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The news of guilty verdicts against former DRC President Joseph Kabila and radical South African politician Julius Malema is laughable by any standard.
As this week marks the start of the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Kenya is hosting a major regional breast cancer imaging course.
Homa Bay County Woman Rep Joyce Bensouda Osogo mostly thrives on instinct than intellectual rigour.
Raila’s journey is a stark reminder of how constitutionalism became a poisoned chalice for him. His belief in the rule of law made him afraid to bend it even when others cut corners.
As Kenya moves towards achieving UHC by 2030 and commissioning its first nuclear power plant, a peer review mission has been launched to assess the nuclear and radiation regulatory systems.
As Raila Odinga’s running mate in 2022, Martha Karua brought us close to an Angela Merkel moment.
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga is being praised more for having been an Arsenal fan than for his long service as Gor Mahia FC patron and his enthusiasm for local talent.
For the first time in 20 years, the ballot will roll without Raila's name, only the echo of darkness. I predict unprecedented voter apathy in ODM strongholds in 2027.
For Brazil, hosting the 2025 climate conference is no ordinary event. It marks an important step in the fight to save the endangered Amazon rainforest.
Dutchman Johan Thorbecke famously cautioned that trust arrives on foot but leaves on horseback.
The latest Africa Organised Crime Index places the country fourth on the continent. Last year, Kenya lost 3.6 per cent of its GDP to online scams.
Generally, women politicians, not just the governors, are all doing badly in public perception, especially in managing corruption and inefficiency.
The November 27 Malava mini poll has left abrasive Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale gasping for breath.
Mr Hussein Khalid. The lawyer and CEO of Vocal Africa is a constant presence wherever human rights abuses occur.
Fred Okeng’o Matiang’i, our former Interior Cabinet Secretary, is King Louis’s reincarnation. He wants to be president but is the quintessential ‘not me’ type.
Opposition chief Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka is puffing and huffing.
In February last year, Babu Owino was ranked the best‑performing legislator, scoring more than 70% in the performance index opinion survey in the 290 constituencies.
The mess in Azimio denied us a chance to have Ms Martha Karua as deputy president. Instead, we got a grumpy fellow who thought government was a tribal share-enterprise.
My old friend Kizza Besigye too must understand that Ugandans prefer a leader they’ve known through generations over a noisemaker like himself.
Journalism will bend further around AI. Creativity and human flair will be threatened, and newsroom ‘laziness’ will be the ogre
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