The Nairobi mediation between the government of South Sudan and the hold-out groups began on a sour note on April 9 with three main organisations distancing themselves from the talks. The suspicion between some holdout groups and President William Ruto and Kenya…
Kenya’s 2010 Constitution raised to at least degree level the minimum requirement for most elective positions. By then, possession of a first degree was already a requirement for some formal job positions, while those with lesser qualifications still found their space, especially…
China recently donated $1.9 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) for the school feeding process in Uganda’s Karamoja semi-arid region. The donation includes 1,480 tons of beans and maize, and 152 tons of cooking oil, with the intention to alleviate hunger…
Navigating around Kenya’s major towns can be quite a challenge. Whether self-driving, riding on a private taxi, the bigger public commuter vehicles or a motorcycle (boda boda), or even walking on foot, one must contend with the lawlessness that rules the roads,…
Previous assertions that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity have been vindicated by their own video that shows gory details of human rights abuse. The video shot by the many mercenaries that have joined RSF…
Even after losing two court cases against Jacob Zuma’s uMkonto we Sizwe party, the ruling African National Congress is still determined to block the former president from contesting the May 29 elections. The ANC has now lost two cases—one on March 26…
Marine experts from the European Union are currently inspecting various fish-producing water bodies in Tanzania to ensure that fishing activities meet their health standards. The exercise started in Lake Tanganyika three weeks ago by a team of EU marine inspectors to ensure…
he April 4, 2024 expulsion Ethiopia’s Ambassador Muktar Mohammed from Somalia did not come as a surprise. The nerves between the two neighbours have remained raw since late last year when Addis Ababa penned a sea access deal with the breakaway Somaliland,…
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta once threw his hands in the air dejectedly, wondering what the Auditor General Edward Ouko wanted him to do about corruption in Kenya. He would later reveal that the Kenyan economy was losing at least $14.3 million every…
After Somalia joined the East African Community in November 2023, it was an open secret that it was just a matter of time before either Ethiopia and Djibouti expressed interest. Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for EAC, Arid and Semi-Arid Lands and Regional…
