•Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki Kenyan President William Ruto today nominated his interior minister as deputy to replace Rigathi Gachagua who was sacked in a historic impeachment. Kithuri Kindiki, a 52-year-old academic turned political heavyweight, was among front-runners for the post floated by Kenyan media after the Senate voted...
The Kenyan Senate voted yesterday to oust Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in a historic impeachment vote. The upper house has so far voted to impeach the 59-year-old on five charges out of a total of 11 against him, after two days of hearings, reports AFP. The Senate only had to find him guilty of one […]
•Embattled Vice President Rigathi Gachagua Kenya’s upper house of parliament is set to vote today on whether to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office in an unprecedented political saga that has gripped the nation. The Senate will give its verdict at the end of the second day of an impeachment trial against the embattled [&hellip...
•Deputy President of Kenya, Rigathi Gachagua Kenya’s Senate today began debating the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua after the embattled politician lost yet another court bid to stop the process. In a historic move last week, the lower house of parliament, the National Assembly, voted overwhelmingly to impeach Gachagua on 11 c...
•South African President Cyril Ramaphosa South Africa’s prosecuting authority said yesterday it will not pursue a complaint against President Cyril Ramaphosa of money laundering and corruption related to the 2020 theft of US dollars from his farmhouse. A former spy boss had laid a criminal complaint against Ramaphosa following the break-in at ...
•President Paul Biya Cameroon government has banned the media from discussing the health of President Paul Biya, Africa’s second-longest-ruling leader, amid rumours the 91-year-old is gravely ill, according to a document obtained by our correspondent. Biya, the world’s oldest leader, has not made a public appearance since early September, fuel...
•Deputy President of Kenya, Rigathi Gachagua A bid by Kenyan lawmakers to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua moved swiftly to the Senate today after he was impeached by the lower house of parliament in an unprecedented political drama that has gripped the nation. The National Assembly voted overwhelmingly last night night to impeach Gac...
•Paul Biya Rumours about Cameroonian President Paul Biya’s health are raising questions about the nation’s political future as public anxiety grows over his extended absence. The 91-year-old leader has not been seen since attending the China-Africa Summit in early September, with reports suggesting he may be recovering in Switzerland or receiv...
•Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua Kenya’s parliament was set to vote today on impeaching Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in a political drama that has exposed a rift in the governing party. Lawmakers have accused the 59-year-old deputy to President William Ruto of corruption, undermining the government and practising ethnically divis...

