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6 Jul 2026, 06:27 GMT

[Capital FM] Kisumu -- Interior Principal Secretary Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo has warned young people engaging in criminal activities in Kisumu that unemployment cannot be used as justification for lawlessness, affirming that the government will firmly deal with individuals threatening peace and security.

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6 Jul 2026, 05:35 GMT

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, July 5 -- Somalia's Foreign Minister Abdisalam Ali received the European Union's ambassador to Somalia, Francesca Di Mauro, on Sunday for a farewell meeting as the diplomat concludes her posting in the Horn of Africa nation.

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6 Jul 2026, 05:10 GMT

[Nile Post] The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has called on the Judiciary to publicly and unequivocally condemn President Yoweri Museveni's remarks on the pending treason trial of veteran opposition leader and four-time presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye, as well as his renewed push to abolish bail, describing the comments as unconstitutional executive interference in the administration of justice.

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Uganda: Law Society Condemns Museveni Remarks On Besigye Trial, Bail
6 Jul 2026, 05:10 GMT

[Nile Post] Kabale District leaders have commissioned two new twin classroom blocks at Butanda Secondary School, constructed at a cost of Shs285 million, while directing the contractor to complete all outstanding works before the defect's liability period expires.

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6 Jul 2026, 05:10 GMT

[SNA] The Cabinet held its regular meeting in Khartoum on Sunday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Kamil Idris.

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6 Jul 2026, 04:59 GMT

[The Conversation Africa] Public rallies were banned in Tanzania in June 2026 for the second time in a decade. The first ban was imposed by President John Magufuli in 2016. His successor, President Samia Hassan, lifted it in 2023 as part of a reform agenda. Now she has reimposed the ban. Dan Paget has spent over a decade chronicling the struggles of Tanzania's democracy movement amid waves of repression. He's had a special focus on a form of political communication that's of extraordinary significance in Tanzania: mass rallies. He

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Tanzania: Tanzania Has Banned Political Rallies Again - What the Government Fears
3 Jul 2026, 16:22 GMT

[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Friday received a high-level Italian delegation led by Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi for talks focused on strengthening bilateral relations and expanding cooperation on security, migration and state-building.

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3 Jul 2026, 16:19 GMT

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Supreme Court has handed Cytonn Investments a temporary legal reprieve by suspending the implementation of Court of Appeal orders that had cleared the way for the Official Receiver to take control of and transfer several high-value properties linked to the firm's troubled real estate investment schemes.

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3 Jul 2026, 16:01 GMT

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Principal Secretary for Internal Security and National Administration Raymond Omollo has issued a stern warning against the use of boda boda operators to perpetrate political violence, saying the government will crack down on those recruiting riders into criminal gangs and those who participate in acts of goonism.

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3 Jul 2026, 16:00 GMT

[Capital FM] Kisii -- Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Secretary-General Edwin Sifuna has dismissed claims that he or the Linda Mwananchi movement could be used to split the opposition vote ahead of the 2027 General Election.

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3 Jul 2026, 12:38 GMT

[Nile Post] Veteran journalist and political commentator Timothy Kalyegira has been granted cash bail of Shs650,000 by the Kira Chief Magistrate's Court in Wakiso District.

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Uganda: Veteran Journalist Timothy Kalyegira Granted Bail
3 Jul 2026, 10:37 GMT

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A TikTok user accused of publishing a viral video that allegedly incited religious and ethnic hostility has been charged before the Garissa Law Courts and released on a bond of Sh500,000, with an alternative cash bail of Sh200,000.

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Kenya: Garissa Tiktoker Charged Over Alleged Incitement Against Non-Muslims
3 Jul 2026, 04:42 GMT

[Nile Post] Opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye and co-accused Hajj Obeid Lutale have accused the High Court Criminal Division of violating their constitutional right to a fair hearing and legal representation of their choice in ongoing criminal and human rights proceedings.

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Uganda: Besigye, Lutale Accuse High Court of Violating Fair Hearing Rights in Ongoing Bail Proceedings
2 Jul 2026, 11:06 GMT

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Detectives are piecing together the events that led to the fatal shooting of youth mobiliser Cecil Otieno Ouma after a government youth forum in Nairobi, with seven people, including two members of Principal Secretary Jacob Fikirini's security detail, recording statements as investigators seek to resolve conflicting accounts of the incident.

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2 Jul 2026, 11:03 GMT

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Students at Utumishi Girls Academy have resumed learning following the tragic dormitory fire that claimed the lives of 16 students, with school management and government agencies putting in place temporary boarding arrangements as plans for new dormitories begin.

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1 Jul 2026, 15:44 GMT

[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The Somali Future Council congratulated Somalis on the 66th anniversary of the country's independence and unification, while warning that Somalia continues to face deepening political and security challenges.

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1 Jul 2026, 13:57 GMT

[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud joined a national flag-raising ceremony in Mogadishu at midnight on Tuesday to commemorate the 66th anniversary of the independence of the country's southern regions and their union with the north, which established the Somali Republic.

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