Somalia Elections: Acknowledging Progress but also Aware of Pitfalls
By Mohamed Shire In the past weeks or months, Somali political discourse was dominated by the 2016 parliamentary elections and whether the country will be...
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Somali forces approach port town, ready to attack Islamic State
Hundreds of pro-government Somali forces began moving toward the port town of Qandala on Monday for an offensive against Islamic State fighters who seized it...
Somali student behind attack at Ohio State University that injured 11
A university student, reportedly of Somali descent, rammed his car Monday into a crowd of people at Ohio State University and attacked them with a...
Waiguru is enjoying President’s protection, claims Raila
President Uhuru Kenyatta has been accused of shielding former Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru in the National Youth Service (NYS) scandal. Cord leader Raila Odinga...
It’s time to hang up your boots, Uhuru now tells Cord leader
President Kenyatta on Monday asked Cord leader Raila Odinga to retire from politics and let young people run the country as he accused the former...
Ethiopia promises to support Somalia for peaceful polls
Addis Ababa – As the presidential election in Somalia approaches, the Ethiopian government has promised support assuring peaceful elections. Though much of the country is...
IEBC sneaked in 2 million votes to deny me victory, claims Raila
Cord leader Raila Odinga on Sunday claimed that two million votes were sneaked into the electoral agency’s server to deny him victory in the 2013...
War on terror being won by brain power not gun powder, say security bosses
After being beaten bloody by the Somali terror group — whose members sauntered through a mall shooting shoppers and slaughtered students at a university —...
Matiang’i directs varsities to focus on integrity and quality of exams
Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has ordered the Commission for University Education to investigate allegations that some politicians enrolled in universities without meeting admission requirements....
UN chief used Lt-Gen Ondieki as sacrificial lamb: report
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been accused of bowing to pressure from the United States to sack the Kenyan general who was heading the...
