By David Odhiambo, UK CorrespondentThe Diaspora Times In the heart of Africa’s Great Lakes region, history has an uncanny habit of repeating itself; only the actors change. The rise of President William Ruto in Kenya is increasingly drawing comparisons to one of the continent’s most flamboyant and feared despots, Mobutu Sese Seko of the former …

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By David Odhiambo, Diaspora Times UK Correspondent During his official visit to Nairobi State House on July 30, 2025, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni delivered an icy diplomatic message. While warmly greeting Kenyan President William Ruto with a firm handshake, he sharply declined to shake hands with Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, and …

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By Dr. Mary Kabithe | The Diaspora Times Spiritual Corner | July 2025 There are moments in a nation’s life when a prayer is no longer just a spiritual utterance but a direct confrontation with power, privilege, and the rot beneath public ceremony. Bishop David Oginde’s recent invocation at State House Nairobi was such a …

When the Holy Spirit Confronts Power: Bishop Oginde’s State House Prayer and the Shadow of Ananias and SapphiraRead More

By Arch Dr. D.K. Gitau| The Diaspora Times Evening News “Speaking Kikuyu Isn’t Tribal—But When Gen Z Naivety Turns Revolutionaries into Parrots, It Plays Right Into the Hands of Those Dividing Mt. Kenya” In a packed Baltimore town hall, what was intended as a youthful reckoning with Kenya’s political establishment turned into an unfortunate display …

“Misguided and Misused: How One Gen Z Voice Played into Kenya Kwanza’s Divide-and-Conquer Game”Read More

By The Diaspora Times Literary Desk In that novel, a tyrannical ruler presides over a corrupt African state, intoxicated by power, obsessed with the West, and spiritually shielded by a mystical First Lady—named Rachel. That same year, in the nonfictional Kenya, a young William Ruto was embroiled in the Gong Forest land scandal. And now, …

From Fiction to Fate: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Ruto’s Kenya, and the Haunting Echoes of “Mũrogi wa Kagogo”Read More

David Odhiambo| The Diaspora Times UK Correspondent Nearly 40 Christian worshippers were brutally killed during a midnight prayer vigil at the Parish of Blessed Anuarite in Komanda, Ituri Province, in the Democratic Republic of Congo—one of the fiercest attacks in recent months. Armed members of the Islamic State-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) stormed the Catholic …

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By Arch. Dr. D.K. GitauThe Diaspora Times Recent criticisms leveled at former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for speaking in Kikuyu during some of his engagements with the Kenyan diaspora reflect a deeper malaise within our national discourse: the persistent confusion between cultural authenticity and tribalism. Let us be clear. At no point did Gachagua impose …

In Defense of Language and Identity: Why Gachagua’s Use of Kikuyu in Diaspora Forums Is Not Tribalism but EmpowermentRead More

The Diaspora Desk-Arch. Dr. D.K. Gitau Aberdeen, Maryland — In a development that could reshape Kenya’s political landscape ahead of the 2027 General Election, former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua met with former Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i during his ongoing tour of the United States. The closed-door meeting, held in Aberdeen, Maryland, was described …

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The Diaspora Times | Report Desk of Arch. Dr. D.K. Gitau Rigathi Gachagua, Kenya’s former Deputy President, is making waves across the United States in a high-profile political tour that marks a striking return to national prominence. Following his departure from office in late 2024, Gachagua has emerged as a reinvigorated statesman with a new …

“Gachagua’s Diaspora Tour: From Boston Police Escorts to Managu Diplomacy, Kenya’s Former DP Sparks Global Movement”Read More