Governance

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Nairobi floods kill 23, Ruto deploys KDF

President William Ruto has deployed the Kenya Defence Forces and ordered the release of national food reserves after overnight flooding…

Kenya police get Sh1.9bn Land Cruiser fleet

The National Police Service has taken delivery of 40 Toyota Land Cruiser LC79 units worth Sh1.9 billion, financed by Co-operative…

Ghana at 69: the unfinished story

On March 6, 1957, Ghana became the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from colonial rule. Sixty-nine years later,…

SA deploys army against illegal mining

Deputy President Paul Mashatile says South Africa is deploying specialised units, SANDF troops and a 12-dimensional disruption programme to dismantle…