The retreat in Zanzibar, attended by former prime minister Raila Odinga leader of KenyaAzimio party on July 7th in East African Community ministerial retreat, where he officiallydeclared his candidacy for the chairmanship of the African Union Commission.Odinga’s presence at the retreat was met with anticipation as he engaged in deliberations withEAC ministers focused on supporting […]
In the aftermath of widespread protests across cities and major towns, businesses in Kenya aredealing with significant losses and operational challenges. The protests have dealt a severe blowto local economies already reeling from previous setbacks.The demonstrations, reportedly anti-government in nature, have not only disrupted daily life buthave also led to extensive property damage and looting. […]
If Joe Biden loses November’s election, history will record that it took just 10 minutes to destroy a presidency. It was clear a political disaster was about to unfold as soon as the 81-year-old commander in chief stiffly shuffled on stage in Atlanta to stand eight feet from ex-President Donald Trump at what may turn into the most fateful presidential debate in history. […]
President William Ruto now says his first stab at stable employment, hence a steady income, was when he was elected as a Member of Parliament. Ruto made the revelation on Friday when he commissioned the Call Centre International (CCI) Global Contact Centre at Tatu City in Kiambu County. The facility, according to the Head of […]
Few political turnarounds can match the last month in Senegal. Just over two weeks ago, Bassirou Diomaye Faye was a little-known opposition leader languishing in jail, detained without trial on charges including inciting insurrection, who had never held elected office. One week ago, he defeated the governing party’s candidate, Amadou Ba, in the country’s presidential […]
The Prime Cabinet Secretary (PCS) Musalia Mudavadi has urged Kenyans to give the National Assembly a chance to debate the recent report unveiled by the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) to give the country direction to take. Consequently, Mudavadi disclosed that the legislators, currently on recess, will discuss and process the report as soon as they […]
President William Ruto on Wednesday night reorganized his Cabinet, in a move that saw various ministries merged and renamed. In the move, President Ruto expanded the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary to include the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, headed by Musalia Mudavadi. Investments, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has been […]
BY GBS REPORTER, Dennis Mugweru Munyi,1 September 2023 Gabon is the latest African country to have undergone a coup d’état shortly after President Ali Bongo Ondimba was re-elected for a third term on August 30. This is the eighth coup in former French colonies in Africa in the past three years. In what seems to […]
A military coup is ongoing in Gabon following controversial elections. The country has been ruled by a father and son since 1967. President Ali Bongo has ruled Gabon since 2009. His father, former President Omar Bongo ruled Gabon from 1967 to 2009. A group of senior Gabonese military officers appeared on national television and said […]
Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot has rallied senators to unanimously support a motion for the establishment of the National Dialogue Committee. The committee will spearhead talks between Kenya Kwanza and the Azimio One Kenya Coalition. Speaking when he moved the motion on Tuesday morning during a special sitting of the house, Cheruiyot said senators should […]