Uhuru Kenyatta
22 Feb
The leader of the African Union (AU) Election Observer Mission and former President, of the Republic of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta has called on Nigerians to remain faithful to the democratic principle by ensuring that the Saturday Presidential election is free, fair and credible.
4 Feb
East African leaders were heading to Burundi on Saturday for a regional summit called to discuss the raging conflict in eastern DR Congo
19 Nov 2022
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has joined calls for advancing M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo to cease fire and withdraw from captured territory, Kenya's former leader Uhuru Kenyatta said.
17 Oct 2022
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the 3rd Ministerial Performance Review Retreat at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The purpose is to review the progress of the administration has made since the second edition in October 2021. The forum is also for self-assessment, evaluation of progress made, and measurement of the impact of work done,…
9 Sep 2022
Queen Elizabeth II was "a towering icon of selfless service" who occupied a special place in Kenyan hearts, the country's outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta said Friday, announcing three days of national mourning following her death aged 96. "Rarely has one person so epitomised the very best of humanity and leadership through selfless public service," Kenyatta…
5 Aug 2022
Puppet or strategist, dilettante or power-hungry heir? After nearly 10 years in power and a mixed legacy, Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta remains an enigma to many Kenyans, even to those who twice elected him president.
1 May 2022
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta announced Sunday a 12-percent hike in the minimum wage as the country confronts a surge in the cost of living.
8 Mar 2022
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday ordered a crackdown on motorcycle taxis after a group of riders attacked a female motorist in an incident that has shocked the nation. The young woman was assaulted by the taxi riders -- commonly known as boda-boda -- apparently after a traffic accident last week in the capital Nairobi,…
14 Oct 2021
US President Joe Biden is slated to meet Thursday with his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta, the first African leader invited to the White House under the current administration.
4 Oct 2021
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Monday that an investigation exposing global leaders' use of tax havens will "enhance financial transparency" but declined to comment on allegations that his family owned 11 offshore companies worth millions of dollars. Based on leaks of some 11.9 million financial documents analysed by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ),…
3 Sep 2021
The Kenyan government said on Friday it will go to the country's top court to challenge a ruling that halted President Uhuru Kenyatta's bid to change the constitution, a source of growing controversy ahead of next year's polls.
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