Tag: Kenya

Breaking: Somalia expels Kenyan Ambassador, recalls Ambassador to Kenya

Breaking News, East Africa, Kenya, News, Newsbeat, Somalia, World
Somalian ambassador to Kenya, Amb. Mohamud Ahmed Nur ‘Tarzan’(left) and the Kenyan ambassador to Somalia, Amb. Lucas Tumbo(Photo credit: supplied)

Nov 29, 2020(SSNN) — In a political turmoil over the electoral process and foreign interference, the Republic of Somalia has recalled its ambassador to Kenya and orders the Kenyan ambassador in Mogadishu to leave the country with immediate effect for further consultations. “The Federal Government of Somalia notes the Kenyan government’s attempt to infringe upon the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political […]

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Kenya Powers commences relocation of power lines to pave way for Nairobi Expressway

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Sep 24, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — The relocation of power lines between the Mlolongo through the city center to James Gichuru to pave way for the Nairobi expressway have commenced and it will cost 1.08 billion Kenya shillings. According to the Kenya power director and CEO Bernard Ngugi, it is the Kenya National Highways that will foot the bill. The CEO said […]

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Kenyan president commends peace progress in South Sudan

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Kenyan president, Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta greets South Sudan's incumbent, Salva Kiir Mayardit(Photo credit: SSNN)

July 15, 2020 (SSNN) – Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta, has commended South Sudan parties to the revitalized peace agreement for progress achieved in recent months despite the disruption by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is despite the health and economic difficulties posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Uhuru underscored the setting up of the executive arm of the Revitalized Transitional Government of […]

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South Sudan COVID-19 patient destined for Kenya returned to Juba 

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April 7, 2020 (SSNN) — Kenyan authorities have rejected the entrance of a South Sudan coronavirus patient who was airlifted from Juba on Monday, sources with direct knowledge said, Nyamilepedia reports. On Monday, a unnamed son of South Sudan’s chief justice Chan Reec Madut was airlifted on a chartered plane after reportedly suffering from COVID-19 symptoms having returned recently to […]

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S. Sudan’s envoy to China ‘disappointed’ over health ministry’s handling of coronavirus

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South Sudanese officials and Chinese representatives after the commencement ceremony on April 16 (Photo credit: powerchina.cn)

March 16th 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan’s ambassador to China, Andruga Duku, has expressed disappointments over the handling of coronavirus screening at the Juba airport. Amb. Andruga Duku said he saw the ministry of health staffs screening arrivals at Juba airport were not wearing masks which is risky according to the World Health Organization (WHO). “I found those working at […]

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Kenya Ambassador to S. Sudan Chris passes on, MoF announces

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February 17, 2020 (SSNN)—The Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today that the Kenyan Ambassador to South Sudan, Chris Mburu, had died of a heart attack. Ambassador Mburu is reported to have suddenly collapsed at his residence in Juba on Sunday the Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported this morning. In his condolence message, President Uhuru Kenyatta described the late […]

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SSHURSA commemorates January 23, in honour of Dong Samuel and Aggrey Idri

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January 24th, 2020 (SSNN)—The South Sudan Human Rights Society for Advocacy (SSHURSA) a rights advocacy group, honors January 23, in memory of Samuel Dong Luak and Agrey Idri – two human rights defenders kidnapped in Kenya and murdered in South Sudan by the country’s National Security Service. “23 January 2020 marks three years when Dong Samuel, a human rights lawyer […]

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Top U.S. Department of State official to visit South Sudan this week

East Africa, Kenya, Newsbeat, Uganda, USA
The United States’ Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Tibor Nagy,

January 14th, 2020 (SSNN)—The United States’ Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Tibor Nagy, is expected to visit, among other African countries, South Sudan in a bid to push for the implementation of the peace agreement and to augment accountability efforts . The U.S. Department of State urged South Sudan’s ‘credible leaders’ to make concessions to end the month-long deadlock on […]

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President Kiir, opposition representatives mark New Year Eve in Juba, urge citizens to cherish peace 

IGAD, JMEC, Kenya, Newsbeat, Peace Building, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda, UN

January 1st, 2020 (SSNN)—South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit, representatives of the R-ARCSS signatory Parties and foreign dignitaries met on December 31, 2019 at the State House and held a year-end party officially hosted by the President’s office at the Presidential Palace in Juba. “Senior Government Officials, representatives of Opposition parties who are signatories to the Revitalized Agreement, diplomatic Corp, […]

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Rights groups urge South Sudan leaders to resolve pending issues, form unity gov’t on time 

East Africa, Ethiopia, IGAD, Kenya, Newsbeat

  December 19, 2019 (SSNN)- The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS), United States institute of Peace (USIP), Addis Ababa University (AAU) together with Oxfam held an expert meeting on South Sudan in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, from 16th to 18th 2019. Under the theme. ‘The Future of South Sudan Peace Process- What Happens after the 100 Days?’ […]

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Breaking: US sanctions five individuals responsible for killing of opposition officials

Breaking News, IGAD, Kenya, South Sudan, USA

  Dec 10th, 2019 (SSNN)-Today, on International Human Rights Day, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has taken decisive action, imposing strict sanctions on five identified individuals responsible for their role in the kidnapping and killing of South Sudan’s opposition members, Aggrey Idri and Dong Samuel Luak, prominent human rights activists who were kidnapped […]

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EU congratulates Sudan’s Prime Minister Hamdok on his appointment as IGAD Chair

Addis Ababa, East Africa, EU, IGAD, Kenya, Newsbeat, South Sudan, Uganda

  Nov 30th, 2019 (SSNN)-The European Union congratulates the Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on his recent appointment as IGAD Chairperson. On 29, 2019, during the 13th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the regional bloc, IGAD picked Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok as its new Chairman. “The Summit of the […]

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Full Text: Communiqué of the 13th Ordinary  Summit of IGAD Heads of State and Government 

Communiques, IGAD, JMEC, Kenya, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda, UN, USA

  Nov 30th, 2019 (SSNN)-The 13th Ordinary Summit of the IGAD Heads of State and Government was held on 29 November 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the chairmanship of H.E. Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. The meeting was attended by H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda; H.E. […]

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Breaking: Sudan’s Prime Minister Hamdok elected as IGAD’s new Chair – IGAD Secretariat

Addis Ababa, Breaking News, IGAD, Kenya, Sudan

  Nov 29th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Intergovernmental Authority on Development IGAD during its 13th Ordinary Summit of Heads of States and Government held in Ethiopia- has elected the Republic of Sudan as its new chair, the regional bloc announced on Friday following the conclusion of the Summit. “The 13th Ordinary IGAD Summit of Heads of States and Government has concluded in […]

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Foreign Minister, Awut lays foundation stone for construction of S. Sudan’s Embassy in Nairobi

Kenya, Newsbeat, South Sudan

  Nov 25th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Awut Deng Acuil has laid the foundation stone for the construction of South Sudan’s diplomatic office in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. “Today was a historical day for the Government of the Republic of South Sudan in Kenya. We were honoured to have the presence of Honourable Awut […]

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