Podcasts about kenyan president uhuru kenyatta

We look at what a second Donald Trump presidency could mean for Africa, hearing from economists and business owners.We explore some of the existing trade pacts between the US and Africa, and consider the significance of remittances - the money sent back home by African migrants living overseas. If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: businessdaily@bbc.co.ukPresented and produced by Michael Kaloki(Picture: Then President Donald Trump walks with the former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on the White House colonnade as they make their way to the Oval Office, on February 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. Credit: Getty Images)

Shortly before the end of his term in 2022, former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta pledged to end gender-based violence in his country by 2026. With two years left before the deadline, is Kenya still on track to fulfill the promises made to Kenyan women? And how is Kenyan media keeping the fight alive?   This week, we're sharing an episode from Foreign Policy's “Hidden Economics of Remarkable Women”, about how reality TV is helping women's rights activists press the Kenyan government to uphold its pledge.   Guests:   Audrey Mugeni, the co-founder of Counting Dead Women Kenya   Anne Ireri, the executive director of the Federation of Women Lawyers in Kenya   Hosts:     Reena Ninan, founder of Good Trouble Productions   Laura Rosbrow-Telem, senior producer at Foreign Policy   If you appreciate this episode and want to support the work we do, please consider making a donation to World Affairs. We cannot do this work without your help. Thank you.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is stepping down after a decade in power. Previous elections were marred by violence, but will it be different this time? And what's at stake in this vote? Join host Mohammed Jamjoom. Guests: Fergus Kell - Research analyst in the Africa Programme at Chatham House. Jacky Kwonyike - Lawyer at the High Court of Kenya.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for the deployment of an East African force to restore security in the troubled east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. He also called for an immediate cessation of all hostilities for all armed groups, both foreign and local, to lay down arms immediately and unconditionally” amid heavy fighting in recent weeks. He says the East African Regional Force is to be deployed immediately to the regions of Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu to enforce peace in coordination with resident UN forces Monusco. He added that a meeting of commanders of the defence forces of East African countries in Nairobi should finalise preparations for the deployment.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed into law a new refugee bill that allows asylum seekers easier access to education, and opportunities to integrate and earn a living. The authorities say the camps have been used as breeding grounds for terrorists blamed for some of the worst attacks on Kenyan soil. Kenya has been in a protracted struggle with the UN refugee agency over plans to shut down the Kakuma and Daadab refugee camps that for decades, have been home to half a million refugees mainly from Somalia and South Sudan.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed into law a new refugee bill that allows asylum seekers easier access to education, and opportunities to integrate and earn a living. The authorities say the camps have been used as breeding grounds for terrorists blamed for some of the worst attacks on Kenyan soil. Kenya has been in a protracted struggle with the UN refugee agency over plans to shut down the Kakuma and Daadab refugee camps that for decades, have been home to half a million refugees mainly from Somalia and South Sudan.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed into law a new refugee bill that allows asylum seekers easier access to education, and opportunities to integrate and earn a living. The authorities say the camps have been used as breeding grounds for terrorists blamed for some of the worst attacks on Kenyan soil. Kenya has been in a protracted struggle with the UN refugee agency over plans to shut down the Kakuma and Daadab refugee camps that for decades, have been home to half a million refugees mainly from Somalia and South Sudan.

The Pandora Papers, the largest ever leak of global financial data, have prompted mix reactions over the allegations they contain about a number of prominent world figures. Newshour looks into the potential consequences for two of them, the family of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, and Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis. Also on the program: one of the winners of the Nobel prize for medicine, Ardem Patapoutian, tells us about his revolutionary findings on pain; and American pharmaceutical companies are on trial in Ohio. Photo: Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta. CREDIT: Tolga Akmen/Pool via REUTERS

Listen to the Sun. June 20, 2021 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on announcement by the Ethiopian government that land has been prepared for agricultural production in the restive Tigray region; a recently released article says that the African continent has not reached a 10 percent investment level in agriculture; Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has again spoken out on the need to democratize multi-lateral organizations; and the Angolan state is battling an upsurge in Malaria infections. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on Black Music Month with examinations of the contributions of Willie McTell and Rosetta Tharp.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has for the first time, criticized five judges of the country's High Court for rejecting a constitutional reform plan now known in the country as the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). As James Shimanyula reports, in their ruling, the judges described the BBI as irregular, unlawful and unconstitutional. James Shimanyula reports from Nairobi… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tanzania and Kenya have agreed to eliminate barriers preventing smooth flow of trade and movement of people between the two countries. The agreement was reached in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, during crucial bilateral talks between Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Tanzanian counterpart, Samia Suluhu Hassan. James Shimanyula reports…

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Listen to the Sun. May 17, 2020 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the indefinite lockdown declared in Zimbabwe in order to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus; Burundi is going ahead with an already scheduled national election despite warnings related to the pandemic; African Americans are demanding justice in the premeditated killing of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia; and the Indigenous people of Brazil are now threatened with the spread of COVID-19 into the Amazon. In the second and third hours we continue our coverage of the impact of the pandemic on the African continent. We rebroadcast addresses delivered by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on measures being implemented in their respective states. Finally, we hear from South African Minister of Agriculture Thoko Dudiza on efforts aimed at farmers during the present emergency. 

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said in a document viewed by Reuters that the United States should work to achieve a single, comprehensive agreement with Kenya that removes barriers to trade and investment, instead of pursuing a phased approach. U.S. President Donald Trump and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Feb. 6 announced the intention to start formal talks on what would be first U.S. bilateral trade deal with a sub-Saharan African country. In comments submitted to the U.S. Trade Representative, the Chamber’s U.S.-Africa Business Center said a high-standard agreement would boost the long-term economic outlook for both countries, and further position Kenya as a model for economic reform across Africa. Two-way goods trade between the United States and Kenya totaled $1.1 billion in 2019, up 4.9% from 2018. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen to the Sun. March 22, 2020 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on efforts by the South African government to remove refugees from a church in the Western Cape in response to the requirements of preventing the spread of the coronavirus inside the country; the African continent as a whole is taking measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 across the region; a leading governmental official in Kenya has been threatened with arrest after being in self-quarantine for two weeks; and 70 percent of the workforce in the commercial capital of Lagos in the Federal Republic of Nigeria are being told to stay home as the pandemic continues. In the second and third hours we look at the situation internationally with briefings by the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus; President Cyril Ramaphosa of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa; and a panel of ministers from the administration of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Tensions between the United States and China have deteriorated significantly in recent years amid bitter disputes over trade, technology, and geopolitical competition around the world. Other countries are increasingly being drawn into this rivalry and either directly or indirectly forced to choose a side.But in Africa, there's growing resistance to the idea that countries have to be aligned with either the U.S. or China. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta addressed the issue during a recent visit to Washington, D.C., where he warned larger powers that Africa will not be anyone's prize to win in a new great power rivalry."Western countries, and their counterparts in Asia and the Middle East, are returned to competition over Africa, in some cases weaponizing divisions, pursuing proxy actions, and behaving like Africa is for the taking."Well, I want to tell you it is not," he said at the Atlantic Council think tank.President Kenyatta's sentiments are shared across the continent, particularly in West African countries like Nigeria, Ghana, and Liberia, which all have deep historical ties with the United States but are also now important destinations for Chinese investment and infrastructure development.But no other country in Africa is as important today as Nigeria. With the continent's largest economy and largest population, Nigeria has a burgeoning domestic market that is attracting record amounts of U.S. and Chinese investment — especially in the country's booming tech sector.So Nigeria has a lot at stake in balancing ties with both the United States and China, but doing so is not always easy. And this balancing is part of what Tolu Ogunlesi does as a special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari for digital and new media issues. Tolu is also an accomplished journalist and influential international affairs commentator with more than half a million followers on Twitter.Tolu joins Eric and Cobus to discuss the delicate balancing act that Nigeria and other African countries are having to do to maximize their countries' national interests with both the U.S. and China.JOIN THE DISCUSSION:Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChinaAfricaProjectTwitter: @eolander | @stadenesque | @toluogunlesiSUPPORT THIS PODCAST. BECOME A SUBSCRIBER TO THE CHINA AFRICA PROJECT.Your subscription supports independent journalism. Subscribers get the following:1. A daily email newsletter of the top China-Africa news.2. Access to the China-Africa Experts Network3. Unlimited access to the CAP's exclusive analysis content on chinaafricaproject.comSubscribe today and get two-weeks free: www.chinaafricaproject.com/subscribe

Listen to the Sun. Dec. 16, 2018 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the visit by Republic of Sudan President Omar Hassan al-Bashir to Syria; South Sudanese deputy President Reik Machar has called for national reconciliation after the resolution of a five year conflict with President Salva Kiir; Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta says he and opposition leader Raila Odinga want the best for this East African state; and a Hepatitis A outbreak is causing alarm in the southern United States state of Kentucky. In the second and third hours we continue our tribute leading up to the 90th birthday of the martyred Civil Rights and Antiwar leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Listen to the Sun. Oct. 21, 2018 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the efforts by the Republic of Zimbabwe government to address the economic crisis inside the country; Somalia is still plagued by attacks from the Al-Shabaab Islamic guerrila group; Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has committed the military to remain mobilized against Al-Shabaab; and the Ethiopian goverment recently signed a peace agreement with the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF). In the second hour we hear an address from host Abayomi Azikiwe on the phenomenon of mass incarceration for profit in the United States. Later we continue our monthlong focus on the life, times and contributions of Cuban-Argentine revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara. Finally we look back at the 52nd anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense through a speech delivered by the-then Minister of Information Eldridge Cleaver in San Francisco during Oct. 1968.

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Listen to the Sat. Oct. 29, 2017 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the announcement by the government of Mozambique that it will lower interests rates in the Southern African state; Angola is embarking upon a crackdown on what the state describes as illegal vendors in the capital of Luanda; Burundi has officially withdrawn from the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) based in the Netherlands; Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has overwhelmingly won in the rerun of the elections annuled by the Supreme Court last month. In the second and third hours we will commemorate the 51st anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. The legacy of the BPP still remains relevant in the United States today in light of continuing repression, oppression and exploitation of the African American people by the captialist system.

Listen to the Sun. Oct. 15, 2017 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the warning by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta for foreign powers to refrain from interference in the internal affairs of this East African state; President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed of Somalia has declared three days of mourning in the aftermath of two bomb blasts on Oct. 14 which killed over 270 people in the capital of Mogadishu; a leader of the southern separatist movement in Yemen has called for a referendum on seccession; and reports indicate that the ISIS fighters occupying the Syrian city of Raqaa have been granted permission to evacuate by the United States backed SDF group. In the second and third hours we continue our monthlong commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the martyrdom of Dr. Ernesto Che Guevara. These final segments look at the role of the U.S. in its decades-long war to overthrow the Cuban Revolution. 

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Four people have been killed in election-related violence following a vote in which Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta held a strong lead despite opposition claims of rigging. Opposition leader Raila Odinga has accused hackers of allegedly breaking into election commission computer systems, leading to what he calls massive fraud. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC correspondent, Sarah Kimani

2017-06-06 Special EnglishThis is Special English. I&`&m Ryan Price in Beijing. Here is the news.China has celebrated its first science and technology day, which means it has only been one year since the country declared its intention of becoming a leading power in Science and Technology by the middle of the century.Things have moved pretty swiftly since.Jiaolong, China&`&s manned submarine, went quite literally to the bottom of the ocean recently. Scientists collected samples of seawater, rock and marine life, including sea cucumbers, sponges and starfish. The geological samples will help them understand how the trench was formed.In pursuit of the kind of quantum scientific leaps China needs, space is another frontier to be conquered.In southwest China, the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope began scanning the skies in September. It is the world&`&s largest radio telescope. Its mission is to help scientists understand the origin and structure of the universe, and perhaps bring the search for extraterrestrial life closer to what would be an astonishing conclusion.Meanwhile, out in actual space itself, the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft, launched in October last year, carried two astronauts to the space lab Tiangong-2, where they remained for 30 days.In April this year, the Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft docked with Tiangong-2, refueling and resupplying the orbiting lab.This is Special English.China&`&s manned submarine Jiaolong has descended to 6,699 meters in the Mariana Trench, recording images of two swimming snailfishes.The mission, on May 30th, was Jiaolong&`&s fourth dive in the trench this year.The dive began at 7:03 a.m. local time and reached the planned depth at 10:21 a.m. where scientists worked for three hours and ten minutes.Jiaolong collected samples of rock, sediment, deep-sea life and sea water in this dive, and recorded images of two swimming snailfishes.Scientists say research on snailfish, a typical deep-sea species, deepens our understanding on the evolution of deep-sea fishes and their environmental adaptation mechanism.Jiaolong&`&s first dive of this year in the world&`&s deepest known trench took place on May 23, with a Xinhua News Agency journalist descending inside the submarine along with scientists to a depth of 4,811 meters. The second and third dives on May 25 and 27 reached depths of 6,300 meters and 6,544 meters respectively. You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Ryan Price in Beijing. U.S. President Donald Trump has called Germany&`&s trade and military spending policies "very bad" for the United States as tensions between him and German Chancellor Angela Merkel increased.Trump wrote on Twitter that the country have a MASSIVE trade deficit with Germany, plus they pay FAR LESS than they should on NATO and military, which was very bad for the U.S. He wrote that this will change.The blast came two days after Merkel cast doubts on EU&`&s alignment with the United States and Britain, saying that Europeans should determine their own destiny.Merkel, addressing an election campaign at a beer tent in Germany&`&s southern state of Bavaria, said recently that following the election of Trump and Brexit, Europeans "really have to take destiny into their own hands".Merkel said "the times when we could fully rely on others are to some extent over".Although Merkel did not further elaborate the reasons for her unexpected remarks, many German media speculated that Merkel was referring to her frustrating experience at the G7 meeting earlier this week in Italy&`&s Sicily.The German leader described the summit as "very difficult, not to say very unsatisfactory".Trump and Merkel had a long history of disagreement that was previously focused on the two leaders&`& view on immigration.This is Special English.The daughter of a longtime confidante of the former South Korean President has been delivered to South Korea.The 20-year-old is on her way home to South Korea. She was wanted for questioning in connection with a major corruption probe in her home country. The daughter was arrested by Denmark&`&s North Jutland Police on Jan. 1. Her mother is charged with using her friendship with former president Park to extort funds from large businesses and meddling in state affairs.The daughter is alleged to have received illegal favors when entering a prestigious South Korean university. She is also accused of being behind economic crimes in collusion with her mother, which she denied.Initially, the young daughter fought against a local court&`&s decision to extradite her and appealed. On April 19, the Court of Aalborg upheld the extradition decision so that she can stand her trial in South Korea. She has dropped her opposition. You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Ryan Price in Beijing. Li Sun, former coach of Chinese table tennis super star Zhang Yining has replaced suspended Kong Linghui to take charge of China&`&s women&`&s national team at the ongoing World Table Tennis Championships.Head coach of the Chinese national team Liu Guoliang made the announcement as Kong had been ordered to return home from the World Championships. Liu and Kong won the men&`&s doubles gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. Kong was suspended as head coach of the Chinese women&`&s team following a lawsuit over a gambling debt filed by a Singaporean hotel.The Singaporean hotel where Kong and his family had stayed in 2015 filed a lawsuit against him in a Hong Kong court. Media reports said Kong borrowed 1 million Singapore dollars, roughly 721,000 US dollars, from the hotel, but failed to pay back the debt in full.This is Special English. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has launched the standard gauge railway cargo train that is expected to ease congestion at the port of Mombasa.The Chinese Ambassador to Kenya and the President of the China Communications Construction Company attended the launch ceremony.President Kenyatta said at the unveiling of the train that it ushered in an era of fast, efficient and reliable transportation of goods.He said this is a historic moment as Kenya begins its journey of transformation, adding that his government is banking on the cargo train to hasten industrial growth and cross-border trade.Besides reducing the cost of ferrying goods from the port of Mombasa to the hinterlands, the cargo train will drastically reduce congestion in the highways and the environmental pollution.According to Kenya Railways Corporation, it will cost 500 dollars to transport a single container through the train when compared to 900 dollars by road between Mombasa and Nairobi.The president said expansion of Mombasa&`&s port and the operation of the train marked a critical milestone in Kenya&`&s quest to become an industrial and efficient trading hub.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Ryan Price in Beijing. You can access the program by logging on to crienglish.com. You can also find us on our Apple Podcast. Now the news continues.Sri Lanka has said it is preparing to face health concerns once the floods which lashed the country recede.The Health Minister of Sri Lanka told reporters that while there was no spread of disease so far, diarrhea and skin diseases are expected later.However he said health officials have been deployed to the affected areas and steps will be taken to counter the spread of any disease following the floods.The death toll from the floods and landslides increased to 193 on May 30th and 94 others are reported missing.Foreign assistance is continuing to flow in with China, Pakistan and India among the countries sending ship loads of humanitarian aid.Meanwhile the World Health Organization is liaising closely with the Sri Lanka Ministry of Health and is assisting the government to provide critical healthcare services.The main areas for support are medical team deployment, strengthening surveillance of communicable diseases, as well as provision of mental health and psychological support for survivors.This is Special English.Late night mobile phone use has devastating effects on teenager&`&s mental health. That&`&s according to a new study by Australian researchers at Murdoch and Griffith Universities.The study is funded by the Australian Research Council and is the world&`&s first long-term assessment of adolescent mental health regarding late night mobile phone usage. The study examined student&`&s quality of sleep, along with mood, aggression and coping skills.The process was conducted as an annual survey over four years and included 1,100 students from 29 schools.When the subjects began the process, they were in their eighth year of education at high school; and when the program concluded, they had hit year 11.The questionnaires focused on what time of the night students continued to receive or send text messages and phone calls.The study found that late night phone use directly contributed to poor sleep habits, which over time led to declines in overall well-being and mental health.Around two thirds or 65 percent of students in year eight who owned a mobile phone, reported to use it regularly after "lights out."You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Ryan Price in Beijing. An inquiry into the accuracy of seven wristband activity monitors showed that six out of seven devices measured heart rate within 5 percent. None, however, measured energy expenditure well.The findings were based on an evaluation of the Apple Watch, Basis Peak, Fitbit Surge, Microsoft Band, Mio Alpha 2, PulseOn and the Samsung Gear S2 in a diverse group of 60 volunteers.Millions of people wear some kind of activity tracker and often share the data with their physician.Euan Ashley, professor of cardiovascular medicine at Stanford University says people are basing life decisions on the data provided by these devices. But consumer devices aren&`&t held to the same standards as medical-grade devices, and it&`&s hard for doctors to know what to make of heart-rate data and other data from a patient&`&s wearable device.In the study, the volunteers wore the seven devices while walking or running on treadmills or using stationary bicycles. Each volunteer&`&s heart was measured with a medical-grade electrocardiograph. Metabolic rate was estimated with an instrument for measuring the oxygen and carbon dioxide in breath, a good proxy for metabolism and energy expenditure. Results from the wearable devices were then compared to the measurements from the two instruments.This is Special English."The Square", directed by Swedish director Ruben Ostlund, has won the Palme d&`&Or of the 70th Cannes Film Festival.This film tells the story of Christian, a respected curator of a contemporary art museum, a divorced but devoted father of two girls.Christian&`&s next show is "The Square", an installation which invites passersby to altruism, reminding them of their role as responsible fellow human beings. Meanwhile, the museum&`&s PR agency has created an unexpected campaign for "The Square". The response is overblown and sends Christian, as well as the museum, into an existential crisis."The Square" presents a satirical exploration of the art world, and was seen by many as an unexpected, but solid choice for the prestigious award.The Grand Prix, often seen as the runner-up to the Palme d&`&Or, went to French director Robin Campillo for "120 Beats Per Minute". Chinese art film director Li Ruijun was also present at the renowned international film festival, after his film "Walking Past the Future" was chosen as an official selection for the "Un Certain Regard" category. This is the end of this edition of Special English. To freshen up your memory, I&`&m going to read one of the news items again at normal speed. Please listen carefully.（全文见周日微信。）

President Jacob Zuma says he's looking forward to delivering his tenth State of The Nation Address in Parliament later today. The president hosted a high tea for the special guests he has invited at his official residence in Genadendal for a high tea. Among the invited guests were struggle veterans, people who have made a difference in their communities, and young leaders. President Zuma also handed over an award to Miriam Makeba posthumously conferred to her by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. Presidential Correspondent Ntebo Mokobo reports

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