Listen More countries on Thursday expressed their commitment to continue expansion existing bilateral relations with Kenya following a peaceful conclusion of the electoral process in the East African nation. The envoys from Somalia , Uganda , Tanzania , Israel and Brazil delivered congratulatory messages to Kenya ’s president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta where they pledged to further [...]

Listen Unusually heavy rains have caused havoc across much of east Africa, displacing thousands of people and damaging important infrastructure. “Above-normal rains have occurred in several areas, including northern and western Tanzania; Rwanda; Burundi; the Lake Victoria Basin; western, southern and northeastern Kenya; southern and central Somalia; and eastern and south-eastern Ethiopia,” states an update [...]

Listen President Museveni’s criticism of the International Criminal Court two days ago revived the debate about retributive justice and restorative justice for victims in strife-torn communities. It also opened another window into the hearts of our politicians. The two legal principles are direct opposites. Retributive justice considers crimes as aggravations against the State and supports [...]

Listen President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday evening met and held talks with President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud of Somalia at State House, Nairobi. During the meeting also attended by Deputy President William Ruto, President Kenyatta assured the Somali President that Kenya will continue to work with his country’s leadership to consolidate peace and security. Underscoring the [...]

Listen Analysis By Jason Mosley With a series of events in the past year suggesting change could be afoot, the time is ripe for renewed attention on Ethiopia-Eritrea relations. Eritrea is with some frequency referred to as “The North Korea of Africa”. However, this analogy is not helpful for understanding Eritrea. Moreover, and worse, it [...]

Listen “Africa is on the rise,” proclaimed Uhuru Kenyatta, taking the oath of office on a bible used by his father Jomo, Kenya’s first president after independence from Britain half a century ago. A man accused of crimes against humanity is now the most powerful person in east Africa. The president will be standing in [...]

Listen Tens of thousands of Kenyans gather for inauguration of Uhuru Kenyatta, who has been indicted by the ICC in The Hague. Kenya’s new president, Uhuru Kenyatta, who faces international charges of crimes against humanity, has been sworn in to office at a ceremony in a stadium packed with supporters and foreign dignitaries. Kenyatta took [...]

Listen Tuesday’s swearing-in ceremony of Uhuru Kenyatta as the fourth president of Kenya will be graced by a number of dignitaries among them Heads of state from Africa and special envoys from around the world. By Monday evening, 15 Heads of state and 20 envoys had confirmed their attendance, according to Standard online. Heads of [...]

Listen Addis Ababa (Alshahid)-The intergovernmental authority on development (IGAD) has postponed foreign ministers’ meeting on Somalia which was originally scheduled to be held in Addis Ababa. Reports say that the IGAD meeting has been postponed because of the fact that Kenya felt that they were not ready for it as preparations for President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta’s [...]

Listen Kenya’s government official on Sunday blamed police officers who have been dismissed from the forces for the rising insecurity plaguing the northern region, especially Garissa near the border with Somalia. Garissa County Commissioner Maalim Mohamed, who is also the head of the security committee in northern Kenya, said investigations revealed that the de-commissioned officers [...]