Uganda

Summary

• East Africa seems to be in the early beginnings of militant contestation over natural resources.

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This week, Dutch multinational Ekaterra Tea Company suspended its operations in Kericho, Kenya’s South Rift region, after militant residents invaded two of its estates and burnt mechanical tea pickers, harvesters and a tractor.

The company said its 16,000 employees would only report to work once the security situation is stabilised.

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Arusha. The United States has pledged to support the private sector growth in East Africa and invested more than $ 40 million to the blue economy in Zanzibar.

The commitment was made by the American ambassador to Tanzania Michael A. Battle during his visit to the East African Business Council (EABC) head office in Arusha on Thursday.

MARIGOT, St. Martin — His Excellency David Comissiong, Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM, recently received The Presidents’ Award from the St. Martin Book Fair. The annual Award is the final highlight of the three-day St. Martin Literary Festival, said book fair coordinator Shujah Reiph.

The Commission for University Education (CUE) has now summoned embattled Nairobi Senator Sakaja to provide proof for his degree which he claims to have acquired from Team University in Uganda.

The commission maintains that the academic credentials of the senator who is eying Nairobi governorship on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ticket remains revoked until he can prove their authenticity.

CUE chair Prof Chacha Nyaigotti has said that the commission received complaints challenging the authenticity of Mr Sakaja’s degree despite having cleared him a week ago.

Two more Maracha district officials have been arrested over alleged abuse of office and misappropriation of government funds. They are Stephen Candia, the chief finance officer, and William Oneti, the district site supervisor.