Category: Politics


  • Prof. Makau Mutua defends decision to work with Ruto despite past criticism

    Professor Makau Mutua speaks during an interview on Citizen TV in September 2025. President William Ruto’s Senior Advisor on Constitutional Affairs and Human Rights, Professor Makau Mutua, has defended his decision to work with the head of state despite declaring in a Daily Nation opinion piece that he would never work for him.  Speaking during…

  • Gachagua’s DCP quits Mbeere North race but remains in Malava contest

    Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) has withdrawn from the Mbeere North parliamentary by-election and endorsed the Democratic Party’s candidate in the November 27 polls. The Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) has withdrawn from the Mbeere North parliamentary by-election and endorsed the Democratic Party’s candidate in the November 27 polls. Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua said…

  • How Qatar has become an effective peace broker

    DRC President Felix Tshisekedi (right) and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame meet with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha on March 18, 2025. (Photo: Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Handout via REUTERS) Qatar has a history of helping to resolve global conflicts. The small, resource-rich Gulf state has helped negotiate deals to…

  • Senators grill ODPP over withdrawal of 18 county graft cases without EACC input

    Director of Public Prosecutions Renson Ingonga. (Photo: ODPP) The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has come under scrutiny from senators for withdrawing corruption cases linked to county governments without involving the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). Appearing on Wednesday before the Senate County Public Accounts Committee to provide updates on corruption investigations…

  • Nairobi County at crossroads: Mismanagement, politics, and struggle for accountability

    A section of the Nairobi Expressway along Westlands.(Photo: MOJA Expressway Company) Nairobi’s governance continues to face complex challenges, with leaders and former officials pointing to financial mismanagement, political interference, and inconsistent administrative continuity as key obstacles to the city’s progress. Despite being Kenya’s economic hub, Nairobi struggles to efficiently convert resources into services for its…

  • Senators raise alarm over withdrawal of 18 county graft cases without EACC input

    Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission CEO Abdi Ahmed Mohamud. (Photo: Kenya Editors’ Guild) The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has come under scrutiny from senators for withdrawing corruption cases linked to county governments without involving the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). Appearing on Wednesday before the Senate County Public Accounts Committee to provide…

  • DCP pulls out of three by-elections to back united opposition partners

    Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) Deputy Party Leader Cleophas Malala and Party Leader Rigathi Gachagua during a rally in Kakamega County on July 3, 2025. (Photo: DCP) The Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) has dropped out of three by-elections, citing the need to consolidate support for coalition partners in the United Opposition. In…

  • Judiciary, MPs clash over setting of judges’ allowances

    Chief Registrar of the Judiciary Winfridah Mokaya, who also serves as the Judiciary’s accounting officer, defended the allowance structure, explaining that the JSC had benchmarked the rates against those applied by the Parliamentary Service Commission. (Photo: Judiciary Kenya) The Judiciary has come under scrutiny over the setting of judges’ allowances, with Parliament questioning why the…

  • Ibrahim Traoré’s power play: Image, influence and the reality of Burkina Faso’s security woes

    Burkina Faso’s junta leader Ibrahim Traore turned to Russia after ditching France as a strategic partner. (Photo: Alexander Ryumin/dpa/Tass/Picture Alliance) In the three years since Captain Ibrahim Traoré seized power in Burkina Faso, he has become something of an internet sensation. On social media, he is often likened to the iconic leaders of Africa’s independence…

  • MPs Push for Conjugal Visits in Prisons

    The National Assembly’s Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC), chaired by Hon. Caroli Omondi, has begun inspecting prisons in Kilifi County as part of a wider national effort to improve conditions and bring dignity to correctional facilities. On Monday, the lawmakers toured Malindi Main Prison, Malindi Women’s Prison, and Kilifi Prison, where they engaged with officers…