Somalis do shopping in the markets and bazaars that open early in the morning on the streets of the capital Mogadishu, Somalia on August 20, 2025. [AFP] While Kenya was mired in the 2027 politics, the health of its former prime minister and ODM leader Raila Odinga, down south Tanzania was counting days to the October 29 general elections, Somalia was celebrating a diplomatic coup it scored last year. The war-torn country which has not known peace and stability since 1991 was basking in the glory of having been elected as a member of the United Nations Security Council…
Author: By David Okwembah
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Mogadishu’s Police Commissioner Moallim Mahdi have officially registered as voters ahead of General Election slated for May 2026. [Courtesy] Three member states of the East African Community (EAC) are in the throes of a general election that will either birth a new president or give the incumbents a new mandate. Tanzania’s president Samia Suluhu Hassan will know her fate a few days from today when her country goes to the polls on October 29 pick new members of Parliament and she defends her position. In neighbouring Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni will face an acid test…