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…
In the sweltering heat of Kenya’s political arena, few sagas have gripped the nation quite like the 2020 impeachment of Mike Sonko, the self-styled “people’s governor” whose flashy gold chains, rescue missions and populist swagger once made him the most talked-about leader in Nairobi. Ousted amid allegations of corruption and abuse of power, Sonko’s removal…
As Kenya braces for a series of by-elections on Thursday, the contests have escalated into a high-profile showdown between President William Ruto and his impeached former deputy, Rigathi Gachagua, testing their political clout in a prelude to the 2027 general election. The polls, spanning one Senate seat, six National Assembly constituencies and 17 county assembly…
President William Ruto launched a major push Friday to reclaim influence in Kenya’s pivotal Mt. Kenya region, commissioning a KSh10 billion industrial park in Nyeri County amid intensifying rival bids from impeached former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and allies of ex-President Uhuru Kenyatta ahead of the 2027 election. The move highlights Ruto scramble to win…
Voters in coup-plagued Guinea-Bissau headed to the polls Sunday in a tightly contested presidential election, with incumbent Umaro Sissoco Embalo aiming to secure a second term — a feat no leader has achieved in three decades in this West African nation scarred by political turmoil and drug trafficking. Key contenders in the race Embalo, a…
Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya has described two by-elections in Kakamega county as life-or-death battles, warning that victory for President Ruto allies would lead to more taxes and abductions. Life-or-death battles set for 27 November Natembeya declared the Malava parliamentary seat and Kisa East ward by-elections – both fixed for 27 November 2025 – as…
