In Kenya, perhaps the most common word people use to describe themselves and other Kenyans is "wanachi," a Swahili word that roughly translates to "ordinary people." The wananchi of Kenya now have the ...

Has the character of the Kenyan governing elite changed? And what does this mean for the future of our country? These are important questions to ponder over the next few months as political ...

ELDORET, Kenya — Young men from rival ethnic groups hunted one another Saturday through the streets of the nearby western Kenyan town of Kericho, burning houses and blocking roads a day after the ...

* Analysts say too soon after post-election violence * Fears leaders might use results to balkanize regions * Move to turn districts into constituencies questioned By Helen Nyambura-Mwaura NAIROBI, ...

The murder of political activist Richard Otieno in Kenya’s Nakuru County has elicited ethnic tensions in the volatile area ahead of the 2027 general election. Otieno, a Luo, was hacked to death in ...

Kenya’s Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka appears to be gradually strategising and consolidating political support ahead of his bid for the presidency. This follows the recent incorporation of his ...

KISUMU, Kenya -- Thousands of machete-wielding youths hunted down members of President Mwai Kibaki's Kikuyu tribe Monday in western Kenya's Rift Valley, torching homes and buses, clashing with police ...

NAIROBI, Kenya - Despite the ongoing Ethiopian ethnic violence, Kenya's telecommunication giant Safaricom has expressed interest in venturing the Horn of Africa market. Ethiopia is struggling to ...

Kenya votes for a new president today for the first time in five years. It's an important election, in part because the country is still haunted by the ethnic violence that bloodied the last ...

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Sixteen-year-old Dan Mugambi stands guard at a bridge in his Nairobi slum, one skinny hand on his machete, ashes caught in his hair. Behind him, hundreds of angry young men -- armed ...

THE Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) recently released a 2024 report on corruption in Kenya. For economists, the report continues to demonstrate that corruption is a significant, ...