The optimism of Kenya’s 2022 elections, once hailed for policy-driven campaigns, has collapsed into tribal politics reminiscent of the Moi era Rigathi Gachagua’s fallout with President William Ruto ...

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Politicians are recruiting criminal gangs they plan to use to intimidate opponents in the run-up to the 2022 General Election, a new report has warned. It says as happens around almost every election ...

When Rigathi Gachagua landed at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Thursday, the reception looked less like a welcome party and more like a political declaration. Thousands of supporters ...

A pivotal political leader who helped usher in multiparty democracy in the East African country, he ran unsuccessfully for the presidency five times. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg Declan Walsh and Ravi Mattu ...