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Published on October 3, 2026
Raila Odinga Junior on Friday, October 2, 2026, joined Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir and other leaders in launching a month-long programme of activities commemorating his late father, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. The Mombasa event formed part of the nationwide candle-lighting ceremonies held on Friday, October 2, as ODM and Raila’s supporters began activities marking […]
Published on October 3, 2026
The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) has energised the 86.4-kilometre, 132kV Nanyuki-Rumuruti Transmission Line, marking a major step towards strengthening electricity supply and transmission network resilience in Laikipia County and the wider Mount Kenya region. Writing on X on Friday, October 2, 2026, KETRACO noted that the transmission line was energised at 4:04 pm […]
Published on October 3, 2026
Mombasa gubernatorial hopeful and East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) member Sulaiman Shabal has claimed that 24 of the county’s 30 elected Members of County Assembly (MCAs) have expressed interest in joining his new political party ahead of the 2027 General Election. Speaking during an interview with Herman Manyora on Friday, October 3, 2026, Shabal said […]
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Published on October 2, 2026
Pioneering historian who transformed the study of Africa by seeking out the testimonies of Africans When John Iliffe, who has died aged 87, wrote his book The African Poor: A History (1987), the continent was readily dismissed by many academics as a home of problems and poverty, with no intellectual depth. But Iliffe acknowledged no such limitations, and it came…
Published on October 2, 2026
One year after Raila Odinga’s death, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is preparing to commemorate the man who built it while confronting a question his party has so far struggled to answer: what does ODM stand for without him? The question has become sharper as the party prepares for Raila’s first death anniversary on October […]
Image: Citizen DigitalPublished on October 2, 2026
Kenya Kwanza leaders have stepped up their criticism of retired President Uhuru Kenyatta, accusing him of backing a section of the opposition that is demanding greater transparency over the Dangote oil refinery deal. The remarks come days after President William Ruto criticised Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna for calling for the details of the project to be made public, accusing him…
Image: Citizen DigitalPublished on October 2, 2026
Thousands of supporters of the late former Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga on Friday turned up across the country to mark one year since his passing. In Nairobi, ODM Chairperson Gladys Wanga led the candle-lighting ceremony alongside other broad-based-leaning leaders at Uhuru Park, where they remembered Odinga as a patriotic leader who put Kenya first. The celebrations were…
Published on October 2, 2026
The United States and the United Nations are working on practical measures to expand humanitarian access in Sudan’s Darfur and Kordofan regions and address worsening access challenges in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to U.S. Senior Advisor for Africa, Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs Massad Boulos. Boulos said he held a “productive conversation” […]
