Paul Biya’s unlikely limping return to power at 92
It was the political equivalent of a tortoise beating the hare, again. On 12 October 2025, Cameroon’s legendary incumbent Paul Biya, now aged 92,...
Uhuru Kenyatta’s return hit Gachagua’s bid for Mt Kenya influence
The political re-emergence of former president Uhuru Kenyatta last Friday, when he chaired the National Delegates Conference (NDC) of the Jubilee Party in Nairobi,...
Ruto leads African charge for UN Security Council reform, citing historical injustice
The grand hall of the UN General Assembly echoed with a demand that powerful nations have heard before, but never with such mounting...
Dalmas Otieno, a man of many political seasons whose whirlwind failed
Dalmas Otieno, a towering figure of Kenyan politics and a guardian of order in Nyanza during President Moi’s era, died on 7 September 2025,...
Gachagua’s grand return: triumph, distraction, or a hollow echo of history?
Kenya’s history is rich with charged political homecomings — Kibaki in his wheelchair, Raila’s hashtag-fuelled returns, Matiba’s frailty turned into sacrifice. Rigathi Gachagua wants...
