East Africans find fragile refuge in Kenya as repression soars
Dozens of Ugandans and Tanzanians are thought to be hiding in neighbouring Kenya after recent elections in their countries triggered mass arrests, kidnappings, and murders.
Category: Politics
Uganda opposition leader treason trial starts without lawyers
The judge said Besigye would be able to choose from a list of state lawyers and if he failed to do so, they would be selected for him.
Serikali ya Tanzania yakosoa makala ya BBC kuhusu Tundu Lissu
Serikali ya Tanzania imeikosoa makala iliyochapishwa na Shirika la Utangazaji la Uingereza (BBC) kupitia kipindi chake cha BBC Africa Eye, ikidai kuwa imewasilisha taarifa zisizo na uwiano kuhusu kesi inayomkabili kiongozi wa upinzani, Tundu Lissu.
ACT Wazalendo yamtaka Katambi kuachia mikutano ya hadhara
Mwenyekiti wa Chama cha ACT Wazalendo Taifa, Othman Masoud Othman, amemtaka Waziri wa Mambo ya Ndani ya Nchi, Patrobas Katambi, kuacha hatua za kuzuia mikutano ya hadhara ya vyama vya siasa, akisema zinaenda kinyume na utamaduni na utaratibu wa muda mrefu wa kufanya siasa Zanzibar.
Abubakar Zein Akumbukwa kwa Mchango Wake katika Katiba ya Kenya ya 2010
“Hakuna harakati bila utamaduni,” aliwahi kusema, akisisitiza kuwa utamaduni hauwezi kutenganishwa na siasa, haki wala mageuzi ya Katiba.
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.
Zimbabwe president signs into law constitutional change extending term
Mnangagwa — nicknamed “The Crocodile” because of his ruthlessness — came to power in 2017 in a military-backed coup that ousted Robert Mugabe at the age of 93 and after 37 years in power.
Kenya journalist escapes abduction after criticism of president: CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists called late Monday for an investigation into the attempted kidnapping of a senior journalist in Kenya that followed angry criticism of his newspaper by President William Ruto.
Kenya police ban march on protest anniversary
Demonstrations have traditionally been held on July 7 to commemorate the day in 1990 when Kenyans rose up to demand a return to multi-party democracy after years of autocratic rule by then-president Daniel arap Moi. It has become known as “Saba Saba Day”.
Tanzanians fear more police killings ahead of planned protests
Riot police, weapons drawn, are visible across the commercial capital Dar es Salaam after calls to protest on July 7, usually a day that celebrates the creation of the African Union of Tanganyika, the party that led Tanzania to independence in 1964.
