National Treasury building. By OTIATO GUGUYU Kenya may receive additional debt relief from the Paris Club of international creditors to help ease Covid-19 related financial distresses. The country has already received Sh32.9 billion loan repayment break which it would have paid between January and June and will make more savings if the period is extended

FILE – In this Sept. 19, 2019 file photo, the an F-35 fighter jet arrives at the Vermont Air National Guard base in South Burlington, Vt. The Wisconsin Air National Guard unit based in Madison has been awarded a squadron of F-35 fighter jets. U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said Wednesday, April 15, 2020 that the

File Photo/Somali Times The Somali government has threatened to withdraw from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) altogether, after an IGAD fact-finding mission on the border dispute between Somalia and Kenya issued a statement disapproving of the Somali government. Somali Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdirizak said on Wednesday that the commission’s report was biased and unfair,

Kenya and Somalia are embroiled in a diplomatic row that has crippled security, education, and trade ties between the two neighbors. But where does this conflict stem from? What started wedging Kenya and Somalia diplomatic relations is a row that ensued between the two East African countries over a dispute on 62,000-square-mile (160,580-square-kilometer) oil and

Photo/Somali Times A delegation from the federal government of Somalia has today reached the Dolow district in Gedo region. The delegation comprising of ministers and military officials was warmly welcomed in the Dolow district of the region. Ministers include the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Defense, the Minister of Information and members of the

By Moses Odhiambo Kikuyu-Kalenjin dominance has persisted since Independence. PSC audit also reveals state agencies not compliant with integrity laws. Kikuyus and Kalenjins are grossly overrepresented in the civil service, the Public Service Commission has revealed in the latest jobs audit. Mijikenda, Turkana, Somalis and Luhya were among ethnic groups found to be underrepresented going

FILE – In this Aug. 5, 2019 photo released by the U.S. Air Force, an F-35 fighter jet pilot and crew prepare for a mission at Al-Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates. The Biden administration has put a temporary hold on several major foreign arms sales initiated by former President Donald Trump. Officials

Photo/Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo received at the State House the Minister of Defense of the United Kingdom Ben Wallace accompanied by the British Ambassador to Somalia Ben Fender. President Farmajo shared with the Minister the successful plans of the Federal Government of Somalia in the process

FILE – In this Jan. 25, 2020, file photo a Boeing 777X airplane takes off on its first flight with the Olympic Mountains in the background at Paine Field in Everett, Wash. Boeing is reporting another huge loss, this one because of a setback to its 777X widebody jetliner. Boeing said Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021,

Photo/Somali Times The Somali government has reportedly deployed troops from the Jubaland administration in the Dolow district in the Gedo region late last night following heavy fighting in the town of Beled-Hawo between Jubaland and federal government forces on Monday. Residents in Dolow told Somali Times that the trucks transported troops captured in Beled-Hawo to