The current rebellion against Kenyan President William Ruto for failing the people has not come as a surprise to any keen watchers of the East African country’s political scene. Ruto, his confidence and oratory skills notwithstanding, was not just bound to deliver…
The (SUHL), whose success would likely benefit from the financial group’s sizable clientele. A unit trust is a type of investment instrument that allows people to pool their funds and take advantage of expert fund management to produce profitable returns. As of…
After almost two months, the South Sudan Nairobi Mediation by rivalries within the political parties that are participating in the process. Leaders of three parties are complaining that former chief of staff, Gen Paul Malong, the leader of Real-SPLM, Pagan Amum, and…
Kenya is looking at tumultuous times ahead in the face of a restless citizenry that has lost faith in the government after only two years, and a president who can do anything to remain in power. While President William Ruto on June…
Murders of people with albinism in Tanzania have re-emerged with high frequencies after almost a decade of calm. People with albinism are in a state of fear following the recent abductions and subsequent killings of a two-year-old girl, Asimwe Novath which occurred…
Offended by President William Ruto’s seemingly insatiable appetite for international travel, some Kenyans are considering a law to cap the chief executive’s trips to five per year. Led by popular comedian Eric Omondi, they say—and many more Kenyans seem to agree—that the…
The ongoing youth protests by the Zoomers generation, commonly known as Gen Z, over the Finance Bill, 2024 have caused jitters and admiration in Kenya and the entire region. The street demonstrations that began on June 18 to put pressure on members…
There is a growing debate among the South Sudan political elite on whether the country should adopt a permanent constitution before or after the December 2014 elections. With only six months remaining before the country holds its first-ever elections, President Salva Kiir and his coterie are insisting…
The Dar-Salaam port has attracted foreign investors who want to make it competitive given the stiff competition it faces from neighbouring countries, especially the port of Mombasa. Having seen its performance fall way behind, the Tanzania government has granted another contract lease of…
A regional body recently released programmes incorporating marginalised pastoral communities into the mainstream economies. The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (Igad) says that since the pastoral regions are the key to cross-border trade and regional integration, it would be foolhardy to exclude them. …
