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Kenyan President William Ruto is facing intensifying public outrage as citizens rally under the slogan “WANTAM” — a campaign demanding he ‘be a one-term President’’. Discontent began shortly after his 2022 election victory, fuelled by tax hikes seen as a betrayal of promises to support the working class. Protests erupted last year, culminating in violent […]
African Union (AU) mediators have arrived in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, to try to urgently address rising tensions in the country and prevent a return to civil war. The arrival of the so-called “Council of the Wise” follows the recent house arrest of first vice president Riek Machar, a move that has deepened the political […]
Kenya has officially submitted the candidacy of historic opponent Raila Odinga to succeed Chad’s Moussa Faki Mahamat in the race to chair the African Union Commission, Nairobi announced in a press release. The election is due to take place in February 2025. Following the principle of rotation, it is the turn of the East African […]
Riot police fired tear gas at protesters in Kenya’s capital on Tuesday (2 July) as demonstrations erupted again in several cities across the country over a finance bill that would raise the cost of living even after President William Ruto said he would not sign it. The protesters condemned police brutality amid deadly demonstrations over […]
Kenyan President William Ruto — who has said he ‘cannot accept anarchy’ amid opposition’s calls for more anti-government protests to be held later this week — has become yet another leader in the East African country who is facing the consequences of confusing a parliamentary majority for popular legitimacy, according to experts. Ruto warned his […]
Investors are unloading Kenya’s dollar bonds due 2028, whose yields have climbed to 14.6% and the shilling has also trading at a record low, while opposition leader Raila Odinga’s Azimio La Umoja (Declaration of Unity) party has said protests against government policies would resume after Islam’s holy month of Ramadan, if no progress had been […]
Raila Odinga, leader of the Azimio La Umoja Coalition and main challenger of William Ruto in the latest Kenyan presidential election, denied reports alleging that he had attacked the Kenyan president’s decision to revoke recognition of the so-called SADR. “The reports that I attacked Ruto’s decision to review Kenya’s policy on the polisario are erroneous,” […]
Kenyan presidential elections constituted “a travesty and a blatant disregard of the Constitution,” Kenyan opposition figure Raila Odinga said and added that he would challenge the results of the close presidential election with “all legal options available to us“. Kenya was calm on Tuesday (16 August), a day after Deputy President William Ruto was officially […]
Deputy President William Ruto was declared the winner of the close presidential election in Kenya over five-time contender Raila Odinga, amid drama and disagreement across parts of the Kenyan capital. Wafula Chebukati, chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), announced that Ruto had won the election with 50.49% of the vote to Odinga’s […]