Victor Abuso

In Mt Kenya, Mutito Water Self-Help Group was awarded $1.5m in compensation for years of corrupt billing. Now 30,000 people are without water following alleged vandalism by WRA officials and police.

The former deputy president’s move to anoint Kalonzo Musyoka as the opposition’s preferred flagbearer has split key principals, fuelled accusations of political self-interest and raised fresh doubts about whether the coalition can survive long enough to challenge President William Ruto.

The voter-rich region faces deepening political fissures after splitting into two voting blocs – Mt Kenya East and Mt Kenya West – ahead of the 2027 polls.

More than 330 victims of the 1998 Nairobi terrorist bomb at the American embassy are renewing efforts to seek justice both home and in the US, pursuing compensation 28 years after the deadly attack.

Attacks on opposition figures, disrupted rallies and growing impunity point to a dangerous mix of elite patronage, jobless youth and weak law enforcement as election politics in Kenya heats up.

With its pact with President Ruto’s UDA on shaky ground, Kenya’s main opposition Orange Democratic Movement must choose whether to negotiate from strength, reunite its fractured ranks, go it alone in 2027 or risk losing rebels to the opposition.

Fresh from a court victory unlocking millions and the launch of his own party, the embattled former Nairobi governor is back in motion, but his next move remains unclear, raising questions over whether he is seeking a route back into power ahead of 2027.

After Kenya’s Generation Z failed in their ultimate goal of forcing President William Ruto to resign during the nationwide deadly street protests in June 2024 that resulted in deaths, the youth changed tactics by taking the political fight to the ballot.

The emergence of Kenya’s popular former president, Uhuru Kenyatta, as a key potential political kingmaker ahead of the 2027 elections is causing discomfort within government circles.

Calls are mounting for ruling party Secretary General Omar Hassan to resign over alleged hate speech, reviving fears of a repeat of 2007–08 post-election violence that left more than 1,200 dead.