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Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro’s growing profile as an anti-tax, anti-borrowing voice and his new opposition platform are challenging Rigathi Gachagua’s effort to keep Mt Kenya politically aligned ahead of the 2027 election.
Kenya has unveiled a detailed carbon market rule book that limits how many emission credits can be sold abroad, aiming to protect its climate targets while making project approvals more predictable.
31 Aug, 2026 · 41 min read · 1,902 views
Icelandic voters have turned down a proposal to reopen accession negotiations with the European Union, ending a closely watched referendum that had revived a debate dormant since talks were suspended more than a decade ago.
31 Aug, 2026 · 25 min read · 1,901 views
Kenya’s new police uniform rollout has triggered fresh scrutiny after reporting found the main supplier’s office could not be traced and its registered address overlapped with businesses linked to President William Ruto’s family. Officials...
31 Aug, 2026 · 37 min read · 2,379 views
John Healey’s hard line on defence spending once sounded like the mark of a politician willing to walk away for principle. But the UK government’s current position on defence funding shows that the debate has moved on: 3% of GDP is now pres...
30 Aug, 2026 · 21 min read · 2,094 views
President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. government to call Lake Ontario “Lake America,” but the move is unlikely to settle the name beyond federal agencies and has already triggered pushback from Canada.
28 Aug, 2026 · 29 min read · 1,881 views
Ottawa city council has taken an initial step toward renaming Trump Avenue, a residential street in the Central Park neighborhood, after residents and council members revived a debate sharpened by escalating trade tensions and President Don...
28 Aug, 2026 · 30 min read · 1,883 views
President William Ruto’s call for a new long-term development plan beyond Vision 2030 has opened a fresh political and economic debate in Kenya, with supporters casting it as a generational reset and critics warning that the country’s recor...
28 Aug, 2026 · 38 min read · 1,890 views
The US Senate has moved to prolong the African Growth and Opportunity Act, a trade framework that has helped keep African exports, including Kenyan garments, competitive in the American market. The extension would preserve duty-free access...
28 Aug, 2026 · 24 min read · 1,880 views
From Nebraska farm towns to New Mexico desert communities, resistance to huge AI data centers is becoming a broad political and environmental issue, with opponents warning of water use, electricity costs and the loss of rural land.
28 Aug, 2026 · 31 min read · 1,879 views