Visa in Africa are barriers to trade and movement says president Ruto

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1 week ago

March 17, 2023

President William Ruto has urged African countries to rethink their visa regimes to boost intra Africa trade and position the continent for true transformation.

African governments, the President said, should facilitate “people-to-people, business-to-business and government-to-government affairs,” not create barriers.

“The people who introduced visas to Africa have abandoned them. In Europe today, citizens of the 27 countries in the European Union don’t need visas to travel from one country to the other,” he said.

He spoke on Thursday when he met President Emerson Mnangagwa’s special envoy, Ambassador Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, at State House Nairobi.

President Ruto said he will hold discussions with his Zimbabwean counterpart on visa free regime between the two countries.

He also said they will discuss the need for more flights from Nairobi to Harare and vice versa.

President Ruto said Kenya opposes the continued economic sanctions against Zimbabwe, adding that they are unnecessary.

“At a time of economic difficulty, climate change effects and pandemics, sanctions only exacerbate the burden on the citizens of Zimbabwe,” he said.

MP Jalang’o admitted that he fears for his wife and parents’ lives

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9 hours ago

March 24, 2023

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MP Jalang’o admitted that he fears for his wife and parents’ lives after his decision to ‘disobey’ Azimio and work with William Ruto for what he terms is for the betterment of Lang’ata.

In a recent interview, the comedian-turned-politician said he could not help but worry about his mother in the village.

However, he believes having fear will never help him change anything and doing the right thing is the only way to go.

“Kila siku ni kuhofia majaama wangu, familia yangu, wife, mamangu nyumbani, marafiki wangu nini kitakachotokea lakini waoga hawajawahi leta tofauti yoyote katika maisha,” he said.

Police have confirmed that they shot dead Maseno University student because they were Overpowered

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9 hours ago

March 24, 2023

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Police say Maseno University student was shot because they were overpowered, had to use live bullets to disperse crowd invading Maseno Police Line

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County Assemblies are integral part of the transformation agenda

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9 hours ago

March 24, 2023

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County Assemblies are integral part of the transformation agenda at the national and county level. Joint development programmes between the two levels of government such as county industrial parks, aggregation centres and the Affordable Housing project all require legal and regulatory support from MCAs.

Met MCAs from Kisii and Nyamira counties Friday at the Kisii State Lodge. Also present were Deputy President Rigathì Gachagua, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu, Governors Simba Arati (Kisii) and Amos Nyaribo (Nyamira), Chief Whip Silvanus Osoro, MPs among other leaders.