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Kivutha Kibwana fires back at Mudavadi over Sifuna’s national party ambitions

Former Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana has hit back at Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi after he questioned whether a national political party can be built just 11 months before a general…

  • Kivutha Kibwana responds to Musalia Mudavadi's comments on forming a national party.
  • Kibwana cites Kenya's political history to argue party age doesn't guarantee election success.
  • Kibwana references parties like NARC and PNU formed years before their 2002 and 2007 elections.

Syria's former dictator Bashar Assad was sentenced to death for crimes against his own people. But for many civil war survivors, it's not enough

In July, a Syrian court sentenced former dictator Bashar Assad to death for crimes against his own people. But after 14 years of civil war, many survivors are demanding more when it comes to…

  • Bashar Assad sentenced to death for war crimes
  • Civil war survivor Huda Khayti feels conviction is symbolic
  • Assad remains in Russia, unlikely to be extradited

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