Hard truths.
The President noted that Africa has more than 1.5 billion people and is increasingly linked through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), giving countries on the continent a wider market for goods p...
The President said the arrangement was shaped by circumstances that existed when the United Nations was established in 1945 but has not kept pace with changes in the world.
The President insisted that Africa must remain active in global climate negotiations and demand implementation of commitments made by developed countries.
Ruto is scheduled to speak during the general debate of the 81st session of the annual assembly in the afternoon in New York, which will be Wednesday evening in Kenya.
The President also called for stronger cooperation among countries, saying Africa should not be forced to choose between the East and the West as it pursues its development interests.
The President's remarks came against a backdrop of growing concern over the amount developing countries are spending to service debt. UNICEF, in its State of the World’s Children 2025 report, said 45 developing...
The call has particular relevance for Kenya, where former President Uhuru Kenyatta and his successor, President William Ruto, were both indicted by the ICC in 2012 over the 2007-08 post-election violence.
UDA Secretary General Hassan Omar Hassan accused Uhuru of failing to accept the outcome of the 2022 election, in which William Ruto was declared president.
The former president was speaking on Tuesday after formally handing over the leadership of the Jubilee Party to his deputy, Fred Matiang’i, ahead of the party’s National Delegates Convention.
Speaking on Radio Generation on Tuesday, Odhiambo Ramogi said he was “very uncomfortable” with the idea of greater government involvement in pensioners’ money, arguing that retirement savings should not be expo...
One of the proposals calls for United Nations member states to build on existing international initiatives and consider establishing a global institution dedicated to frontier AI governance.
According to a statement from Rubio’s spokesman Tommy Pigott on Tuesday, the secretary said Kenya’s critical minerals opportunities could position the country as “a key player in the sector” while creating oppo...