Kenya’s GEN LAZARUS SUMBEIYWO was in May recalled from retirement to lead the mediation between the government of South Sudan and the hold-out groups. He talks about the progress and challenges of the Nairobi Mediation, commonly known as the Tumaini Initiative. Why…
When Kenya promulgated a new constitution in 2010, there was widespread celebration that the country had the best constitution in Africa, if not the world. But it has not been seriously tested like now when the Senate on October 17 the Senate…
The Nile Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA) of 2010 officially came into force on October 13, amidst continued objections from Egypt and Sudan. This means that colonial agreements of 1929 and 1959 that previously gave Egypt the veto power to receive 55.5…
It is now real that the difference between President William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua is irreconcilable. More than two-thirds, 281 members of parliament (MPs) out of 349 on October 8 voted to impeach Gachague in one of the most significant…
While Kenya’s president William Ruto had hoped that public participation on October 4 was going to legitimise his desire to impeach his deputy Rigathi Gachagua, it turned out to be an anti-climax. In almost all the venues in the 47 counties where…
Dr Abdullahi Ali, an accomplished businessman and philanthropist has thrown his hat in the ring to oust Jubbaland president, Ahmed Mohamed Islaam commonly known as Sheikh Madobe. The 50-year-old Dr Ali who rose from a refugee camp in Kenya to achieve top-notch…
South Sudan has postponed the December 224 elections and once more extended the transition government for two years, raising questions whether the country ever hold elections. The presidency led by President Salva Kiir on September 13 extended the life of the transitional…
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…
