African leaders who gather this week in Addis Ababa, Ethipia will make one of their most important decisions since founding the African Union (AU) 23 years ago as the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). Friday’s election of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission would differ from past elections which had been routine. Africans who are meant …

At first, he appeared to be the most unlikely candidate for the task. After his fifth attempt at running for Kenya’s presidency, surely Raila Odinga is finished, done. The only thing left perhaps was how to update his memoirs. But who needs nuggets from a loser who couldn’t put them to use himself? These were the thoughts that weighed on …

One of the ironies of politics is how easily fiction becomes reality, and reality, precedent. Before our eyes, the president-elect of Kenya, William Ruto, who has played all sides of Kenya’s politics for at least three decades, has just won an election by claiming to be an outsider. Ruto’s electoral epic of “hustler vs. dynasty” appears to have wiped off …

Kenyans have elected Deputy President William Ruto as the substantive President who will take over from incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta. Kenyatta has been in office since 9 April 2013. Chairperson of the country’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), Wafula Chebukati  said,  amid dramatic scenes, that Ruto of the United Democratic Alliance had 50.4 percent of the votes to beat …