Former Chief Justice David Maraga has accused the Kenya Kwanza government of weaponising courts to intimidate youthful protesters and silence critics. The retired judge, who is positioning himself as a presidential contender in 2027, says peaceful demonstrators are routinely charged with fabricated offences meant to cow them. “Young people and activists calling for accountability are…
Safaricom, Kenya dominant telecoms group, on Tuesday opened subscription for the country first-ever tax-free corporate green bond, a landmark KSh15 billion (USD116 million) five-year issue that analysts say could reignite a sleepy local debt market while channelling funds into climate-friendly infrastructure. The bond, which carries a fixed 10.4% coupon, is fully exempt from Kenya standard…
Ugandan security forces have arrested more than 300 supporters and officials of opposition leader Bobi Wine’s party since presidential campaigning began last month, amid rising tensions before the January 2026 elections, a party spokesman said on Tuesday. Crackdown intensifies in Kampala The detentions, which include scores picked up this week in the capital Kampala, come…
Kenya ruling United Democratic Alliance party has called for an investigation into former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua, accusing him of launching baseless attacks against a top electoral official amid tensions over a local by-election. The party described his claims as sensational and rooted in personal vendetta. The move escalates a bitter feud between Gachagua, who…
Beryl Achieng Odinga, sister to the late Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, died on 25 November 2025 in Nairobi West Hospital after a prolonged illness, the family has announced. She was 78 years old. “It is with a heavy heart, but accepting the will of God, that we announce the sudden passing of Beryl Achieng…
As the dust settles on the G20 summit in Johannesburg, a palpable sense of missed opportunity lingers across the Global South. Leaders from the world’s major economies gathered over the weekend promising bold action on the debt crisis strangling developing nations, yet walked away with little more than recycled pledges. Summit ends in disappointment South…
A remote volcano in Ethiopia’s scorched Afar region roared back to life on Sunday, ending more than 12,000 years of silence in a spectacular eruption that blanketed villages in ash and sent towering plumes drifting across the Red Sea. Hayli Gubbi, a little-known shield volcano roughly 800 kilometres northeast of the capital Addis Ababa, began…
Uganda grappled with a significant revenue shortfall in October, posting a deficit of 311.8 billion shillings ($85.68 million), as domestic tax collections fell short amid technical glitches and sluggish consumer demand, according to a Finance Ministry report. The monthly figures, released this week, showed total revenues and grants reaching 2.573 trillion shillings, just 89.2 percent…
Facing growing internal rebellion barely a month after Raila Odinga’s death, the new Orange Democratic Movement party leader Oburu Oginga has moved quickly to surround himself with a tight circle of loyalists drawn from Cabinet, county bosses and family members. The 82-year-old senator’s rapid consolidation of power comes as younger party figures openly challenge the…
Former president Uhuru Kenyatta and impeached deputy president Rigathi Gachagua are locked in a fierce battle for control of the Mount Kenya vote, threatening opposition unity ahead of the 2027 elections. Mounting rivalry The once-cordial relationship between Uhuru Kenyatta and Rigathi Gachagua has collapsed into open hostility as both leaders scramble to claim the mantle…
