On July 27, 1985, soldiers from the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA) overthrew President Milton Obote in a bloodless military coup. After the takeover, a dusk-to-dawn curfew was imposed, and all flights in and out of the country were halted. Obote fled Uganda, reportedly taking millions from the central bank. Several of his ministers were
On February 13, 1990, the mutilated and partly burnt body of Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Robert Ouko, was found at the foot of Got Alila Hill near his Koru home in Kisumu. Ouko had disappeared two days earlier, on February 11, triggering a government search led by Police Commissioner Philip Kilonzo. A local herdsboy first
Safaricom has explained how customers can qualify for a higher M-Shwari loan limit in 2026 after a user raised concerns about being denied a limit increase. M-Shwari is a mobile savings and loan service offered through a partnership between Safaricom and NCBA Bank Kenya. While Safaricom provides access through M-PESA, NCBA manages the banking operations,