KAMPALA, Uganda, Sep 20 - Ugandan pop star turned opposition MP Robert Kyagulanyi was taken away by security officers upon arrival at the country's international airport Thursday, his wife Barbie told AFP. "After landing at Entebbe, security surrounded
Kidero protests against EACC raid at his home
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 20 - Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has protested against a raid by detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) at his home in Muthaiga, saying they were on a fishing expedition for evidence in a graft case
Kidero arrested again after raid at his Nairobi home
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 20 - Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has been arrested again by detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). According to one of his aides, the former governor was picked up from his Muthaiga home and taken
Illicit liquor suspected to be imported from SA seized in Embakasi
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 20 - Liquor in plastic bottles suspected to be imported from South Africa was on Wednesday seized in Embakasi South by the Nairobi County Alcoholic Control Board packed in several cartons. The imported alcohol was discovered in a
Police outlaw modified high-powered LED lights on cars
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 20 - Police have warned motorists against the use of high-powered LED lights in their cars as this is against the law. Through its Twitter account, the National Police Service described those who use them as insensitive as it causes
Air pressure mix-up causes mass bleeding on Indian flight
MUMBAI, India, Sept 20 - A cockpit mix-up left more than 30 passengers on an Indian plane bleeding from their ears and noses Thursday after the crew forgot to flick a switch regulating cabin air pressure. The Jet Airways flight to Jaipur had to turn
D-Day as lawmakers debate, vote on Uhuru tax proposals
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 20 - The National Assembly will on Thursday debate and vote on President Uhuru Kenyatta's tax proposals, which include a cut on Value Added Tax (VAT) on fuel products from 16 per cent to 8 per cent. In addition to the VAT on fuel,
2 suspects in murder of magistrate’s daughter due in court
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 20 - Two suspects arrested in connection with the murder of nine-year-old Maribel Kapolon are due in court on Thursday. The two who are accused of killing Kapolon who is the daughter of the senior resident magistrate at the Githongo
CS Kariuki to appear before MPs’ committee over Pumwani saga
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 20 - Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki was expected to appear before the Senate Health Committee Thursday to shed light on the status of the Pumwani Maternity Hospital, following the discovery of 11 infants stashed in polyethene
At least 27 drown as riverboat capsizes in DR Congo
Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sep 20 - At least 27 people drowned and others were presumed dead after a riverboat capsized on a tributary of the Congo River in northern DR Congo, a local official said Wednesday."We pulled 27 bodies from the