Kenya is witnessing a renewed wave of voter registration activity led largely by young people as the country prepares for the 2027 general elections. Energised by social media campaigns and grassroots mobilisation, the youth are increasingly taking centre stage in shaping the country’s democratic future. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has launched a mass…
Kenya’s National Police Service is asking Parliament for an additional Sh21 billion to address severe shortages of vehicles, fuel and electricity at police stations, warning that the gaps could compromise security ahead of the 2027 general elections. Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja presented the request Thursday to the National Assembly’s Administration and Internal Security…
Voters in the Republic of Congo headed to the polls Sunday in a presidential election widely expected to extend President Denis Sassou Nguesso’s decades-long rule, with limited opposition and little uncertainty about the result. Polling stations opened at 7 a.m. local time and are scheduled to close at 6 p.m., giving more than 3.2 million…
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission is grappling with a crippling Sh22 billion funding shortfall that threatens to undermine critical activities as Kenya prepares for the 2027 general elections, officials warned lawmakers during a strategic retreat. The commission disclosed to the National Assembly during its fourth retreat in Naivasha that the funding gap could severely…
President William Ruto has formally congratulated Uganda President Yoweri Museveni following his declaration as winner of the 15 January presidential election, securing a seventh term that extends his rule since 1986. In a statement issued on Sunday, Ruto praised the outcome as a reflection of the trust Ugandans place in Museveni and the ruling National…
Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano on Saturday hailed the United Democratic Alliance grassroots elections as a vital reinforcement of Kenya’s democratic foundations and the government’s flagship Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda. Speaking after casting her vote at Kimaru Primary School in Kiriita Ward, Ndaragwa Constituency, Nyandarua County, Miano described the nationwide exercise as a…
Uganda is barreling toward presidential elections on Jan. 15, 2026, in a contest that once again pits the formidable machinery of President Yoweri Museveni’s 39-year rule against the defiant street energy of opposition leader Bobi Wine. Museveni, 81, has not formally declared his candidacy for a seventh term, but the ruling National Resistance Movement has…
