Kenya deploys hundreds of troops to regional force in eastern DRC
Ruto is sending more than 900 military personnel to tackle armed groups in eastern DRC.

Kenyan President William Ruto says his country is sending more than 900 military personnel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to join a new regional force tasked with trying to calm deadly tensions fuelled by armed groups. Ruto on Wednesday called the mission “necessary and urgent” for regional security and said he and […]

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Kenya election challenge: Chief justice rejects Odinga’s challenge

The Supreme Court unanimously upheld the outcome of last month’s presidential election. Chief Justice Martha Koome dismissed all claims by Raila Odinga and other petitioners and said they failed to prove their claims. In a strongly worded judgement, the court rejected the evidence and arguments by the petitioners, which it described at one point as […]

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