Section: Kenya
Putin says US sanctions will ‘complicate relations’
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with journalists after his annual phone-in show in Moscow, on June 15, 2017 © AFP / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEVMoscow, Russian Federation, Jun 17 – New US sanctions on Russia approved by the Senate will complicate the countries’ relations, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a TV interview Saturday. “Of...
Putin urges end to ‘harmful chatter’ over Russian meddling
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 2, 2017 © AFP / Olga MALTSEVASaint Petersburg, Russian Federation, Jun 2 – Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a blistering attack Friday on what he said were baseless accusations that Moscow was behind a hacking and influence...
Sri Lankan in ‘bomb’ drama just released from psychiatric care
Armed police stormed a Malaysia Airlines flight which was forced to return to Melbourne after a passenger tried to enter the cockpit claiming he had a bomb © AFP / MANAN VATSYAYANAMelbourne, Australia, Jun 1 – A Sri Lankan man who tried to enter an airline cockpit with what he said was a bomb, before terrified passengers managed to overpower him,...
President Kenyatta due to deliver ‘long-overdue’ address to G7
President Kenyatta and Trump exchanged pleasantries at a concert in Italy/PSCUNAIROBI, Kenya, May 27 – President Uhuru Kenyatta is on Saturday expected to deliver a historic speech at the G7 Summit in Italy in what he describe as the long overdue inclusion of Africa in global decision making processes. President Kenyatta has been invited to speak...
Ukraine brews up Trump beer with a Putin twist
Ukrainian craft brewer Pravda pokes fun of Donald Trump selling a beer with the American president on the label © AFP/File / Yuri DYACHYSHYNLviv, Ukraine, May 25 – Fancy a beer with a twist of political intrigue? A craft brewery in Ukraine has cashed in on the frenzy surrounding Donald Trump’s possible campaign links to Russia by bottling a...
Newspaper summaries-May 24 2017
Daily Nation Maize: Story behind Kenya’s food crisis: Two blunders by the government — the first leading to the second — are behind a biting maize shortage in the country that has caused the escalation of prices of basic food commodities. To make matters worse, contrary to its earlier promise that it would import maize from Mexico to...
No more aid! TRUMP, other donors also blacklist Kenya thanks to UHURU/ RUTO – RAILA was right
..get donor funds because it would have to comply with new highly stringent conditions before accessing funds.The Global Fund has proposed some reforms if Kenya has to get funds from donors, among them a zero cash policy.With this, fund recipients will not receive lamp sum disbursement in advance. Instead funds will only be made available after...
G7 inclusion proof of Kenya’s rising influence on global stage – Amina
President Kenyatta, who was one of only two African leaders invited to the just concluded Belt and Road Forum in China, will again be joined by his Ethiopian counterpart PM Hailemariam Desalegn in Sicily, Italy/FILENAIROBI, Kenya, May 19 – President Uhuru Kenyatta is among four African leaders who will be attending the G7 Summit in Italy next...
UN accuses Ukraine of supplying S. Sudan with arms
Hungarian jet pilot, jailed Polish weapons supplier and Uganda defy international sanctions on Juba …read more Source: Daily...
Ukraine on the spot over arms sale to South Sudan
UN says European state defying international embargo …read more Source: The...
