Latest editorial
Kenya's President William Ruto, speaks during a joint press conference with Haiti Prime Minister Garry Conille at State House in Nairobi, Kenya, October 11, 2024
KENYA’S president nominated the country’s interior minister today as his new deputy, hours after Rigathi Gachagua was overwhelmingly voted out by parliament as deputy president.
Mr Gachagua, who was in hospital while the vote was held, was removed after being accused of corruption and ethnic division.
President William Ruto named Kithure Kindiki as his new deputy.
Anyone who criticises those in power in Kenya risks their freedom or worse. The brutal abduction of Booker Omole marks a new escalation in a country sliding toward authoritarian rule, says MARC VANDEPITTE
Huge protests against corruption and preventable deaths during flooding have rocked the government — the masses are not likely to be able to take direct control in their own interests yet, writes KENNY COYLE, but it’s a promising show of people power