Kenya
William Ruto: Kenya’s Next President
William Samoei Arap Ruto, who has been the deputy president of Kenya since 2013, won the Presidential election against Raila Odinga. He won by 50.49% of the votes, on the other hand Odinga received 48.85% of votes. He will take ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Global Education Summit in London
Kenya and United Kingdom are co hosting a Global Education Summit in the city of London with the objective to raise 5 billion USD for the Global Partnership for Education (GPE). GPE funds public education in up to 90 territories ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
Oldest Human burial in Africa discovered at Panga ya Saidi cave
The scientists have found the oldest human burial in Africa. The site is 78,000 years old. The cave site was discovered near Kenyan coast. The site is called “Panga ya Saidi”. The remains of a child whose age was two ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Lazarus Chakwera elected as New President of Malawi following Evidence of Irregularities in 2019 Elections
On 23rd June 2020, the Presidential Elections of Malawi was conducted after the annulment of the results of the 2019 Presidential Elections by the Constitutional Court of Malawi earlier in the month of February 2020. Lazarus Chakwera was elected as ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
India will be UNSC President for August 2021
After securing 184 out of the total 192 votes on 17th June 2020, India became a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for a period of 2 years. India’s term will begin on 1st January 2021. Apart ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
WHO: Cases of Malaria, TB and AIDS are to increase
The World Health Organization announced that the number of deaths due to TB, AIDS and Malaria might increase as the entire focus of health care system all over the world is shifting towards COVID-19. Highlights The WHO has made the ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
White Giraffe in Kenya
The last female white giraffe and her calf were recent killed by poachers in Kenya. This leaves a single male – the last white giraffe in the world. Leucism The giraffes were white not because of albinism but because of ..
Kenya’s former president Daniel Arap Moi passes away
Kenya’s longest-serving president, Daniel Arap Moi, who ruled the country for 24 years, passed away recently. He assumed charge as the President of the country in 1978, when the founding President Jomo Kenyatta died. He was seen as a uniting ..