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Kenya to become visa-free to African visitors

Africa News, International
Kenya is to end visa requirements for all African visitors by the end of the year, President William Ruto has said. "It is time we… realize that having visa restrictions amongst ourselves is working against us," he told an international conference. Visa-free travel within the continent has been a goal of the African Union (AU) for the past decade. While there are regional deals and bilateral arrangements, progress towards no restrictions has been slow.https://cdn.vuukle.com/widgets/quiz.html?version=1.11.11Advertisement Only Seychelles, The Gambia, and Benin offer entry to all African citizens without a visa, according to a 2022 AU-backed report. However according to Africa's Visa Openness Index - which measures the extent to which each country in Africa is open to visitors...
Kenya suspends 27 officials over expired sugar trade

Kenya suspends 27 officials over expired sugar trade

Africa News, International
The head of Kenya’s standards regulator and 26 other government officials have been suspended over the release of 1,000 tonnes of expired sugar into the market. A statement by the head of public service, Felix Koskei, said 20,000 bags of sugar imported into the country in 2018 and condemned by the regulator had been “irregularly diverted and unprocedurally released”. The Kenya Bureau of Standards had then declared the sugar as unfit for human consumption and was set for destruction through conversion to industrial ethanol. The conversion was to be undertaken jointly by regulatory agencies. They were required to source for a distiller through an open and competitive tendering process and pay all the necessary taxes and fees. “It is manifest that some officers in the relevant...
4 die in Kenya while ‘fasting to meet Jesus’

4 die in Kenya while ‘fasting to meet Jesus’

Africa News, Headlines Today
Four people were on Thursday found dead and nearly a dozen others hospitalised in Kenya’s coastal Kilifi county, after being rescued while waiting the imminent end of the world. Police said the group was found in a forest where they had been living for several days after being told a local preacher to fast while “waiting to meet Jesus”. The authorities said they rescued 11 people – six of them were emaciated and in critical condition. Police said they will resume a search for more members of the group on Friday morning following reports that others were still in the forest. Police are reported to have found a fresh grave in the forest which will be investigated on Friday. The worshippers belong to Good News International Church which is led by a local pastor who has been on...
Kenya election result: William Ruto wins presidential poll

Kenya election result: William Ruto wins presidential poll

Africa News
Deputy President William Ruto has been declared the winner of Kenya's presidential election amid dramatic scenes. He narrowly beat his rival, Raila Odinga, taking 50.5% of the vote, according to the official results. The announcement was delayed amid scuffles and allegations of vote-rigging by Mr Odinga's campaign. Four of the seven members of the electoral commission refused to endorse the result, saying it was "opaque". "We cannot take ownership of the result that is going to be announced because of the opaque nature of this last phase of the general election," said Juliana Cherera, the vice-chairperson of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). "We are going to give a comprehensive statement... and again we urge Kenyans to keep calm. There is an open door...
2022 Kenyan general election is happening on Twitter

2022 Kenyan general election is happening on Twitter

Africa News
On Tuesday, August 9, Kenyan voters will be heading to the polls for the 2022 General Elections, where they will vote to elect a new President and elect members of the National Assembly and members of the Kenyan Senate. In addition to this, local county governors and candidates for the country’s 47 county assemblies will also be on the ballot this year for voters’ consideration. Elections on Twitter  During any election, Twitter serves as a centralised hub for real-time political conversation, commentary, and electoral resources; journalistic reports live from the campaign trail and a tool for people to hear directly from political representatives themselves. Our work to make Twitter an engaging and healthy platform for political discourse is long-standing; in 2019, we&nb...
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