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NCAA Slams Kenya Airways Over Maltreatment Of Nigerian Passenger

Ganiyu Amodu

Kenya Airways has come under fire from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) following a viral social media video showing a heated argument between a Nigerian passenger and the airline’s staff at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO). The passenger, identified as Ms. Omisore G., was traveling from Lagos to Manchester via Nairobi and Paris. Upon arriving in Nairobi for her connecting flight to Paris, the airline discovered that she did not possess a Schengen Visa. Kenya Airways claimed on its X handle that it offered her an alternative route through…

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Kenya’s President Ruto Fires Almost Entire Cabinet After Protests

ADEOLA YUSUF

Kenyan President William Ruto has fired almost his entire cabinet after weeks of anti-government protests, he announced Thursday. Only Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi have been left in their posts, the president said. The decision was taken “upon reflection, and a holistic appraisal” of his cabinet, he told reporters from State House Nairobi. READ ALSO Who Gets What? Breakdown Of Euro 2024 Prize Money Court Remands ex-Power Minister Over Alleged N33bn Fraud ‘Steer Clear,’ Supreme Court Bars State Govts From LG Money ‘2 Weeks After…

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What Nigerians, Ghanaians, Others Do Not Know, Learn About Kenyan Protest

Ganiyu Amodu

“The majority of youths who mobilised on X (twitter) and actively participated in the hiatus protest have not read the controversial finance bill in full… The newly policies were also not communicated adequately,” a seasoned Public Communications Specialist and emerging Researcher in Public Policy and Analysis based at Egerton University, Kenya, Kurian Musa, bares it all on “Peace, Bill, and Protest – Examining the Triangle of Kenyan Crisis” during the Platforms Africa e-Discourse. Excerpts;   What has been the state of economy in Kenya since the new president assumed office?…

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Kenya: President Ruto Scraps Budget For First Lady’s Office, Dissolves 40 Agencies Amid Protests

ADEOLA YUSUF

In a decisive move on Friday, President William Ruto announced the elimination of the budget for the offices of Kenya’s first and second ladies, responding to nationwide protests. During a live broadcast, President Ruto detailed additional austerity measures, including the dissolution of 47 state agencies and the suspension of non-essential travel for officials. “The number of advisors in government will be cut by 50% immediately,” Ruto stated. He confirmed that “the operations of the office of the first lady, second lady, and the wife of the prime cabinet will be…

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Meet Fatuma Ahmed, 1st Female Commander In Kenya’s Air Force History

Ganiyu Amodu

Maj. Gen. Fatuma Gaiti Ahmed is the first female commander of the air force and the first woman to lead a military service in Kenyan history, having been chosen by President William Ruto. Ahmed’s appointment comes after last month’s helicopter disaster which claimed the lives of several people, including the military chief. She was appointed alongside other high-ranking officials, such as a new head of the armed forces. Maj. Gen. Ahmed had already held several firsts in the male-dominated military leadership, including being the first woman to advance to the…

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What Is Causing Kenya’s Frequent Power Blackouts

ADEOLA YUSUF

Kenya was on Saturday night plunged into a countrywide blackout from around 8 p.m., being the latest power outage to hit homes and businesses in recent years. The State-owned power distributor blamed the blackout on a hitch at two key generation points in Olkaria. Normal supply was restored near midnight. How many blackouts have hit Kenya in recent years? Saturday’s blackout was the fifth countrywide power outage in at least three years. Over the same period, different parts of the country have been subjected to long outages. The longest blackout…

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BREAKING: Nigeria’s Oldest Carrier, Aero Contractors, Stops Operations

Ganiyu Amodu

Why we did it, company opens up in a statement to Platforms Africa Nigeria’s oldest airline, Aero Contractors, has temporarily suspended operations. Platfirms Africa reports that this, according to a statement from the company, is due to the impact of the challenging operating environment on its daily operations. “The management of Aero Contractors Company of Nig. Ltd. wish to announce the temporary suspension of its scheduled passenger services operations with effect from Wednesday, July 20, 2022. READ ALSO Ghana Confirms Cases As Marburg Virus Rocks Country COVID-19 vaccine, a ploy…

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‘How IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu was Arrested in Kenya, Handed Over to Nigeria’

Aoko Benjamin

How we trailed Kanu’s for two years, monitoring how he was living a 5-star life, flying private jets around, sleeping in 5-star hotels with expensive cloths and expensive shoes – Lai Mohammed      Leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, was arrested in Kenya and handed over to Nigeria, the Coalition of Igbo-British Lawyers has alleged. The group also condemned what it described as “the illegal and archaic manner in which the Kenyan government…acted in the illegal detention of the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra…

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