By Daniel Nyaga (danielnyaga.dn@gmail.com) Tanzania’s fifth President John Pombe Magufuli was on Friday given a hero’s send off as he was laid to rest in his ancestral home of Chato, Geita. Throughout the week, the late President’s body was being moved through different towns in the country for public mourning and to permit residents to […]
By Sumaya Hussein (husseinsumaya1@gmail.com) President Uhuru Kenyatta has today announced cessation of movement in and out of Nairobi, Kajiado, Machakos, Kiambu and Nakuru, by road, rail and air, effective Friday midnight, until further notice. Speaking during the 15th Presidential address at State House, President Kenyatta referred to the five named counties as “disease infected areas”.
By: Nicholas Kweyu (nicholaskweyu99@gmail.com) The Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) has made plans for the Machakos Country Bus Terminus to be converted into an underground car parking bay. The NMS has noted that city motorists lack sufficient space to park their vehicles hence the need to expand parking space. According to the NMS Director-General Mohammed Badi,
By: Baraka Mboya (Barakamboya700@gmail.com) Finland has been named the happiest country by the World Happiness Report for the fourth time. The UN- sponsored report asked people from 149 countries to rate their own happiness and also used factors such economic strength, social support, life expectancy, freedom of choice and generosity to rank the countries. From
By Neema Oloo (oloojneema@gmail.com) Tanzanian President Dr. John Pombe Magufuli died on Wednesday at around 6pm while undergoing treatment. This comes after he suffered of a long-term abnormal heart rhythm disease, Chronic Atrial Fibrillation, which he has lived with for over 10 years. Vice President Samia Suluhu announced that burial preparations are underway and the
By: Nicholas Kweyu (nicholaskweyu99@gmail.com) With national examinations set to begin on Monday, Education Cabinet Secretary, George Magoha, has warned candidates against using facemasks to cheat. This comes after the ministry of education received intelligent reports that some sly students were planning to cheat by writing answers on the inside of their face masks. Magoha has
