Nairobi's senator unveiled his 2027 vehicle on Oct. 4 with former ODM figures at his side, only days before Kenya marks a year without Raila Odinga. Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna now leads a party of his own, and several leaders who once carried ODM's flag stood beside him when he unveiled it.
The Sept. 20 meeting with the diaspora comes a few weeks after his controversial statement banning immigrant hawkers from owning shops in Kenya, a move some in the diaspora view as endangering their lives.
Days after President Ruto ordered foreign hawkers to close shop, Burundian traders were attacked. The government has now apologized, opened a registration window, and pushed enforcement back 90 days.
Profiting from political violence. A rate card born in 1992 has resurfaced, leaving a trail of death and destroyed property, and it still prices bloodshed in Kenya today, though no financier has ever answered for it in court.
Regulators cleared the tomato farms blamed for 16 elephant deaths, and a new state audit shows why Kenya's pesticide oversight cannot yet answer the question that matters.
Investigators say forensic analysis of CCTV footage points to a deliberate act of arson. As families mourn, Kenya is once again forced to confront uncomfortable questions about school safety, student welfare and a troubling history of dormitory fires.
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