Moi makes comeback as Kenyans yearn for sober leadership

Despite contributing to the mess in Kenya, former President Daniel arap Moi has wormed his way into the public confidence by carving a niche as the only sober politician around.
He is not called the Professor of Politics for nothing: Moi has an amazing ability to revive his political fortunes long after everybody has written him [...]

Kenya Armed Forces pictures

The worsening crisis in Somalia, followed by reports of deployments of Kenyan troops along the Kenya – Somalia border has generated lots of interest in our armed forces.
Due to severe restrictions on information flow, it is not easy for ordinary members of the public to see what exactly our military and police forces do behind [...]

Michael Jackson: dead at only 50

Pop singer Michael Jackson is dead at the age of 50. Jackson died at the UCLA medical centre in Los Angeles. Initial reports indicate the pop star may have suffered a heart attack.
The body is currently at the Los Angeles coroner’s office where it will undergo a series of postmortem examinations. Results are expected later [...]

Where is Yvonne Wamalwa?

Former second lady Yvonne Wamalwa’s absence from public life in Kenya has given rise to all kinds of speculation regarding her whereabouts.
Her mother-in-law’s funeral was held just a few weeks ago but little mention was made of Yvonne, leading to rumours that she may not have attended the funeral. A Kenyan website has raised an [...]

Protect yourself from crime

For many years, the city of Nairobi has been synonymous with high crime levels but the recent crime wave has assumed a level of viciousness never before seen by city residents. And it is not just Nairobi that is suffering: rural areas have been hard-hit as well.
Most Kenyans are already used to robberies, burglaries, pickpocketing [...]

Somalia war in pictures: worst fighting in 18 years

Within the past week, the western-backed Transitional Government of Somalia has lost its Internal Security Minister, a senior police commander and an ambassador. The three men were killed by Islamist insurgents fighting to topple President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed.
Somali nationals say the fighting in Mogadishu and other parts of the countryside is the worst since the [...]

One victory and two defeats for Africa in Washington

By Scott A Morgan
The last two weeks were interesting for those who follow US policy towards Africa, especially when two countries which have been thorny issues for previous administrations are at the focal point of discussions.
First, let’s discuss the situation in Zimbabwe. Since the controversial elections in the year 2000, the country has gone from being [...]

Pornography worsening weird sex practices

The emergence of pornography in Kenya is contributing to sexual perversion as witnessed in the arrest of a paedophile in Nairobi last weekend. The 30 year old man was found with a vast collection of sex video tapes, DVDs, magazines and photographs.
The description given of the man’s lifestyle shows classic symptoms of a porn addict. [...]

Kenya Airways, politics and the economy

The reported loss of Kshs5 billion (US$64,935,000) by national flag carrier Kenya Airways shocked many out of the long-held belief that Kenya was immune from the global economic crisis. It also woke up from complacency those who thought that the effects of the 2008 political violence were short-lived.
In a sense, the fate of Kenya Airways [...]

One country, two presidents

For all intents and purposes, Kenya has two presidents in the same government. This bodes ill for the country’s stability as supporters of President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga fight it out for control of state largesse.

This is what all the fighting is about: the power to appoint cronies to state jobs, the [...]