A prosecution in New York has ended in a plea bargain by Liberian Moazu Kromah, alleged to be the ringleader of one of the most active wildlife-trafficking syndicates in Africa. Kromah is linked to at least 15 major trafficking cases in Kenya involving more than 30 tonnes of ivory.
Psephology not ideology informs the rival candidates campaigns as the election race tightens, With few substantive policies in dispute, the presidential election on 9 August between front runners William Ruto and Raila Odinga is testing their capacity to stitch together the strongest coalitions with the most voters.
Leaders of South Africa, South Sudan and Ethiopia were among several present at the state funeral in Nairobi. Kibaki, a two-term president, has a mixed political legacy.