Kenyans go to the polls on August 9. Deputy President William Ruto, 55, and opposition leader Raila Odinga, 77, are in the lead. Food and fuel prices are going up, unemployment is high, and the economy has been stuck since the pandemic. The people of Kenya will go to the polls on August 9, and … Read more
Raila Odinga and William Ruto are the top two candidates in Kenya’s presidential election. The main rival, Uhuru Kenyatta, can’t run again and has backed his deputy over him. News comes after Ruto’s communications director sent a letter to the debate organisers on Thursday. Raila Odinga, one of Kenya’s two top presidential candidates, will not … Read more
Uhuru Kenyatta has called for the declaration of a weapons-free zone in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Kenyan president is co-organising inter-Congolese discussions under the Nairobi Process. He demanded the activation of the East African Regional Force. Uhuru Kenyatta, president of Kenya, has demanded an immediate end to … Read more
The “devastating” Ukraine war loomed large as the World Health Organization opened its main annual meeting on Sunday, threatening to overshadow efforts on other health crises and a reform push aimed at preventing future pandemics. “The consequences of this war are devastating, to health, to populations, to health facilities, and to health personnel,” French President … Read more
