We had a dream… 53 years on all we have are memories
East African You can’t deny it. Despite a few bright spots last year, the East African Project is in trouble. In Arusha, we have an East African Community (EAC) secretariat grappling with one of its most difficult funding crises. At the same time, though, there is a widespread view that the current leadership of the secretariat is probably its More...
Delay defer deny – Foreigner driven ‘ Stability doctrine for Africa dangerous
Africa Arguments. In 2017, the world watched as Kenya endured one of the most complicated election cycles ever. In the hotly-contested initial August vote, the incumbent won. As expected, the opposition contested More...
A crisis deepens in Libya, no solution in sight
As Libya crisis escalates, the UN and the AU search for solutions By Lansana Gberie Perhaps no major political or humanitarian disaster is as overlooked as the ongoing crisis in Libya. For example, More...
Key events that shaped 2017
Source: AFP From the inauguration of US President Donald Trump, to record hurricanes, here are the 12 key events which marked 2017: A year of Trump On January 20, Republican billionaire Donald Trump, 70, is inaugurated More...
KENYA RE-ELECTED TO THE COUNCIL OF THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION
Kenya was on Friday 1st December, 2017 elected to the Council of the International Maritime Organization under category C which is reserved for twenty (20) Member States which have special interests in maritime More...
In Kenya election re-run, polling incomplete and next steps uncertain
KISUMU, Kenya (Reuters) – Kenyans who boycotted a repeat presidential election voiced relief on Saturday after authorities indefinitely delayed further attempts to hold the vote in some opposition areas due More...
Raila Odinga: Kenya’s opposition chief makes final gamble
Raila Odinga seems to have inherited the political misfortune of his father, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, who led the opposition for three decades but never Kenya Raila Odinga Raila Odinga, Kenya’s veteran More...
Kenyan Election Authority in Disarray a Week Before Repeat Vote
Preparations for Kenya’s presidential election rerun next week are in disarray after a top official of the commission organizing the vote resigned and fled the East African nation and its chairman said his efforts More...
Partnerships at work in Africa Governments need to on top of things
By Joyce Mulama Power outages have led to a rationing schedule that involves cutting power for 24 hours every two days. Businesses have been forced to connect standby power sources such as generators, incurring More...
Supreme court nullifies President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Election, calls for fresh Elections
The Supreme Court has nullified the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta. A six-judge bench, by majority decision, on Friday found that the electoral commission failed to conduct the polls according to the Constitution More...
