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Palace intrigue in Uganda as succession battle heats up By AFP August 27, 2026 08:54 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni speaks to the people of Butambala during the campaign …
Palace intrigue in Uganda as succession battle heats upCitizen Digital
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Over 25 countries to attend Nairobi trade fair as ASK targets investment and exportsThe Standard
… Yesterday, fellow East Africans Rwanda and Uganda continued with their winning ways as they secured their second victories in Group D and B respectively. …
Malkia Strikers show their intent of booking 2028 Olympic Games slotThe Standard
… st raise leaders who can think, read, listen, act and protect the greater good," Rwabwogo said in a video message.Rwabwogo's think tank, the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID), says political reform is vital to boosting growth in Uganda …
Palace intrigue in Uganda as succession battle heats upThe Standard
… Ndirangu said a point prevalence survey conducted in four hospitals along the Kenya-Uganda border found that nearly six in every 10 inpatients were receiving antimicrobials. …
Antibiotic misuse fuels drug resistance, experts warnThe Standard
… The exercise is significant as Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania prepare to jointly host the tournament under the PAMOJA 2027 arrangement. …
CAF inspection puts Kenya's AFCON 2027 preparations under spotlightThe Kenya Dairy Board has warned that a milk shortage lasting about three months could persist for at least another month, with supermarket shelves across the country showing limited supplies and some available brands rising in price by as much as 30 per cent.
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The Kenya Dairy Board has warned that a milk shortage lasting about three months could persist for at least another month, with supermarket shelves across the country showing limited supplies and some available brands rising in price by as much as 30 per cent.
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Kenya Under-20 head coach Gilbert Selebwa has called on the Football Kenya Federation to prioritise early planning for youth team competitions. Selebwa faced tight deadlines assembling a squad for the CECAFA U-20 AFCON Qualifiers in Tanzania (September 15–25), with most players from the previous AFCON now overage and recruitment hampered by eligibility and passport issues; his final 25-man squad includes seven schoolboys, eleven Kenya Premier League players, and four foreign-based talents.
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Social media users from Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe have commended Kenya for protecting non-citizens and upholding unity, with many urging their governments to adopt Kenya's model of regional integration and hospitality. The praise followed Kenya's civil society, legal organizations, and citizens mobilizing online and offline to oppose xenophobic rhetoric targeting informal foreign traders and regional migrants.
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Kenya's Under-20 team, Rising Stars, is targeting a place in the final of the CECAFA U-20 AFCON Qualifiers in Tanzania, with the top two teams qualifying for the 2027 CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana. The team begins its campaign on September 17 against Burundi.
10 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of the Tooro Kingdom died aged 34 while undergoing cancer treatment in the US. Royal clan elders named TV news presenter Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, 56, as successor, but the late king's family says he left a 2022 will naming his young son as heir, and the queen mother reports the family is under restrictions as tensions escalate days before the burial.
10 September 2026 · Capital News →
Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir says the Rironi-Naivasha section of the Nairobi-Nakuru-Mau Summit highway will be completed and opened to traffic by October 30. The dual carriageway project, being implemented under a Public-Private Partnership involving China Road and Bridge Corporation and the National Social Security Fund, is expected to ease congestion on the busy Northern Corridor.
10 September 2026 · Capital News →
Uganda's Tooro Kingdom announced that Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, a news anchor and editor at state-run broadcaster UBC, has been selected to succeed King Oyo Nyimba, who died last month aged 34. Oyo Nyimba became the world's youngest reigning monarch when he took the throne at age 3 and died in the United States while receiving treatment for cancer.
10 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenyan rider Armani Amani won the individual 65cc championship at the 2026 FIM Africa Motocross of African Nations in Namibia in late August, securing 53 points across three heats. Kenya also finished third in the 65cc team standings with 67 points, placing the country fifth overall.
10 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Nzoia governor George Natembeya has criticized President William Ruto's directive targeting foreign nationals in small-scale businesses, alleging it aims to register undocumented foreigners and enrol them as voters ahead of the General Election. The Foreign Affairs PS clarified that those with proper legal documentation won't face bans, and attributed Kenya's business climate challenges to tax pressures.
10 September 2026 · The Standard →
A six-member refugee youth team selected from Kenya and Uganda is training in Kaptagat for the first Youth Olympics on African soil, to be held in Dakar, Senegal, from October 31 to November 13. Mentored by two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge, the team comprises athletes from refugee backgrounds who have been assessed by the International Olympic Committee, World Athletics, and Kenya's National Olympic Committee.
10 September 2026 · The Standard →
Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya met with Football Kenya Federation President Hussein Mohammed and KPL club chairpersons to address grievances delaying the start of the 2026/27 Kenyan Premier League season. Mvurya urged stakeholders to prioritize dialogue and put the country's footballing interests first.
9 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has ordered all Turkish nationals to leave Uganda immediately, declaring he has "severed anything to do with the Turks" and warning that those acting as Turkish agents during a planned protest at the Turkish Embassy on September 18 will face arrest.
9 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's Principal Secretary for MSMEs defended the EAC's free movement of people and trade, dismissing reports of an ultimatum against small-scale traders from neighbouring EAC states as propaganda. The government said Kenya remains bound by regional agreements providing for movement of people and businesses across EAC member states.
9 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Hundreds of Burundians queued at their embassy in Nairobi to obtain travel documents to return home, saying they feared violence following President William Ruto's order to close small-scale businesses run by foreign traders. Kenya announced a 90-day amnesty for undocumented East Africans, but many said they doubted it would protect them.
9 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President William Ruto ordered unlicensed foreign businesses to shut down by September 7, sparking panic among foreign nationals and embassy queue-ups. The government later clarified the order was not a blanket ban on foreign traders and opened temporary registration.
9 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
KANU Chairman Gideon Moi, accompanied by his sons and a colleague, visited South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and First Lady Tshepo Motsepe at their Phala Phala farm in Limpopo over the weekend. The two leaders share a longstanding passion for farming and pedigree cattle breeding.
9 September 2026 · The Standard →
After President William Ruto directed a crackdown on foreign nationals operating illegally in Kenya, the government issued a 90-day compliance notice and faced criticism from Tana River Senator Danson Mungatana, who condemned anti-Burundi sentiments and called for swift action against harassment of fellow Africans.
9 September 2026 · The Standard →
Burundians, Congolese, Rwandese, and Ugandans have increasingly entered Kenya's street food and small goods hawking sector, selling items such as mandazis, tea, coffee, and groundnuts. The growth has raised concerns about health, environmental risks, and plastic waste disposal practices.
9 September 2026 · The Standard →
Governments across Eastern and Southern Africa are using satellite technology and shared geospatial data through a cloud-based platform to help meet a Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework target of protecting 30 per cent of land and water by 2030, as fragmented environmental information has threatened conservation efforts.
9 September 2026 · The Standard →
Citizens of the East African Community and those committed to regional integration have expressed concerns about how Kenya is communicating and implementing measures targeting foreign informal and small-scale traders, calling for enforcement to be lawful, proportionate, and non-discriminatory under Kenya's Constitution, the EAC Treaty, and the Common Market Protocol. The group welcomed a 90-day regularisation period following President Ruto's pronouncement on foreign nationals operating small businesses but described it as "a reprieve, not a remedy," citing distress already caused to foreign traders.
9 September 2026 · The Standard →
Nairobi recorded one of the greatest improvements in prime office performance, with Grade A occupancy rising from 81.5 per cent in December 2025 to 84.8 per cent in June 2026, while prime rents remained stable at about Sh1,684 per square metre per month, according to Knight Frank's Africa Offices Market Dashboard report.
9 September 2026 · The Standard →
Equity Group and the International Fund for Agricultural Development have launched a US$200 million climate adaptation finance mechanism targeting about 260,000 smallholder farmers and 500 rural enterprises across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda over 12 years, with at least 50 per cent of beneficiaries expected to be women and 30 per cent youth.
8 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A guest columnist argues that President Ruto's September 2026 directive to expel Burundian petty traders and informal traders violates Kenya's obligations under the EAC Common Market Protocol, and warns that such arbitrary diplomacy damages Kenya's economic diplomacy and contradicts the regional integration framework Kenya is committed to.
8 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A 36-year-old goalkeeper for non-league side SE Dons in Bexleyheath, George Desmond Kamurasi, is among those chosen by a 21-member royal succession committee to become the next Omukama (King) of the Tooro Kingdom in western Uganda, representing approximately 800,000 people. The succession follows the death of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV on August 27, with the designated successor to be formally revealed during the late king's burial ceremony.
8 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya says it will register undocumented Burundians and other East Africans living in the country following President Ruto's directive targeting foreigners in small-scale businesses. Those undergoing registration will be presumed legally in Kenya during the process, the government spokesperson said.
8 September 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya and Uganda are pushing for increased agricultural trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area, with maize as a key commodity. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said Kenya is ready to increase maize imports from Uganda but insists on strict food safety standards, particularly requiring maize to be dried and free of aflatoxin contamination before crossing the border.
8 September 2026 · Capital News →
The East Africa Law Society has urged Kenya to cease harassment and detention of Burundian nationals and other EAC citizens following a directive by President William Ruto prohibiting foreign nationals from small-scale trading and hawking. The enforcement, which began on September 7, has prompted mass departures of Burundian traders and concerns among regional legal bodies over potential violations.
8 September 2026 · The Standard →
President William Ruto has issued ultimatums targeting both Tata Chemicals and regional nationals engaged in small-scale street trading, with both groups ordered to justify their economic presence or leave Kenya. The moves reflect a broader "economic sovereignty" theme as the administration faces public frustration over jobs, cost of living, and unfulfilled promises ahead of elections.
7 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A guest columnist argues that Kenyan workers have a legitimate grievance about foreign competition in a difficult economy, and the government is entitled to enforce labour and immigration laws, but cautions that the response must not descend into anarchy.
7 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has accused President William Ruto's administration of seeking control of Magadi because of alleged mineral, oil and gas deposits, saying the discovery of lithium, oil and gas has heightened interest in the area. He called for the reopening of Tata Chemicals Magadi and said concerns should be addressed through public participation and consultation with the Maasai community.
7 September 2026 · Capital News →