On Daybreak Africa: Kenyan President William Ruto Wednesday said the “highest” office approved a plan to abduct and kill the chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Wafula Chebukati, during the 2022 general elections. Ethiopia’s Chief of Justice Meaza Ashenafi and her deputy Solomon Areda stepped down from their posts Tuesday due to what analysts speculate was a disagreement with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed over the power of the police.