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Reports that author Ngugi wa Thiongo has returned to Kenya after 22 years of exile. Attack on Ngugi and his family in a Nairobi apartment; Ngugi's works about politics in Kenya; Government's banning of his works from bookstores and schools; Progress in Kenya.

The article reports in the trend and the rise of cremation which is considered taboo by Africans but the Kenyan government urges its citizens to accept the practice amid the shortage of space at the public cemetery.

The article covers the April 2, 2015 terrorist attack in Garissa, Kenya in which members of the Shabab militant group shot and killed nearly 150 people at Garissa University College. It states that the massacre was motivated by the Kenyan government's intervention in Somalia as well as the alleged spread of Christianity. The article goes on to discuss criticism of the Kenyan government for its lack of response to the increasing influence of the Shabab organization

The article reports that Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has won the presidential election of Kenya and mentions election results being challenged by opposition leader Raila Odinga, death of 14 in election-related violence, and protesters' clash with the police.

The article reports the decision by the Kenyan electoral commission to go for a repeat of the presidential elections in Kenya with topics including withdrawal of opposition leader, Raila Odinga as the presidential candidate and details of political demonstrations across the country.

The article presents an overview of the strategies used by the government of Kenya to control the problems related to use of plastic bags and it's effects on the world.

The article presents the author's personal account of growing up in a tribal community in Kibera, Kenya. Topics include the violence witnessed by the author during the 2007 elections in Kenya, the social work done with the Kibera community to promote peace, and the legal cases held in the Kenyan courts for the cause.

The article offers East Africa news briefs as of September 7-13, 2017 on topics including the presidential elections in Kenya, and the conditions of a hydroelectric plant in Tanzania.

The author discusses several books related to politics in Kenya. He notes how the book "The African Colonial State in Comparative Perspective," by Crawford Young, portrays colonialism in Africa and how the books "Collapsed States: The Disintegration and Restoration of Legitimate Authority," edited by I. William Zartman and "Human Rights, the Rule of Law, and Development in Africa," by Paul Tiyambe Zeleza and Philip J. McConnaughay illustrate democratization in Africa following the end of the cold war. He discusses violence related to the disputed 2008 Kenyan presidential election and how it led to an alliance between Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

The article reports that violence has continued in Kenya over the results of its disputed presidential election of late December 2007. Over 300 persons have been killed from December 31, 2007 through January 2, 2008. Western diplomats have been pressuring President Mwai Kibaki, widely thought to have rigged his re-election, and opposition leader Raila Odinga to resolve their differences without success. Many Kenyans fear ethnic conflict could lead to chaos.

Discusses the state of Kenyan higher education in an era of political oppression and interference. The erosion of the high standards of the Kenyan educational system; Kenya's president and chancellor of the country's five public universities, Daniel T. arap Moi, and his control over the schools' administration; The illegality of academic meetings; Restraints on academic freedom; Unrest fueled by the lack of a faculty union and a controversial student loan plan.

The article looks at the preparation for the 2013 general election in Kenya, the first election since the 2007 disputed election that set off ethnic clashes killing more than 1,000 people nationwide. It is inferred that the preparations for the election are a vast improvement from the previous one, with the replacement of the manual voting systems and social media tools established to detect hate speech. The rivalry between Raila Odinga and Uhuru Kenyatta for the presidential post is explored.

The top opposition leader, Raila Odinga, left, who claims to have won the presidential vote in December, was sworn into office as prime minister, fulfilling a main step in a power-sharing deal aimed at ending the violent political crisis that followed the deeply flawed election. More than 1,000 people died in fighting between allies of Mr. Odinga and President Mwai Kibaki, who was declared the winner. They agreed in February to share power but then wrangled over how to allocate cabinet posts. On Thursday, 40 cabinet ministers took up their positions, 20 from each camp. Mr. Kibaki's party retained the finance and security ministries; Mr. Odinga's allies will head up agriculture and oversee local government. The entire government, including Mr. Odinga, swore an oath of loyalty to the president. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

President Mwai Kibaki announced a new -- and enormous -- national unity cabinet here on Sunday, ending weeks of anxious deadlock that had threatened to plunge Kenya back into violence. Allies of Mr. Kibaki, who was declared the winner of a deeply flawed election in December, retained the most powerful ministries, like finance and foreign affairs, but the leading opposition party managed to get some major posts, including local government and agriculture. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Kenyan government and opposition leaders helped finance and organize violence that left more than 1,000 dead after the country's disputed presidential election, a Human Rights Watch report said. The group, which said its report was based on 200 interviews with witnesses and officials across Kenya, called for the prosecution of those involved. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article discusses the political chaos that took place in the Kenyan parliament during the opening session of the parliament on January 15, 2008, to elect the speaker of the parliament. It informs that Kenneth Marende, a lawyer and member of the leading opposition party, the Orange Democratic Movement, won the speaker's post. It is reported that both, the ruling and the opposition parties were disagreed on the issue, whether the voting should be in secret or not.

The article reports that Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga and President Mwai Kibaki called for diplomacy after death toll rose to over 300 resulting from the December 27, 2007 presidential elections. Supporters of Odinga began rioting when Kibaki was declared the winner. Efforts to mediate negotiations between the men were seen from Ghanaian president John Kufuor, the U.S., Great Britain and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Odinga allegedly called for a mass demonstration on January 3, 2008 in Nairobi.

The author reports that optimists, heading into the last week of December 2007's elections in Kenya, saw a chance for a young democracy to take a large step forward and set a much-needed example for its neighbors. With signs of widespread vote-rigging and protester corpses piling up by the dozens, Kenya, instead, threatens to become Africa's latest tragedy.

The article reports that the marred presidential vote in Kenya and the violence that has spiraled from it are threatening an island of stability in the otherwise volatile horn of Africa and endangering U.S. counterterrorism efforts in the region. At least 250 people have been killed so far in fighting that broke out after election officials said in the last weekend of December 2007 that President Mwai Kibaki won last week of December 2007's election.

The article reports that the preliminary results have shown that the opposition is winning the elections in Kenya. According to the Kenyan election commission, politician and businessman Raila Odinga polled 57 percent of votes compared to 39 percent polled by incumbent president Mwai Kibaki. Experts think that the vote is more anti Kibaki than pro-opposition.

The article discusses issues concerning the national democratic elections in Kenya. It was noted that some cabinet members of the country's incumbent president Mwai Kibaki have been accused of corruption. Kibaki's critics stated that at 76, he is tool old and out of touch with the population. His rival Raila Oringa distanced himself from the president in 2005, when Kibaki proposed a new constitution that would have allocated more power to the head of state.

The article reports on the work of John Githongo, the former anticorruption czar of the Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, which focuses on the deviousness of politicians even in governments that pledge to put an end to corruption.

Assesses politics in Kenya. Election of Senator Barack Obama of Kenya; Assessment of the Obamas; Struggle of Kenya against poverty and corruption.

Comments on the economic and political condition in Kenya under the administration of President Mwai Kibaki. Events which shows that pervasive corruption still threatens the country's future; Involvement of the country in terrorism; Reference to previous decision of governments and organizations to suspend aid to the country pending economic reforms.

Muslim leaders have asked Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki to kick the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) out of Kenya. They say that Kenya can conduct its own investigations, and doesn't need the help of the FBI, which is monitoring the country as a potential site of terrorist activity. The group of 58 leaders, writing in a memorandum to Kibaki, also wants him to withdraw the Suppression of Terrorism Bill. That bill, they say, could turn Kenya into a police state. The memo also claims that the government is discriminating against Muslims as part of the so-called international war on terror, led by U.S. President George W. Bush.

Reports on the peace deal achieved by Somali warlords and clan leaders in Nairobi, Kenya. Establishment of first national government since 1991; Creation of 75-member parliament; Development of a coalition government.

Reports on the proposals by the Catholic bishops in Kenya for the government to investigate cases of torture of political dissidents during the 1980s and the 1990s. Formation of a truth commission to investigate the alleged abuses; Stories of how government opponents and ordinary citizens were beaten, starved and forced to eat their own feces; Laws on torture claims.

Reports on the significance of the rap song 'Who Can Bwogo Me' to political reform efforts in Kenya under the administration of President Mwai Kibaki.