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A section of political leaders from Nandi Hills constituency in Nandi County have protested the removal of squatters at Kaptindo estate in Tartar location in Nandi Hills sub-county.

The area MP Bernard Kitur says the owner of the land did not do justice to the squatters who have been in the 32-acre land for over 77 years. 

According to Charles Boit, who is the landowner, the squatters made an agreement to move out of the land having signed a memorandum.

He claims that no one forced them out despite the court ruling in 2014 allowing their eviction. The sentiments were however disputed by area leaders, who questioned the eviction process which has left many homeless. By Isaiah Cheruiyot, People Daily

 

Burundi's foreign affairs minister officially declared that the border between the East African country and Rwanda has been reopened.

"All the borders of Burundi with its neighboring countries are open", the ministry tweeted without much detail on October 22.

On October 25, minister Albert Shingiro confirmed in a press conference the border reopening with Rwanda.

He also indicated that Burundi maintained its position of calling on Kigali to return coup-plotters it alleges fled there after trying to overthrow former President Pierre Nkurunziza in 2015.

The border between Burundi and Rwanda had been closed for almost six years, first amid political tensions and then by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rwanda for its part reopened its border with Burundi several months ago.

The border reopening comes after President Ruto William of Kenya urged his East African Community (EAC) partner states to knock off barriers that impede trade across the bloc. - Africanews

The grounded Rwanda deportation flight EC-LZO Boeing 767 at Boscombe Down Air Base, on June 14, 2022, in Boscombe Down. The flight taking asylum seekers from the U.K. to Rwanda was grounded at the last minute after intervention of the European Court of Human Rights.DAN KITWOOD/GETTY IMAGES EUROPE/Photo Courtesy

 
 

A charter airline contracted by the British government to transport asylum-seekers to Rwanda has pulled out of the deal following outside pressure, another blow to Britain’s hard-line immigration plan to send asylum-seekers to the small African nation.

The British deal with Rwanda came as Western nations are taking tougher stands against accepting refugees, and as thousands of people have crossed the English Channel in small boats this year seeking asylum. Rwanda’s president, Paul Kagame, is aiming to position his country as a solution to the migrant crisis, though critics see the country as trying to benefit financially from the arrangement.

Under the deal, Britain would pay 120 million pounds, or $135-million, to Rwanda to finance opportunities for the migrants, including education, job skills and language training. Those who are granted asylum would not be able to return to Britain, and would remain in Rwanda.

Privilege Style, the Spanish charter airline that pulled out of the arrangement, operated a deportation flight in June that became the centre of a legal and media firestorm and was halted after the European Court of Human Rights intervened.

The company’s pullout could present a potentially insurmountable hurdle to a plan that has so far failed to send a single asylum-seeker to Rwanda amid continuing legal battles. Charter airlines that have conducted deportation flights in the past to other countries have already distanced themselves from the plan.

Opponents of the policy praised the airline’s decision to scrap the flights.

“The pullout by Privilege Style is a cautionary tale for any other aviation company that even considers getting into bed with the British government on a scheme like this,” said Sonya Sceats, the chief executive of Freedom From Torture, a British charity that led the campaign to get the airline to withdraw from the effort. “Any company that wants to go down this route again now knows that it will come at an incredible cost to their brand.”

The British government has been warned repeatedly by its own advisers that sending asylum-seekers to Rwanda might not be a sensible policy because of concerns about Rwanda’s human rights record. By THE NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

 
Zanzibar Zanzibar Government 5; 10; 20; 100 Rupees 1.1.1908 Pick 2p; 3p; 4p; 6p Four Proofs in Presentation Album Crisp Uncirculated.
 
DALLAS, TX.- Paper currency and coins from Zanzibar are as considered as desirable and exotic as a trip to the archipelago of islands off the eastern coast of the Africa.

To elite collectors of international paper money, banknotes from Zanzibar are among the most desirable of all world issues, which explains the groundswell of demand for an Official Leather-Bound Presentation Album of Zanzibar Government Notes (estimate: $400,000+) that will be offered Nov. 15 at Heritage Auctions in The Ibrahim Salem Collection of Islamic Countries Part I Signature® Auction.

Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous region of its nearest neighbour, Tanzania, but at times over the last five centuries, it has been occupied or colonized by Portugal, Oman and Great Britain.

"There was a need for currency when Great Britain established its protectorate in Zanzibar," says Heritage Auctions Vice President of Numismatics Dustin Johnston. "The government of Zanzibar authorized Waterlow & Sons to print a series of banknotes, the first of which was dated 1908 and included four denominations: 5, 10, 20 and 100 Rupees — each dated 1908 and featuring the signatures of Charles Edmond Akers and James Corbett Davis.

"A proof of each one is included in this booklet, which is exceedingly rare, and probably unique, as our experts are unaware of any other complete denomination set from 1908, making this an exceptional opportunity for the winning bidder."

Issued notes, Specimens and Proofs remain elusive today, and official presentation pieces are nearly impossible to find, as only a select few are known extant. All notes from Zanzibar are uniface, so none has a design on the back side.

All lots in this auction are from Ibrahim Salem, who is widely regarded as one of the most dedicated of all banknote collectors. He aggressively sought notes from all countries and regions around the globe; this auction is the second at Heritage Auctions to feature a trove of his exceptional banknotes. His Collection of United States Banknotes was an important part of Heritage Auctions' Central States US Currency Signature® Auction May 4-7.

"Ibrahim Salem is one of the most prominent and respected banknote collectors in the world," Johnston says. "The notes offered in this auction are another phenomenal instalment from his distinguished collection."

A design architect whose collecting interests also include antiques, paintings, watches and books, Salem said his assemblage of banknotes is his favourite.

"My banknotes collections are considered my babies and my kids," Salem says. "The only deference than buildings is that the collections never see the sun. Every single banknote, whether it is issued, specimen, essay, colour trial, artist impression, etc., reminds me of an incident (and) why I added it to my collection." ArtDaily

General Muhoozi Kainerugaba on the day of his promotion to the rank of Maj-General at Bombo Military Barracks in Uganda. File | Nation Media Group/Photo Courtesy

Former CEO of the Law Society of Kenya Apollo Mboya has filed a petition seeking to have a court summon Ugandan military General Muhoozi Kainerugaba over an alleged treason offence in relation to remarks of a military invasion in Nairobi. 

Mr Mboya, in an application filed at the magistrate’s court in Milimani, Nairobi, is also seeking an order directing the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and Kenya’s Inspector-General of Police to furnish the court with an investigations report and charge sheet, if any, with respect to the alleged offence.

"The inaction of the DPP and Inspector-General not only compromises national security of the Republic of Kenya but is also contrary to the national values of patriotism enunciated in Article 10 of the Constitution," says Mr Mboya.

The lawyer believes that Gen Muhoozi, who is also the Commander of Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, has committed an offence of treason based on the disputed tweets.

He argues that the alleged offence is a threat to the Kenya's territorial integrity.

Offensive tweets

The alleged offensive tweets by Gen Muhoozi were published on October 3 and 18, 2022.

On October 3, 2022 through his official twitter handle Gen Muhoozi tweeted: "It wouldn't take us, my army and me, 2 weeks to capture Nairobi. I'm happy that members of our district in Kenya, have responded enthusiastically to my tweet. It is still 2 weeks to Nairobi. After our army captures Nairobi, where should I live? Westlands? Riverside?" 

On October 18 he further tweeted: "I hear some journalists from Kenya asked my father to ban me from Twitter? Is that some kind of a joke?? I am an adult and NO ONE will ban me from anything!"

"Mr Muhoozi who is a senior military officer in Uganda has committed treasonable offences of threatening national security, territorial integrity and sovereignty of Kenya after expressing his intention to launch a military invasion to capture Nairobi, the capital city of the Republic of Kenya within two weeks," says Mr Mboya in his application. He wants the application certified urgent.

The lawyer is also concerned that after the disputed tweets, President Museveni promoted Gen Muhoozi to full military status.

"The Head of State of the Republic of Uganda, who is also the Commander of the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces, has rewarded Lt. General Muhoozi Kainerugaba by promoting him to a full general of UPDF following his threats to invade Kenya, thereby conferring additional capabilities to General Muhoozi Kainerugaba," states the lawyer.

In urging court to allow his application, Mr Mboya says Section 45 of Kenya’s Penal Code provides that a person cannot be tried for treason unless the prosecution is commenced within two years after the offence is committed. By Joseph Wangui, Daily Nation

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