Significant Political Sentiment

Six months later: President Ruto’s Mt Kenya region tour after Gachagua ouster

President William Ruto is expected to tour the Mt Kenya region six months after Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s impeachment. The week-long tour, scheduled to begin in the first week of April, will be his first since the bitter political fallout with Gachagua, which is turning the rich-vote Central Kenya region into a new opposition zone. […]...

Digital privacy, national security, and the thin line between protection and overreach

In recent weeks, Telegram has once again found itself under scrutiny, this time due to an investigative report by Bellingcat that highlights the platform’s potential for misuse. The messaging ap...

21 Mar 2025

Dutch King champions human rights advocacy during historic Kenyan visit

King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands highlighted human rights advocacy during his three-day State visit to Kenya. This coincided with mounting allegations of human rights abuses by the Kenyan gove...

14 Mar 2025

President Ruto cements pact with Raila amid waning public trust in government

Kenyans’ trust in the government has plummeted, while their approval of hostile activism as a means of driving change has surged. According to the 2025 Edelman Trust Barometer: Kenya Report, thi...

7 Mar 2025

Premature election campaigns threaten Kenya’s development priorities

Political realignments have emerged well before the 2027 general election, raising significant concerns about premature election campaigns, as calls for the government to provide sufficient resources ...

28 Feb 2025

Raila Odinga: Far from done

Since 1997, Raila Odinga has vied for the presidency – and lost – four more times (2007, 2013, 2017 and 2022). He has faced betrayals and managed to navigate political storms that would have termi...

21 Feb 2025

The business of peace: Is Kenya losing its diplomatic edge?

Kenya’s diplomatic credentials are under scrutiny following its involvement in various conflicts and diplomatic disputes in the region, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Sud...

14 Feb 2025

National Assembly Speaker Under Siege

The National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula is under fire. This follows his ruling that reinstated Kenya Kwanza Alliance as the majority party in the House, despite a judgement of the High Court ...

7 Feb 2025

Push for one opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 general election

The opposition has embarked on a high-stakes strategy of building a new coalition ahead of the 2027 general election, with new presidential aspirants having emerged. This is expected to set the stage ...

31 Jan 2025

The rise of TikTok as a political tool

In 2024, Kenyan youth mobilized on TikTok to protest the Finance Bill, forcing government action. The platform has since become a key political battleground, with politicians leveraging it to engage t...

24 Jan 2025

President Ruto courts political rivals in bid for 2027 re-election amid rising discontent

President William Ruto is embracing his political opponents to secure a second term in office in 2027, amid growing discontent with his government among some Kenyans. Since July last year, the Preside...

17 Jan 2025

High-level critiques emerge from within the government

The swearing-in of Mutahi Kagwe, William Kabogo and Lee Kinyanjui as Cabinet Secretaries (CSs) for Agriculture and Livestock Development; Information, Communication, and Digital Economy; and Investmen...

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