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Israel controls Palestine, comprising Gaza and West Bank which it annexed from Egypt and Jordan, and would like its claims recognised as part of Greater Israel without the Palestinians.
Apart from craving for power, within and outside the United States, Trump’s desire to outdo other presidents is the inadvertent reason for his behaviour.
Gachagua showed poor political judgment by not seizing the opportunity to appear like a reconciler and peacemaker by properly guiding his ‘Wantam’ followers.
Kenyatta, consistent in political opportunism, disillusioned followers by discarding his Mau Mau ‘revolutionary’ past while embracing the very colonialists that he had fought.
Edwin Sifuna is hard working, charismatic and he reminds some people of Tom Mboya, while Ndindi Nyoro's analysis of what ails the country brings him close to what Matiba tried to do in 1990.
During the 2026 meeting, there was a ‘rupture’ of the leadership type in which Mark Carney of the middle power, Canada, displaced Donald Trump as leader of the Conceptual West.
The mainstream media are in a geopolitical and ideological wilderness, having lost dominance to new players, digital/internet, who ignore set rules of operational decorum.
Trump appears to engage in extreme pettiness which drives others first into despair and then into a reluctant sense of rebelliousness.
There is a political firestorm called Edwin Sifuna that is sweeping across Kenya.
John Mbadi lacks Jaramogi Oginga Odinga’s ability to command public trust or Raila Amolo Odinga’s spell binding magnetism.
These are times of manufactured world chaos that disrupt accepted international order and place African countries in geopolitical binds arising from colonial conditioning.
In his anti-Obama/Biden drive, Trump forcefully asserted himself, claimed Canada and Greenland, insulted allies, and beat up on Iran.
Kenya’s growing desperation stems from a volatile mix of internal instability and external pressures such as digital disruption, insecurity, and climate shocks.
Trump is seemingly determined to reset American and world history by attacking universities and other institutions that he thinks portray the United States wrongly.
Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama made news calling for the United Nations General Assembly to recognise the slave trade as a gross crime against humanity.
In Kenya, widespread religious practice often overshadows genuine personal faith, highlighting the difference between organised religion and individual spirituality.
Donald Trump, a self-assured political operator, compares himself to Jesus and has reportedly said positive things about Adolf Hitler.
President William Ruto is seeking to win over Luo Nyanza, a region long dominated by Raila Odinga, amid a historical legacy of political rivalry and succession struggles.
Criticism on President Ruto over a housing project at the historic Githunguri site, arguing it disrespects cultural heritage and fuels perceptions of political arrogance.
Leaders of Kenya's political groupings are desperate as Kenya approaches the August 2027 General Election.
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