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  Ripoti kutoka Bujumbura zinasema kuwa kamanda mmoja wa kijeshi ametangaza kuwa hamtambui tena Pierre Nkurunziza kama rais wa Burundi Meja Jenerali Godefroid Niyombareh amewaambia waandishi wa habari mjini Bujumubura, kuwa kumeundwa kamati maalum ya kuiokoa Burundi itakayotawala taifa hilo kwa kipindi cha mpito. Kulingana na taarifa iliyopeperushwa na redio Isanganiro, serikali ya Nkurunziza imeon'golewa madarakani. Meja Generali Niyombareh amesema wamechukua hatua hiyo baada ya watu wa Burundi kukataa kwa kinywa kipana awamu ya tatu ya urais wa Nkurunziza. Jenerali huyo aliyetimuliwa na Nkurunziza mwezi februari anasema kuwa Nkurunziza alishindwa kuheshimu mwafaka wa amani mbali na sheria za kimataifa. Kwa sasa rais Nkurunziza yuko nchini Tanzania alipokuwa anatarajiwa kujumuika na viongozi wa kanda hii ya Afrika Mashriki kutafuta suluhu ya mgogoro wa Burundi tangu Nkurunzinza atangaze nia yake ya kuwania awamu ya tatu. Jenerali Niyombareh alikuwa ameandamana na vio...

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The Obama administration has said it is "disappointed" and "concerned" by sections of the Security Laws (Amendment) Bill. In a statement from State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki on the Bill that was signed into law on Friday by President Uhuru Kenyatta, Washington however reaffirmed its support of Kenya's fight against terrorism. "The US government is firmly committed to supporting Kenya's efforts to defeat Al-Shabaab and to ensure security of all of its citizens. "We are disappointed, however, by the very limited time allowed for debate and consultation on the 2014 Security Laws (Amendment) Bill prior to its passage and enactment into law," the statement read. "We are also concerned about several provisions in the legislation, including those that appear to limit freedom of assembly and media, and access to asylum for refugees. "As a key partner in the global effort to counter terrorism, we expect the Kenyan government to ensure...

                            The government will not approve transfer requests by 150 teachers from Mandera County who want to relocate following security threats. Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang Thursday said the government would ensure that emergency intervention measures are put in place ahead of the re-opening of schools in January 2015. Speaking after an assessment tour of Mandera County, Dr Kipsang said the government would give the county all the support requires. “We are not departing from Mandera in its hour of need. We are here to give our support,” Dr Kipsang said during a meeting at the county headquarters. The PS, who met with Mandera Governor Ali Roba, was accompanied by his colleagues Mutea Iringo (Defence), Monica Juma (Interior), Nduva Muli (Transport) and Director of Medical Services Nicholas Muraguri. Mandera has wit...

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Raila Odinga addresses delegates during the National Governing Council held at the Bomas of Kenya on December 5, 2014. Odinga has called a meeting of Luo elders at his Opoda home in Bondo, on Sunday, to discuss a wide range of issues, including suggestions by a section of leaders that he should seek the Homa Bay Senate seat. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NATION MEDIA GROUP In Summary A few members of the Homa Bay county assembly have also been invited to the meeting where the possibility of Mr Odinga’s candidature will be on the table. He said that if Mr Odinga offers himself as a candidate, it will provide him with a forum to reach out to millions of Kenyans. The county is home to most of the MPs branded rebels for agitating for internal change with the ODM establishment. They include Mr James Rege (Karachuonyo), Mr Sylvance Osele (Kabondo Kasipul), Mr George Oner (Rangwe) and Mr Augustinho Neto (Ndhiwa). advertisement By ISAAC ONGIRI ...

  President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy, Mr William Ruto, on Wednesday rallied Jubilee MPs to pass an amendment Bill to fight terrorism and banditry. The President hosted the MPs and senators at State House, where he explained why he needed more powers to deal with terrorism and asked them to pass the Security Laws (Amendment) Bill. MPs who attended the meeting said the President said he was being blamed by the opposition, civil societies and the clergy for failing to tame insecurity yet the law did not give him the authority to deal decisively with the attacks. “The President said everyone was saying the buck stopped with him but the Constitution did not give him enough powers to fight terrorism,” said an MP who requested not to be named. A senator said the President argued that since the buck stopped with him, he deserved the powers that would allow him to deal decisively with government officials who failed in their duties. He made it clear that he needed the po...

ABOUT 3.6bn/- has been issued for the implementation of Mara Regional Hospital projects in the financial years 2011/12 and 2013/14. The Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Regional Administration and Local Government, Mr Aggrey Mwanri, said 256,173,000/- was spent on compensations and 3,365,939,000/- was spent on construction. He said that in 2014/15 the government has set aside 2.2bn/- and already the region has been given 287,145,000/- to continue construction work at the hospital. The Deputy Minister said that preparations to get a contractor for the second phase of the project is still on, and the government will be setting aside funds as they are available. Mr Mwanri was responding to a question by Musoma Urban MP (Chadema), Mr Josephat Nyerere, who wanted to know if the government will fund to complete implementation of the projects. Mr Nyerere also questioned...

Led by nominated MP James Mbatia, legislators termed it as intrusion of Parliamentary powers and thus in contravention of Parliamentary Powers, Rights and Privileges Act No.3 of 1988 Soon after the morning Questions-and-Answers session, Mr Mbatia raised the matter that had led to the weekend’s arrest of the suspect who was found with the documents. Mr Mbatia said the suspect was arrested on Sunday following a complaint filed by the Clerk of the National Assembly, Dr Thomas Kashilila. The suspect was found with three different documents, two of which bore the official rubber stamp of the office of the Clerk. The other one did not have any stamp. Mr Mbatia called on the Speaker, Ms Anna Makinda, to first suspend the day’s Bunge activities to open the floor to debate on the matter, including how the documents had left the Parliament’s precincts. Ms Makinda intervened saying it was not yet clear how the suspect acquired the said documents, but that it would be more procedural if the House ...

TANZANIA has stepped up the state’s financial support to the agriculture sector, which at the moment is clocking 1 trillion/-, according to the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) Governor, Professor Benno Ndulu. “Although it is still low, the share of lending to agriculture to total lending to private sector by the banks has increased from the average 9.6 per cent in 2008 to nearly 12 per cent by the end of 2013, against the backdrop of rapidly expanding total credit to the private sector,” stated Prof Ndulu. Speaking at the ongoing 17th Conference of Financial Institutions (COFI) taking place at the Arusha International Conference Centre (AICC) here, the central bank chief pointed out that in absolute terms, credit to agriculture increased from an average 700 billion/- in 2008 to over one trillion/- at the end of last year. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Financing Agriculture and Agribusiness in Tanzania: Challenges and Opportunities’ and reflects the need to increase financial resources...