A Double-Edged Sword? How AI is Going to Shape Kenya’s 2027 Elections Vance: US-Iran Deal in Sight, But Not Done Yet Kenya Approves Controversial US Ebola Quarantine Base Amid Public Backlash Inside Ruto’s 2027 Strategy: What Happens if the System Shifts? Inside Jubilee’s High Court Petition Over Political Funding Deficits Zero Tariffs, One Strategy: China Lets the US Lose Africa M23 Pulls Back From Ruzizi: A Tactical Retreat, Not a Peace Sudan’s Drone War: How a Cheap, Imported Weapon Became the Country’s Biggest Civilian Killer A Double-Edged Sword? How AI is Going to Shape Kenya’s 2027 Elections Vance: US-Iran Deal in Sight, But Not Done Yet Kenya Approves Controversial US Ebola Quarantine Base Amid Public Backlash Inside Ruto’s 2027 Strategy: What Happens if the System Shifts? Inside Jubilee’s High Court Petition Over Political Funding Deficits Zero Tariffs, One Strategy: China Lets the US Lose Africa M23 Pulls Back From Ruzizi: A Tactical Retreat, Not a Peace Sudan’s Drone War: How a Cheap, Imported Weapon Became the Country’s Biggest Civilian Killer

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Opinion & Commentary

A Double-Edged Sword? How AI is Going to Shape Kenya’s 2027 Elections

Abel Omasete / May 29, 2026

With the 2027 General Election on the horizon, a new player is entering Kenya’s political arena: Artificial Intelligence. While social media has steered past elections, AI is about to fundamentally rewrite the rules of political campaigning, media coverage, and voter engagement.

Inside Ruto’s 2027 Strategy: What Happens if the System Shifts?

Abel Omasete / May 28, 2026

As Kenya gears towards the 2027 General elections, the country’s political temperature is already rising as debates and political realignments over President William Ruto’s second term strategy are already taking shape.