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Jun 8, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
Nominated MP John Mbadi has accused President William Ruto of lying to Kenyans during his presidential campaigns in the lead-up to the 2022 General Election.
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1/ ImageImage “You must implement your manifesto, but you were not truthful about it. You should have told Kenyans that when you elect us into the office, we will implement the housing program by levying 3 per cent of your salaries to finance it. That you didn’t tell Kenyans,” Mbadi said.
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Jun 8, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
Museveni Contracts COVID

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has tested positive for COVID-19, is in good health, and will continue his duties while getting treatment, a senior health ministry official said Wednesday.
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1/ Image "Today ...the President tested positive for COVID-19. This was after developing mild flu-like symptoms. However, he is in robust health and continues to perform his duties normally while adhering to SOPs," Diane Atwine, Permanent Secretary at the health ministry, said.
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Jun 8, 2023 5 tweets 2 min read
President Kagame Sacks 244 Top Soldiers

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame Wednesday sacked over 200 soldiers, including senior military officers. Maj Gen Aloys Muganga, commander of the army's mechanized division, & Brig Gen Francis Mutiganda are among 16 officers dismissed.
1/5 ImageImage Another 228 soldiers of other ranks have also been kicked out.

The statement, released by the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) in the early hours of Wednesday, gave no reason for the sackings.
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Jun 8, 2023 6 tweets 2 min read
A UN war crimes court Wednesday ruled that Félicien Kabuga, an 88-year-old man accused of being a major financier of the 1994 Rwandan genocide is unfit to stand trial.

The court said Kabuga had "severe dementia", according to medical experts.
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1/6 Image He was arrested in Paris in 2020 after evading capture for 26 years. Said to have been Rwanda's richest man at the time, he is alleged to have financed ethnic Hutu militias who slaughtered about 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus. He denies the charges.
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Jun 7, 2023 4 tweets 1 min read
During the National Breakfast Prayer, President Ruto said he turned former President Uhuru Kenyatta into an opposition leader.
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1/ Image “I remember the last prayer breakfast here was around the same. I remember asking for forgiveness from my friend the former president. It is interesting that today we are again discussing the subject of forgiveness and reconciliation,” Ruto said. 
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Jun 7, 2023 5 tweets 1 min read
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua Wednesday said President Ruto's unprecedented move to forgive his former boss and 'tormentor' Uhuru Kenyatta surprised many insiders.
1/ Image Speaking during a National Prayer Breakfast on Wednesday, Gachagua said that President Ruto's actions were contrary to the expectation of many who had thought that he would launch vengeance on those who had opposed his presidential bid.
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Jun 7, 2023 5 tweets 1 min read
Tanzania's justice minister has defended the government over accusations of forcefully relocating the Maasai people from their ancestral land near the Serengeti National Park.
1/ Image Damas Ndumbaro described as "misleading" a report by Amnesty International that accused security forces of repeatedly using excessive force to evict the Maasai in the northern Loliondo region.
The rights group said police carried out arbitrary arrests and shot at people.
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Jun 7, 2023 7 tweets 2 min read
Nigeria's main trade union movement has suspended its call for a nationwide strike on Wednesday to protest against a sharp fuel price increase and the government's decision to stop subsidising it.
1/ Image After an hours-long meeting with the government, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Joe Ajaero said the decision had been taken to give more time for negotiations.
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Jun 6, 2023 7 tweets 2 min read
The BBC has reported that Ghana's health system is struggling due to the brain drain.

Many specialist nurses have left the country for better-paid jobs overseas. In 2022 more than 1,200 Ghanaian nurses joined the UK's nursing register.
1/ ImageImage Although the UK says active recruitment in Ghana is not allowed, social media means nurses can easily see the vacancies available in NHS trusts. They can then apply for those jobs directly. Ghana's dire economic situation acts as a big push factor, the BBC says.
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Jun 5, 2023 6 tweets 1 min read
Goat racing— Kenya's new sport

Hundreds of residents and local tourists Sunday flocked Lalanasi Lodge in Laikipia East for the inaugural Goat Derby.
1/ Image The competition brought together young & older adults, who enjoyed the fun-filled contest that involved goats participating in several 100m hits.

In the derby, the goats run, and the first one to cross the finishing line is declared the winner.
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Jun 5, 2023 4 tweets 1 min read
Hundreds demonstrated Sunday in Morocco's economic capital Casablanca to protest against the surging cost of living in the North African country and urge action by the government, AFP said.
1/ Image Protesters from the Democratic Labour Confederation (CDT) rallied in Casablanca's historic centre "to shout out our discontent with price hikes and with attacks on purchasing power", protester Abdellah Lagbouri told AFP.
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Jun 5, 2023 4 tweets 1 min read
Burna Boy has won rave reviews for his historic concert in London on Sunday - where he became the first African artist to headline a UK stadium. Some 80,000 fans watched the Nigerian star's sellout show with a setlist spanning his decade-long career.
1/4 Image "Words can't explain my emotions right now... there's nothing else I'd dreamed more of," said the Grammy-winning star, who grew up partly in the British capital.
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Jun 5, 2023 5 tweets 1 min read
Ugandan dance troupe Ghetto Kids missed out on the top three slots at the last stage of Britain’s Got Talent competition on Sunday, thanking fans for their "unwavering support through out the competition".
1/ Image The six children, aged between six and 13, came from impoverished backgrounds in Kampala before being taken in and cared for by their guardian-turned-manager, Dauda Kavuma.
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