing across the islands to choose their next president. The man tipped to win the presidency is Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, the son of the nation’s former dictator. Polls suggest he may see a landslide victory, meaning the Marcos clan ousted by a people’s revolt 36 years ago could reclaim power. His main rival is Leni Robredo, a liberal who narrowly beat Mr Marcos in the 2016 vice-presidential race. But polls this campaign have consistently shown the Marcos heir ahead with a commanding 30-percentage-point lead. A high turnout is expected of the…

UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace wants to challenge Russia’s use of suffering and commemoration on its 9 May parade – an annual event marking the Soviet Union’s victory in the Second World War – which he says will hide their military’s poor leadership in Ukraine. Wallace says Russia’s generals have shown a “disgraceful display of self preservation and doubling down on failure”. In his speech at the National Army Museum, Wallace will say all professional soldiers should be appalled by the behaviour of the Russian Army. He’ll say their top brass have engaged in war crimes and have failed their…

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine, May 8 (Reuters) – As many as 60 people were feared to have been killed in the Russian bombing of a village school in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, the regional governor said on Sunday. Governor Serhiy Gaidai said Russian forces dropped a bomb on Saturday afternoon on the school in Bilohorivka where about 90 people were sheltering, causing a fire that engulfed the building for four hours. “Thirty people were evacuated from the rubble, seven of whom were injured. Sixty people were likely to have died under the rubble of buildings,” Gaidai wrote on the Telegram…

By Peter Ward Every year millions of people cross borders to undergo medical treatments that are either unavailable in their home country or too expensive. For many, this is a last resort to ease the pain of a debilitating disease or defy a terminal diagnosis; for others the goals are purely cosmetic. But in the past few years a new type of “medical tourist” has emerged: those seeking to radically extend their lives. There are more older people than ever before – and more people in search of longevity. In the UK, people over the age of 65 made up 19% of…