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Lawyers lobby fault nomination of Kenyan as judge to regional court

Nairobi, April 29 -- Kenya has nominated Dr Zablon Muruka Mokua to the East African Court of Justice to replace Justice Charles Nyachae who resigned in January. But the nomination has been queried by... Read More


Agoa to be expanded to all of Africa and extended to 2041

Nairobi, April 28 -- The US Congress has put forward proposals that would see the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) extended to 2041. Senators Chris Coons of Delaware and James Risch of Idaho... Read More


TikTok ban: US says it reserves right to protect its interest

Nairobi, April 27 -- A decision by Washington to ban the Chinese-owned TikTok, unless it is sold within a year, is about national security, US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said in Nairobi on Th... Read More


Why African countries seek UN tax convention

Nairobi, April 27 -- African countries are pushing for a platform at the United Nations that would provide them an opportunity to discuss global tax rules on an equal footing. The tax rules would ena... Read More


US says looming Tiktok ban won't change relations with China as Kenya weighs in

Nairobi, April 26 -- A decision by the US government to ban the Chinese-owned Tiktok unless it is sold within a year, would not change the US relations with China, the US Secretary for Commerce Gina R... Read More


Highs and lows of Peter Mathuki era at EAC head office in Arusha

Nairobi, April 21 -- The decision by the East African Community Council of Ministers to appoint the Deputy Secretary-General Annette Ssemuwemba to act as the boss in Arusha awaiting the swearing-in of... Read More


How Kenya's politics influenced chase game in choice of the new EAC boss

Nairobi, April 20 -- Local politics could have influenced Kenya's last-minute change of its nominee for the Secretary-General of the East African Community, who was due for swearing-in last week. On ... Read More


The EAC boss that never was: Kenya makes surprise U-turn on Mwende Mueke nomination

Nairobi, April 16 -- In a move that may reflect a political backlash, Kenya has replaced Caroline Mwende Mueke, the nominee for East African Community (EAC) secretary-general, just two days before her... Read More


Africa's rating agency plan to end unfairness

Nairobi, April 14 -- Africa is working on a credit rating agency to be launched by the end of 2024 to address what it terms unfairness. The proposal for the new agency, the African Credit Rating Agen... Read More


UK suspends 8pc duty on flowers from East Africa

Nairobi, April 11 -- Kenya's cut flower exports to the United Kingdom received a boost after the UK temporarily suspended duty on cut flowers for two years. The waiver, the UK says, would make trade ... Read More