A Kenyan opposition leader has accused President William Ruto of planning to defy a court ruling against the set deployment of police to Haiti. Ekuru Aukot, who last week successfully challenged the planned deployment in court, says the president can…
Kenyans struggle to make ends meet despite election promises
Kenya’s president William Ruto has acknowledged that his government is having a tough time in delivering what it promised in the campaign leading up to the elections. Addressing the nation at a joint parliamentary sitting in Nairobi 14 months after…
*Bayelsa Poll: INEC adjourns collation till Monday noon (Channels)*PDP, LP kick as Uzodimma, Ododo win, protests in Bayelsa (Punch)
Bayelsa Poll: INEC adjourns collation till Monday noon (Channels) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday night, adjourned the collation of results in the November 11, 2023, Bayelsa State Governorship Election till Monday noon. Results from six of the…
Iranian president begins 3-day Africa tour in Nairobi
Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, has arrived in Africa for a state visit for the first time in his term of office during a three-day trip. During his trip to Africa, he would visit Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe. The arch-conservative politician…
Germany’s Scholz kicks off East Africa visit in Ethiopia
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz departed for his trip to East Africa on Thursday, heading first to Ethiopia before crossing into neighboring Kenya. It is his second time in Africa since taking the top job and talks are set to focus…
Kenya deploys hundreds of troops to regional force in eastern DRC
Kenyan President William Ruto says his country is sending more than 900 military personnel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to join a new regional force tasked with trying to calm deadly tensions fuelled by armed groups. Ruto…
Tanzania, Kenya agree to step up fight against cross-border crime
Tanzanian and Kenyan leaders have agreed to step up the fight against cross-border crime, including human trafficking and poaching. Addressing a news conference at State House in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and her…
William Ruto sworn in as Kenya’s president in wake of divisive poll
Tens of thousands of spectators packed the Kasarani stadium in Nairobi on Tuesday to watch William Ruto being sworn in as Kenya’s fifth president following his narrow victory over Raila Odinga in a bitterly fought but largely peaceful election. Several…
Osinbajo in Nairobi for Ruto’s inauguration
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has arrived in Nairobi, to represent Nigeria at the Kenyan presidential inauguration. The event, which comes up on Tuesday at Kasarani Stadium, Nairobi, will be Kenya’s fifth presidential inauguration. Osinbajo was received at the Jomo Kenyatta International…
