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The paper changed its name to The Standard in 1977 but the name East African Standard was revived later. It was sold to Kenyan investors in 1995. In 2004 the name was changed back to The Standard. It is the main rival to Kenya's largest newspaper, the Daily Nation. In 1989, at a time when Kenya was going into multi-party era, the Standard Group ...
Uhuru Kenyatta was born on 26 October 1961, to the first president of Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta, and his fourth wife, Mama Ngina Kenyatta (née Muhoho). The second born in the family, he has two sisters, Christine (born 1953), Anna Nyokabi (born 1963) and a brother, Muhoho Kenyatta (born 1965). His family hails from the Kikuyu, a Bantu ethnic group.
An English-language edition called Daily Nation was published on 3 October 1960, in a process organised by former editor of the British News Chronicle, Michael Curtis. [1] The publisher was East African Newspapers (Nation Series) Ltd, which later became the Nation Media Group , with operations throughout the African Great Lakes region and is ...
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has repeatedly criticised the East African Community force since its deployment in Nov. 2022 for failing to enforce the withdrawal of the M23, a rebel group ...
Unlike the East African forces, the SADC troops, who include forces from South Africa, Malawi and Tanzania, have an offensive mandate to support Congo's army fight rebel groups. South Africa has ...
The 21st EAC Ordinary summit was held between 22 February 2021 to 25 February 2021 virtually. [1] This was the first summit held after the start of COVID-19 pandemic. The summit focused on considering applications of new members along with re-organizing the leadership of the bloc. The leadership of the community was transferred from Paul Kagame ...
May 13 – Eid al-Fitr, Muslim feast of breaking of the Fast. May 16 – Sudan People's Liberation Army Day, Public holidays in South Sudan. May 24 – Independence Day (Eritrea) May 25 – Africa Day; June 1 – Madaraka Day, Public holidays in Kenya. June 18 – Constitution Day, Public holidays in Seychelles. June 20 – Martyrs' Day (Eritrea)
The man behind what turned out to be a fake single currency said he was surprised at how the news spread and the attention it received. Ugandan Moses Haabwa told the BBC that he wanted to offer ...