Virtually all the countries in eastern Africa have been cited for human rights abuses in 2024, with indications that they are getting worse. A World Report 2025 by Human Rights Watch (HRW), released on January 16, has indicted the governments of Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia,…
The deployment of a new African mission to Somalia officially started on January 1, but it is unclear whether neighbouring Ethiopia will be involved. This comes as it emerged that both Somalia and Ethiopia are engaged in mind games over the new…
Reports that the South Sudan government delegation walked out of the talks on December 14 are raising concern that the efforts to bring the non-signatories of the 2018 peace agreement to the fold, could have reached a dead end. While the South…
An agreement arising from the Tumaini Peace Initiative is on the verge of signing after six months of deliberations, though the ball is now in the court of the Kenyan government to set aside the date. This follows a one-day trip of…
Sudan is grappling with a deepening crisis, marked by foreign interference, militia violence, and intense geopolitical tensions. The crisis, driven largely by foreign players aiming to control Sudan’s rich resources, especially gold, has placed Sudan’s sovereignty at risk and threatens broader regional…
The delay in the reconstitution of Kenya’s electoral body has crippled the filling of the vacant constituency and civic seats, as well as the review of constituency boundaries. While some constituencies have gone without representation for over one year because of the…
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…
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…
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…
By Charles Omondi and Fred Oluoch Kenyans in the next three weeks will find out whether the rift between President William Ruto and his deputy, Rigathi Gachagua is real or an attempt to divert national attention from many ills that have been…
