Kenya – Cautious optimism as the country opens up after months of partial lockdown
Reuters – Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta announced on Monday a phased reopening of the country from a COVID-19 lockdown, lifting restrictions on travel in and out of the capital Nairobi and allowing air More...
Kenya’s Finance Minister, government officials arrested on Corruption Charges
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan Finance Minister Henry Rotich was arrested on Monday on suspicion of financial misconduct related to the construction of two dams, an unprecedented detention of a sitting minister More...
New political order as Kenya’s leader attempts to redefine his legacy -The politics of #Handshake
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is redefining the nation’s tenuous political alliances in a move that’s likely to help him consolidate power during his final term and leave his deputy William Ruto out in the More...
Hope for Kenya as Uhuru Kenyatta & Raila Odinga agree to dialogue
Nairobi Star In a rare show of unity on Friday, President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga told Kenyans they had set their differences aside and would work to unite the public. The two met at Harambee 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...
Govt Crackdown – Arrests Could Spell Doom
Rt. Hon Raila Amolo Odinga sworn in as President of the People’s Republic of Kenya. Judge TJ Kajwang who administered the Swearing in Oath on Tuesday, was picked up by Police, followed by NTV Journalist Linus More...
Raila Odinga Sworn In
A section of the crowd at the Uhuru Park grounds just before Hon. Raila’s arrival. Raila Amolo Odinga was on Tuesday sworn in as the People’s President at a Ceremony held at the Uhuru Park Grounds in More...
NASA Supporters Converge On Nairobi
Raila Amolo Odinga addresses the press flanked by co-principals to declare NASA coalition will go to Court. (File picture) Amid tension and uncertainty, throngs of NASA Supporters this morning rolled into Nairobi, More...
2017 was an year of Illusions for Africa’s Democracy
By: Nic Cheeseman The last twelve months have been a confusing time for African democracy. We have seen coups that didn’t look like coups and elections that didn’t look like elections. In this sense, it was More...
Uhuru Kenyatta declared president by court ruling – Kenyans hope for an end to uncertainty.
Kenya’s top court upheld Uhuru Kenyatta’s presidential win, ending three months of electoral uncertainty that have slowed growth in East Africa’s biggest economy. Kenyatta won the rerun fairly and electoral More...
