We must pull together to unite the nation – Agnes Gitau
General elections were held in Kenya on 8 August 2017 to elect the President, members of Parliament and devolved governments. Incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta was returned to office with 54% of the vote, a result his main opponent, Raila Odinga, refused to accept. This has created anxiety across the country with at least 24 people killed. Ms More...
Rwanda election: President Paul Kagame wins by landslide
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has won a third term in office with a landslide, the country’s electoral commission has announced. Partial results of Friday’s election gave him 98% of the votes, it said. Mr More...
Gilbert Deya – One of the ‘Miracle Babies ‘Finally extradited to Kenya
The UK has extradited a self-styled Kenyan pastor, who claimed he created miraculous pregnancies, to Kenya to face child-trafficking charges. Gilbert Deya’s extradition came after he failed in his decade-long More...
There is a vacuum in Kenya, hope the devil doesn’t move in and fill it – Kenya Elections
This time next week, four things are likely to be happening in Kenya. One, Jubilee Party flag bearer President Uhuru Kenyatta or opposition Nasa frontman Raila Odinga will be toasting to victory in the elections. Two, More...
Fred Matiang’i appointed acting Interior CS – Kenya
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta appointed Fred Matiang’i as acting interior secretary to replace Joseph Ole Nkaissery, who has died suddenly. The replacement was named to avoid a vacuum in leadership as the country More...
Kenya interior CS Gen Nkaissery dies in hospital after a short illness
Kenya’s interior minister has died in hospital, the government said on Saturday, a month before the country is due to hold national elections. “It is with deep sorrow and shock that we announce the sudden More...
Islamic finance provides Kenyans with cushion against drought
Hamara Hujale tries to keep an eye on two squirming children and a pot of simmering ugali – a white doughy dish – as she reaches for her buzzing phone. After speaking a few words, she hangs up and scribbles More...
How Islamic finance players can win trust of consumers
By Jaafer A rapid growth of Islamic finance in Kenya has continued to raise questions over its benefits to society as well as its possible impact on the stability of the country’s financial services sector. These More...
Urban growth a boon for Africa’s industrialization
The 2017 Economic Report on Africa calls for harnessing urban growth By Franck Kuwonu There has been much talk about Africa’s urban dividends—the increased prosperity and sustained socioeconomic development More...
May to form fragile government after UK election debacle, uncertainty over Brexit talks
British Prime Minister Theresa May will form a government supported by a small Northern Irish party after her Conservative Party lost its parliamentary majority in an election debacle days before talks on Britain’s More...
