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The administration of President William Ruto has announced plans to review the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) system, one year after its implementation. At a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, January 21, the Kenya Kwanza administration exempted nearly all African countries from ETA (Electronic Travel Authorization) requirements, stating that it was essential to boost tourism and regional integration. The Cabinet announced that the government will introduce expedited electronic travel authorization processing, allowing travelers to obtain instant approval. .co.ke journalist Wycliffe Musalia has over six years of experience in the fields of finance, business, technology, and climate reporting, providing in-depth understanding into Kenyan and global economic trends. All African countries will be able to enter Kenya without a visa, with the exception of two countries that have been excluded due to security concerns. On Tuesday, Januar...

Lesotho's King Letsie III has launched an ambitious campaign in snowy Davos, where global leaders have gathered, with a royal plea: invest in his small African country's green shift. The monarch traveled from his mountainous, landlocked kingdom within South Africa to promote a fund focused on green energy through meetings with leaders in the business and political sectors within the Swiss Alps village. "The World Economic Forum in Davos appears to serve as a magnet for global leaders from the realms of politics, economics, and business," King Letsie told AFP during an interview. We believed that, if feasible, we should personally meet with these industry leaders, these government officials, to explore how we can promote our renewable energy capabilities. A country of approximately two million people with limited resources, Lesotho is heavily reliant on neighboring South Africa economically, with many citizens employed in South Africa and remitting earni...

It was the fall of 2022 when staff at Elon Musk's The Boring Company started noticing Steve Davis was nowhere to be found. It was rarely hard to locate him since he was an extremely driven and seemingly indefatigable manager. For $44 billion, Davis made his way to San Francisco. There, he was seen walking back and forth on the 10th floor of the company's headquarters, constantly calling people on the phone to ask them about which parts of the organization he could eliminate, seemingly without regard for anyone who might be listening. Davis—Musk’s 22nd hire at SpaceX—has earned a reputation as a relentless cost cutter and as one of the select few Musk trusts to get things done. Those who have worked with Davis believe he'd be able to accomplish any task Musk assigns him—even if it seems overly ambitious and may jeopardize the jobs of others. He is planning to run for governor of Ohio. To cut approximately $2 trillion in government spending, or about 30% of ...

US President Joe Biden pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, General Mark Milley, and members of a House committee that investigated the Capitol Hill riot on January 6, 2021, in an unprecedented move to shield them from potential retaliation by the former Trump administration. On the final day of his presidency, he also pardoned several close family members. "The issuance of these pardons should not be taken as a sign that those individuals did anything wrong, nor should accepting them be seen as an admission of guilt for any wrongdoing,” Biden said in a statement, saying that the US "owes these public servants a debt of gratitude for their long and hard work for our country.” The decision was made beforehand, after President-elect Donald Trump threatened to create a "list of enemies" consisting of those who have spoken out against him politically or tried to hold him responsible for his involvement in the riots on Capitol Hill. Although it's traditional for ...