NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya's political word of the moment is “goonism,” frequently uttered by national leaders to convey ...

Kenya's political word of the moment is “goonism," used to describe gang-related political violence. Supporters of President ...

More than 100 gangs are operating nationwide as the growing use of political thugs raises fears of election violence.

Kenya's political landscape has long carried a familiar warning sign: when rhetoric turns hostile, violence is rarely far behind.From past elections shaped by ethnic mobilisation and organised gangs, ...

Questions have emerged over ODM leader Oburu Oginga's absence from several key public events, with an ODM official now ...

Kenya’s former Prime Minister and veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80. Widely regarded as one of the country’s most influential political figures, Odinga shaped Kenya’s ...

Ahead of the 2027 polls, Kenya is seeing a sharp rise in political goonism, with organised groups of youths intimidating and attacking opponents, blocking roads and disrupting rallies. This trend, ...

For the first time in the region’s history, Mount Kenya, with more than six million voters, will not go into one voting basket with the people united behind a single presidential candidate when Kenya ...

President Mwai Kibaki, from the PNU party, and prime minister Raila Odinga, of the ODM party, are known antagonists. However, their positions within Kenya’s grand political coalition was the solution ...

In Kenya, the rise of 'goonism' highlights escalating political violence as President Ruto faces criticism from both ...

Kenyan political tensions escalate as accusations of 'goonism' surface ahead of the 2027 elections, with rising violence and ...