Ethnic political trade-off: Kenya’s energy minister says Luo-Kalenjin bond is guarantor of Ruto presidency to 2032

Ethnic political trade-off: Kenya’s energy minister says Luo-Kalenjin bond is guarantor of Ruto presidency to 2032

During his development tour, Wandayi highlighted the inclusivity of the broad-based government. He pointed out that its diverse composition represented the face of Kenya and was central to fostering unity.

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With only 77,000 registered voters Africa’s smallest and richest nation elects new president

With only 77,000 registered voters Africa’s smallest and richest nation elects new president

The 115-island archipelago in the Indian Ocean has become synonymous with luxury and environmental travel, which has bumped Seychelles to the top of the list of Africa’s richest countries by gross domestic product per capita, according to the World Bank. The economy also has fuelled a growing middle class and opposition to the ruling party.

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Bribery or need? State creates three new districts in Malava, western Kenya, as by-elections test looms

Bribery or need? State creates three new districts in Malava, western Kenya, as by-elections test looms

Omollo called for the immediate operationalisation of the units that were gazetted a year ago but never actualised. He said the new units in Malava were part of the broader government’s initiative to establish 1,105 new administrative units during the 2024/2025 financial year.

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Newly sworn in IEBC team kicks off tenure with a warning to political class against sensationalism

Newly sworn in IEBC team kicks off tenure with a warning to political class against sensationalism

In a press release sent to news rooms, the commission that was sworn in last week said such utterances, are unacceptable and reckless in a democratic society like Kenya.

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Uganda presidential election: Museveni gunning for five decades – not five years – in power to fight official corruption he’s part of

Uganda presidential election: Museveni gunning for five decades – not five years – in power to fight official corruption he’s part of

The opposition says hundreds of their supporters disappeared or were killed during the last presidential election in 2021 when musician-turned-politician Bobi Wine presented the biggest threat yet to Museveni’s reign.

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