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Ruto punishes Joho clan for backing Odinga in election

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“William Ruto's new order”

Kenya

William Ruto's new order

Since coming to power in September 2022, Kenyan President William Ruto has sought to make good on his pledge to upend his adversaries' political "dynasties". Ruto is working to unravel their political and business networks, all while weaving his own. [...]

The former governor of the port city of Mombasa, Ali Hassan Joho and the new Kenyan President William Ruto. © Noé Michalon/Africa Intelligence / Baz Ratner/Reuters

The new president William Ruto has secretly decided to put an end to the monopoly enjoyed by Autoport Freight Terminals Ltd, a company owned by Ali Hassan Joho, who is thus paying the price for giving financial support to defeated presidential candidate Raila Odinga. [...]

Published on 20/10/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Kenya

William Ruto's new order

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Ali Hassan Joho
Autoport Freight Terminals
Azimio la Umoja
Export-Import Bank of China
Inland Container Depot
Kenya Ports Authority
Kenya Railways Corp
Kipchumba Murkomen
Omudho Awitta
Philip Mainga
Raila Odinga
Rigathi Gachagua
Susan Kihika
Tabitha Karanja
William Ruto

Kenya
Deputy in Raila Odinga's party dreaming of becoming opposition leader

A respected leader in his region, the former governor of Mombasa, Ali Hassan Joho, is struggling to win over the traditional opposition strongholds in western Kenya. He is seeking to unite the key leaders of the coast around his own possible party.

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Kenya, South Sudan
Ruto bends over backwards to win over Kiir

Kenyan president William Ruto wants to turn the page on a decade of strained relations between Kenya and South Sudan. Multiple concessions made to his counterpart Salva Kiir are aimed at finally getting a trade corridor between the two countries opened.

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Kenyan president William Ruto and his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir.

Kenya
Former Mombasa governor Hassan Joho turns to tea

Ali Hassan Joho, who is unable to stand for re-election after two terms as governor of Mombasa, is looking to invest in the tea business, particularly in the United Arab Emirates.

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Former Mombasa governor Ali Hassan Joho.

Kenya
Kenya Ports Authority director job whets many appetites

Several clans in President William Ruto's entourage are jockeying to get their representative appointed as the new head of the highly strategic Kenya Ports Authority.

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Kenya
Odinga presidential defeat sparks turf wars in his former strongholds

Kenya's western and coastal regions have provided long-standing support for opposition leader Raila Odinga. But after his latest failed presidential bid, they are now the scene of local power struggles. Some of his erstwhile followers have defected or formed new parties.

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From left to right and clockwise: the outgoing governor of Mombasa, Ali Hassan Joho; MP Esther Passaris; one of the leading figures in the interior counties, Kalonzo Musyoka; Senator Edwin Sifuna.

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Who are the seven figures at the heart of the Electoral Commission crisis?

No sooner had William Ruto's victory in the 9 August presidential election been declared than there was an unexpected division in the Electoral Commission, part of which refused to recognise the results. This split is now at the heart of several appeals at the Supreme Court.

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Wafula Chebukati, the chairman of the IEBC, announced the results of the presidential election on 15 August.

Kenya
Ruto's victory confirms split between the elites and the electorate in central Kenya

Despite Kenyatta's calls to vote for Odinga, the incumbent's Kikuyu community voted overwhelmingly for Deputy President William Ruto. The result is a political reshaping in Kenya's fertile and populous heartland.

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William Ruto was declared the winner of the Kenyan presidential election on 15 August 2022.

Kenya, South Sudan
Odinga financier Joho monopolises Kenya-South Sudan trade

With just three weeks to go before Kenya's general election, the Mombasa governor's stranglehold on trade between South Sudan and Kenya is irking companies in both countries.

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Ali Hassan Joho
Autoport Freight Terminals
Azimio la Umoja
Export-Import Bank of China
Inland Container Depot
Kenya Ports Authority
Kenya Railways Corp
Kipchumba Murkomen
Omudho Awitta
Philip Mainga
Raila Odinga
Rigathi Gachagua
Susan Kihika
Tabitha Karanja
William Ruto

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Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Kenya
Ruto punishes Joho clan for backing Odinga in election

Kenya
Deputy in Raila Odinga's party dreaming of becoming opposition leader

Kenya, South Sudan
Ruto bends over backwards to win over Kiir

Kenya
Former Mombasa governor Hassan Joho turns to tea

Kenya
Kenya Ports Authority director job whets many appetites

Kenya
Odinga presidential defeat sparks turf wars in his former strongholds

Inner circles | Kenya
Who are the seven figures at the heart of the Electoral Commission crisis?

Kenya
Ruto's victory confirms split between the elites and the electorate in central Kenya

Kenya, South Sudan
Odinga financier Joho monopolises Kenya-South Sudan trade