Bwire: Attacks against journalists must stop

By Victor Bwire,

That the lives and working environment for journalists in Kenya is becoming dangerous and life threatening is becoming a reality. A few years ago, ...

Attack on journalists , human rights , JOURNALISTS ATTACKED , Media freedom

Video: Body of Kofi Annan flown back to Ghana

By Agencies,

The body of former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has been flown back to Ghana for a State funeral. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-A...

kofi annan

Ruto: How Raila, Mudavadi betrayed me

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Deputy President William Ruto has accused NASA principals Raila Odinga and Musalia Mudavadi of betraying and abandoning him in the 2007 General Electi...

Musalia Mudavadi , raila odinga , william ruto

Photos: Kofi Annan in Kenya with Kibaki, Raila

By Werunga Kevin,

Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, who died on Saturday, is synonymous with the peace deal that brought an end to Kenya's post elect...

kenya post election violence , kofi annan

World leaders mourn Kofi Annan as a great statesman

By Rachel Ombaka,

Leaders from across the world have mourned the passing of former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan. Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo...

kofi annan

Kofi Annan, former U.N. Secretary General dies in Switzerland

By Citizen Team,

Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan is dead. According to a statement from the Kofi Annan Foundation, he died in Switzerland on Satu...

kofi annan

Zimbabwe opposition leader Tendai Biti released on President’s orders

By Agencies,

Zimbabwe’s former finance minister and opposition leader Tendai Biti has been released after President Emmerson Mnangagwa intervened. According t...

Emmerson Mnangagwa , tendai biti , Zimbabwe elections

Video: Zimbabwe opposition leader Tendai Biti arrested at Zambian border

By Reuters,

Former Zimabwe finance minister and opposition politician Tendai Biti has been detained by police. He was intercepted as he tried to cross the bord...

Emmerson Mnangagwa , tendai biti , Zimbabwe election

Jakakimba responds after ODM disowned him over Zimbabwe violence claims

By Ian Omondi,

Besieged former Migori senatorial aspirant Silas Jakakimba has hit out at ODM party for claiming that he is not part of the Raila Odinga secretariat....

executive director Oduor Ong'wen , ODM party , raila odinga , Silas Jakakimba , Zimbabwe post election chaos

Assassination attempt and protest send warning to Azerbaijan’s rulers

By Reuters,

An assassination attempt and protest in Azerbaijan’s second city have sent a warning to the ruling elite that discontent is simmering in the tightly...

Assassination attempt , Azerbaijan , Islamist rule in Azerbaijan , Oil-producing state

Two GSU officers summoned in baby Pendo death inquest

By Allan Obiero,

A Kisumu Court has summoned two General Service Unit (GSU) officers who failed to account for firearms assigned to them during the post election viole...

Baby Samantha Pendo , Kisumu court , Lawyer Richard Onsongo , Nyalenda slums , Resident Magistrate Beryl Omollo

Zimbabwe election: Gov’t warns of crackdown after deadly violence

By CNN,

Zimbabwe's government warned it would crack down on dissent after three people were killed in clashes between opposition protesters and security force...

Emmerson Mnangagwa , Nelson Chamisa , Zimbabwe elections

Photos: Post election violence in Zimbabwe as voters await results

By Agencies,

Zimbabwe opposition leader’s spokesman Nkululeko Sibanda has said the army’s reaction in quelling violence in the capital was disproportionate and...

Emmerson Mnangagwa , MDC leader Nelson Chamisa , Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) , Zimbabwe election

Post election violence: Kenya to pay traders Ksh.6.3B in landmark ruling

By Sam Ogina,

The Kenyan government will now have to pay 16 traders from Uganda and Rwanda Ksh.6.3 billion for property destroyed during the post election violence ...

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Congo’s Kabila delays U.N. chief’s visit, refuses to see U.S. envoy Haley

By Reuters,

Congolese President Joseph Kabila has put off a planned visit this week by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and refused to see U.S. Ambassador ...

African Union Commission chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat , Congolese President Joseph Kabila , DRC Democratic Republic of Congo , Kinshasa , U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres , U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley

After apology, MP now wants Uhuru to compensate 2017 election violence victims

By George Juma,

Uriri Member of Parliament Mark Nyamitta has urged President Uhuru Kenyatta to complement his apology to Kenyans during his State of the Nation addres...

Kenyatta Raila handshake , MP Mark Nyamitta , Nyasorori Primary School , opposition leader Raila Odinga , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Uriri Constituency

Uhuru on CNN: I have no links with Cambridge Analytica

By Rachel Ombaka,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has come out strongly to deny any ties with the controversial marketing research firm Cambridge Analytica. His comment con...

Cambridge Analytica , Facebook scandal , Mark Zuckerberg , Uhuru on CNN

Why Chiloba was sent on compulsory leave

By Reuters,

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has sent CEO Ezra Chiloba on a 3-month compulsory leave pending an audit. The commission howev...

chiloba leave , chiloba returns to work , IEBC and Chairman Wafula Chebukati

Former soldier Bio wins Sierra Leone presidential vote

By AFP,

Sierra Leone's opposition challenger Julius Maada Bio secured his first term in office as a civilian Wednesday when he was declared the winner of a co...

Magistrate’s and Judges Association condemns attack on Judiciary officers

By Agnes Oloo,

The Kenya Magistrate's and Judges Association ((KMJA) has expressed concern over continuous disobedience of court orders and attacks on members of the...

Chief Justice David Maraga , Derrick Kuto , The Kenya Magitrate's and Judges Association