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Ruto to lead African delegation in pushing for own stakes at COP 28

Dr Ruto has emerged as Africa's Diplomat-In-Chief championing the cause of climate change calling attention to economic vagaries in Africa and the global South.

By Special Correspondent 11 months ago

Ruto to lead African delegation in pushing for own stakes at COP 28

Ruto scores on terror but fails in graft war

Ruto scores on terror but fails in graft war

By Special Correspondent 11 months ago

A day wasted in the long queues at Nyayo House for my passport

A day wasted in the long queues at Nyayo House for my passport

By Special Correspondent 1 year ago

Discovery of early man tools inspires research by Yale, MMU scientists

Discovery of early man tools inspires research by Yale, MMU scientists

By Special Correspondent 1 year ago

Ruto's tough balancing act to push bottom-up agenda, please hustlers

One of Ruto's gifts to hustlers was the Hustlers Fund which has disbursed Sh35 billion so far. Other efforts to appease the hustler nation are fertiliser subsidies and CDF disbursement.

By Special Correspondent 1 year ago

Ruto's tough balancing act to push bottom-up agenda, please hustlers

The Ruto-Uhuru rivalry: Political marathon unfolds, promising thrilling twists and turns

Uhuru Kenyatta seems unhappy, even bitter, because Raila's loss left him with an egg on his face. The loss was, by extension, a loss for him as he invested so much in Raila's campaign.

By Special Correspondent 1 year ago

The Ruto-Uhuru rivalry: Political marathon unfolds, promising thrilling twists and turns

Ruto gets into his stride as Raila stumbles

With no clarity on the end game of his anti-Ruto crusade, Raila's agitation now seems to have fallen into some sort of a trap as Ruto politically continues to win allies.

By Special Correspondent 1 year ago

Ruto gets into his stride as Raila stumbles

Failure to crack down on gangs exposes citizens to chaos, poses threat to future

A policy paper 'Criminal Gangs and Elections in Kenya' warns that election violence will remain a major problem in Kenya unless the State and other actors tackle it.

By Special Correspondent 1 year ago

Failure to crack down on gangs exposes citizens to chaos, poses threat to future

Musalia Mudavadi yet to find his feet in new office after a decade out in the cold

Sources around him indicate Mudavadi has not had much influence on decision-making process equivalent to the power and influence he should have.

By Special Correspondent 1 year ago

Musalia Mudavadi yet to find his feet in new office after a decade out in the cold

Queries over Hustler Fund loans

Hustler Fund is central to the "bottom-up" development model that the UDA-Kenya Kwanza manifesto's rhetoric targeted at Kenyans located at the bottom of the economic pyramid.

By Special Correspondent 1 year ago

Queries over Hustler Fund loans

Moses Kuria has ruffled very many feathers in his rise to the top

Moses has been charged with incitement and hate speech more than twice and was in 2017 condemned to pay Narc-Kenya leader Martha Karua Sh6.5 million for defamation.

By Special Correspondent 2 years ago

Moses Kuria has ruffled very many feathers in his rise to the top

Alfred Mutua: Will the man who belittled Obama as 'junior' senator become top diplomat?

Humble pie, however, does not add pounds to Mutua's political waistline. A veritable master of shortcuts, Mutua has dabbled in journalism, enterprise, film and book authorship with mixed results.

By Special Correspondent 2 years ago

Alfred Mutua: Will the man who belittled Obama as 'junior' senator become top diplomat?

Justin Muturi has his work cut out in the thawing Ruto relations with Judiciary

As Attorney General, he will be a member of the powerful Judicial Service Commission. A former Uhuru ally, he was considered one of the probable candidate for Ruto's running mate.

By Special Correspondent 2 years ago

Justin Muturi has his work cut out in the thawing Ruto relations with Judiciary

Alice Wahome's political mixed bag and ghosts from legal practice

Some of the most significant challenges to her nomination could arise from law firm she founded. Outspoken MP was a member of the 'Big Five' who led Mt Kenya rebellion against Uhuru

By Special Correspondent 2 years ago

Alice Wahome's political mixed bag and ghosts from legal practice

Raila Odinga's political future up in the air after a fifth election defeat

That there is disarray and apprehension in his camp is not in doubt but what remains unclear is where it leaves him. But Raila is not one to be easily written off and could still bounce back.

By Special Correspondent 2 years ago

Raila Odinga's political future up in the air after a fifth election defeat

Azimio stares at tricky unity test if it wins contest for State House

In 2002, Kibaki assured Kenyans that Narc had a solid unity of purpose, only to collapse within the first three months of the elections.

By Special Correspondent 2 years ago

Azimio stares at tricky unity test if it wins contest for State House

Campaign agenda moves from problems Kenyans face to crowd sizes at rallies

Both sides are eager to show how their public events are attracting bigger crowds. From polls, unemployment is second most cited concern after cost of living and poverty is third.

By Special Correspondent 2 years ago

Campaign agenda moves from problems Kenyans face to crowd sizes at rallies

Inside Uhuru Kenyatta's last lap at State House

A retiring president will be expected to slow his hand on fresh appointments, for example, or extending appointments that will tie the hands of his successor.

By Special Correspondent 2 years ago

Inside Uhuru Kenyatta's last lap at State House

Dennis Mbae: Cruel side of man who spread fear in Embu

Dennis Mbae was ruthless with those he saw as standing in his way. Few people understood the intricate underground operation he ran.

By Special Correspondent 2 years ago

Dennis Mbae: Cruel side of man who spread fear in Embu

House of disgrace: 12th Parliament's ignoble surrender to Executive

In a complete departure from his three predecessors, President Uhuru Kenyatta has personally whipped Parliament from State House. Both Houses fought sundry battles for President Kenyatta.

By Special Correspondent 2 years ago

House of disgrace: 12th Parliament's ignoble surrender to Executive

Will lady luck smile on Raila Odinga as he makes his 5th stab at the presidency?

December 2007 was easily his highest moment in the murky political waters, and the drama and strange twists within them.

By Special Correspondent 2 years ago

Will lady luck smile on Raila Odinga as he makes his 5th stab at the presidency?

Win or lose: Will Uhuru Kenyatta, Martha Karua union hold this time around?

The two have traversed rocky political paths with difficult contours, to find one another. It will be of major interest to see just how far they hold this time and ultimately for whose benefit.

By Special Correspondent 2 years ago

Win or lose: Will Uhuru Kenyatta, Martha Karua union hold this time around?

Strange bedfellows: History may yet define Raila, Karua relations

It will be of interest to see whether their pact, if they win the election, will last longer than the vexed one between Uhuru and Ruto.

By Special Correspondent 2 years ago

Strange bedfellows: History may yet define Raila, Karua relations

Kenya Kwanza deal: Ruto will appoint Mudavadi as 'prime cabinet secretary'

Deputy President Dr William Ruto will share his government and power with his deputy president and a prime cabinet secretary, should he be elected in the August 9 General Election.

By Special Correspondent 2 years ago

Kenya Kwanza deal: Ruto will appoint Mudavadi as 'prime cabinet secretary'

Mwai Kibaki: Though he walked middle road, it led him to State House

Mwai Kibaki remained unruffled all through as Kenya’s ultimate political gentleman. It was this mien, informed by an underlying firmness of character that many took for granted.

By Special Correspondent 2 years ago

Mwai Kibaki: Though he walked middle road, it led him to State House

Uhuru’s options when he leaves State House after August elections

President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to leave office in August after serving the constitutional two five-year terms.

By Special Correspondent 2 years ago

Uhuru’s options when he leaves State House after August elections

Demystifying Rift Valley’s vote numbers: No one has area locked

There are mixed communities all the way from Mai Mahiu, united in search for livelihoods.

By Special Correspondent 2 years ago

Demystifying Rift Valley’s vote numbers: No one has area locked

Next President faces tough job whipping MPs to do his bidding

Raila and Ruto, either of whom could win, need to go back to the drawing boards to plan how to be in control after take over.

By Special Correspondent 2 years ago

Next President faces tough job whipping MPs to do his bidding

How Raila's big week offered fresh hope but raised fears for peace

Eyes now turn to Ruto after hard exchanges on both sides, which have raised the political temperatures dangerously high.

By Special Correspondent 2 years ago

How Raila's big week offered fresh hope but raised fears for peace

Will Uhuru's big gamble on Raila pay off?

Never before in Kenya's history has a sitting president openly endorsed an Opposition leader as his preferred successor.

By Special Correspondent 2 years ago

Will Uhuru's big gamble on Raila pay off?

Mudavadi’s big day, earthquake and huge task that awaits him

Defined himself as “a safe pair of hands”, Mudavadi has known the humiliation of losing an election, at the parliamentary and presidential levels.

By Special Correspondent 2 years ago

Mudavadi’s big day, earthquake and huge task that awaits him

Why all eyes are on Mudavadi as Ruto, Raila battle for State House

A man of mild passions and slow motions, Mudavadi comes across as a person who believes in the goodness of human beings, to a fault.

By Special Correspondent 2 years ago

Why all eyes are on Mudavadi as Ruto, Raila battle for State House

Unfinished business 200 days to election day

Uhuru has shown his hand too early as Raila and Ruto battle each other. IEBC, police and Judiciary should be ready to midwife a peaceful transition.

By Special Correspondent 2 years ago

Unfinished business 200 days to election day

Raila needs more tactful allies on his side in tough State House race

It goes back to President Moi’s characterisation that Raila has what it takes to lead Kenya but must be patient.

By Special Correspondent 2 years ago

Raila needs more tactful allies on his side in tough State House race

Sustaining Uhuru-Raila bromance after poll will be the ultimate test

The two political giants have closed ranks severally in the past only to drift apart.

By Special Correspondent 2 years ago

Sustaining Uhuru-Raila bromance after poll will be the ultimate test

For Ruto to succeed, he must navigate many minefields on his path

William Ruto is the isolated political animal that the rest of the pride would like to run off a cliff.

By Special Correspondent 2 years ago

For Ruto to succeed, he must navigate many minefields on his path

For Raila, things seem to be falling into place for a win in the 2022 elections

With his new-found friends in the dark corridors of power, Raila is no pushover, he only has Ruto between him and State House.

By Special Correspondent 2 years ago

For Raila, things seem to be falling into place for a win in the 2022 elections

With about 270 days left to rule, Uhuru's options are wearing thin

Uhuru must weigh things carefully, for he, too, wants to be in the right place when eventually power settles upon new shoulders.

By Special Correspondent 2 years ago

With about 270 days left to rule, Uhuru's options are wearing thin

Ethiopia's war stuck in bloody stalemate one year on with mediation efforts yet to pay off

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed last week imposed a six-month state of emergency with reports of parties committing war crimes such as rape.

By Special Correspondent 2 years ago

Ethiopia's war stuck in bloody stalemate one year on with mediation efforts yet to pay off

Ruto got it wrong, Kenya is notorious for killing political parties

Deputy President William Ruto has nothing to lose if Jubilee expels him, he has already moved on.

By Special Correspondent 2 years ago

Ruto got it wrong, Kenya is notorious for killing political parties

Will Uhuru anti-graft hammer stop Ruto or strengthen him?

State is using its agencies to harass his allies to abandon him but it could earn him sympathy. Fabian tactics being applied to the political class.

By Special Correspondent 3 years ago

Will Uhuru anti-graft hammer stop Ruto or strengthen him?

Why OKA chiefs could return to drawing board in 2022 contest

Difficult choices stare OKA in the eye, regardless of where they look. Should they vie or not?

By Special Correspondent 3 years ago

Why OKA chiefs could return to drawing board in 2022 contest

Kalonzo, Mudavadi on the horns of dilemma

While they have continued to hope and dream, Raila and Ruto have hoped and schemed on how to win next year’s contest.

By Special Correspondent 3 years ago

Kalonzo, Mudavadi on the horns of dilemma

Migori's Obados and Oluochs: A tale of prosecuted families

On one hand is Migori Governor Obado and his four children, while on the other are businessman Jared Kwaga, his wife, mother and brothers.

By Special Correspondent 3 years ago

Migori's Obados and Oluochs: A tale of prosecuted families

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