Kenya’s former Prime Minister and veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80. Widely regarded as one of the country’s most influential political figures, Odinga shaped Kenya’s ...

The dust has settled on the African Union (AU) Commission elections, with Djibouti’s Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, ...

Kenya’s political landscape between 2022 and 2024 has been marked by a stark reality: corruption continues to dominate governance, eroding public trust and undermining economic progress. Despite ...

Siaya Governor James Orengo has sparked a political storm in Kenya by openly criticising the power-sharing arrangement between President William Ruto and main opposition leader Raila Odinga, ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — Raila Odinga, a former prime minister of Kenya and perennial presidential candidate whose populist campaigns rattled authorities and gave him an outsized influence on political life ...

Keria Nkumbo, a dusty trading centre on the border of Meru and Tharaka Nithi, carries within its daily struggles the unspoken truth of Kenya’s politics: When poverty hardens into a way of life, ...

Raila Amolo Odinga, whose death at 80 was announced on Wednesday, spent most of his adult life in politics, including eight years in prison as a pro-democracy campaigner -- but never achieved his goal ...

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There is a clear continuity between the Communist Party Marxist-Kenya’s history and its appeals to Ruto and the Kenyan capitalist state during the Gen Z protests and its defence of the “National ...

As the political scramble for Mt Kenya heats up, President William Ruto and his impeached deputy Rigathi Gachagua are laying out parallel political strategies to win the support of the populous, ...

In politics, small moves often create the biggest waves. What begins as a whisper among principled citizens can grow into a movement that reshapes a nation. Kenya has reached such a moment. As the ...

Analysis of political settlements has emerged from the shadows of new institutionalism and moved to the epicentre of political economy analysis across Africa. This debate takes on the framework by ...