John Mburu

Ruto Once Courted Kenya’s Youth. Now He’s Trying to Silence Them Instead of listening to protesters’ grievances, Ruto’s government is repressing them. That’s a bad sign for the health of Kenya’s democracy.

The Ruto administration has tried to frame Kenya’s protest movement as acts of terrorism and even an uprising.

But as @nanjala.bsky.social writes, the real crisis is Ruto’s own intolerance for dissent and inability to engage with Kenyan citizens except by fiat.

Baffling

Deadly anti-gov't protests have gripped Kenya for over a year, but a key event from more than 30 years ago is fueling the movement. Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports from Nairobi.

Indeed.

Interesting voting pattern on a draft resolution by the African Group seeking to establish an intergovernmental ad hoc committee at the UN for the "purpose of elaborating a comprehensive convention on international tax cooperation."

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