Unable to run for the presidency but too powerful to ignore, the ex-deputy president is reshaping Kenya’s alliances from the ...

This was a break from the politics of ethno-nationalism. Ruto's electoral campaign awakened class politics in Kenya. But the president is discovering he cannot control it.

There is a broader warning to ruling elites from Mozambique to Nigeria and from Uganda to Togo, all of which have seen recent protests against politics-as-usual. Africa’s youth — often lauded as the ...

Political divisions and two candidates Unlike Nyanza, which is dominated by the Luo community, Mt Kenya has never witnessed a cycle of violent and divisive politics like now, despite having two ...

Former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju has warned that Kenya is sliding back into ethnic politics, saying tribal mobilization remains the biggest obstacle to national progress.Speaking about his own ...

Kariobangi North by-election set after MCA Joel Munuve’s sudden death, with Geoffrey Owino Agutu vying under KPP and pledging ...

He added: "Friends, these forces will not simply fade away if we do not stand up to them. It is up to all of you who now remain in the Judiciary, and Kenyans who are invested in a Judiciary that ...

Gachagua has been in the eye of a political storm as a section of MPs openly castigate him and dismiss his Mt Kenya unity bid. Maragwa MP Mary Wamaua told the DP to ignore his detractors.

Droughts are a recurring problem in Kenya; there have been 12 since 1990. During the latest, 2.7 million people, including 1.1 million children, found themselves facing uncertain access to food, ...