Category: Politics
-
Kenya as a Nation should borrow a leaf from USA on how to end corruption that has continued to derail development. Photo collage of Dr. Kinity and US President Donald Trump.PHOTO/COURTESY Former Secretary General of the Kenya Civil Servants Union Dr. Isaac Newton Kinity is agitated over what he terms is the continued looting of…
-
National Assembly Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education Chair and Bumula MP Wanami Wamboka/ photo Courtesy Members of Parliament, MPs have called for full governance autonomy in several newly formed Technical Training Institutes and Colleges which are struggling to operate independently from their parent institutions, raising concerns over governance and management gaps. The National…
-
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) week in New York has unearthed misfortunes facing the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti. On the sidelines United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President William Ruto lamented about the misery that has faced the mission, which has of today claimed the lives of 3 Kenyan police officers. …
-
He spoke on Thursday when he engaged over 1,500 grassroot leaders and opinion leaders from Isiolo County in Irunduni, Tharaka Nithi County. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has urged leaders and residents of Northern Kenya to ensure sustained peace and unity in the region for enhanced development. The DP encouraged them to foster cohesion and peaceful…
-
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves after the verdict in his trial with other defendants on charges of corruption and illegal financing of an election campaign related to alleged Libyan funding of his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the courthouse in Paris, France, September 25, 2025. REUTERS Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to…
-
Newly elected, Peter Mutharika has many challenges ahead of himImage: Joseph Mizere/Xinhua/picture alliance via DW Peter Mutharika has staged a political comeback, ousting incumbent President Lazarus Chakwera in a decisive election victory in Malawi. Unlike Chakwera, Mutharika’s campaign drew modest crowds, but secured a commanding margin, reflecting widespread frustration over five years of economic hardship.…
-
President William Ruto met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington, DC. (Photo: William Ruto/X) In New York, President William Ruto pressed America’s top diplomat, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, for a trade deal as the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) approaches expiry. Ruto told Reuters he was confident that Nairobi and Washington…
-
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen with Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja during the Wajir Jukwaa la Usalama forum. (Photo: Ministry of Interior) Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has called on Kenyans to turn out in large numbers for Sunday’s repeat match between Police FC and Mogadishu City FC, while urging them to remain calm and avoid…
-
Copyright AP Photo There will be no “proxy war” between Egypt and Ethiopia on Somali soil, according to the country’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said there is no possibility of Egyptian and Ethiopian peacekeepers clashing in his country, amid a bitter rivalry between the two regional heavyweights. Egyptian troops…
-
Fredrick Okango appearing in a past TV interview. /FACEBOOK Fredrick Okango, a political strategist, has quit his role as KANU’s Secretary of Political Affairs and also relinquished his membership in the party. In his resignation letter to Secretary General George Wainaina, he explained that his exit was influenced by the shifting political landscape in Kenya,…