On July 15, Kenyan President William Ruto accused the U.S. non-governmental organization, Ford Foundation, which provides grants to human rights, press freedom, and anti-corruption initiatives and ...

The death of Raila Odinga, Kenya’s most enduring opposition leader and one of Africa’s most recognisable political figures, closes one of the longest and most turbulent chapters in Kenya’s political ...

Lawmakers in Kenya have proposed changes to the law that governs political parties to make it easier for the ruling party to poach members of the opposition. Under the proposal fronted for debate by ...

Join us for a conversation with David Maraga, former Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court of Kenya and a candidate in Kenya’s 2027 presidential election. Hear directly from one of Kenya’s ...

The sun had barely risen on October 15 when Kenya awoke to the shocking news that its veteran leader, Raila Odinga, had died while in India at the age of 80. According to hospital officials in Kerala, ...

Voters queue to cast their ballot at Kondele roundabout in Kisumu during the 2022 General Elections. (File, Standard) Kenya's democracy has come a long way since its revival in 1992. The imperfections ...

Raila Odinga, the enduring face of Kenya's fight for democracy and a towering figure in African politics, has died in India at age 80, leaving a nation to mourn one of its most influential leaders.

Opposition leaders led by Kalonzo Musyoka, Rigathi Gachagua (DCP), Eugene Wamalwa (DAP-K), mithika Linturi among others address locals in Sultan Hamud and Emali in Makueni county on Thursday.[Courtesy ...

China’s development experience offers an important perspective on a question confronting governments around the world: how can political leadership remain effective, responsive and disciplined while ...

Is Kenya poised for an economic takeoff? Or is the prospect more hype than reality? It’s a question I wrestled with during a recent, too-brief trip to the country where I lived in the 1990s. President ...

In an interview with Le Monde, the director of the Innovation Foundation for Democracy advocates for a model specific to the African continent.

Many of the 2026 elections across Africa across Africa are marked by fraud, repression and a growing disconnect between young people and political elites. Though results have yet to be announced, ...