Author: Barack Oduor

Ruto, Raila pact raises 2027 presidential contest stakes Feb 25, 2025

"As the prime minister has said, there will be wide consultations across the political divide as we work towards the unity of our country and progress...

Human rights activists in Kenya stage protests over Kizza Besigye's detention Feb 24, 2025

The 68-year-old, who appeared frail, ended a hunger strike at Luzira Maximum Security Prison on Friday after the Ugandan government decided to charge...

Winnie Byanyima denies past relationship with Museveni has anything to do with Besigye's trial Feb 22, 2025

"Yes. A long time ago I had a relationship with Museveni but it has no relevance now. It was a normal relationship with President Museveni," she said.

Why little progress in Kenya's preparedness for 2027 polls worries observer missions Feb 22, 2025

Also in limbo due to the budget cuts are voter education, delimitation of boundaries, medical insurance of IEBC staff, construction of offices and fue...

Wafula Chebukati's life and career from law, politics to the helm of IEBC Feb 21, 2025

Chebukati will be remembered for declaring President William Ruto the winner of the 2022 knife-edge presidential election contest that later resulted...

Fresh UN report exposes horrors of Sudan's RSF militia amid Nairobi hosting. Feb 20, 2025

The report reveals that since May 2024, when the war broke out, 832 civilians have been killed, including at least 79 women and 111 children, while 1,...

Ikuje Garre, iteremke Modogashe! What are the facts in Ruto's claimed road project? Feb 20, 2025

As some Kenyans, mostly the youth, criticise Ruto for making yet another promise, which they doubt he will keep, others have printed t-shirts with ill...

Analysts weigh in on what’s next for Raila after AUC defeat Feb 17, 2025

Political observers had suggested that Ruto’s support for Raila was part of a broader strategy to ease him out of the local political scene while also...

University student leaders praise Ruto for supporting Raila's AUC bid Feb 17, 2025

As the next generation of African leaders, they believe the African Union must establish mechanisms that actively involve university students in its w...

Africa fails to honour Raila after multiple disappointments at home Feb 15, 2025

Currently aged 80, Odinga made his fifth attempt at the presidency in the 2022 August elections and lost to President William Ruto.

Kenyans brave tough economic times to show love on Valentine's Day Feb 14, 2025

Streets in Nairobi were painted red by flower vendors who displayed their wares for customers who were on the other hand eager to pick the bouquets th...

Ruto's party backs Wetang'ula over contested Majority Coalition ruling Feb 13, 2025

Legal and constitutional experts have, however, raised concerns over Wetang’ula’s decision to declare Kenya Kwanza as the majority side despite a High...

Legal experts caution Wetang’ula over ruling declaring Kenya Kwanza majority party Feb 13, 2025

In a letter, lawyer Kibe Mungai said the court had already determined that the question of the majority party was settled by Kenyan voters in the Augu...

North Eastern leaders slam critics of ID vetting ban Feb 11, 2025

Governor Natembeya criticised President Ruto's directive to scrap mandatory ID vetting for communities in the Northeastern region, warning that the mo...

Kenya ranked position 121 out of 180 countries in latest corruption index report Feb 11, 2025

Kenya is ranked in position 121 out of the 180 countries and territories assessed.

ODM moves to quell tension in party, denies endorsing Sakaja's reelection bid Feb 11, 2025

The party's chairperson Gladys Wanga said Raila only asked leaders in Nairobi to work under Sakaja for now, and that has nothing to do with the 2027 e...

Wagalla Massacre at 41: Calls for justice still echo decades later  Feb 10, 2025

The Wagalla Massacre was the result of an effort to disarm ethnic Somali clans in the north-east of the country. The government claimed that only 57 p...

Sakaja hints at joining Raila's ODM Party ahead of 2027 elections Feb 10, 2025

Senior ODM Party officials led by chairperson Gladys Wanga and Makadara MP who is also the Nairobi chairperson George Aladwa praised Sakaja for workin...

ODM cracks widen over broad-based government deal Feb 10, 2025

Some leaders opposed to the broad-based government launched scathing attacks at their counterparts who have in the past criticised ODM Secretary Gener...

Nairobi bodaboda riders embrace technology to streamline operations, reduce accidents Feb 07, 2025

Data from the National Police Service reveal that between May 2022 to October 2023, 9,996 people were directly affected by motorcycle crashes.

How pullout of USAID may worsen Kenya's disease burden Feb 06, 2025

Trump’s Stop-Work Order, signed last month, has temporarily suspended all US foreign assistance programmes for 90 days pending a policy review. The mo...

Road infrastructure top priority for North Eastern leaders ahead of Ruto visit Feb 03, 2025

The leaders say if the state of roads and infrastructure in the region is improved, then other sectors of the economy will flourish.

North Eastern leaders' great expectations as Ruto visits the region Feb 01, 2025

The visit follows a decision by leaders from the region, including professionals from various sectors of the economy, to form a caucus that will advoc...

Senator Orwoba: Kenya needs to cap timelines of all Gender-Based Violence cases to six months Feb 01, 2025

The Senator says ending period poverty requires a 360-degree approach that entails advocacy, legislation as well as providing access to menstrual hygi...

Prof. Ogot: My encounter with the great, yet reluctant historian Jan 31, 2025

Ogot, who began his career as a mathematician, later became an esteemed historian and researcher. He studied at Maseno High School, Makerere Universit...

Uchaguzi Platform calls for fairness in IEBC commissioner appointments Jan 31, 2025

They urged the selection panel to expedite the recruitment process to ensure it is completed within the set deadlines.

Billow Kerrow: Kenya's economic growth reliant on Ruto's fight against graft Jan 31, 2025

The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) this week disagreed with Moody's positive rating on Kenya, terming it irresponsible after it revised Kenya's...

Let's bring men on board to end femicide: NGEC chairperson Rehema Jaldessa Jan 28, 2025

One question which arises is whether the National Gender and Equality Commission is effective in the war against gender-based violence in Kenya.

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