June 19

• MPs Committee Rejects Sh700 Million Kibaki Office Plan

  Capital FM

  The National Assembly's committee on Budget and Appropriations on Tuesday rejected proposals by the government to spend Sh700 million to purchase an office building for immediate... Read more »

• Jubaland Official Wounded in Kismayo

  Garowe Online

  A Jubaland government official was wounded in the tense port city of Kismayo on Tuesday and is being treated by AMISOM medical officials, Garowe Online reports. Read more »

• Double Taxation Pinches East African Businesses With Regional Reach

  Sabahi

  Paul Ouma imports and sells second-hand Japanese cars and spare parts in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Read more »

• Kenyan Budget Committee Rejects New Office for Kibaki

  Sabahi

  Kenya's parliamentary budget committee has rejected a proposal to purchase a new office for former President Mwai Kibaki for 700 million shillings ($8.2 million), Kenya's Daily... Read more »

• Tanzania Draft Constitution Stirs Land Rights Debate

  Sabahi

  Tanzanians are debating whether the new federal government should give up ownership and control of all of the country's land as framed under the draft constitution. Read more »

• Why President Obama Will By Pass Kenya in July [opinion]

  Daily News

  WHEN Kenya held its fourth general elections early this year, I was there in the country covering the voting process. Read more »

• Somaliland Bars Federal Govt Authorized Aircraft From Landing

  Garowe Online

  Somaliland government rejected an aircraft attempting to land at Egal International Airport in Hargeisa on Tuesday, after Somaliland officials said the plane requested to use... Read more »

• Governors to Get Diplomatic Passports, Special Number Plates

  The Star

  President Uhuru Kenyatta has today directed that all the 47 county governors be issued with diplomatic passports and special number plates as part of the devolution process to... Read more »

• Clearing Agents Seek President's Audience On Port Inefficiency

  The Star

  CUSTOMS and clearing agents have appealed to President Uhuru Kenyatta to address inefficiency at the port of Mombasa. Read more »

• Uhuru Nominates Njee As Solicitor-General

  The Star

  PRESIDENT Uhuru yesterday nominated his long-serving aide Njee Muturi for the Solicitor-General position following recommendations by the Public Service Commission. The commission... Read more »

• Atwoli 'Used Donor Cash for Politics'

  The Star

  COTU diverted aid funds to Luhya unity talks last year organised by Secretary General Francis Atwoli. Auditors Deloitte are examining how COTU spent Sh120 million received from the... Read more »

• Nine of 10 Nyandarua Executives Approved

  The Star

  The Nyandarua County Assembly has approved nine out of the 10 nominees to the executive committee.Joseph Methu was rejected after his academic credentials were questioned. Read more »

• IEBC Set to Publish Poll Results

  The Star

  INDEPENDENT Electoral and Boundaries Commission is expected to release the long awaited full results of the March 4 elections this week. The IEBC has been under intense pressure to... Read more »

• Margibi Transit Authority Bill Drafted

  Informer

  A bill seeking to establish a transit authority in Margibi County or the Margibi Transit Authority (MTA) has been drafted and will be submitted to the national legislature soon for... Read more »

• Transformation By Quota Is Barking Mad

  GroundUp

  Jack Lewis argues that government's transformation plan is based on identity politics and is misguided. He asks people on the political left to speak out against it. Read more »

• African Govts Told Deepen Democratic Processes

  New Vision

  African Parliamentarians have urged governments to deepen democratic processes and to sustain efforts to curtail recurrent pockets of instability and poor governance in the region. Read more »

• East African Affairs Ministers Meet in Arusha

  New Vision

  East African Affairs ministers are meeting in Arusha, Tanzania the 18th Sectoral council of ministers. Read more »

• State Media's Politically Inflammatory Language Misguided [analysis]

  Zimbabwe PM

  The state media's use of politically inflammatory language ahead of the anticipated application for extension of time by Government to the Constitutional Court as recommended by... Read more »

• President Jammeh Vows to Transform Kombo North

  Daily Observer

  The president of the Republic has vowed to transform Kombo North, the country's most densely populated constituency in the West Coast Region, saying the area plays an integral role... Read more »

• Malawi Govt Bemoans Influx of Illegal Immigrants

  Malawi News Agency

  The Malawi Government has joined in International Organization for Migration in order to curb the tendency of illegal immigration into the country. Read more »

• Africa's Anti-ICC Crusade Is Misguided-Raila

  The Star

  Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has dismissed as an exercise in futility the "hardline" position adopted by the African Union last month. He said that the anti-ICC crusade led... Read more »

• U.S Appoints New Special Envoy for Great Lakes

  OSISA

  After months of rumours, the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, has finally appointed former Senator Russ Feingold as the new US Special Envoy for the Great Lakes and the... Read more »

• 'Insensitive to the People's Plight' - Bassa Students Group Slams Liberty Party Rep.

  FrontPageAfrica

  The Wee Statutory District (District #3) University Students Association, WEDUSA, has accused Rep. Jeh Brown Browne of being 'insensitive to issues that confront the people of the... Read more »

• Khwe Plan to Sue Govt Over Arrest

  Namibian

  ELEVEN San men who were arrested in the Kavango Region when they were found travelling with a South African citizen who was recruiting them to work as trackers and game guards in... Read more »

• UN Says Libya Continues to Face Difficult Transition

  VOA

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