Now affirmed by the Supreme Court, the Ruto administration will have campaign promises put to the test. On Monday, Kenya's Supreme Court resoundingly rejected challenges to the August 9 election, affirming the victory of William Ruto and his United Democratic Alliance. Shortly thereafter, outgoing Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta broke his long silence about the electoral

Four years ago, and a year after the nullification of the 2017 election in Kenya, the electoral commission said that technology would be employed to allow presidential candidates to access election results safely. This, apparently, was in order to increase transparency and lessen perceptions of opacity. To this end, the East African nation worked towards

Thursday, September 8, 2022 William Ruto Kenya’s President-elect William Ruto has said his administration will focus on pressing concerns in Kenya, such as unemployment and hunger, over LGBTQ+ rights in the country.  On Wednesday, Mr Ruto appeared in an exclusive interview on CNN with Christiane Amanpour, where he was asked what plans his incoming administration

Uber is expanding into eight more cities across Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana and raising its safety measures The company announced that it will now be operational in Owerri and Akure in Nigeria; Eldoret, Kisumu, Nakuru and Naivasha in Kenya; and Tamale and Sunyani in Ghana The ride-hailing app has also launched sharing options across the

China has removed Tariffs on 98% of products imported from 9 of Africa's poorest countries. Experts believe the measure will have a little economic impact. However, China's image may improve. The new tariff policy, which took effect on September 1, is applicable to mineral and agricultural imports from Chad, Central African Republic (CAR), Eritrea, Djibouti

Kenya's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell below the 50 points mark to 44.2 in August 2022, down from 46.3 in July, to indicate deteriorating conditions for businesses in the country Businesses in Kenya were negatively affected by the August 2022 general elections, further deepening woes currently being experienced in the country's private sector The decline

The Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu, on Wednesday, dissolved the state’s executive council. This was made known in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Babale Yauri. The governor noted that the dissolution of the executive council was with immediate effect from Wednesday, September 7, 2022. “The Governor is sincerely appreciative

The Egyptian Police have arrested the lead negotiator between the terrorists and passengers kidnapped from the attacked Abuja-Kaduna train, Alhaji Tukur Mamu. The PUNCH gathered that Mamu was arrested in Cairo, the Egyptian capital, on Tuesday. The terrorists’ negotiator was said to have been arrested in Egypt alongside his family members. Mamu was said to

Nigerian football fans took to social media on Wednesday to decry the shocking sack of Chelsea’s manager, Thomas Tuchel. The PUNCH reports that Chelsea Football Club parted company with Tuchel. This is coming barely 24 hours after the Blues suffered a shocking 1-0 defeat in Tuesday’s Champions League opening match. This was revealed in a

The Accord Party presidential candidate, Prof Christopher Imumolen, has said he shunned both All Progressives Congress and Peoples Democratic Party because of their “failures” over the year. He said he decided to pitch his tent which Accord after careful review of both APC and PDP, which he claimed, failed to deliver dividends of democracy to

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is currently presiding over the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting at the Executive Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting, which began at 10:00 am, had in attendance Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, the President’s Chief of Staff

Wednesday, September 7, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari will address the 77th Session of the high-level General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday, September 21. A revised provisional list of speakers released from the Office of the General Assembly President on Tuesday showed