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Kenyans go to polls against backdrop of soaring cost of livingTough economic realities have pushed campaigns beyond ethnic and personality-driven politicsMillions of Kenyans have been voting in an election that pits the longtime opposition politician Raila Odinga against the deputy president, William Ruto.In Kayole, a poor neighbourhood in the capital, Nairobi, residents woke up to the sound of vuvuzelas and whistles from 4am - a rallying call to get out and vote. Continue reading...
Kenya election: shifting alliances and economic woe to foreRaila Odinga is leading William Ruto in the polls but the latter hopes his 'hustler' image will win him votes among the poorKenyans are heading to the ballot box on Tuesday after a campaign season marked by a shift in ethnic alliances and two big-ticket issues: the cost of living crisis and high unemployment.The race pits presidential frontrunners Raila Odinga, the former prime minister, and deputy president William Ruto against each other in a hotly contested race. Polls place Odinga in the lead. Continue reading...
London museum to return 72 Benin treasures to NigeriaHorniman museum is first government-funded institution to hand back artefacts looted by British forces in 1897A London museum is to return 72 treasured artefacts, including its collection of Benin bronzes, to Nigeria in what experts described as an "immensely significant" moment.The Horniman museum said it would transfer the ownership of the historic objects to the Nigerian government after an unanimous vote by its board of trustees. Continue reading...
Uganda's suspension of LGBT charity a 'clear witch-hunt', say campaignersCountry's government says Sexual Minorities Uganda 'operating illegally' in east African nationThe Ugandan government has suspended the country's leading gay rights organisation, accusing it of operating illegally in the east African nation, in a move campaigners condemned as "a clear witch-hunt".The National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) - part of the internal affairs ministry - announced on Friday that it had suspended Sexual Minorities Uganda (Smug) for not registering with the authorities. Continue reading...
Revealed: UK ran cold war dirty tricks campaign to smear Kenya's first vice-presidentSpecial unit spread fake news about leftist politician, Oginga Odinga, seen as threat to British interests in 1960sBritish cold war propagandists smeared Kenyan vice-president Oginga Odinga in the 1960s in "black" propaganda operations, newly declassified files reveal.The Foreign Office's propaganda arm, the Information Research Department (IRD), targeted the Kenyan nationalist in a three-year campaign run by its dirty tricks section, the Special Editorial Unit (SEU). Continue reading...
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