From Kenya as a democracy trailblazer in Africa to a Ruto Goon Republic: A country anchored on political thuggery
Interestingly, when Raila died, President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s government blocked the entry into Kenya of Tundu Lissu allied opposition leaders who had come to attend Raila’s funeral. They were not allowed in. As though to confirm Raila’s prophecy Magufuli’s daughter, Jesca Magufuli, were allowed to cross the border to “hold the meeting of three” With the dead Raila while others were missing as predicted by the enigma before he died.
Absence of Iran’s Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei becomes ideological and political liability for the Islamic Republic
Mojtaba Khamenei’s three brothers are not seen as significant political players in Iran – or likely to become so – though they have all become senior clerics. But Ali Khomeini, a grandson of the founder of Iran’s 1979 revolution, will speak on Mojtaba’s behalf at a mourning ceremony on Friday, a nod to the way such family ties are used to emphasise continuity in the clerical system.
Kenya announces plans to mop up illegal firearms mop-up in banditry-prone Samburu and Baringo counties
Samburu West MP Naisula Lesuuda said insecurity in Malaso belt has displaced residents in 10 locations, forcing them to take refuge in nearby towns with police presence.
Senegal judges reject constitutional change that would have placed parliament above president
The new law was passed last month but the government said it would be put to a referendum. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye had challenged the legality of the procedure and requested an emergency review at the Constitutional Council. The council on Thursday evening ruled the law was unconstitutional, effectively halting...
Some 4,600 Kenyans petition Environment and Land Court to halt construction in Nairobi National Park
Filed under the Save Nairobi National Park Campaign, the petition challenges developments associated with the expansion of the Nairobi Animal Orphanage and supporting infrastructure.
Rent-a-mouth: Orengo censures Senator Oburu for prescribing ‘a little benevolent dictatorship’ for President Ruto
Speaking when President Ruto assented to the Sovereign Wealth Fund Bill, 2026 at State House on Thursday, Oburu Odinga lamented that individuals with vested interests were frustrating President William Ruto’s transformative government projects and programmes.
What Supreme Court judges dread: ‘My prayer to IEBC, may you hold credible elections in 2027 that there will be no presidential election petition’
IEBC Chair Erastus Ethekon observed that early administrative structures significantly insulated national stability from political disputes. He revealed that the commission successfully resolved 323 pre-election disputes during the 2022 general election within strict statutory timelines, establishing a definitive track record.
Behind the ‘love’ in Ankara: Summit did not solve factions in NATO, instead it compartmentalised over defence spending, Iran conflict
For quite some time, Washington has been pressuring NATO member states to raise defence spending targets from the long-standing 2 per cent of gross domestic product to 5 per cent.
Kisumu High Court halts National Youth Council elections over alleged breach of election rules
High Court in Kisumu has suspended the National Youth Council (NYC) elections that were scheduled to take place this month. The suspension has consequently stopped the government from conducting ward, constituency and national youth congress polls until it complies with the law governing the electoral process. Justice Alfred Mabeya issued...
Trump warns state election officials they face arrest if they don’t remove non-US citizens from voter registers
Derek Muller, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame who specializes in election law, said it’s not clear the 50-state letter means anything except to restate some parts of the law, with a request to follow up, “which I’m sure many states will ignore.”
