The death of Raila Odinga on 15 October has left a void not just in Kenya’s opposition politics but in the country’s collective political memory. For more than four decades, Raila embodied defiance, ...

A series of volatile diplomatic incidents has placed Kenya’s foreign policy under intense international scrutiny, fueling accusations that Nairobi is becoming a permissive hub for groups seeking to ...

Kenya’s former Prime Minister and veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80. Widely regarded as one of the country’s most influential political figures, Odinga shaped Kenya’s ...

Raila Amolo Odinga, whose death at 80 was announced on Wednesday, spent most of his adult life in politics, including eight years in prison as a pro-democracy campaigner -- but never achieved his goal ...

He was one of the most pivotal public figures in Kenya. He died this week after fighting against tribalism for decades. By Jeffrey Gettleman Jeffrey Gettleman was the Times’s East Africa bureau chief ...

Once described as the only man in former president Mwai Kibaki’s government, Martha Karua has spent much of her political life confronting the language of power as much as power itself. In her memoir ...

Retired Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta with former Interior CS Fred Matiang'i during a grass root party members meeting at Thika Green Golf Resort on 7th November 2025. [Jubilee Party] The return of Former ...

The deadly tumult was the latest example of officers using force to quell demonstrations in the country. By Pranav Baskar At least two people were killed on Thursday after Kenyan security forces ...

Google hasreleased data revealing that Kenyans spent the year deeply engaged withpolitics, culture, global affairs and religion, reflecting a nation seeking understandingamid a turbulent international ...

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