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Uhuru Kenyatta

January 29, 2025

Africans should stop crying Trump cut foreign aid, they don’t pay taxes to America: Uhuru Kenyatta

Mr Trump had on Saturday issued sweeping executive orders, which included pausing almost all humanitarian aid to dozens of countries around the world.

Donald Trump and Uhuru Kenyatta
June 26, 2024

President Ruto backs down from signing Kenyan tax law after mass protests

“I concede and therefore I will not sign the 2024 Finance Bill,” said Mr Ruto.

Kenyan protesters
May 23, 2024

African Union’s election observers arrive South Africa ahead of May 29 general poll

On May 29, South Africans will vote to elect a new National Assembly and the provincial legislature in each of the nine provinces.

South African Electoral commission (Credit: Wikipedia)
September 13, 2022

Kenya: Osinbajo to attend Ruto’s presidential inauguration

Mr Osinbajo on Tuesday departed for Nairobi to represent Nigeria at the inauguration of William Ruto as the fifth president of Kenya.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo
September 11, 2022

As former ICC indictee, William Ruto, becomes president

The impact of the ICC in Kenya will be a matter of considerable speculation well into the foreseeable future.

William Ruto
September 7, 2022

Kenyans grappling with poverty, unemployment; gay rights not an issue: President-elect Ruto

Mr Ruto’s position is a shift from his stance in 2015 when he pushed against gay rights in Kenya, saying they did not have a place in the country’s society.

William Ruto
August 9, 2022

Kenyans vote to elect new president, parliament 

Past elections have often been characterised by outbreaks of violence.

Raila Odinga and William Ruto
May 6, 2022

Kenya’s president increases minimum wage

The country’s current minimum wage is 13,500 Kenyan shillings (N48,444.37) per month.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. [CREDIT: The Africa Report]
October 5, 2021

PandoraPapers: Lawless offshore industry needs reforms, says Transparency International

“Political leaders who should be taking action to tackle the flows of dirty money have themselves been abusing the system’s opacity and benefitting from the status quo.”