Former Kibanda North county MP contestant 2026, Hon. Likambo Bahti Taylor, has hailed President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and his Kenyan counterpart H.E William Ruto after the launch of Standard Gauge Railway line from Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba to boost trade between the two countries.
He said the launch which happened over the weekend, signals good gesture and excellent relationship among the East African senior states which will reduce the load on the road.
Likambo said the launch of railway line from Kenya to Uganda is great work done by the two governments which he said will boost and ease trade between the two countries.
Monrovia, Liberia: Choplife Gaming has been granted a license to operate online sports betting and casino services in Liberia, marking its official market entry. This approval expands the group’s regulated presence to nine African countries, reflecting its continued growth across the continent’s digital gaming sector.
The company operates its proprietary brand Chopwin in The Gambia (chopwin.gm) and Sierra Leone (chopwin.sl) and represents the betPawa brand in Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Benin. The Liberian license further extends its multi-market operations.
Oluwatosin “Mr Eazi” Ajibade, Chairman of Choplife Gaming, commented: “This authorization supports our strategy to deliver secure, mobile-first gaming platforms that are locally relevant. We look forward to working with stakeholders in Liberia to support economic participation and access to quality digital entertainment.”
Liberian users will have access to a regulated online sportsbook and casino offering, including sports betting, slots, crash games, virtual sports, and instant-win products, optimized for mobile use and mobile money payments.
Operations will be conducted in line with regulatory and responsible gaming standards, alongside local training and community initiatives to support sustainable industry development.
A new football season is about to ignite on SuperSport available on DStv and GOtv, and all eyes are on the African Nations Championship (CHAN) as it kicks off across Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya. This year’s tournament promises to showcase the very best of African homegrown talent, offering fans a thrilling preview of what to expect when the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is held in the region in a couple of years.
But will the three host nations be able to challenge for the title this year and lay down a maker for when the AFCON comes around in two years’ time?
Tanzania: Riding the Wave of Home Support
As one of the three co-hosts, Tanzania will kick off CHAN 2025 in Dar es Salaam at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium. Drawn in Group B alongside Madagascar, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, and the Central African Republic, Tanzania finds itself in a relatively balanced group. That gives the Taifa Stars a legitimate shot at advancing to the knockout stage.
The national team has shown promise in recent years, bolstered by domestic clubs like Young Africans SC (Yanga) and Simba SC, which have produced a steady stream of talent. Veterans like Mbwana Samatta, though not CHAN-eligible if playing abroad, have set high standards for the current local squad. Recent performances, including wins in regional friendlies and CECAFA tournaments, show a team capable of exploiting home conditions effectively.
With CHAN being a tournament exclusive to players in national domestic leagues, Tanzania’s strong club football ecosystem could give them the cohesion and sharpness required. Playing at home with raucous support in one of East Africa’s best football venues gives them a major edge. A quarterfinal appearance is a realistic and achievable goal – and a strong run could set the tone for AFCON 2027.
Uganda: Dark Horses with Momentum
Uganda enters CHAN 2025 with quiet confidence, having recently beaten Senegal, the reigning CHAN champions, in a high-profile friendly. Hosting Group C at the refurbished Mandela National Stadium (Namboole), Uganda will face tough opposition in Algeria, South Africa, Guinea, and Niger.
Muhammad Shaban of Uganda during the 2021 Chan football match between Uganda and Togo at Stade Reunification Stadium, Douala, Cameroon on 22 January 2021
Coach Morley Byekwaso has emphasised discipline and teamwork in recent training camps, and the domestic league’s increasing competitiveness – through clubs like KCCA FC and Vipers SC – has provided a solid pipeline of home-based talent. Uganda’s preparation, including their performance in the recent CECAFA Four Nations Cup, indicates growing tactical cohesion and mental resilience.
While their group is arguably the tournament’s toughest, Uganda will benefit immensely from passionate home fans in Kampala. With proper execution, they can realistically push for the knockout rounds. A strong CHAN run would not only boost morale but demonstrate that Uganda can compete at a high level ahead of AFCON 2027, when it hosts group-stage matches and the third-place playoff.
Kenya: Big Test, Bigger Ambitions
Kenya faces a daunting challenge in Group A, where they’ve been drawn alongside CHAN heavyweights Morocco, Angola, DR Congo, and Zambia. However, Kenya has the advantage of hosting the final match at the Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi, with group games also set for Nyayo Stadium.
Under newly appointed coach Benni McCarthy, the Harambee Stars are building a refreshed squad focused on domestic players. The additional time granted by the tournament’s postponement to August 2025 has given Kenya’s technical team a chance to scout and prepare better. Captain Aboud Omar has publicly emphasised turning home support into motivation, and the federation is eyeing CHAN as a proving ground before AFCON 2027.
Although advancing from such a stacked group will be challenging, Kenya’s energetic home atmosphere, new coaching leadership, and a point to prove could spark a surprise run. Even a strong showing in the group stage would build valuable momentum for the country’s biggest hosting test yet in 2027.
East Africa’s Time to Shine
As CHAN 2025 unfolds across Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya, the tournament represents more than just a continental competition—it’s a dress rehearsal for AFCON 2027 and a chance for East Africa to showcase its footballing growth on home soil. Each host nation brings a unique blend of ambition, talent, and home-ground advantage to the table.
Whether or not they lift the trophy, a strong showing from the co-hosts could shift perceptions, inspire future generations, and set the tone for a landmark AFCON in two years’ time.
CHAN 2025 isn’t just about winning—it’s about making a statement. And East Africa is ready to be heard.
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After two weeks in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, promoting his Break the Chains album, singer Bebe Cool has come out to highlight some of the key lessons he picked from the experience.
In a lengthy post, the Cheque singer expressed gratitude to his fans and the media, in both Kenya and Tanzania, for the welcome they extended to him during his tour:
He noted that when he started his career in Nairobi, Kenya, the East African region was a cultural force on the continent, prominent in creating cultural exchange. He however expressed concern about the fact that things have changed over the years, and East Africa today now remains in the cold as events shaping the continent take place elsewhere.
Bebe Cool
“Nairobi remains vibrant in 2025, but it no longer dominates the continent’s cultural scene. Areas like Johannesburg and Lagos have taken the spotlight, raising the question: how did we watch the spotlight move?” he asked.
Bebe pointed out that back in the day, artists from Tanzanian, such as AY, Mr Nice, TID, Lady Jaydee, as well as Kenyan stars- like Necessary Noize, Nameless, Redsan, always collaborated with artists from Uganda, and across the region, making East Africa an entertainment powerhouse.
Nazizi and Wyre of Necessary Noize, teamed up with Bebe to form the explosive East African Bashment Crew, one of East Africa’s biggest music groups of our generation, while Jose Chameloene had songs with Professor Jay, Bushoke, AY and many more.
“I observed that the brotherhood that once fueled artists such as Lady Jay Dee, AY, Redsan and Nameless, or the synergy behind Necessary Noize and the East African Bashment Crew, has faded. For years, these collaborations united fans and amplified our regional sound. However, after becoming successful, we stopped working together, weakening the regional power that once turned East Africa into a force,” he says.
Bebe Cool says East Africa needs to reignite that spirit if they are to get the world to pay attention to their art.
He then turned to how Easy Africa can use its numbers to turn the streaming era in their favor.
“Together, our combined population exceeds 300 million. If just 50 million of us became music consumers, streaming; the world would have no choice but to take notice, given the strength of our numbers,” he says.
He applauded the media in Kenya and Tanzania for their professionalism. The Motivation singer said the media asked hard, but right questions, exhibiting thorough background research. He was also amazed by how Kenya and Tanzania have embraced digital media platforms, such as YouTube.
Bebe Cool called upon artists to invest in sectors that support the music industry, such as media. He applauded Tanzanian starts- Diamond Platinumz and Ali Kiba, who own Wasafi Media and Crown FM, respectively.
Bebe Cool’s two-week long media tour was well captured by several media platforms across Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. He implored fellow artistes to make an effort and at least make an appearance, once a year, in every country in the region, to interact with the media and music lovers.
The worlds leading tourism destination, Dubai has turned its eyes to Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo,, South Sudan, and other African countries as a rich source for their tourists after placing a Visa ban on Nigerian tourists.
The United Arab Emirates announced in October 2022 a Visa Ban on all citizens of Nigeria and other African countries.
“This is to inform you that we will not be posting 30 days visa applications for these nationalities effective today October 18, 2022, “part of the notice read.
It also informed all traveling agencies, and trade partners that, “Any applications from the above-mentioned countries will be sent back or canceled.”
The attention of Dubai’s tourism ministry and the UAE has now shifted to other African countries like Angola, Kenya and South Africa as a result of the ban to provide them with the yearly number of tourists visiting the city.
Given this, the tourism ministry has employed the services of South African singer Thabsie as well as Kenyan celebrity Bahati as their new tourism ambassadors. The search for Francophone celebrities is also on our source revealed.
The two stars have been tasked to use their popularity to show Africans what Dubai has to offer through their own eyes and individual experiences.
Thabsie and Bahati, who are currently in Dubai with their plus ones will engage if a friendly campaign called the “A to Z of Dubai” where they will, letter by letter, convince their followers to visit Dubai.
Meanwhile, the former president of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari February 2023 called for the lifting of the blanket visa ban on Nigerians by the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The leader expressed readiness to apply necessary sanctions through appropriate judicial processes against persons who commit criminal acts in the UAE while admitting that some Nigerians may be violating the laws of the country.
President Buhari also appealed for a lasting solution to both countries’ predicaments and urged that all issues be allowed to be handled by the relevant security/intelligence agencies.
In anticipation of the long rains this year, the Kenya Dairy Board issued a statement dated 6th March 2023 stating that the Government of Kenya has stopped the importation of milk powders to cushion the industry from surplus production and low producer prices.
Consequently, the Kenya Dairy Board says that it will monitor the production and demand for milk and milk products in the country and advise its Government accordingly.This announcement directly reinstates the 2021 ban of Ugandan milk products importation into Kenya which goes against Kenyan President Ruto’s recent directive to lift a ban on Ugandan agricultural produce such as milk, eggs and chicken.
This followed a meeting between President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and Kenyan Trade Minister Kuria Moses in Kampala, late January 2023.
According to the Dairy Development Authority (DDA) of Uganda, Milk production is estimated to have increased from 2.08 billion litres in 2015 to 2.64 billion litres in 2020. By the end of 2021 milk production was estimated to reach 2.81 billion short of the target of 3.0 billion litres.
Dairy exports in the country reached a record high of 358.6 billion UGX in the last four years and nearly doubled compared to last FY 2019/20 with dairy equipment valued at 18.9 billion UGX being imported in the country to support the growing trade. This implies that milk production in Uganda is on the increase with massive investments by dairy producers and farmers.
DDA observes that the growth and sustainability of the dairy subsector strives to provide wealth and improved health for Uganda. Musinguzi Ethan, a dairy farmer in Sembabule district said that the new reinstated ban on dairy exports from Uganda to Kenya will set him back since he might fail to pay school fees for his three school going children whose family heavily relies on dairy farming for survival.
“I often sell my milk early morning at the Milk Collection centre near my home because the managers there have often informed us of the increased demand for milk within Uganda and beyond.”
In the past, milk farm gate prices have gone as low as 400 Ushs per litre, and yet currently there is more stability with an increase to 1,075 Ushs per litre as reported by DDA, 2021.Currently, DDA reports over 880 licensed dairy businesses.
Of these, some of the major producers include Pearl Dairies, Brookside Limited/ Fresh Dairy, Jesa Farm Dairy, Amos Dairies Uganda Limited, Paramount Dairies Limited, GBK Dairy Products Limited and Lakeside Dairy Limited among others. The livelihood of dairy farmers in Uganda depends on both local consumption and export of milk and milk products.
According to the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS), dairy farming is a strategic enterprise in Uganda that provides household food security and daily incomes to the large population. Milk farm gate prices have also increased to an average of 1,072 Ushs per litre.
Uganda being a member of the East African Community, there is need for Government intervention in lobbying the Kenyan government to lift the ban on milk exports from Uganda.
This is in line with one of the objectives of the EAC that seeks to progressively transform into a single market that allows for free movement of goods, persons, services, labour and capital.
Step aside, Football is back and our very own Uganda Cranes team will be in action playing against Kenya
in a qualifier match for the 2022 Qatar FIFA World cup.
The game is scheduled for this Thursday 11th 2021 at 4:00pm, at St. Mary’s Stadium, Kitende.
We all know or perhaps have heard that Airtel is the official sponsor of the Cranes and today we sat down Henry Njoroge, Marketing Director Airtel Uganda to share more details on the same.
Below is his full interview
SB: We are getting closer to the final Qualifiers of the 2022 World Cup which will take place in Qatar and we know that Airtel is the official sponsor of the Cranes, tell us about this bond
and its impact on the national team
Njoroge: Thank you. Airtel indeed has sponsored the Uganda Cranes Football team since 2013 and
has been privileged to see the team grow in leaps and bounds from and individual player level to the team level nationally and internationally.
We saw the team qualify for AFCON 2 years back to back after waiting for 39 years, we have seen some individuals on the team like the former captain and goal keeper get global recognition, to mention but a few.
So to answer your question, our bond has seen us bear fruit with the team, FUFA and fans at large. This is something we are particularly proud of as a brand.
SB: Alright, so we may not know what it takes to prepare the team for these games andUgandans are eager to see the 2022 dream came to light in Qatar, enlighten us on this and what is Airtel doing to support the team?
Njoroge: This is true. After qualifying for AFCON twice, naturally you want to hit the next big thing, which in this case is the World Cup. Airtel as the main sponsor is very keen on supporting the team to realize this dream.
To support this cause, we have worked and continue to work closely with FUFA, among other stakeholders so that we accord the team the much needed support, both be in cash and in
kind so as to enable them meet their day to day operational expenses
that support and belief in the team from the fans continues to play a big role in morale boosting the players each time they have a match.
SB: Currently Uganda is second in the group with 8 points and a win on Thursday may strengthen our position, as fans what could be your rallying message towards this match?
Njoroge: The boys have so far done well and we always come out to support them and make sure they are ready for these games. Our win against Rwanda was huge because it gave us more hope.
Now more than ever as we play Kenya today and Mali on Sunday, we need to collectively rally and support the boys from all over the country. Watch the game on Airtel TV via UBC or follow
our social media pages for all game updates.
Airtel also has a special product called the Cranes offer which is open to all Airtel customers each time the Uganda Cranes have a game.
For Just 2000/= fans can enjoy 300MB and 20mins to share highlights, talk about the game, send good wishes to the players and so on. All they need to do is Dial *149*20# to activate the
Cranes offer.
SB: Any last words for the team and fans
Njoroge: From Airtel, we would like to wish the team good luck in the upcoming game and all the World Cup qualifiers lined up this year. You have always made us proud. As a national team
sponsor, we commit to continually support the team to play their best and continue flying the Ugandan flag high.
Before we end allow me to also remind our parents and students that Airtel has learn from home bundles which are aimed at supporting your education throughout this pandemic.
These bundles support online classes since a number of schools have incorporated e-learning in their teaching model.
You only need to dial *175#, select Top Packs and select option 8 – Learn from Home.
Our dear customers, thank you for supporting brand Airtel through the years.
Continue to access the most affordable products and services from all our service centers, via our Airtel
Money branches and SIM card Selling outlets across the country.
Let us come out in support of the Uganda Cranes together #PakaQatar.
23rd March 2021(Nairobi, Kenya) – Following the rising numbers of Covid-19 the organisers of the Made In Kenya Concert have postponed the concert to 5th June 2021.
As you may well be aware, the government has called on the public to stop gathering to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, and after deliberations with artistes, sponsors and partners it wouldn’t be responsible for us to go ahead with the event at this time.
This is not a decision we have taken lightly and there are two overriding concerns that have caused us to make this decision at this time.
Firstly it is the uncertainty caused by the fact that the Covid-19 numbers in recent weeks have massively risen and we care so much about the well being of every person involved and that includes our fans. We have met with the various stakeholders involved and we feel it’s not proper to risk the lives of Kenyans and therefore have to reschedule the event to June 5th 2021.
Secondly, our primary concern is always the responsibility we feel towards our fans, artistes and partners, who fund the show – not only by purchasing stand space but also in the considerable additional investment they make.
We will keep you posted if anything changes, and please feel free to get in touch if you have any questions or concerns.
You can find out more about COVID-19 on the WHO,MOH(Ministry of Health) websites.
Stay safe, and we’ll be in touch with more information soon.
