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Kenya elections: returning officer goes missing in Nairobi

August 14, 2022 by URN

As vote-counting in Kenya’s general elections continues, a returning officer has gone missing while on duty, according to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).

Makerere University extends VC Nawangwe's contract by another 5 years
Prof Barnabas Nawangwe has been reappointed as the vice-chancellor of Makerere University.
42 Malian soldiers killed in suspected Jihadi attacks
Forty-two Malian soldiers died in a sophisticated weekend attack by suspected jihadis using drones and artillery, the latest…
Mabirizi petitions court again to halt trial against MPs Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana
Jailed lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the International Crimes Division (ICD) of the High court seeking to halt…
Mukono police blocks 'SFC officer' Sobi from evicting 94-year-old man
Police on Thursday blocked Paddy Sserunjogi aka Sobi from evicting a 94-year-old man in Nakisunga sub-county, Mukono district.
Somali president ends 3-day visit to Uganda, lobbies to join EAC
Somali President Sheikh Hassan Muhamud has concluded his three-day state visit to Uganda.
13 civilians, 6 police officers killed in Sierra Leone inflation protests
Authorities in Sierra Leone say at least 13 civilians and six police officers have been killed in clashes…
Only 58 of 874 inmates remain in DRC central prison following massive jailbreak
Authorities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are searching for hundreds of inmates who escaped from…
Judge loses interest in jailing Kazinda, fines him Shs 7m for stealing Shs 300m
Anti-corruption court judge Lawrence Gidudu has 'lost interest' in jailing former principal accountant in the Office of the…
Kenya: Raila Odinga wins 11 of 12 diaspora vote
Raila Odinga has won Kenya’s diaspora vote, with all of the polling stations having sent in their forms…

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