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Is the UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi ‘reigniting war of words’ ahead of 2020 elections?

The famous UN Commission of Inquiry pf Burundi has recently issued a chilling warning to the international community that there are ‘disturbing things happening in Burundi’ ahead of the 2020 elections.

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What is happening to “JAGUAR” Kenyan artist and MP?

Kenya’s Telecom Safaricom CEO, Bob Collymore, dies of cancer at 61.

Rwanda: APR FC Sacks 16 players over bad performance

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Is the UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi ‘reigniting war of words’ ahead of 2020 elections?

The famous UN Commission of Inquiry pf Burundi has recently issued a chilling warning to the international community that there are ‘disturbing things happening in Burundi’ ahead of the 2020 elections.

The chair of the commission of inquiry on Burundi warns the democratic space in the country is rapidly shrinking.

It should be noted that ‘the war of words’ between This Commission and Gitega has amounted to declaring these members of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi ‘persona non-grata’ on Burundi soil.

The Senegalese Doudou Diene, a controversial member of this commission has taken another bold step to declare on Tuesday that ‘serious human rights abuses have continued. He says the abuses have a political dimension as they occurred following the May 2018 referendum which amended the constitution’.

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“Members of this party are regularly subject to threats, arbitrary arrests and detentions, beatings, even torture,” Diene said. The party itself faces several challenges in conducting basic activities, such as organizing meetings or opening offices.”

The three-member UN Commission has been tasked by the United Nations to investigate the alleged crimes against peaceful demonstrators and opposers to the Burundi government since the outbreak of the Burundi crisis in 2015.

THE BIG PICTURE: The UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi has been at loggerheads with Gitega, the latter accusing the former of ‘concocting false reports’ in order to tarnish the image of Burundi. Gitega always rejects the reports of the UN Commission of Inquiry as ‘untrue’.

Doudou Diene went further by stating that the next 2020 elections cannot be held because of the ‘still ongoing turmoil’.

According to a VOA report, Burundi’s ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva, Renovat Tabu, has rejected the report, which he says offers an apocalyptic picture of a plan of destabilization on the eve of the election.

The ambassador says the commission has presented no proof that the election could become the scene of a serious deterioration of human rights. Tabu says it is easy to lie when claims cannot be verified and calls the commission report an act of sabotage.

According to a report released, the U.N. com- Officially, it is expected that Gitega will respond mission on Burundi says ‘the country is poised to this latest Diene report on Burundi. for another political crisis when it holds elections next year, that the three-member commission of inquiry says the ruling party is trying to harass and intimidate opponents and creating the conditions for unfair elections’.

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Burundi’s Electoral Commission releases the 2020 elections calendar.

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The Independent National Electoral Commission CENI in acronym has made public the electoral calendar for the elections of the year 2020 when the presidential election, the election of the deputies as well as the election of the communal councils will be held on the same day of the poll.

The Independent National Electoral Commission CENI in acronym has made public the electoral calendar for the elections of the year 2020 when the presidential election, the election of the deputies as well as the election of the communal councils will be held on the same day of the poll.

elections to be well prepared to avoid those who may ask to postpone some scheduled activities under the pretext of insufficient time.

For people who do not have the opportunity to be enlisted in past deadlines to have the card that gives permission to elect, Dr. Pierre Claver says they will soon be enrolled and that people whose Dr. Pierre Claver KAZIHISE specifies that the elec- voter cards are lost that a favorable response to tion of senators is scheduled for July 20, 2020, but their occupation will reach them in a few days. that the election campaign for those who will be elected to the post of senators will begin on June Regarding the question of observers whether na27 of the year 2020 to end the 17 July of the year tional or international observers, the boss of the National Independent Electoral Commission speci2020. fies that there are rules and laws that must respect The president of the Independent National Electoral to be an observer, and tranquilize that anyone who Commission adds that the election of communal wants it will not refuse but the essential that those councils and chief of the districts is planned on who want it will have the time to file their files to be August 24 of the year 2020 whereas the electoral analyzed to finally have authorization. campaign for the said post will begin on August 1, 2020, to take the end of August of the year 2020. Among the activities that this commission has alDr. Pierre Claver KAZIHISE reports that the commis- ready carried out, there is the identification of the sion he is chairing has planned to make public this places where the next elections of the year 2020 election calendar eleven months before the elec- will take place. tions to help and facilitate to anyone involved in the

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NEWS

Boeing creates a $100 million fund for those affected by the Ethiopian 737 Max crash

Boeing Company announced this Wednesday that it has set aside 100 million US dollars to address family and community needs of those affected by two deadly air crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia last October and this March.

Boeing said the funds are an initial investment to be paid over multiple years to support education, hardship and living expenses of the families of the victims who were killed in the “tragic accidents” of Indonesian Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302.

The two air crashes, both involving Boeing 737 Max 8 jets, killed a combined 346 people and led to the global grounding of 737 Max aircraft since March.

The aviation giant said it would partner with local governments and nonprofits on community programs and economic development in grieving communities. Boeing said this “initial investment” would be made over several years, reports the Washington Post.

Boeing also said it would match any donations its employees made toward these efforts through year’s end.

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“We are focused on re-earning that trust and confidence from our customers and the flying public in the months ahead.”

Nomi Husain, a Texas-based lawyer representing some of the families of victims of ET 302, said Boeing’s payment “doesn’t come anywhere close to compensating the families for what has been taken from them”.

He told the BBC’s transport correspondent Tom Burridge that “some of our clients are not interested in financial compensation at this point” and that Boeing “put profit over safety to get their number-one selling plane to market” – a claim the planemaker strongly denies.

Boeing is the target of a US Department of Justice criminal investigation into the development of the 737 MAX, regulatory probes and more than 100 lawsuits by victims’ families.The multiyear payout is in“We know every person who steps aboard dependent of the lawsuits and would have one of our airplanes places their trust in us,” no impact on litigation, a Boeing spokesDennis Muilenburg, the company’s chair- man said. man, president and chief executive, said in a statement.

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What is happening to “JAGUAR” Kenyan artist and MP?

Charles Njagua Kanyi who became Nigeria: T.B Joshua reacts to a Member of Parliament for Starehe rape allegation against him Constituency, Nairobi County, in 2017, known for his Kigeugeu song and his stage with evidence name ‘Jaguar,’ has been making headline After Nigerian media reported on Sunday these days over his anger at foreign traders that a woman had surfaced, levelling a rape allegation against T.B Joshua. The and his arrest Synagogue Church of All Nations( SCOAN), The MP was accused of incitement to violence against has reacted to the video making the rounds foreign traders after a video of him threatening to gather on social media where a placard-carrying a team of young men and women to round up foreigners woman accused its founder, Prophet T. B operating in sections of the City, beat them up then es- Joshua of rape. cort them to the airport for deportation surfaced, reports Kenyans.co.ke.

So, under the guise of protecting his constituents from unfair competition, Njagua recently threatened to personally lead the ejection of all foreign nationals, including the Chinese, Pakistanis, Tanzanians and Ugandans from his constituency. This comes at a time when anti-Chinese sentiments in the country have reached fever pitch. The State through Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i, has implicitly fanned this Sino-hatred.

Authorities wanted him behind bars for more days as they put together a case against him.

The musician turned politician was arrested outside Parliament following his remarks on foreigners working in Kenya that were termed as xenophobic.

The prosecution told the court that the legislator had made the utterances with a clear intention to incite Kenyans against foreign nationals.Appearing before Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi, Jaguar denied the offence.

Some of the witnesses set to testify in the case include officers from the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) and those of the Communications Authority (CA).

As Standard media reports, Jaguar has been freed on a cash bail of Sh 500,000 after he denied incitement to violence charges.Jaguar has been in police custody since last week on Wednesday. He was arraigned a day later where the prosecution sought to detain him for 14 days to allow them to complete investigations. While releasing him, the court slated the hearing of his case for September 4, 2019.

Jaguar is described as an entrepreneur and a philanthropist, notes the Nation. He has, over the years, established his own enterprises that have now become very lucrative businesses. Besides his music business, Jaguar owns a fleet of personal luxury cars and is known to have investments in real estate as well as the transport and aviation industry.

The statement read, “Since the beginning of the week, one of the topic that hasn’t left the mouth of the public is the rape issue happening everywhere, there has been allegations on men of God and one of the most recent is that of Prophet TB Joshua, the founder of Synagogue church of all nations.

SCOAN described the lady as mentally ill in a statement made available media on Tuesday.

“A lady, identified as Bisola Johnson has been parading herself as a victim of rape by the man of God, in the light of Biodun Fatoyinbo’s case.

“She revealed that she was kept captive in SCOAN for 14 years and was raped for same 14 years by Prophet TB Joshua.

‘In response to this, the church has released a video of the said woman during her first appearance in the church, she made it known in the video that she willingly came to SCOAN for deliverance from the spirit of death and after some time, she vanished.

In a part of the video, she is seen saying: “My name is Bisola. I have acted as an enemy of God rather than a friend. And today, I am coming back as a prodigal daughter, so that God will forgive me; so that the Man of God will forgive me and the church, Synagogue, will forgive me…I have been rebelious. When I left the SCOAN, nobody asked me to leave. I am asking God (kneels) to forgive me.”

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BurundiAt57: Highlights of the 57th Independence Day Celebrations.

The 57th-anniversary celebrations of Independence of Burundi started on Monday, July 1st with the laying of wreaths at the Mausoleum of Prince Louis Rwagasore and the Independence Square by the presidential couple, before continuing on the Boulevard of Independence.

advised the Burundians to fight against everything related to colonization.

Devout Burundians awarded.

The ceremonies were closed by the handing over of merit orders and awards by the Head of State to people who have distinguished themselves, more than others in their skills to their services or who have displayed patriotism in all that they do.

These include the Minister of the Environment, Agriculture, and Livestock, Mr. Déo-Guide Rurema for his innovations; Burundi’s ambassador to the UN, Mr. Albert Shingiro; the Director of the graduate school at the University of Burundi, Mr. Juma Shabani.

High officials among the attendees.

Apart from the presidential couple i.e Pierre Nkurunziza and the First lady, Denise Nkurunziza at the celebrations, the two Vice Presidents of the Republic, Mr Gaston Sindimwo and Joseph Butore; the Speaker of the National Assembly, Mr. Pascal Nyabenda; the Senate President, Mr. Reverien Ndikuriyo; Ombudsman Edouard Nduwimana; government members; members of the diplomatic and consular corps accredited in Burundi as well as other civilian and military dignitaries also attended the ceremonies.

After the review of the troops by the Supreme Commander of the National Defense Forces and President of the Republic of Burundi, Mr. Pierre Nkurunziza, a large parade was opened by agents of the Bujumbura City Council, followed by employees of the public and private sectors before the big military and police parade.

July 1st, the Special Day for Burundi.

In his speech, the President of the Republic indicated that the 1st of July each year is a special day to cheer the hero of Independence Prince Louis Rwagasore and his companions.

The Head of State regretted the colonial period for Burundi, which meant that the country recorded enormous losses in terms of economy, culture, customs, and others.

Nkurunziza took the opportunity to commend the step taken

by Burundi with its independence, explaining that it is 85% of its autonomous management, without depending on the outside. He thanked all the friends of Burundi and all those who worked day and night for Burundi to become independent and

Followed the late Paul Mirerekano who worked hard for the independence of Burundi (he was represented by his two daughters); OPC1 Louis Habonimana who works at the port of Bujumbura; Major Noël Banyiyezako; Major Richard Gateretse who leads the 412 battalion; OPC2 Pascal Ntaconayigize, computer scientist at PAFE; OPC1 Lydia Budengeri; the late Faty Faty, player of the national football team for having well represented the country abroad (he was represented by his mother).

Others Burundians awarded included two former ambassadors of Netherlands and France in Burundi; OP1 Gelase Nduwimana; Chief Warrant Officer Fréderic Nibigira; APC1 Didace Miburo; APC1 Yves Niyomwungere; Master Corporal Ferdinand Hakizimana; Menedore Nshimirimana from Mwaro Camp and Sergeant Pierre Niyongabo.

President’s speech on the eve of Independence Day. On the eve of the celebration of the 57th anniversary of the Independence of Burundi, the President of the Republic of Burundi, Mr. Pierre Nkurunziza, addressed the Nation on Sunday to wish good festival to Burundians and the foreigners residing in our country.

Recalling that Burundi left the colonial yoke on July 1, 1962, he stressed that the same day, unforgettable events occurred as the bottom-up leadership of the country by nationals, the rise of national flag and the lowering and setting aside of the Belgian flag and the reverberation of the national anthem (hymn) throughout the country and in all nations.’

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EVENTS On each anniversary of Independence, President Nkurunziza said, this is an opportunity for all Burundians to take a retrospective look at the past of our country, the difficulties encountered and the durable solutions for the future.

Burundi, a country with a flawless administration disturbed by colonizers.

Before the arrival of German settlers in 1896, the Head of State recalled that our country was a Garden of Eden where milk and honey flowed, a nation characterized by a flawless administration in the political, economic, social and security areas.

The Burundians were united in everything, in the organization of festivals, the sharing of food and work in groups for more production, not to mention that they knew well in the areas of respect for God and their king, livestock, crafts and pharmacopeia for both humans and their domestic animals.

With the arrival of the German settlers, President Nkurunziza reviewed the misfortune of Burundians, including the signature of the Kiganda Treaty by King Mwezi Gisabo; the obligation to give white men milk, eggs and butter; the payment of taxes which enriched Europe; inter-ethnic divisions, looting of Burundian subsoil; the disruption of political, economic and social freedoms.

Colonizers destroyed the country’s fundamental values.

With the arrival of the Belgians from 1916 to 1962, nothing has changed, Mr. Nkurunziza continued to say. He added that those new settlers even immortalized slavery and destroyed the country’s fundamental values, until 1958 when Prince Louis Rwagasore and his comrades struggled to find the promise of independence. Unfortunately, the Belgian colonists murdered him on October 13, 1961, eight months before the proclamation of independence on July 1, 1962.

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lieved to partake in the massacres of the innocent in 1965, 1972, 1988, 1993, President Nkurunziza insisted, adding that Burundi had a step forward with the 2005 elections that set up, in the whole country, from the bottom to the top, the democratically elected institutions that have made several achievements including the acquisition of a Constitution, the establishment of national commissions to elucidate all issues of Burundians, the National Development Plan (2018-2027), the construction of economic, social and administrative infrastructures, work in transparency, free health care, the measure to establish a political capital in Gitega (center of the country), the annual grant of an amount of 570,000,000 BIF to communes for the well-being of the people, the financing of the national budget, repatriation of refugees and others.

Burundi Head of State highlighted major accomplishments. To demonstrate to the world that the country is independent, well managed by nationals and is doing well, the President of the Republic announced that the government has taken commendable measures such as the suspension of contributions to the 2020 elections except for the volunteers and those who had not yet done so; the increase in funeral expenses in the event of the death of an official, from 124,000 to 800,000 BIF, the establishment of a youth bank, the resumption of annual wages and, if possible, the financial support of pensioners, the elderly and people living with disabilities.

The Head of State also said that the new Presidential Palace will bear the name of the valiant and first king of Burundi Ntare Rushatsi, while the Congress House of Gitega will be called “Prince Louis Rwagasore House”.

Similarly, the Senate House in Gitega will become “Pierre Ngendandumwe House” in memory of that illustrious former prime minister.

Related: Burundi At57: Some Burundi places renamed.

In a year, President Nkurunziza promised, Burundi will have built in the Nkomwe village, Kiganda commune of Muramvya province (center-west), a monument in memory of Famous “Bihome” who preferred to die in the place of King Mwezi Gisabo.

The other places that change names are the Gitega military command camp which becomes ” Ntare Rugamba Camp”; Bujumbura International Airport is named after the hero of democracy Melchior Ndadaye; the November 28 Avenue becomes “Mwezi Gisabo Avenue”; September 3rd Avenue becomes “Lt. Gen. Adolphe Nshimirimana Avenue; the Louis Rwagasore Stadium becomes the “Intwari Stadium” and the November 1st Avenue will bear the name of the hero of democracy Melchior Ndadaye.

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Samsung plans to launch its Galaxy Note 10

Samsung Electronics is set to launch its new Galaxy Note 10 on August 7, 2019

Burundi loses the case challenging the election of the Rwandan EALA Speaker, Martin Ngoga.

The East African Court of Justice African court has ruled against the Burundi case challenging the election of the East African Legislative Assembly, a Rwandan Martin Ngoga on July 02, 2019.

Burundi had filed a case in the East African Court of Justice challenging the election of the Rwandan, Martin Ngoga, as the EALA Speaker.

The court has ruled in favor of EALA Speaker, Martin Ngoga, and thus gave a green light for the Rwandan to go on exercising his duties as the East African Legislative Assembly.

Related: Burundi’s case challenging the election of the EALA Speaker, Martin Ngoga, heard by the East African Court of Justice.

THE BIG PICTURE: During the election of the EALA Speaker in 2017, Burundi and Tanzania had walked out of the election saying that the election of the Rwandan did not meet the requirements.

Thus, Martin Ngoga will remain the speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly following a judgment by the East African Court of Justice.

Related: Burundi and Rwanda frosty ties back in the EAC Secretariat and EALA speaker row A case filed by the Attorney General of the Republic of Burundi, seeking the removal of Ngoga as the regional parliament’s speaker, has been dismissed allowing Ngoga to complete his five-year term, Ugandan magazine reported.

Equalization?

Rwanda,s Martin Ngoga had been moving mountains in order to tarnish the reputation of the Burundian EAC Secretary-general, Liberat Mpfumukeko, in a bid to set a balance, thus in case Martin Ngoga goes, he could ‘go together’ with Mpfumukeko.

Related: Revealed: Hidden reasons behind Martin Ngoga’s attacks on Amb. Liberat Mfumukeko But this lost case for Burundi will be like an equalization for both Burundi and Rwanda, thus setting up the room for compromise.

It is evident that Burundi’s EAC Secretary-General, Liberat Mpfumukeko, and Rwanda’s EALA speaker, Martin Ngoga will ‘go on’ despite skirmishes marring their duties within the East African communities.

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The move has been announced by the Company itself through a statement on its official website on Monday, July 1, 2019.

“On August 7, 2019, Samsung Electronics will unveil new devices designed to take the Galaxy ecosystem’s connectivity to the next level.”

Samsung’s statement read Monday, July 1, 2019, Samsung announced that it will host its second Unpacked event on August 7 in New York where it is set to reveal its next biggest smartphone, the Galaxy Note 10.

“The reveal will take place at the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event in New York.” The statement further said The company mentioned that it will live stream all the event through its websites and users are recommended to save them.

What are the features of the new upcoming device?

Samsung didn’t reveal anything else about the phone, but according to the released teaser, the phone is likely more to be focused on the S-Pen stylus and camera.

However, various reports stated to have already known the features of the upcoming device.

According to MSPowerUser, The main camera in the Galaxy S10 offers f/1.5 + f/2.4, while Note 10 is said to offer an additional F1.8 step in between. That means that the camera won’t necessarily be able to handle darker or lighter scenes than the S10, but will have more options to handle situations well in-between, bringing it closer to an actual continuously variable aperture in a real DSLR. The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 is expected to feature 25w fast charging port, UFS 3.0 storage, 12MP primary, 12MP telephoto and a 16MP ultra wide-angle lens in the Pro model, fingerprint reader, and 4,170mAh battery.

The new device will come with the Exynos 9825 processor coupled with 12GB of RAM. You’ll get two see two different screen sizes; 6.8-inch Dynamic AMOLED for the Pro model, while the regular Galaxy Note10 will offer a 6.4-inch display and no 3.5mm headphone jack. It is expected to feature super-thin bezels and Sound on Display technology.

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Uhuru Kenyatta offers South Sudan 10 acres of land in a bid to deepen ties.

Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta has signed a deal of giving South Sudan 10 acres of land in a bid to deepen ties between Nairobi and Juba.

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Kenya’s Telecom Safaricom CEO, Bob Collymore, dies of cancer at 61.

Kenya’s Telecoms giant, Safaricom Chief Executive Officer, Bob Collymore is dead of cancer at 61 years of age on Monday, July 1, 2019, Kenyan local media reported.

South Sudan president, Salva Kiir held talks with his Kenyan counterpart, Uhuru Kenyatta, on his two-day visit in Kenya where they focused on deepening bilateral ties.

The deals which were signed in Nairobi between visiting South Sudan President Salva Kiir and his host Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta will also see the two countries set up a joint border commission for the management of the common border, Xinhua reported.

As Daily Nation reported, there is a plan for Kenya to hold a trade expo in Juba, South Sudan, in November this year.

Kenya has also agreed to allocate land for a dry port to South Sudan at the Naivasha Special Economic Zone and for a logistics hub near the new Lamu Port.

In March this year, President Uhuru Kenyatta also offered Uganda land in Naivasha to build a dry port for its cargo as part of the joint standard gauge railway project.

Uhuru maintained that the grant was meant to foster trade relations with Kenya’s neighbors as well as ease the clearing of goods headed to the youngest African nation.

“Kenya has responded to South Sudan request to have 10 acres of land set aside at the inland container depot in Naivasha industrial park to be used by their government as a dry port,” Uhuru said.

WHY IT MATTERS: Uhuru Kenyatta is seen deepening ties with almost all of the East African Communities countries such as Uganda, South Sudan, Rwanda, etc.

Kenya, which has been quarreling with Somalia over maritime claims, is seen as ‘calm state’ within the East African Community block while its neighbors are still at odds with other EAC members states.

Here, we will mention wrangling between Burundi and Rwanda, border row between Uganda and Uganda, etc.

Kenya has been trying to mediate and help ‘warring parties’ to cool down and settle down in order to focus on the development with pin the EAC. It should be noted that Kenya is the sole country within the East African community block to be above others with the block in terms of social, economic and political developments.

According to an issued communiqué by Safaricom PLC, Safaricom CEO, Bob Collymore(above), has been undergoing treatment for leukemia for several months and some treatment for cancer, but these ailments did not permit him to go on.

According to Citizen TV, Collymore had previously revealed to a few close friends that he had been informed by his doctors that he did not have a long time to live, thus suggesting that he was aware of his impending demise.

“Bob Collymore had been told by his doctors not to make any long-term plans; in fact, he was told if he makes it past July he’ll be lucky. So he knew. I have never seen anyone prepared for death like I did this man,” Koinange told Citizen TV. The news of Bob’s death shocked many, including Kenya head of State. Uhuru Kenyatta took to Twitter to express his sadness of this loss for the Kenyan largest mobile service provider.

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“It is with deep sadness that I have this morning received news of the death of Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore after years of battling cancer. As a country, we’ve lost a distinguished corporate leader whose contribution to our national wellbeing will be missed,”, Uhuru wrote on Twitter.

CNN reports Kenyan Central bank President, Patrick Njoroge, saying that ‘Bob helped position Kenya as a global leader in financial inclusion. His legacy will live on through all the people in Kenya and throughout the world whose lives have been changed by Safaricom’s innovations’.

Collymore has been the head of East and Central Africa’s biggest telco services provider, which recently declared a record Sh63.4 billion profit, since he took over from Michael Joseph in November 2010, Daily Nation reported.

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Rwanda: APR FC Sacks 16 players over bad performance

Rwanda: Three-time CECAFA Kagame Cup winners APR FC has sacked 16 players including captain Jean Baptise Mugiraneza and 15 fellows over poor performance.

The decision was taken by APR body but was informed by the team vice president Mubaraka Muganga on Friday, June 28, 2019.

Mubaraka thanked the 16-sacked players for “having contributed to the success of the club.”

The club confirmed that the 16 will be replaced within one week.

Here are the 16-sacked players by the club 1. Nsengiyumva Moustafa 9.Nzeyimana Mirafa 2.Rukundo Denis 10.Ngabonziza Albert 3.Nshimiyimana Amran 11.Kimenyi Yves 4.Rugwiro Herve 12.Iranzi Jean Claude 5.Twari Evode 13.Sekamana Maxime 6.Ntaribi Steven 14.Bigirimana Issa 7.Mugiraneza Jean Bap- 15.Nshuti Dominique tiste Savio 8.Rusheshangoga Michel 16.Niragira Ramadhan Meanwhile, Nsengiyumva Moustafa was released to go and find any other club.

The club announced his release via a letter read as follow,

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Meanwhile, Nsengiyumva Moustafa was released to go and find any other club.

The club announced his release via a letter read as follow,

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