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  President William Ruto has faced sharp public and online backlash over remarks made during the August 12, 2026, launch of a national conversation on Kenya’s future beyond Vision 2030. At the event at the KICC in Nairobi, Ruto contrasted Vision 2030, developed under the pre-2010 constitutional order, with the current process under the 2010 Constitution.  Clips circulating widely online captured him saying something to the effect of: it is important to engage the exercise “in the context of a new constitution that does not request us to consult the people… No, it is mandatory to consult the people. Background of the remarks Supporters and some clarifications, including from accounts reviewing fuller context, argue Ruto was referring to the 2010 Constitution itself as the “new” framework that makes public participation mandatory (unlike the older order under which Vision 2030 was crafted, where consultation was more discretionary).  He has repeatedly emphasized...

Kenya has launched a national conversation to shape a new long-term development framework beyond Vision 2030, aimed at guiding the country toward becoming a high-income, “first-world”  President William Ruto opened the process at Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi.  It is hosted by the Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat and framed as a citizen-driven exercise rather than a top-down government plan. Officials emphasized that the government will facilitate, but Kenyans will define the content and direction of what is intended to become a National Development Charter, oftenly referred to in connection with a Vision 2060 horizon.  The charter is meant to outlast individual administrations, political parties, election cycles and to be constitutionally anchored. Background of Vision 2060 Vision 2030, launched in 2008 under President Mwai Kibaki, aimed to transform Kenya into a newly industrialized, middle-income country providing a high quality...

 Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua who is the Leader of Democracy for the Citizens Party has publicly demanded a public inquest into several high-profile deaths during President William Ruto’s administration, raising specific questions he says remain unanswered. On Tuesday, August 11, 2026, during a national statement assessing the Kenya Kwanza government’s four years in office (delivered at DCP headquarters in Nairobi), Gachagua focused on the deaths of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga (October 2025 in India), former Chief of Defence Forces General Francis Ogolla (helicopter crash in 2024), and Emurua Dikirr MP Johana Ng’eno (helicopter crash).  He framed these as part of a broader pattern of unresolved high-profile cases and urged the Director of Public Prosecutions to use constitutional powers to establish a public inquest. Key questions Gachagua raised on Raila Odinga’s death He questioned medical care in the final hours, travel arrangements, lack of a...

  Kenya Met and WMO are warning of a moderate-to-strong El Niño likely to hit from the months of October 2026 and possibly persist to January 2027. 1. Timeline & Forecast August: Dry and hot. 80-82% chance El Niño conditions develop, but most of Kenya will see below average rainfall especially in Highlands West of Rift Valley, Lake Victoria Basin, Rift Valley, Northwestern Kenya October-November-December:  Above average rainfall is expected. 90-96% chance El Niño persists to the end of 2026. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki says rains could possibly continue until January 2027. Strength: Kenya Met says 81% chance it will be "very strong" with index possibly above 2.6. WMO warns if a positive Indian Ocean Dipole also develops, rainfall will be even more enhanced. 2. Main Risks Flooding and Infrastructure damage - Enhanced rainfall >50mm in 24hrs, some stations up to 180mm - High risk of flash floods, landslides, mudslides especially in mountainous areas - Da...

Kenya is one of Africa’s most biodiverse countries, but that diversity is under serious pressure. The trend line is clear: wildlife numbers, species survival odds and habitat quality have been dropping for decades. The boundary for biodiversity loss has already been transgressed in parts of Kenya, leaving many ecosystems at heightened risk of collapse. The scale of wildlife decline Wildlife: Kenya lost more than 50% of its wildlife biomass since 1970. Wild herd numbers in rangelands fell by 68% between 1977-2016. In the Masai Mara, most species declined by 50-80% since the 1970s, including a 90% drop in resident wildebeest. Species at risk: 463 plant and animal species in Kenya are threatened with extinction per the 2017 IUCN list - including 30 mammals, 43 birds, 73 fish and 234 plants. Of Kenya’s 7,000 plant species, 356 are threatened or near threatened, with 24 critically endangered. Survival probability: The IUCN Red List Index shows a downward trend for birds, mammals...

President William Ruto stared at an alarming crisis in 2024, after angry protestors stormed various streets across the country over punitive tax policies. Angry youths, breached security details and stormed Parliament buildings, forcing legislators to flee using alternative exit points. Some of the protestors lost their lives, while others sustained serious gun wounds as armed police fired aimlessly.  What started as a routine protest, culminated into a treasonous attempt to dethrone Ruto. Gen-Zs revolt almost crushed the entire Kenya Kwanza administration. This forced Ruto to send the entire Cabinet packing with the exception of the Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi. In attempt to sanitize his regime, Ruto reached out to his erstwhile political nemesis - the late Raila Odinga. In a strange twist of fate, the two political juggernauts shook hands and buried their differences. Later on, President Ruto formed a new Cabinet with the inclusion of four Cabinet Secreta...