African Union member States converge in Nairobi

30 Jun 2025 - Kenya’s comparative advantage lies in its dynamic, versatile, and youthful population, an asset that can serve as a diplomatic tool in engaging the global community. This idea came to me during a panel discussion on technology and talent exchange at the…

30 Jun 2025 - Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua hit back at President Ruto, accusing the government of orchestrating a campaign of economic sabotage and political persecution against the Mt Kenya community.  Speaking on Sunday, June 29, 2025, from the Anglican…

30 Jun 2025 - The Senate will convene a special sitting to deliberate on the impeachment of embattled Isiolo Governor Abdi Ibrahim Hassan Guyo.  The motion to remove Guyo from office was tabled by Sericho Ward Rep Abubakar Godana on June 10, 2025.  The besieged…

30 Jun 2025 - The signing of a peace agreement between the governments of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda in Washington has elicited mixed reactions, with the former Congolese president, Joseph Kabila, describing it as “nothing more than a trade agreement…

30 Jun 2025 - A Republican US senator from North Carolina has said he will not run for reelection next year, a day after he opposed a sprawling budget bill that is key to President Donald Trump’s agenda. Thom Tillis, 64, announced he would leave Congress because he…

30 Jun 2025 - President William Ruto’s close aide and ally Farouk Kibet has stepped up his Western region whirlwind tours.  A powerful insider within the presidency, Kibet has been traversing the expansive region surrounded by ODM, Ford Kenya and defunct Amani…

30 Jun 2025 - At least seven people were killed and many others wounded during recent anti-government protests in the Togolese capital Lome, according to an initial count civic groups gave journalists Sunday.

30 Jun 2025 - Over 2,000 ready identification cards (IDs) awaiting collection by owners have been lost in Nyandarua County in less than one month.  Immigration PS Belio Kipsang said 1,300 IDs are thought to have been destroyed when the Nyandarua Central sub-county…

30 Jun 2025 - For decades, Kenya’s political rhythm has revolved around three power centres: the Mountain (Mt Kenya), the Valley (Rift Valley), and the Lake (Lake Victoria). In this political geometry, alliances between any two often leave the third isolated.  In the…

30 Jun 2025 - Architects want the formation of an independent inquiry to look into the death of teacher Albert Ojwang in police custody and other protest-related fatalities.  In a statement, the Architects Alliance (TAA) urged the President, the Cabinet, and the…