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In one of the most extraordinary and controversial foreign policy actions of the 21st century, the US carried out a military operation in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro.
President Museveni, who has governed Uganda since when most of these young people were not yet born, is campaigning for another term under the slogan “Protecting the Gains.”
Heavy security, arrests, internet shut down and suspension of civil society groups mar exercise.
President Museveni's victory places him among African leaders whose longevity has been sustained by political systems that progressively narrow the space for genuine competition.
For decades, a number of ODM politicians never won elections on the strength of their own political capital.
Speakers were interrupted by chants demanding respect for dissenting views within ODM and an end to intimidation of leaders opposed to cooperation with the government.
We talk about liberation, about journeys like the current one to Singapore, about crossing rivers and entering “Canaan.” For decades, one man carried that promise on his shoulders: Raila Odinga.
For Kenya’s opposition politics, the death of Raila Odinga last October in India provoked a comparable moment of reckoning.
Sifuna’s reception beyond ODM’s conventional base, coupled with his attempted ouster as ODM Secretary General, has amplified the perception that he is the credible heir to the opposition mantle.
The Middle East plunged into a new and dangerous chapter after the US and Israel launched coordinated military strikes against Iran Saturday, killing Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khemenei.
President Ruto’s statement on Gulf missile strikes has sparked debate over Kenya’s neutrality after condemning attacks on regional states without mentioning Iran, the US, or Israel.
For decades, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei remained effectively off the US target list, and the reasons were not merely political caution; they were rooted in legal and strategic calculations.
State House had recorded recurrent expenditure of over Sh10 billion in the first seven months of the financial year, and by February 2026, had exceeded the annual allocation of about Sh7.6 billion.
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