World Bank: Pending bills hurting Kenya’s budget processes

President William Ruto during a Cabinet Meeting at State Lodge, Kakamega. By Business Daily Africa Quality of Kenya’s budget implementation declined in 2022 due to corruption and rapid accumulation of pending bills, the World Bank has warned in a new report. The Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) shows that Kenya was among the four

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Somalia Puntland opposition politicians say Deni has failed the democratic system

File Photo/Somali Times The forum of Puntland politicians, united by the opposition politicians, accused President Said Deni of failing to lead Puntland to a solid governance system. In a press release, they said that President Deni’s political greed has led to security uncertainty, that the constitution has been changed illegally, and that the constitutional court

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African Union says its second phase of troop withdrawal from Somalia has started

African Union Force Commander Lt. Gen. Sam Okiding shakes hands with Commander of the US Army Special Operations Command and Rear Admiral Jamie Sands at Atmis force headquarters in the Somali capital, Mogadishu on June 14, 2023. Photo/African Union By The Associated Press The second phase of the African Union troop withdrawal from Somalia has

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EU Commission chief unveils 10-point plan to help Italy amid Lampedusa migrant crisis

By Anadolu Agency EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited the Italian island of Lampedusa in the Mediterranean, which has been inundated with irregular migrants in recent days, and presented a 10-point action plan to support Italy. With approximately 11,000 irregular migrants arriving on the island of Lampedusa from Africa to Europe through the

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Cybersecurity: Rise of the enemy within

Side view of hacker using computer with digital interface while sitting at desk of blurry interior. Photo/Shutterstock By The East African Kenya has experienced two major cyber-attacks in the last few months, with the latest one affecting the government’s online portal, paralysing services for days and raising questions over safety of cyber systems in the

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Russell Brand’s net worth revealed amid sickening sex assault claims

File Photo-Comedian and presenter Russell Brand speaks during an anti-austerity rally in Parliament Square in London June 21, 2014. Reuters/Luke MacGregor/File Photo New York Post By Brooke Kato Russell Brand’s career could be over following bombshell sexual assault allegations made by four women in a new report published by The Times of London. But the

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At London arms fair, global war fears are good for business

Visitors look at ammunition on display at the Defence and Security Equipment International trade show in London, Britain, September 12, 2017. Photographer Hannah McKay By Reuters As Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met this week to discuss what analysts believe will be a deal for an exchange of weapons, the West’s

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Somalia Puntland governor Said Deni is planning to request an extension from parliament

File Photo/Somali Times The President of Puntland Said Abdullahi Deni is about to get an extension from the members of the House of Representatives, before the elections scheduled for January 2024. Reliable sources told Somali Times say the number of Puntland parliamentarians who are advocating for the extension of the term of government institutions, especially

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Ethiopia faces new charge of atrocities in Amhara

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Credit Photo/AFP By The East African Ethiopian National Defence Forces (ENDF) are facing new allegations of atrocities in Amhara region, just a month after authorities in Addis Ababa imposed a state of emergency in the area to deal with a local rebellion. And the Amhara Association of America (AAA), a

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Turkey could part ways with EU if necessary, Erdogan says

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan presents medium-term economic programme forecasts in Ankara, Turkey, September 6, 2023. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/PPO/Handout via Reuters/File Photo By Reuters Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Ankara could part ways with the European Union if necessary when asked about the recent adoption of the European Parliament’s report on Turkey. Speaking to

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