In what has been described as the most defining political duel ahead of the 2027 General Election, the Mt Kenya region witnessed a dramatic clash of influence between Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Interior Cabinet Secretary Prof. Kithure Kindiki during the Mbeere North by election. The by elections held in Mbeere North and Malava constituencies…
On November 25, 2000, the United Nations climate summit in the Netherlands collapsed, due to disagreements over implementing the Kyoto Protocol and achieving a 5 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels by 2010. Sharp divisions emerged between the United States, the European Union, and developing nations among the 180 countries represented, exposing…
Through the late 1980s and into the 1990s, Mombasa’s streets produced a unique criminal culture shaped by unemployment, the port’s restless economy, and the crowded estates of Majengo, Kisauni, Likoni, and Mishomoroni. Out of these neighbourhoods came names that the city whispered with a mixture of fear and familiarity—Rasta, Kichungi, and Panya. They were not…
