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After President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia rejected the conclusion of his term on May 15, the opposition declared that they no longer acknowledged his legitimacy and cautioned that Somalia had entered a perilous phase. Mohamud maintained that the constitutional amendments sanctioned by Parliament had lengthened his term from four to five years.

‎Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku has reignited the debate over the political future of the Mt Kenya region after declaring that Mt Kenya East no longer cares about the political affairs of Mt Kenya West.

YVONNE: We are sliding down a dangerous path. As indicated by the Kofi Annan Foundation, we are assured of violence next year and it looks like we are already laying the ground with a fast-rising culture of political goonism.