February 2025

How SADC Dealt a Blow to Raila’s AUC Bid Hours to Election Kenya’s candidate for the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson position, Raila Odinga, has suffered a setback after the Southern African Development Community (SADC) threw its weight behind Madagascar’s candidate, Richard Randriamandrato. In a letter dated Wednesday, February 12, the SADC Secretariat said the decision […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 13— The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has arrested four suspects linked to a fraudulent scandal at the Kenya Union of Savings & Credit Co-operatives (KUSCCO). Jackline Pauline Atieno Omolo, George Ochola Owino, Mercy Njeru, and George Magutu Mwangi face multiple charges, including conspiracy to defraud, contrary to Section 317 of the […]

NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 13 – National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has dismissed media reports alleging that Parliament has funded at least 100 MPs to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This is ahead of the African Union Commission (AUC) election, where former Prime Minister Raila Odinga is vying for the chairperson position. In his communication to the House […]

There can be no negotiation “about Ukraine without Ukraine”, the UK’s defence secretary has warned. John Healey was speaking ahead of a Nato meeting of defence ministers in Brussels on Thursday after US President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agreed to begin negotiations to end the war. Healey told reporters: “We’ve seen the calls from […]