By Charles Omondi After all Africa’s 10 representative to the 2026 World Cup have run their race, it is now time to reflect on the global soccer fiesta that was, for the first time, hosted by three countries; the US, Mexico and…
With the group stage of the historic 48-team World Cup completed, Africa’s representatives have left no doubt that the continent has come of age. The increased representation was deserved and not a mere favour. Of the continent’s 10 representatives- South Africa, the…
The US denying Africa’s top-ranked referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan a visa to enable him officiate at the 2026 World Cup, is a stain on the global fiesta that will be hard to erase. After a stellar performance at the last Africa Cup of Nations…
South Africa laying a red carpet for a sub-Saharan Africa president, at a time its citizens are hunting down black immigrants like prey, must surely pass for one of the greatest contradictions of modern times. Kenya’s President William Ruto, aboard a chartered…
The accusation of Kenya’s President William Ruto’s involvement in the war in Sudan refuses to go away, with a former United Nations official, Dr Mukhisa Kituyi, being among the latest to join the fray. Featuring on the popular Citizen Television’s JK Live…
Long lines are forming at fuel stations across Benin as motorists grapple with the impact of rising global oil prices and new government fuel rates introduced at the start of May. The Beninese government says the increase is necessary to stabilize national…
Civil society groups in Uganda have sharply attacked a proposed “Protection of Sovereignty Bill,” warning that it could suppress criticism and hurt the economy, as debate heats up ahead of its presentation in parliament. Miria Matembe, a former cabinet minister, criticised the…
Disenchanted young Kenyans came out in number in June and July to say no to President William Ruto’s 2024 Finance Bill and the general style of his governance. He was rattled and did not travel abroad for at least a month. However, Rutohas retaken to the skies in what looks…
The troubles in Kenya’s education sector continue unabated with lecturers in all 35 public universities halting work from September 18. As the students, the majority of them newly in the market, sat idle in the lecture halls or roamed about, their teachers…
Various Kenyan stakeholders are all the rage over a university education funding model set to take effect with the commencement of the new academic calendar in September. The learners, their parents, the university dons and even sections of the government seem to…
