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  • Kenyan Woman Dies After Wedding in Hospital

    A Kenyan woman whose wedding took place in a ward at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi this week, has died.

    Mrs Agnes Wathanu Muchoki, 54, died on Tuesday night after her wedding to her husband, Mr Peter Muchoki, two days earlier.

    During the interview with a Kenyan Press, a tired Mrs Muchoki, who had cancer, had recalled how doctors, relatives, friends and even journalists witnessed the two love-birds tie the knot before hospital chaplain Fr John Kariba.

    On her wedding, Mrs Muchoki said: “It was wonderful… It was nice… In fact I have no words to describe what happened. I have been pestering my husband for a long time to tie the knot.”

    “Oh, the flowers and the cake..I have also been given a marriage certificate as well as the wedding sacrament by my Catholic church,” she added.

    She had said she was looking forward to being discharged from hospital so she could be near her family on her road to recovery.

    In the story, the mother of seven, had appealed to well-wishers to assist her family.

    She said her first born son, who completed his medical laboratory degree course in 2009, remains unemployed.

  • Supreme Court Rejects Ingabire Suit

    The Supreme Court Thursday rejected an application filed by Victoire Ingabire, challenging the constitutionality of the Genocide Ideology Law.

    A panel of nine judges announced, “The court finds no contradiction between the law and the constitution. it is true the constitution grants freedom of expression and speech, but the Genocide Ideology Law puts limitations to avoid abuse of those freedoms.”

    Ingabire had filed the suit claiming that the constitution grants her the right to freedom of expression.

    The Supreme Court cited the international law and several cases related to hate speech, including that of a Canadian teacher, James Keegstra, who was charged with teaching anti-Semitism.

    In her trial, which began in September 2011, the High Court found her statements at Kigali Memorial Centre – Gisozi to be in clear violation of the Genocide Ideology Law of July 2008.

  • Supreme Court Rejects Ingabire Suit

    The Supreme Court Thursday rejected an application filed by Victoire Ingabire, challenging the constitutionality of the Genocide Ideology Law.

    A panel of nine judges announced, “The court finds no contradiction between the law and the constitution. it is true the constitution grants freedom of expression and speech, but the Genocide Ideology Law puts limitations to avoid abuse of those freedoms.”

    Ingabire had filed the suit claiming that the constitution grants her the right to freedom of expression.

    The Supreme Court cited the international law and several cases related to hate speech, including that of a Canadian teacher, James Keegstra, who was charged with teaching anti-Semitism.

    In her trial, which began in September 2011, the High Court found her statements at Kigali Memorial Centre – Gisozi to be in clear violation of the Genocide Ideology Law of July 2008.

  • MINIRENA Contributes Frw 166 Million to Agaciro Fund

    The Ministry of Natural Resources (MINIRENA)has contributed over Frw166,229,084 to Agaciro Development Fund.

    Minister Kamanzi Stanislas said the contribution was a way of MINIRENA staff expressing their self worth and supporting the development of the country.

    The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance (MINICOFIN) Sayinzoga Kampeta commended the MINIRENA staff for their contribution.

  • MINIRENA Contributes Frw 166 Million to Agaciro Fund

    The Ministry of Natural Resources (MINIRENA)has contributed over Frw166,229,084 to Agaciro Development Fund.

    Minister Kamanzi Stanislas said the contribution was a way of MINIRENA staff expressing their self worth and supporting the development of the country.

    The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance (MINICOFIN) Sayinzoga Kampeta commended the MINIRENA staff for their contribution.

  • Botswana U17 in Rwanda for Return Leg

    The Botswana U17 national side is currently in Rwanda where they are in vigorous training ahead of saturday encounter with the Amavubi U17 of Rwanda in a return Leg.

    Amavubi was hit by Botswana U17 recently. However, the Amavubi is expected to toughen following the enthusiastic fans at home.

  • Botswana U17 in Rwanda for Return Leg

    The Botswana U17 national side is currently in Rwanda where they are in vigorous training ahead of saturday encounter with the Amavubi U17 of Rwanda in a return Leg.

    Amavubi was hit by Botswana U17 recently. However, the Amavubi is expected to toughen following the enthusiastic fans at home.

  • Former Ghana First Lady Blocked out Of Presidential Election

    The wife of Ghana’s ex-leader Jerry Rawlings, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, was Thursday disqualified from running in presidential polls over problems with her nomination forms, an official said.

    Candidates had until Thursday to submit nomination papers, but Ghana’s electoral commission said Mrs Rawlings’ forms were not properly completed.

    “Portions of the nomination forms were not properly filled by the National Democratic Party and the electoral commission’s deadline for filling nominations has passed today,” Ms Sylvia Annor, electoral commission spokeswoman, told news agency AFP.

    “There were major errors on their forms and they could not meet the deadline to rectify them hence the disqualification.”

    There was no immediate reaction from Mrs Rawlings or her National Democratic Party.

    Mrs Rawlings was nominated as a presidential candidate by the upstart political party on Saturday, highlighting divisions in President John Dramani Mahama’s ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of December polls.

    She had sought to run on the NDC party ticket, but was trounced in a 2011 primary battle by John Atta Mills, Ghana’s then-president who died in July following an illness.

    After being beaten by Mr Mills, she helped launch the rival National Democratic Party and had been flirting for months with a presidential run, while maintaining ties to the NDC.

    Her husband, a national icon who founded the NDC and has led Ghana both as a military ruler and an elected president, has sent mixed messages about his allegiances as regards the December vote.

    The polls are widely expected to be close and experts have said the NDC may struggle to retain power if Mr Rawlings throws his influence behind another candidate.

    The main opposition candidate in the race is Mr Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party.

  • Former Ghana First Lady Blocked out Of Presidential Election

    The wife of Ghana’s ex-leader Jerry Rawlings, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, was Thursday disqualified from running in presidential polls over problems with her nomination forms, an official said.

    Candidates had until Thursday to submit nomination papers, but Ghana’s electoral commission said Mrs Rawlings’ forms were not properly completed.

    “Portions of the nomination forms were not properly filled by the National Democratic Party and the electoral commission’s deadline for filling nominations has passed today,” Ms Sylvia Annor, electoral commission spokeswoman, told news agency AFP.

    “There were major errors on their forms and they could not meet the deadline to rectify them hence the disqualification.”

    There was no immediate reaction from Mrs Rawlings or her National Democratic Party.

    Mrs Rawlings was nominated as a presidential candidate by the upstart political party on Saturday, highlighting divisions in President John Dramani Mahama’s ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of December polls.

    She had sought to run on the NDC party ticket, but was trounced in a 2011 primary battle by John Atta Mills, Ghana’s then-president who died in July following an illness.

    After being beaten by Mr Mills, she helped launch the rival National Democratic Party and had been flirting for months with a presidential run, while maintaining ties to the NDC.

    Her husband, a national icon who founded the NDC and has led Ghana both as a military ruler and an elected president, has sent mixed messages about his allegiances as regards the December vote.

    The polls are widely expected to be close and experts have said the NDC may struggle to retain power if Mr Rawlings throws his influence behind another candidate.

    The main opposition candidate in the race is Mr Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party.

  • Pentagon’s Africa Command Gets New Boss

    President Barack Obama will nominate a new leader for the Pentagon command in charge of Africa.

    Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said Thursday the president is picking Gen. David Rodriguez to replace Gen. Carter Ham as head of the U.S. Africa Command.

    Rodriguez is the commanding general of U.S. Army Forces Command, responsible for the training, equipping and oversight of active duty, National Guard and reserve soldiers.

    The choice comes during a turbulent time across the continent. Political turmoil rages in Libya, fighting continues to engulf the fractious state of Somalia, a militant presence has emerged in Mali, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has made its presence known in northern Africa, and sectarian strife plagues Nigeria.

    The command, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, is one of six geographic commands operated by the Pentagon. Djibouti hosts the only U.S. forward operating base the United States has on the continent with 3,000 U.S. service members at Camp Lemonier.

    The command was created by presidential order and officially activated in 2007.

    It became fully operational in 2008. Gen. William E. “Kip” Ward served as its first commander. Ham, a U.S. Army general, became the second commander in 2011.

    The U.S. Africa Command is responsible for all military activities and military relations with 54 African countries, including the islands of Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, and Sao Tome and Principe, along with the Indian Ocean islands of Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles.

    U.S. Central Command maintains a traditional relationship with Egypt. Africom says it works with Egypt “on issues relating to Africa security.”

    “The command has no plans to move its headquarters from Stuttgart and will be located here for the foreseeable future.

    In addition, USAFRICOM is not seeking the establishment of bases in Africa or anywhere else,” the command said on its website.