States bracing for possible violence as US election nears

By VOA,

Officials across the United States already charged with securing the upcoming presidential election are taking additional precautions, bracing for the...

US Elections

‘Women must lead not bleed!’ Nairobi County women MCAs resolve

By Citizen Reporter,

“We will partner and walk together in solidarity and sisterhood in our leadership journeys” was the resounding resolve by 21 members of the Nairo...

#womenmustlead , Alice Wahome , Nairobi County Assembly , two thirds gender rule

Facebook faces hate speech crisis in India

By CNN,

Facebook is facing multiple simultaneous controversies in the United States, particularly around disinformation, hate speech and political bias. But t...

facebook , India

“BBI is back!” Raila declares

By Keith Simiyu,

ODM leader Raila Odinga on Wednesday toured Taita Taveta Taveta County with a message of peace, prosperity and support for the Building Bridges Initia...

BBI

OPINION: A wasted Damascus moment? Why the window for electoral reforms is fast closing in

By Guest Writer,

When the Supreme Court of Kenya returned its verdict on the August 8, 2017 elections, there was a general feeling that we had arrived at our road to D...

BBI , Chebukati , Chiloba , IEBC , Issack Hassan , raila , ruto

Malawi opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera declared winner of presidential re-run

By Reuben Motochi,

Malawi’s opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera was on Saturday declared the winner of a re-run presidential election, a dramatic reversal of incumbent ...

Chifundo Kachale , Lazarus Chakwera , Malawi , Peter Mutharika

President Uhuru says he is not interested in clinging to power after 2022

By Tonny Ndungu,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has promised to respect his constitutional 2-term presidential limit when it expires in 2022. Speaking during a live discu...

PRESIDENT UHURU

Treasury sees 2020 economic growth at its slowest since 2008 post-election violence

By Kepha Muiruri,

The National Treasury has revised its 2020 economic growth estimate to a range of 1.8 percent to 2.5 percent. The expected decline in growth is att...

Treasury

How football legend Drogba, helped to halt civil war in his home nation

By Agencies,

Al-Merrikh Stadium, in Sudan's second largest city of Omdurman, is not one of the world's great gladiatorial arenas. Yet this small ground - known as ...

african cup of nations , Bouake , chelsea , Didier Drogba , Ivory Coast , Laurent Gbagbo , World cup

Accusations and counter-accusations as Raila — DP Ruto allies go head on

By Ian Omondi,

Gloves were on Wednesday taken off as legislators supporting President Uhuru Kenyatta and his handshake with ODM leader Raila Odinga on Wednesday clas...

BBI , DP William Ruto , President Uhuru Kenyatta , raila odinga

BWIRE: Kenyans must stop cheering ‘siasa mbaya’

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire We are at that stage where the country would be described as moving towards the brink of the precipice. Political extremism is b...

‘This is not Ruto’s handwriting’: KOT react to latest rant over Raila, BBI

By Citizen Reporter,

Deputy President William Ruto is the talk of the town after a post about Raila Odinga and the BBI report. On Friday, the message on the DP's Twitte...

BBI , raila , ruto

OPINION: On BBI, let’s work on overcoming our differences, not arguing

By Citizen Reporter,

By Michael Cherambos A great deal of hype around the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) involves discussion of the future of the executive branch. W...

BBI report , raila odinga , Uhuru kenyatta

Ocampo underestimated ‘powerful, well-funded’ targets in Kenya case, new report reveals

By Wangui Ngechu,

International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has released a damning report over the collapse of the Kenya case. Aside from claims o...

2007/8 post-election violence , ICC , Ocampo , william ruto

BWIRE: Why “cockroaches, dogs” coded talk is dangerous

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire Hapana! No! Stop it! It’s unacceptable! We cannot allow the use of coded language meant to isolate Kenyans and create tension in ...

DP Ruto owes Kibra residents an apology for voter bribery and violence, says ODM

By Ian Omondi,

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party now wants Deputy President William Ruto to apologise to Kibra residents for allegedly spearheading voter br...

Bernard Imran Okoth , DP William Ruto , Kibra by-election , McDonald Marig , odm , raila odinga

‘Handshake is not an employing company’: Shollei, Buyu face off on morning show

By Citizen Reporter,

Women lawmakers from the two political factions Inua Mama and Embrace traded accusations over the Uhuru-Raila handshake and the Building Bridges Initi...

BBI , buyu , Embrace , handshake , inua mama , Shollei

Some skeptical as Trump prepares to visit sites of shootings

By VOA,

President Trump is bringing a message aimed at national unity and healing to the sites of the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. But the words he o...

Donald Trump , United States

Sudan urged to ensure justice for raped women protesters

By VOA,

Sudanese women were a driving force during months of protests that ousted veteran autocrat Omar Al-Bashir, but the sexual violence they endured risks ...

Sudan military , Sudan Protests

Sudan military council, opposition reach power-sharing agreement

By Reuters,

Sudan’s ruling military council and a coalition of opposition and protest groups reached an agreement to share power during a transition period lead...

coalition government , power - sharing agreement , Sudan military council