The optimism of Kenya’s 2022 elections, once hailed for policy-driven campaigns, has collapsed into tribal politics reminiscent of the Moi era Rigathi Gachagua’s fallout with President William Ruto ...

Delivering the keynote address at the second annual Guild Leaders’ Summit 2025 at Makerere University in Kampala last week, former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Africa’s challenges can only be ...

The removal of Kenya’s deputy president Rigathi Gachagua is part of a long history, dating back to independence, of fallouts between the president and his deputy. The difference this time around is ...

A tussle over the appointment of members of a panel for the reconstitution of Kenya’s elections body is threatening to plunge Kenya into an electoral crisis. New commissioners of the Independent ...

A new budget proposal has uncovered the massive financial requirements behind preparations for the 2027 General Election.

As Kenya prepares for its next general election, due in less than 20 months’ time, 2026 will prove to be a critical year. With local and global restraints on political violence being hollowed out at ...

FILE - Kenya's new president William Ruto holds up a ceremonial sword as he is sworn in to office at a ceremony held at Kasarani stadium in Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. FILE - A suspected ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's political word of the moment is “goonism,” frequently uttered by national leaders to convey annoyance at the gangs that intimidate those whose political activities they ...