IN SHORT: As Kenya readies for elections in 2027, a graphic quoting Kenyan deputy president Kithure Kindiki as threatening to expose president William Ruto's alleged involvement in 2007 and 2008 ...

Eldoret leaders have drawn a red line against hate speech and inflammatory politics ahead of the 2027 General Election. They ...

Kenya must not take peace for granted as it prepares for the 2027 General Election, Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission chairman Erastus Ethekon has warned. Recalling how a country once ...

Kenya is facing a growing problem of violence perpetrated by gangs, groups of youths and ...

How do you keep elections peaceful when political actors know that violence can be an effective political strategy?

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The 16 July Ol Kalou by-election was called following the death of the MP for the constituency. The main candidates represent President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and the ...

A new peacebuilding initiative targeting 11 Kenyan counties will use community-based early warning systems and digital monitoring to help contain conflict, misinformation and other risks that could ...

Kenya went into its general election in August 2022 with one of the continent’s most developed networks for countering false information. After the disputed 2007 vote – when rumours helped drive ...