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ANTI APARTHEID STRUGGLE

Tribute honours legacy of Rev Jesse Jackson and his solidarity with South Africa

Jackson was awarded South Africa’s National Order of the Companions of OR Tambo in Silver in 2013

  • Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
6 min read
Firebrand philosopher: Kenyan politician Raila Odinga, who died in India this week at the age of 80, was as complex as the country he sought to transform, the writer says. Photo: The Standard
AFRICA

Raila Odinga: The relentless pan-Africanist who dominated Kenya’s politics

He stood as Africa’s foremost opposition leader and a tireless champion of democracy, a moral compass whose defiance outlasted regimes, reshaped constitutions and inspired…

  • Jim Onyango
7 min read
DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Stormy end to Kenyan election campaigns

Kenyan police fired teargas to disperse stone-throwing supporters of the country’s main presidential contenders on Monday after the candidates made a final push to win votes in a…

  • Wangui Kanina
  • George Obulutsa
8 min read