Wanderi wa Kamau

Journalist/Lover of the written word

[TheStarKenya @TheStarKenya]

The decision by retired President Uhuru Kenyatta to resign as chairperson of the Azimio la Umoja Council has raised questions about whether he has finally retired from active politics.
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[TheStarKenya @TheStarKenya]

Jubilee Deputy Party Leader Jeremiah Kioni has admitted that he was disappointed after missing out on the party’s top leadership position, saying his ambition had upset some people within the party.
https://t.co/W0vXZ5nAWc

[Allen Dreyfus @allendreyfus_]

Uganda is accelerating plans to become East Africa’s refining hub as recurring disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz expose the region’s heavy dependence on imported fuel - Wanderi Kamau

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[Allen Dreyfus @allendreyfus_]

Two years after Kenya’s Gen Z uprising erupted over a controversial Finance Bill, the movement continues to shape the country’s politics while imposing a growing economic toll - Wanderi Kamau

https://t.co/7b4YSTf0Ng

[Allen Dreyfus @allendreyfus_]

President William Ruto is facing renewed scrutiny after Kenya awarded the contract to modernise the country’s main international airport to a consortium linked to a politically connected businessman - Wanderi Kamau

https://t.co/smWeepwQRX

[Wanderi wa Kamau @Wanderi88]

@WilliamsRuto It seems the Moi-Ruto deal faltered. The plan was to neutralise The Standard. Gideon was to be Musalia's Deputy ...but the King's calculations did not succeed. Could that be the reason why the Occupier of the House on the Hill is fuming with *elephantine hubris*?

[Wanderi wa Kamau @Wanderi88]

@HusseinMohamedg Why write all the words in a sentence (headline) with caps?

[Allen Dreyfus @allendreyfus_]

The Democratic Republic of Congo has launched a new diamond-processing venture aimed at keeping more value from its vast mineral wealth at home, in a move that could reshape its role in the global diamond supply chain - Eric Kasongo

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[Allen Dreyfus @allendreyfus_]

Kenya’s President William Ruto has reinstated fuel subsidies after months of opposing them, following nationwide outrage over soaring pump prices - Wanderi Kamau

Read more: https://t.co/9ONA1E6qSu

#Kenya #FuelSubsidies #Ruto #FuelPrices #Mombasa #EastAfrica #Transport #Energy

[Allen Dreyfus @allendreyfus_]

France is aggressively repositioning itself in Africa, turning to Anglophone countries after its influence sharply deteriorated across parts of Francophone West Africa - Wanderi Kamau

Read more: https://t.co/Qn9YyxOet2

#France #Africa #Kenya #Macron #Investment

[Wanderi wa Kamau @Wanderi88]

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

[Wanderi wa Kamau @Wanderi88]

Kenya’s Foreign Minister @MusaliaMudavadi and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, held talks, halting any further enlisting of Kenyans into the Russian army to fight Ukrainians. Several Kenyans have died on the frontline. Read my latest report for @allendreyfus_

[Allen Dreyfus @allendreyfus_]

Kenya and Russia have agreed to stop further enlistment of Kenyan nationals into the Russian army, following reports of deaths in the Ukraine war -Wanderi Kamau

Read more: https://t.co/EnRMgyhamF

#Kenya #Russia #UkraineWar #MusaliaMudavadi #SergeiLavrov #ForeignPolicy #ADNews

[Allen Dreyfus @allendreyfus_]

East African leaders have elected Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni as chairperson of the East African Community (EAC), alongside sweeping reforms aimed at fixing the bloc’s chronic funding problems - Wanderi Kamau

Read more: https://t.co/HCdY3wyjsr

#EAC #Uganda #ADNews

[Wanderi wa Kamau @Wanderi88]

As the Middle East crisis worsens, the East African region is directly affected by the ongoing war - economically. The region relies on the Middle East for its oil imports in exchange for labour. What lies ahead if the crisis escalates? Read my latest report for @allendreyfus_

[Allen Dreyfus @allendreyfus_]

Escalating conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran is raising economic concerns across East Africa, where governments fear disruption to oil supplies and labour migration to the Gulf - Wanderi Kamau

Read more: https://t.co/DEFtpLAHkB

#OilPrices #RedSea #ADNews

[Allen Dreyfus @allendreyfus_]

The attempted removal of Orange Democratic Movement Secretary-General Edwin Sifuna has thrust him to the centre of Kenya’s opposition politics after the death of veteran leader Raila Odinga - Wanderi Kamau

Read more https://t.co/f4ONV2a3kL

#EdwinSifuna #KenyaPolitics #ADNews

[Wanderi wa Kamau @Wanderi88]

Kenya’s largest opposition political party @TheODMparty-is burning. The attempted removal of its embattled SG @edwinsifuna has widened its cracks and intensified the political fire already going on. Read more about these intrigues in my latest report for @allendreyfus_

[Allen Dreyfus @allendreyfus_]

Kenya’s opposition Orange Democratic Movement has plunged into fresh turmoil after the dramatic removal of Secretary-General Edwin Sifuna, deepening rifts over ties with President William Ruto - Wanderi Kamau

Read more: https://t.co/y2vLPskyoO

#Kenya #ODM #KenyanPolitics

[Wanderi wa Kamau @Wanderi88]

The ongoing infighting within @TheODMparty has split family of the late @RailaOdinga into two camps - all aligned with two factions fighting in the party. Is this the end of @TheODMparty? What lies ahead for the Raila family? Read more in my latest report for @allendreyfus_

[Allen Dreyfus @allendreyfus_]

Political infighting inside Kenya’s Orange Democratic Movement has split the family of its late founder Raila Odinga into rival camps backing opposing paths for the opposition party - Wanderi Kamau

Read more: https://t.co/gQM7Oape9I

#Kenya #Politics #Opposition #Governance

[Wanderi wa Kamau @Wanderi88]

Uganda's @KagutaMuseveni won the January 15 elections in same controversial circumstances under which Tanzania's @SuluhuSamia won on October 29, 2025. Is East Africa's democracy regressing? What lies for Kenya in 2027? Read my latest piece in @allendreyfus_

[Allen Dreyfus @allendreyfus_]

Ugandan President-elect Yoweri Museveni’s disputed election victory has triggered fresh concern over democratic backsliding across East Africa - Wanderi Kamau

Read more: https://t.co/DrWo00tBit

#Uganda #Elections #Democracy #Governance #EastAfrica #PoliticalStability

[Wanderi wa Kamau @Wanderi88]

Uganda heads to a high-stakes general election today, Thursday, January 15, 2026.
With a firm grip of state machinery, will Yoweri Museveni accept the electoral verdict should he be beaten by the opposition? Read my piece in @allendreyfus_ .

[Allen Dreyfus @allendreyfus_]

Ugandans vote Thursday in a high-stakes election that will test President Yoweri Museveni’s grip on power and his willingness to accept an unfavourable outcome - Wanderi Kamau

Read more:https://t.co/P4fl8BE1TI

#Uganda #Elections #Politics #Governance #Democracy #AfricaPolitics

[Wanderi wa Kamau @Wanderi88]

Kenya’s @TheODMparty is at crossroads. Since the death of its founder @RailaOdinga on October 15, 2025, it has been rocked by intense factional wars involving President @WilliamsRuto and former president Uhuru Kenyatta. Questions arise: Will it overcome these divisions?

[Allen Dreyfus @allendreyfus_]

Kenya’s opposition politics have been thrown into fresh turmoil as a bitter succession struggle inside the Orange Democratic Movement pulls in President William Ruto and his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta. - Wanderi Kamau

Read more:https://t.co/4wUboROOFh

#Kenya #Politics