Kenya, Raila Odinga and Security Forces
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The recent incursion of Jubaland Forces into Mandera County, Kenya, in mid-August 2025 arises from escalating clashes in Somalia’s Gedo region. Rooted in
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Nation salutes Baba: Military leads Raila’s final march
Body of the late Raila Odinga during a military procession at Nyayo Stadium on October 17, 2025 /EZEKIEL AMING'ANyayo Stadium erupted with chants, whistles, and song on Friday morning as the body of the late former Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga was marched into the arena in a solemn yet celebratory military procession.
Toting sub-machine guns and sometimes wearing masks as they drive along the streets of Uganda, members of an elite military unit are increasingly viewed as a private army to keep 81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni in power - along with his ever-growing family dynasty.
On the night of March 31, Wanjiru disappeared. Witnesses said she was last seen in the company of British soldiers on a night out at the Lion’s Court Lodge. The hotel is popular with British soldiers of the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK), a permanent garrison in Nanyuki.