With the new year around the corner, there are seven things which are almost certain to happen in Kenya come 2026.

A fresh row between Kenya’s lawmakers and governors has deepened tensions over who should control KSh10bn ($77m) earmarked for road repairs in their jurisdictions. Members of Parliament, whose major ...

As Kenya edges closer to the next election cycle, a paradox is becoming clear: political division—and the potential implosion of ODM—may not be threatening President William Ruto’s presidency. Instead ...

Principal Policy Analyst, Governance Department, The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) The reaction to mass mobilisation in June 2024 was violent. This was because the ...

Elections are fundamental to democracy but their financial implications are escalating. Between now and 2027, many African countries, including Nigeria, Kenya, and Congo, will hold elections. This is ...

Kenyans are wont to refer to Raila Odinga, the long-reigning 80-year-old opposition leader who died on Wednesday, as the “Enigma of Kenyan politics,” a reference to the title of a 2006 biography of ...