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Kenya case show how a country gets there and what that means Kenya’s newly elected president, William Ruto, has earned more legal space to borrow for his grandiose economic plan after parliament recently raised the country’s public debt ceiling to KSh10 trillion (US$100 billion). The new administration says the country …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya’s Ministry of Health said Wednesday that it had intensified surveillance to prevent transmission of the Ebola virus after cases were reported in neighboring Uganda. Mutahi Kagwe, cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Health, said at a briefing in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, that critical personnel …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ascendency of William Ruto to the presidency of Kenya has raised speculation, and hope, among the people of the East African Community, for better trade and economic relations within the region. The business community will for long remember the troubles that they have faced …

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has urged leaders to continue pushing for the East African Community integration to provide an extended market in the region. President Museveni made the remarks while speaking at Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi at the swearing-in ceremony of William Samoei Ruto as the …

Arusha, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Court of Justice has summoned Kenya’s Attorney General to justify why the just sworn-in President of Kenya William Ruto was blocked from travelling to Uganda in 2021. Ruto, who was the Vice President of Kenya at the time was blocked from …

  Nairobi, Kenya  | THE STAR KENYA | Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has told Kenyans not to involve him in their internal affairs. This came after Kenyans gathered at Kasarani started chanting ‘Toboa’ when he said Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua had talked about challenges of leadership in African countries. As …

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. William Kipchirchir Samoei Arap Ruto has been sworn in as the fifth President of Kenya at Kasarani International Stadium in Nairobi today. Twenty (20) heads of state and government present included Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni, Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania, Paul Kagame of Rwanda, Évariste Ndayishimiye …

Why being vilified as being the most corrupt politician in Kenya did not undermine but facilitated his victory THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | This week, the Supreme Court confirmed the election of William Ruto as the fifth president of Kenya. The election poses a dilemma for many …

Raila to miss Ruto swearing-in says election results ‘unclear’ Nairobi, Kenya  | THE INDEPENDENT & THE STAR KENYA | At least 20 Heads of State including President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda are expected in Kenya for today’s inauguration of president-elect William Ruto.  Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Felix Tshisekedi, Rwanda’s Paul Kagame …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Former Kenya soccer chief Nick Mwendwa, who was arrested in Nairobi last November, said Friday that he is back to running the sport. Mwendwa, who had stepped down after being charged in court with corruption and embezzlement of public funds, further promised to ensure the lift …