“What emerges is not a portrait of a reformer but of a leader playing prosecutor without the constitutional tools, preempting institutions while ignoring the stench within his own backyard.“ President William Ruto’s thunder against parliamentary bribery collapses on contact with the law: a president does not arrest—institutions do. On Monday, August 18, 2025, Ruto alleged …

Ruto’s Bribery Circus: A President Playing Prosecutor in a System That Denies Him That PowerRead More

“Gachagua’s return flight to Kenya is more than a scheduled arrival—it is a political event with all the markings of a potential turning point. Whether it signals the beginning of a revolution or the final nail in his political coffin remains to be seen, but one thing is certain—Kenya will never be the same again.“ …

Flight of Anxiety: Will Rigathi’s Return to Kenya Ignite the Fall of Ruto?Read More

The Fire Ruto Cannot Contain: When the President Points Fingers with Dirty Hands In a nation already simmering with discontent, President William Ruto has thrown gasoline into the fire. During a public address, the Head of State accused members of Parliament of accepting bribes to pass the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Bill—an accusation so …

Ruto’s Fake Crusade: Fighting Corruption with One Hand, Feeding It with the Other. Parliament reacts furiously.Read More

By Arch. Dr. D.K. Gitau |The Diaspora Times Editor. President William Ruto walks into the 88th United Nations General Assembly as one of the most polarizing African leaders of his time. At home, he is battered by protests, accused of corruption, and condemned for a brutal crackdown that has left Kenyans dead or disappeared. Abroad, …

The Hypocrisy of Power: Why the World Will Still Roll the Red Carpet for Ruto at the UNGA.Read More

“Ruto promised to include more beneficiaries—without increasing the budget. The result? A ballooned list of dependents with no money to support them.” Report by Serah Kiraitu | Diaspora Times Correspondent-Kisumu Over 1.76 million Kenyans—elderly citizens, orphans, vulnerable children, and persons with severe disabilities—are staring at an uncertain and potentially devastating future after the National Assembly’s …

Everything Ruto Touches Turns to Ash: The Inua Jamii Confusion and the Collapse of Compassion.Read More

PRESS RELEASE — FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION Author won the Sankofa Book Awards Kenya 2025 with the novel The Inmate: The Beginning and the End of an Injustice and leads the list of 97 young African literary talents. Nairobi, Kenya — August 15, 2025, 12:00 PM (local time) — Angolan writer Nituecheni Africano has achieved a historic milestone by being ranked …

Angolan Writer Nituecheni Africano Among the Top 5 Most Promising Writers in AfricaRead More

By Job Kirwa-Cherangani-own opinion It is time we stop being fooled by televised confessions and staged crackdowns. Kenya does not need a president who plays both arsonist and firefighter. President Ruto’s sudden moral outrage over bribery in Parliament would be laughable if it weren’t so dangerously hypocritical. He now wants the country to believe that …

Ruto’s Bribery Gospel: When the Preacher Turns on His Choir.Read More

By Selugame Daffo| Restore Democracy Group, Kenya. “Africa’s Activists Are Not Criminals – Stop the Abductions. Restore Democracy Now.” The tragic death of Marinos Alexandros, a young woman and supporter of Uganda’s National Unity Platform (NUP), is yet another painful reminder of the brutality opposition activists continue to face under authoritarian regimes in Africa. According …

When Justice Becomes a Crime: The Death of Marinos Alexandros Under Museveni’s Watch.Read More

Editorial | The Diaspora Times “No Jobs. No Medicine. But Grammys? Ruto’s Priorities Are Playing on the Wrong Frequency.” Kenya don’t need global partnerships to be recognized. It needs a government that recognizes its people. In a move that defies the priorities of a suffering nation, President William Ruto has announced that one of the …

Grammy Dreams, Empty Stomachs: Ruto’s Delusional Dance While Kenya BleedsRead More

“Entrusting unqualified individuals with the responsibility of shaping our nation’s laws has proven perilous, as the legislative process has increasingly become a conduit for corruption and a mechanism to advance the interests of the President or legislators themselves, rather than the public good.“ By Arch. Dr. D.K. Gitau In Kenya’s Parliament, laws are passed—sometimes hastily, …

Reclaiming the Constitution of Kenya: Why Kenya Should Remove Lawmaking from Politicians and Return It to the Learned.Read More