Abubakar Zein Remembered for His Role in Kenya’s 2010 Constitution
“There is no struggle without culture,” he once said, arguing that culture was not separate from politics, justice or constitutional reform.
Category: East Africa
Former EALA MP Abubakar Zein Abubakar Dies
Zein was among the architects of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, having served as a Commissioner of the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission (CKRC)
Rais Samia awaonya Wanaharakati, asema Tanzania haitasita kutumia nguvu kuhami raia wake
Rais wa Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan amewaonya wanaharakati wote wanaojihusisha na shughuli za kuchochea vurugu nchini akisema kuwa wanachofanya ni ugaidi huku akienda mbali zaidi kwa kutafsiri neno Ugaidi.
Kenya Rastafarians hope for freedom to smoke
Beneath portraits of their Pan-African heroes, including the man they worship as God incarnate, Ethiopia’s former emperor Haile Selassie I, Kenya’s Rastafarians hold hands and pray a court will let them smoke cannabis legally.
Nigeria’s Dangote confirms Lamu, Kenya for east Africa mega-refinery
Aliko Dangote, will build a 700,000-barrels per day east African oil refinery in Lamu on the Kenya coast.
Tanzania na Kenya zilivyozima maandamano ya maadhimisho ya Saba Saba
Katika kipindi cha miaka miwili iliyopita, nchi zote mbili zimekumbwa na maandamano makubwa ya wananchi na kujibu kwa matumizi makubwa ya nguvu kutoka kwa vyombo vya dola.
FKF engages Council of Governors on grassroots football partnerships
Hussein noted that the country’s expanding sports infrastructure presents an opportunity to establish sustainable football programmes capable of nurturing talent and increasing participation nationwide.
Saba Saba Protests shut down major cities in Tanzania
The 7th of July is usually a very busy day in Dar es Salaam, home to the annual National Saba-Saba Trade Fair. But this year, the city looked different. Most streets were empty, as if the city’s nearly 6 million residents had vanished overnight.
Kenya ‘Birdman’ is internet hit but worries health officials
A formerly homeless man in Nairobi has become a viral sensation after years of rescuing and living with injured birds, but authorities are worried about disease risks.
Activists notify police about Saba Saba demonstrations
A group of Human rights activists has written to the police expressing their intention to hold peaceful demonstrations in Nairobi to commemorate Saba Saba Day.
