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Kenyan President William Ruto says he is ready to meet opposition leader Raila Odinga amid the recent cost-of-living protests, local media reported. Dozens of people have died in the demonstrations. Mr Odinga has been leading them to push the government to lower taxes and ease other price hikes. “My friend …

Kenyan President William Ruto says his visible weight loss is his deliberate effort to keep fit amid concerns by some Kenyans on social media over his health, local media reported. Speaking during a televised media interview on Sunday, President Ruto explained he had added some weight during the campaign period …

Raila Ondinga announced on Sunday, April 2, 2023 the suspension of the major opposition demonstration scheduled for Monday, April 3, 2023 in Kenya. The decision was justified by the call for dialogue launched by William Ruto, the Kenyan president. This comes after two weeks of crisis in which three people …

Religious leaders in Kenya have urged rival politicians to pursue peace following a day of violence that ended with a church and buildings attached to a mosque being attacked in Nairobi, local media reported. On Monday protests called by opposition leader Raila Odinga led to clashes with police. A farm …

President William Ruto declared that he will not condone “impunity in the country” after violent protests rocked the capital, Nairobi and the western city of Kisumu, the BBC reported. The demonstrations were organized by opposition politician Raila Odinga who blames the government’s policies for exacerbating the rising cost of living. …

Kenyan police tear gassed the leader of the opposition on Monday and arrested senior lawmakers in his parliamentary faction, as protesters took to the streets to march against President William Ruto and the high cost of living, Reuters reported. The convoy of Raila Odinga, who was defeated by Ruto last …

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has called on his supporters to resist the government of President William Ruto, saying its disputed election last August had robbed it of legitimacy. Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza coalition eked out a narrow victory over Odinga in the election, whose result announcement was accompanied by chaotic …

Kenyan President William Ruto has announced reform of the country’s police, with the aim of ending extrajudicial executions. President Ruto orders a police watchdog to draw up plans for reforms with civilian oversight. This comes just days after he disbanded a police unit alleged to be behind murders and disappearances …

Kenya’s new 22-member cabinet is set to sworn in on Thursday, a day after they were approved by parliament. President William Ruto has retained one minister from his predecessor’s cabinet as a adviser on national security and introduced the position of a prime cabinet secretary. Former head of the central …

Kenya intends to press on with the building of a natural gas pipeline from Tanzania’s main city Dar es Salaam, to its coastal city of Mombasa and later to the capital Nairobi, in a bid to lower energy tariffs, Kenya’s President William Ruto has said. Local reports put the costs …