William Ruto

Kenyan president appoints opposition ministers to his Cabinet amid political unrest
[ad_1] NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president on Wednesday incorporated the opposition in his new Cabinet, appointing four ministers from the main opposition party in a bid to form a...
Pro- and anti-government protesters clash in Kenya as police hurl tear-gas cannisters
[ad_1] NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Anti-government protesters in Kenya’s capital clashed with a pro-government group on Tuesday, leading to the burning of a motorcycle that belonged to people who were...
Crackdown on Uganda’s opposition ahead of protests
[ad_1] Bobi Wine has accused the security forces of being "cowards" [Bobi Wine/X]Uganda's main opposition leader Bobi Wine says security forces in the capital Kampala have besieged the headquarters of...
Kenya president pledges ‘broad-based’ cabinet amid crisis
[ad_1] Kenya's embattled president has announced a plan to form a new "broad-based government" following weeks of deadly anti-government protests sparked by an unpopular tax bill.However, six of the 11...
Video shows Tanzanian politicians at a funeral, not Kenyan MPs hiding after deadly protests
[ad_1] A screenshot of the false Nigerian X post, taken on July 16, 2024“Kenyan parliamentarians, after running for their lives ended up eating in the bush,” reads part of the...
‘We are the Church’: Kenyan tax protesters take on Christian leaders
[ad_1] In Kenya, the youth protests against planned tax increases have served as a wake-up call for the Church.They’ve shaken up a powerful institution, in a country where more than...
Kenya’s police chief resigns after deadly anti-tax protests
[ad_1] Kenya's police chief Japhet Koome has resigned, following weeks of violent protests against proposed tax hikes in which more than 40 people died.Human rights groups have accused police of...
Kenyan president fires ministers after anti-tax protests
[ad_1] Kenyan President William Ruto has dismissed with "immediate effect" all his ministers and the attorney-general, following the recent deadly protests that led to the withdrawal of an unpopular tax...