Somalia’s Jubbaland presidential elections which were aborted in August are now scheduled for November 30, 2024. However, there is controversy following the move in July by the incumbent, Ahmed Mohamed Islaam commonly known as Sheikh Madobe who changed the constitution to remove…
The tension between Ethiopia and Somalia that started in January when Addis Ababa signed an agreement with the breakaway Somaliland has escalated after Egypt delivered military equipment to Mogadishu. Two Egyptian military aircraft landed in Mogadishu delivering military equipment and officers headed…
Somalia was officially admitted to the East African Community in March 2024 with a mixture of fortunes for both the country and the regional trade bloc. But one thing is clear, Somalia has joined the EAC with a zeal to make good…
The much talked about East African Community Common currency has been pushed to 2031, as member states continue to frustrate the implementation of the Common Market through non-tariff barriers. The EAC Secretary-General, Veronica Mueni Nduva announced on August 22 in Arusha that…
After a series of protests over poor governance and corruption that have inspired protests across Africa, the Kenyan Gen-Z have been toying with the idea of forming a political party to crystalise their dreams. The dream came from the success the Gen-Z…
After 15 years of intermittent evictions of the Maasai community from their ancestral land in Loliondo Conservancy in northern Tanzania, new research reveals that foreign business entities have been complicit in the evictions. A report released by Amnesty International on August 7…
Amid contestations that Kenya’s last four elections since 2007 were rigged, the focus has shifted to the role the identity cards play in the said vice. The concern arose after the Generation Zoomers, commonly known as Gen Z put the government in…
Jabri Bin Ali Al-Dosary was the Qatar Ambassador to Kenya from March 2018 to July 2023. He stood out as the representative from the Middle East who made a mark as an envoy who played a big role in humanitarian assistance and…
For instance, between 2019 and 2021, farmers in the Eastern African region $8.5 billion in damages and losses to Locust Outbreaks in the region, according to the World Bank. In Kenya alone, the economic impact was around $500 million. Maize, a major staple food in the…
The 2010 Kenyan constitution was adjudged globally the most progressive in recent times. Yet, Kenyans are now seeing arbitrary abductions, disobedience of court orders, and extra-judicial killings. From the start, Ruto mobilizes the religious community on the basis that the constitution was…
