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Kenya’s history of election violence is threatening to repeat itself By Sekou Toure Otondi In April Kenya saw an increase in intra-party political violence following the start of its political party primaries that began on April 13 and run for two weeks. The primaries are “mini-polls” held by political parties …

Kenya opposition names ex-PM Odinga as presidential candidate Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  Veteran political leader and former prime minister Raila Odinga was Thursday named Kenya’s opposition presidential candidate for elections in August, at a large rally in the capital Nairobi. The public announcement was made by senior leaders of …

Whatsapp war as Nandala quits Besigye camp against Muntu A feud in FDC which has been raging on the various Whatsapp groups of the party members shows the party could be headed for major fallout. In one of the most revealing exchanges, former party Secretary General Alice Alaso who is …

A regional comparison between EAC member states The recent big fight over seats in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has led to questions over what is at stake. Answers to the question are important, not least because, fierce competition for the seats rages in almost all EALA member states. …