The EastAfrican
WEBFor a clearer and in-depth understanding of the political and economic issues in the East African region. The EastAfrican offers analysis on politics, economics, business and science from East Africa.
Rising heat over deputy president ouster bid double-edged sword …
WEB1 day ago · But it remains a double-edged sword for President Ruto and his political allies. Unlike the diplomatic Dr Karanja who left with barely a whimper 35 years ago, the abrasive Gachagua is widely expected to mount a political and legal fightback, in the event the impeachment succeeds. Kenyan courts have in the past saved the political careers of a ...
World unprepared for next health crisis - The East African
WEB1 day ago · According to the presentation, the world remains deathly unprepared and slow to act even as countries face the third public health emergency of international concern in just under five years. “Despite the evident global challenges that transcend borders, the leaders seem not to care about what happens to their people. People’s lives matter.
The perils, the profits and the plan for East Africa
WEB1 day ago · Saturday September 28 2024. East African countries with transparent financial regimes, skilled human resources, open markets, and digital infrastructure will become Hong Kongs. The war drums are beating louder in the Middle East, and North Africa and Greater East Africa could soon be in the eye of a storm like they haven’t witnessed in a ...
DRC overtakes Kenya, Uganda as Tanzania’s leading export market
WEB1 day ago · BoT through its latest annual report (2022/2023 fiscal year) shows that in the last three fiscal years (2020/2021-2022/2023) the share of Tanzania’s exports to DRC increased to 4.4 percent from 3.7 percent while that to Kenya and Uganda declined to 4.1 percent from 4.7 percent and 4.6 percent respectively. Tanzania’s exports to …
Credibility of elections under threat globally - The East African
WEB1 day ago · Twenty-one African countries experienced significant declines in the credibility of elections between 2020 and 2024, Stockholm-based intergovernmental organisation, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, says. One in three voters this year is casting a ballot in countries where election quality is worse than five years ...
News - The East African
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Is this the end of Kenya’s regional influence? - The East African
WEBDec 13, 2023 · State broadcaster Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) had reported that President Lukashenko, who met President Ruto at State House in Nairobi on Monday, was expected to grace the Jamhuri Day celebrations. "Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and his Ethiopian counterpart Sahle Work Zewde have already arrived in the country as guests of ...
Kenya braces for fresh protests despite President Ruto tax …
WEBJun 27, 2024 · From big cities to rural areas, most of Kenya's 47 counties saw protests on Tuesday, even in Ruto's hometown of Eldoret in his ethnic Kalenjin heartland. At least 23 people were killed nationwide and 30 were being treated for bullet wounds, the Kenya Medical Association said. Medical officials in Nairobi said scores were injured.