Author: Emeka Mayaka

Day Raila almost lost ODM party to Ruto cronies

Reading Time: 5 minutes As Deputy President William Ruto and opposition chief Raila Odinga brace themselves for next year’s presidential election contest, fresh details […]

Ruto allies lose clout in Uhuru Cabinet changes

Reading Time: 4 minutes  Deputy President William Ruto’s men were the major casualties in a Cabinet reshuffle by President Uhuru Kenyatta that saw him […]

Building Bridges Initiative collapse now haunts Mount Kenya

Reading Time: 4 minutes Collapse of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) is fast growing into a key campaign issue, that could be a critical […]

Eyes on seven-judge Bench comprising veterans of appellate court

Reading Time: 2 minutes Seven judges bear the responsibility of deciding probably the most consequential case since the nullification of the 2017 presidential election. […]

What BBI ruling will mean for Uhuru, Raila and Ruto

Reading Time: 5 minutes There will be celebrations in President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Handshake partner Raila Odinga courts if the Court of Appeal […]

Deputy President William Ruto tours test President Uhuru, Museveni relations

Reading Time: 3 minutes Deputy President William Ruto’s ties with President Yoweri Museveni are poised to test the Ugandan leader’s relationship with his Kenyan […]

Hilary Ng’weno hailed as father of Kenyan journalism

Reading Time: 2 minutes Emeka-Mayaka Gekara Hilary Boniface Ng’weno, who died on Wednesday aged 83, can easily be described as the father of Kenyan […]

Diplomatic tiff worsens as Kenya moves to close airspace with Somalia

Reading Time: < 1 minute Emeka-Mayaka Gekara The Kenya government has closed the country’s airspace with Somalia in the latest escalation of the diplomatic row […]