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President Irfaan Ali today expressed sadness at the passing of Lennox Canterbury, Former Director of the Mash Secretariat.
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— Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) November 12, 2020
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President Hage Geingob has lashed back at the stinging criticism levelled against his administration when it comes to fighting corruption in the public sector.
While delivering his state of the nation address yesterday in the National Assembly, the head of state said his administration has made significant accomplishments in the fight against corruption and reducing public expenditure at record levels.
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\"We launched investigations into alleged irregularities in the contracts for the National Oil Storage Facility and Neckartal Dam, which exposed government to currency fluctuations,\" Geingob told parliament.
In light of ongoing government measures to reduce public expenditure, Geingob said reforms were undertaken to eliminate wastage, with respect to the conditions of service and benefits for public office bearers.
Geingob attributed this to the introduction of a Public Performance Management System, legislative reforms to strengthen accountability and transparency and aforementioned investigations launched into public tender said the Whistle Blower and Witness Protection Acts would be operationalised during this term, as additional measures to strengthen the fight against corruption.
Tunis/Tunisia — President Kais Saied, on Tuesday evening, offered to families of the victims of terrorist acts among officers of the Directorate of Presidential Security and VIPs an Iftar dinner at the Carthage Palace.
The ceremony provided an opportunity to speak with the families of the \"martyrs of the Nation\", to learn about their living conditions and to remember their sacrifices in defending the country's integrity, the Presidency said in a statement.
In November 2019, the Head of State had posthumously decorated the Presidential Guards who fell as martyrs in the November 24, 2015 terrorist attack with the insignia of the Order of \"Loyalty and Sacrifice\", on the commemoration of the 4th anniversary of their martyrdom.
The Ministry of Housing’s Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) today said that 734 land titles and transports are ready to be uplifted.
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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Thirteen counties mostly in Nyanza and Western regions, listed as COVID hotspots will continue operating under 7 pm to 4 am curfew until July 31 this year.
Nairobi — Kenya's COVID-19 infections rose to 1,192 Saturday after President Uhuru Kenyatta announced 31 new cases.
\"Coronavirus pandemic has and will continue to undermine our efforts to revitalize our economy for the unforeseeable future, indeed it is true as I have said before that the rate of infections may indeed surge upwards or fall if we fail to comply with the protocols issued by the Ministry of Health,\" he said in an address from State House, when he announced a massive Sh53.7 billion stimulus package to revive the economy.
On Saturday, President Kenyatta said the new stimulus package is aimed at mitigating the effects of COVID-19 which has slowed the economy since March, rendering thousands jobless after many business were closed down.
In an address to the nation from State House on Saturday, the president said he is keen to see the revival of the tourism industry and has set aside Sh2 billion to support renovation of facilities and the restructuring of business operations in the tourism industry.
During the presidential address, Kenyatta also revealed that the government is spending Sh250 million every week to support the vulnerable groups in the country who have been worst hit by the impact of coronavirus.
President David Granger has reaffirmed Guyana’s commitment to Western Hemispheric values and to the furtherance of mutual goals and ideals.
