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By Brighton Okoth The campaign for the July 16, 2026 Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election has intensified, with allegations of voter inducement, large-scale distribution of household items and heightened political activity dominating the contest in Nyandarua County.The by-election, triggered by the death of former area MP David Njuguna Kiaraho on March 29, 2026, has attracted national political attention as the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and the Democracy for Citizens Party […]

By Brighton Okoth By July 2026, the story of Aliko Dangote's next mega-project had stopped being a rumour and started being a construction site. On Lamu Island, soil testing crews and environmental assessors are already at work, laying the groundwork for what could become Africa's second-largest oil refinery. For ordinary Kenyans watching from Mombasa's matatu stages to Nairobi's boardrooms, the question isn't just "will this happen?" It's "what does it […]

By Ronny Choge | 6th July 2026 Across South Africa, a wave of anti-immigrant vigilantism — often described as "black-on-black xenophobia" or Afrophobia — has moved from scattered community anger into an organized, politically consequential force. Groups like Operation Dudula and the #PutSouthAfricaFirst movement didn't emerge overnight; they grew steadily by tapping into years of unaddressed economic pain, and they now shape mainstream political conversation rather than sitting on its […]

By Ronny Choge | June 18, 2026 A Seat at the World's Most Exclusive Table In a small Alpine town on the French shores of Lake Geneva, Kenya made history this week. The 52nd G7 Leaders' Summit was held from June 15 to 17, 2026, in Évian-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, France — and President William Ruto was in the room. State House confirmed that President Ruto received a personal invitation from French […]

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 | Washington | Tehran |8 min read By Ronny Choge   The United States and Iran have agreed to a preliminary Memorandum of Understanding that formally ends more than 100 days of war — a fragile but significant breakthrough brokered primarily by Pakistan and Qatar, and set to be signed in a formal ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland on Friday, June 19, 2026. Both sides signed the […]