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Kenyatta sticks to the wings as Odinga-Ruto drama plays on

Little has been heard of the former president since the man he had hoped would succeed him embarked on a crusade against the eventual winner of last August's presidential election. Kenyatta's people worry that rocking the boat could jeopardise the family's sprawling business interests. [...]

Published on 12/04/2023 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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William Ruto is concerned about the power of the former presidential families and is seeking to weaken them.

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Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Kenya
Kenyatta sticks to the wings as Odinga-Ruto drama plays on

Kenya
As Raila Odinga guns for top AU job, his kin fret about dynastic succession

Kenya
Smouldering Kenyatta rebuffs Gachagua's advances

Spotlight | Kenya
Washington's role in Ruto-Odinga détente

Kenya
Mount Kenya Foundation business club members divided over support for Odinga

In Focus | Kenya
President Ruto grapples to assert power in the face of Kenyatta clan's wealth and Moi family's prestige

Palace Intrigues
Alassane Ouattara, Laurent Gbagbo, Emmanuel Macron, Teodoro Obiang, William Ruto, Dadju

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