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Prior to the election of Maduro in 2024, America had taken an egregious approach, by installing its own puppet President by the name of Juan Guaido between 2019 and 2023
Western political rhetoric often treats violence as an acceptable price for freedom, echoing the same moral reasoning applied in Iraq, Libya, Venezuela, and elsewhere.
A number of laureates have sparked profound controversy over their subsequent political decisions in contexts where serious violence and human-rights abuses occurred.
Europe’s objection to Trump's proposal to acquire Greenland has emerged primarily because this threatens it's control over a strategic territory.
For years now, we have been subjected to constant political drama, and it has become anecdotal that politicians will politic for the next election as soon as the previous one has been determined.
While President Ruto had previously insisted that jobs can only be found by shipping the youth abroad, a sudden idea occurred to turn some of the unemployed youth into entrepreneurs.
In recent years, headlines have warned of a growing “male loneliness epidemic,” often framing men as uniquely abandoned and romantically invisible.
A controversy over land in Kenya’s Rift Valley has captured public imagination and ignited debates about foreign investment, sovereignty, history, and geopolitics.
Coordinated military strikes by the United States and Israel have targeted Iran, resulting in the murder, this past weekend, of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Unlike in the past, the weather can now be predicted; hence, the death and destruction that we witness from floods every year are completely avoidable or, at worst, can be mitigated.
Privatisation must not take a capitalist approach, as this then makes it seem like anything can be privatised if money can be found at the end of the deal.
The Gulf conflict highlights Africa’s economic vulnerability, with Kenya facing potential fuel shortages as supplies from the Middle East are disrupted.
Last week, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a landmark resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity.”
Kenya’s political landscape, marked by events like the impeachment of Rigathi Gachagua, is increasingly seen as a theatrical distraction that diverts public attention from pressing issues.
Technology-facilitated gender-based violence is rapidly intensifying in Kenya, exposing gaps between global commitments and the lived reality of women facing escalating online abuse.
President William Ruto is increasingly aligning with Western military interests, including France, led by Emmanuel Macron, contrasting with West African states.
Kenya’s new military pact with France has sparked concern over sovereignty and accountability, with critics citing past abuses linked to the British Army Training Unit Kenya.
The article argues that unlike past regimes that feared politically conscious artists, today’s Kenyan government increasingly co-opts celebrity culture to soften criticism and shape public narratives.
The murder of women is rarely allowed to stand on its own terms because the work of supremacy has often involved reducing humanity enough to make brutality appear understandable.
Reports suggest that Kenya is among countries being considered as a potential destination for rejected asylum seekers under the European Union's expanding migration externalisation agenda.
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