

WHO Copyright: WHO The WHO has advised regulators to stop the sale of the four cough syrups Image caption: The WHO has advised regulators to stop the sale of the four cough syrups The deaths were however attributed to cardiac arrest. In 2021 Kenya’s foreign ministry said 89 Kenyans, most of them domestic workers, had died in Saudi Arabia in the previous two years. “The information gathered paints a different storyįrom the blame-game trending in the media channels,” Mr Mutua said. The meeting, which he termed as "complex with mind-boggling revelations", was aimed at finding lasting solutions for the diaspora workers. Of employment agents who recruit Kenyans for jobs in Saudi Arabia and other Mr Mutua's travels come on the back of a meeting held on Monday with representatives This comes after news last month that 85 Kenyan women working abroad – mostly in Saudi Arabia – had died in the previous three months according to Mr Mutua.Īnother 1,000 Kenyan women had been repatriated, he added. The country for Saudi Arabia to meet with authorities and the Kenya diaspora to gather more information about the challenges faced by Kenyan workers in the Gulf state. Kenya’s minister for foreign affairs, Alfred Mutua, on Tuesday left Say that political and economic rows between the bloc of seven countries haveīeen delaying implementation of agreements. He added that despite the delay, the East African Monetary Institute (EAMI) was "necessary for achieving the monetary union".Įast African Central Bank and a single currency by 2024.īehind the timeline we set for ourselves to achieve the major goals for the Is currently underfunded, thus “delaying the implementation of projects and programs”. The process towards a single currency for the countries that form the East AfricanĬommunity (EAC) “is years behind schedule”, Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has said.Īssembly of the seven-member bloc in Kigali, Mr Kagame said the EAC

Getty Images Copyright: Getty Images Rwanda's current currency is the Rwandan franc Image caption: Rwanda's current currency is the Rwandan franc He however highlighted some gains from the last presidential summit inĢ018, including 83 courts being upgraded to sexual offences courts. Was a 52% increase in the murder of women, and 46% increase in the number ofĬhildren murdered," Mr Ramaphosa said, calling on men to end such crimes.īarbaric acts are a shameful indictment of the men of this country." “Between the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2022 there Murders of women and children are also on the rise, he said. Shows that sexual offences and rape increased by 13% between 2017-18, and He was speaking during the second presidential summit on Gender BasedĪccording to the president, data from the South African Police Service Respected and treated with dignity," Mr Ramaphosa added. Killings of elderly women, our mothers and grandmothers that are meant to be “We have in recent times seen a spate of rapes and Gender-based violence and femicide cases continue to rise in SouthĪfrica as “violent" men in the country are targeting children and elderly women, the country's President Cyril Ramaphosa, said. The protesters say that cabinet ministers and senior government officials already under corruption investigation must be investigated, not just fired or forced to resign. Upon being released, Mr Luwemba said he and his colleagues will “not give up theįight” in spite of the arrest and alleged ill treatment while in police custody. Rights Commission has launched a probe into the assault allegations. Sympathisers gathered to offer solidarity to the protest leaders after reportsĮmerged that they had been physically assaulted while in police custody.Īssaulting the activists, but highly regarded rights watchdog, the Malawi Human Heavy presence of police at the court in Lilongwe on Monday and Tuesday, where Influencer, Joshua Chisa Mbele, and his colleague, Levy Luwemba, together withįour other leaders of a grouping calling itself Action Against Impunity wereĪrrested on Friday on charges related to inciting violence. Malawian activists who've been released on bail say they'll continue nationwide protests to demand decisiveĪction against official corruption, and want all those who misbehave in public office to be arrested.
