IEBC Reconstitution Stalls Again as Parliament Deadlocks Over Selection Panel
Parliament deadlocks over the IEBC selection panel as the 2027 election approaches with the electoral body still lacking a quorum.
Kenya Ends 15-Year Somalia Border Closure — A Calculated Bet on Security and Trade
President William Ruto is set to reopen Kenya’s 680-kilometre border with Somalia this month — ending a fifteen-year closure — in a move that blends domestic political calculation with a genuine strategic bet on regional stabilisation and EAC integration.
Africa Does Not Need More Summits — It Needs Fewer Promises and More Accountability
The AU’s summit culture produces declarations without delivery. Africa needs binding accountability mechanisms, not more communiqués.
Rwanda-DRC Ceasefire Collapses Within 48 Hours as M23 Advances on Goma Suburbs
The Angola-brokered ceasefire in eastern DRC collapses as M23 advances on Goma, displacing 150,000 and deepening the humanitarian crisis.
China’s Belt and Road Debt Trap Narrative Meets Reality in East Africa’s New Railway
Kenya’s SGR approaches profitability after seven years, complicating the debt trap narrative but leaving fundamental questions about Chinese lending unanswered.
Gen Z Changed Kenyan Politics Forever — Now They Must Learn to Govern
Kenya’s Gen Z protesters changed the political landscape. Now the harder work begins: building governing capacity to match their mobilisation power.