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Kenya: MPs Summon Former JKUAT Officials Over Kigali Campus Land and Sh80m Loan Scandal
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Former senior officials of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) have been summoned by the National Assembly’s Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education (PIC-G&E) to explain a series of controversial transactions linked to the university’s former Kigali campus.
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Kenya: Uchumi Monitor Says New Branches Opened Without His Approval
[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug. 5 – Fresh governance concerns have emerged at troubled retailer Uchumi Supermarkets after the court-appointed monitor overseeing its Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) said the company opened new branches without his knowledge or approval, even as former employees continue to pursue unpaid salary arrears and terminal benefits.
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Kenya: Court Detains Angela Mulwa for 14 Days in Dr Victoria Mutiso Murder Probe
[Capital FM] Nairobi — A Nairobi court has ordered that Angela Mulwa remain in police custody for 14 days to allow detectives to complete investigations into the murder of clinical psychologist Dr. Victoria Nthunya Mutiso.
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Kenya: DP Kindiki Heads to Dar es Salaam for Continental Infrastructure Summit
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Deputy President Kithure Kindiki on Wednesday departed for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, aboard a Kenya Air Force aircraft to represent Kenya at the Infra for Africa Forum 2026, a high-level continental summit focused on accelerating infrastructure investment across Africa.
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Rwanda: Govt Taps Artists in Campaign Against Alcohol, Drug Abuse
[New Times] The government has invited musicians and other celebrities to join the campaign against illicit alcohol and drugs.
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Sudan: So-Called Tasis Involved in War Crimes in Sudan – Prominent Legal Expert
[SNA] Khartoum, 3 August 2026 (SUNA) – The prominent Legal expert Dr. Mohamed Al-Zein affirmed that the so-called Tasis movement is involved in part of the war crimes committed in Sudan and bears responsibility for crimes committed during the Sudan war.
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Rwanda: When Is a Water Abstraction Permit Required?
[New Times] Individuals, companies, institutions and organisations abstracting water from rivers, lakes, springs, groundwater or other natural water sources must obtain a water use permit, according to the Rwanda Water Resources Board (RWB).
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Rwanda: Over 100 More Facilities Closed Amid Crackdown On Illicit Alcohol
[New Times] The Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (Rwanda FDA) has ordered the closure of 101 facilities over production illicit alcoholic beverages and revoked their manufacturing licences as part of an ongoing nationwide crackdown.
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Uganda: More Than 80 Entebbe Taxi Drivers Acquire Land Through Collective Savings Scheme
[Nile Post] More than 80 taxi drivers under the Entebbe Fly Express Travelers Association have become landowners after using their collective annual savings to purchase plots of land in Namayumba, Wakiso District.
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia Plants Over 805 Million Seedlings in Single Day
[ENA] Addis Ababa — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced that Ethiopia has planted 805.3 million tree seedlings today.