The generation of Kenyans born between 1997 and 2012 – the Gen-Zs – have borne the brunt of the country’s slow economic growth. If a country has slow economic growth, it typically experiences higher unemployment rates, reduced income levels and decreased investments. It leads to an overall lower living standard. Over the last 10 years,… Continue reading The deep economic roots that brought Kenya’s Gen-Z onto the streets
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Bugambe Speaker links arrest to land grabbing cartel
Bugambe Sub-county Council Speaker, Nelson Atich, who was released on police bond on Tuesday, alleges that his arrest is connected to a land grabbing group. Speaking to The Albertine Journal by phone on Wednesday, Atich, also serving as Katanga Parish Councilor in Kikuube district, clarified that he voluntarily presented himself to the police, contrary to… Continue reading Bugambe Speaker links arrest to land grabbing cartel
Illegal organ trade more sophisticated
Every now and then the trade in human organs makes national, even international, news. In March 2023, a Nigerian politician, his wife and a medical middleman were found guilty of an organ-trafficking plot after they brought a man to the UK from Lagos to sell his kidney. Several months later in Kenya, following the arrest of a… Continue reading Illegal organ trade more sophisticated
Silvio Berlusconi, former Italian prime minister known for scandals, dies at 86
Silvio Berlusconi, the leader of Italy’s Forza Italia party and the country’s former premier, has died at age 86. He was admitted to a Milan hospital on Friday for what aides said were pre-planned tests related to his leukemia. Berlusconi’s death on June 12, leaves a “huge void” because he was a great man, Italian… Continue reading Silvio Berlusconi, former Italian prime minister known for scandals, dies at 86
Sudan’s conflict has its roots in three decades of elites dispute over oil and energy
Sudan stands on the brink of yet another civil war sparked by the deadly confrontation between the Sudan Armed Forces of General Abdelfatah El-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces of Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (“Hemedti”). Much of the international news coverage has focused on the clashing ambitions of the two generals. Specifically, that differences over the integration of the paramilitary… Continue reading Sudan’s conflict has its roots in three decades of elites dispute over oil and energy
EU parliament votes to ban sale of petrol cars by 2035
The European Parliament voted on Tuesday, February 14, to approve a ban on new sales of carbon-emitting petrol and diesel cars by 2035, clearing a final legislative hurdle. EU member states have already approved the legislation and will now formally nod it into law, despite opposition from conservative MEPs, the parliament’s biggest group. Supporters of… Continue reading EU parliament votes to ban sale of petrol cars by 2035
PLE Results Released, Mathematics, English Performance Improves
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) today released the 2022 Primary Leaving Examinations results which has indicated a percentage increase in performance of the mathematics subject. The results has revealed that 6.3% of the approximately 52,450 candidates out of the registered 832,659 from 14,691 school centres which is higher than 749,761 in 2021, have been… Continue reading PLE Results Released, Mathematics, English Performance Improves
NGOs donates food to evicted Bukinda residents
Two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have delivered food items to residents who were evicted from their ancestral land in Kyangwali sub-county in Kikuube district. The over 1,000 residents have pitched camp in an internally displaced camp kind of set-up, near the Resident District Commissioner’s (RDC’s) office since February last year. The affected mainly women, men and… Continue reading NGOs donates food to evicted Bukinda residents
Pope Francis’ visit to Africa comes at a defining moment for the Catholic church
During his planned visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan in February 2023, Pope Francis intends to be in dialogue with African Catholics – but also to listen to political leaders and young Africans. This visit comes at a defining moment in what is regarded as a fairly progressive papacy. Pope Francis has… Continue reading Pope Francis’ visit to Africa comes at a defining moment for the Catholic church
Former Pope Benedict dies aged 95
VATICAN CITY, Dec 31 (Reuters) – Former Pope Benedict, who in 2013 became the first pontiff in 600 years to step down, died on Saturday aged 95 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican where he had lived since his resignation, a spokesman for the Holy See said. “With sorrow I inform you that… Continue reading Former Pope Benedict dies aged 95