Successful coalitions are built on clear policy objectives, mutual respect, institutional safeguards, and a willingness to compromise without losing core identity. They require political maturity: strong internal democracy, ideological clarity, and pragmatic leadership. SLOGANS OF UNITY, POLITICS OF DIVISION: WHY COALITIONS MATTER NOW By Byayesu Agrippa Musinguzi, (Teacher, Legal Scholar and a young Democrat) 20th/04/2026 […]
Kenya’s Kithure Kindiki has been sworn in as the country’s new deputy president in a ceremony held in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya on Friday, a day after the High Court lifted orders that barred his inauguration. The inauguration of Kindiki, who was the immediate former Cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Interior and National […]
The embattled Kenyan President William Ruto has announced new measures and amendments to anti-corruption laws following recent protests by Kenyan youth. He has also nominated 10 names to his new ‘broad-based’ cabinet. It includes Hassan Joho, John Mbadi, Opiyo Wandayi and Wycliff Oparanya, prominent members from Raila Odinga’s ODM party. In a press briefing issued on […]
By Andrew M. Mwenda Many people have hailed President William Ruto of Kenya for yielding to popular pressure not to sign the controversial Finance Bill. A friend in diplomatic circles in Kampala texted me saying that Ruto should be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize. In my young and idealistic life, I would have hailed the […]
Following Uganda’s decision to bypass Kenyan oil middlemen and import fuel directly into the country, leading Kenyan politician Raila Odinga has come out with a statement that has several serious allegations, that is run in full below. ******* STATEMENT BY THE RT. HON. RAILA ODINGA ON THE KENYA OIL DEAL, NOVEMBER 16, 2023: Dear Kenyans […]
Britain’s King Charles III on Tuesday arrived in Kenya in company of Queen Camilla, ahead of his four-day state visit. King Charles’ visit however raised a lot of dust as the locals demanded for apology and compensation following the past tarnished colonial memories. On his first visit as a monarch to a former colony, Charles […]