Uganda’s top military commander has declared his nation stands ready to join the fight on Israel’s side if its survival faces existential threat from Iran, injecting an unexpected African voice into the escalating Middle East conflict. Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Chief of Defence Forces and son of President Yoweri Museveni, made the pledge in a…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday praised Kenyan President William Ruto for publicly condemning Iran’s missile and drone strikes on Gulf states, as the two leaders discussed ways to strengthen security ties amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. The phone conversation, held 23 March, highlighted growing U.S.-Kenya partnership on regional stability and…
A new report has emerged indicating that a section of Kenyan politicians have been thrown into a quiet panic following Iranian missile and drone attacks that reportedly damaged properties in the United Arab Emirates — assets allegedly acquired with looted public funds.While most Kenyans remain preoccupied with the downstream economic consequences of the escalating Middle…
Kenya’s agricultural exports worth about KSh300 million to the Middle East have been disrupted by the ongoing conflict in the region, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has warned, as Gulf airspace closures and shipping uncertainty threaten to unravel years of trade growth. The warning comes as US-Israeli military strikes inside Iran triggered a cascade of…
Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader, approximately one week after the assassination of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in joint United States-Israeli strikes that have plunged the entire region into a sprawling war. The Assembly of Experts named the 56-year-old — who will now be charged with leading Iran through the…
Israel military has issued a sweeping and explicit threat to pursue every individual who seeks to succeed Iran deceased supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, raising the specter of targeted assassinations that could further destabilise an already combustible region. The warning, posted in Farsi on the Israel Defense Forces official account on X, signalled a striking…
Kenya has added its voice to growing international concern over the spiraling violence in the Middle East, sharply criticizing Iran missile and drone barrages that have struck several Gulf countries. Kenya Condemnation President William Ruto issued a firm condemnation on 2 March 2026, describing the attacks as a reckless expansion of the conflict. He singled…
Iran has sharply criticised Kenya for failing to hold accountable the officials and traders it says are responsible for a fraudulent tea export deal worth KSh2.6 billion (USD 20 million), warning that Nairobi inaction is the principal obstacle to restoring a trade relationship that once supplied Iran with millions of kilograms of Kenyan tea annually….
