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Mwai Kibaki

Kenya
Ruto deploys sleuths in hundreds of state agencies

The Kenyan government wants to keep a closer eye on the activities of numerous public and semi-public entities in the hope of reducing spending.

Subscribers only Politics 19.07.2023

President of Kenya William Ruto speaks during a joint press conference at the end of the New Global Financial Pact Summit, Paris, France, on 23 June 2023.

Kenya
Ruto treads carefully as Mungiki sect shows signs of revival

Keen not to erode his central Kenya base, the president is trying to discreetly counter the leader of an infamous banned group that appears to have returned to centre stage.

Subscribers only Politics 29.06.2023

Kenyan president William Ruto and the former leader of the Mungiki sect, Maina Njenga.

Kenya
Deputy President Gachagua's regional ambitions still frustrated by Kenyatta

The Deputy President is failing in his bid to reign supreme in Kenya's Central Province, where traditional leaders continue to back former president Uhuru Kenyatta. William Ruto, meanwhile, is keen to contain his number two's influence.

Subscribers only Politics 29.05.2023

Kenyan vice-president Rigathi Gachagua in Nairobi, on 15 May 2023.

Spotlight | Kenya
Ruto quietly builds mainstream media support

The Kenyan president is relying on a powerful businessman from central Kenya to deliver support from a network of TV and radio stations. Other influential people are expected to join him.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 10.03.2023

Kenya
Ruto reins in his top two lieutenants

The Kenyan president takes a dim view of the personal politicking of his two main allies, Rigathi Gachagua and Musalia Mudavadi, who are already trying to pave a path to their own success in the 2027 elections.

Subscribers only Politics 02.02.2023

Kenyan President William Ruto, between Vice President Rigathi Gachagua (left) and Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi (right).

Kenya
Would-be opposition leader Musyoka faces headwinds in his eastern homeland

The man who served as deputy to late former president Mwai Kibaki is now one of the main foes of Kenya's new government. But, egged on by the executive, his erstwhile allies have already begun to clip his wings.

Subscribers only Politics 05.12.2022

Kenya
Ruto's coalition faces teething troubles

Kenya's new president is already having to contend with divisions in his ruling coalition between senior figures from his native Rift Valley and their counterparts from the centre of the country. He is doing his best behind the scenes to calm the tensions.

Subscribers only Politics 02.12.2022

Kenya
Kibaki family's new town dreams

The family of the former Kenyan president, who died this April, are actively working on a project to build a modest new town near Nakuru, with site plans due to be unveiled in early 2023.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 25.11.2022

Kenya
Imperiled nuclear agency clings to foreign lifelines

The state-owned entity, threatened with closure, has entered into partnerships with counterparts in four different countries to convince the Kenyan government to continue supporting its activities.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 16.11.2022

Kenya
Struggling livestock farmers count on Ruto to honour election pledges

Kenyan pastoralists are calling for an appropriate legal framework to take advantage of new free-trade measures adopted in 2021 by the regional organisation IGAD.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 07.10.2022

Kenya
Ruto consolidates his bastions and chips away at Odinga's with his new government

The new Kenyan president is seeking to consolidate his support in the regions that have supported him the most, while at the same time leaving a fair share for his main allies. The goal is to maximise his chances of re-election in five years' time.

Subscribers only Politics 06.10.2022

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.

Subscribers only Politics 27.09.2022

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.

Inner circles | Kenya
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.

Subscribers only Politics 02.09.2022

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

Kenya
Kenyatta's final drive to recover his nation's cultural heritage

Kenya's outgoing president has been mobilising his embassies and experts in places as far afield as London, Paris, Berlin and LA in a bid to secure the return of Kenya's cultural heritage. Negotiations are now underway at various levels.

Free access Diplomacy 26.08.2022

Kenya's outgoing president, Uhuru Kenyatta.

Kenya
Outgoing Kenyatta appoints brother-in-law and close aides to public agencies

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his ministers have issued an unprecedented series of executive orders to renew the Kenyan administration for the coming years. It's a way to continue influencing the next term, in which the outgoing head of state won't be able to take part directly.

Subscribers only Politics 20.07.2022

In Focus | Kenya
Shillings, prayers and votes: democracy in a very religious country

Kenya's top clerics are key pieces on the political chessboard as the country heads for the polls. Both presidential front-runners, are desperate to win the large Pentecostal vote. We delve behind-the-scenes of political preaching and fundraising to explore the role of religion in the campaign.

Subscribers only Politics 20.06.2022

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and Apostolic Bishop Margaret Wanjiru in September 2010.

Kenya
Kenyatta clan determined to hold on to prosperous Nakuru County

State House is following with great interest the battle for the governorship of Nakuru, the fourth largest city in the country. Located at a strategic crossroads, the county of which it is the capital is one of the Kenyatta bastions that is in danger of falling into the hands of his deputy president.

Subscribers only Politics 09.05.2022

Spotlight | East Africa
Congolese peace talks at Nairobi's Safari Park Hotel inch forward

President Kenyatta and the Congolese government hope that bringing talks on the stability of eastern DR Congo to Nairobi will give new impetus to the peace negotiations. But the absence of some of the warring parties limits their scope.

Subscribers only Politics 04.05.2022

Félix Tshisekedi and Uhuru Kenyatta exchanged by videoconference with the representatives of the armed groups on April 27, 2022.

Kenya
Jimmy Kibaki urged by political world to follow in father's footsteps

The eldest son of the former Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki, who died on 21 April, is being strongly encouraged by leading figures in the centre of the country to enter the political arena. He embodies the hope of reunifying a region that is split in the run-up to the general election.

Subscribers only Politics 29.04.2022

Kenya
Kenyatta weakens his coalition with latest diplomatic appointments

The Kenyatta-Odinga duo's closest allies blame the president for being too exclusive in his latest selection of ambassadors and high-level diplomats. Most of the newly appointed come from within the Orange Democratic Movement or Jubilee Party.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.04.2022

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Kenya Deputy President Gachagua's regional ambitions still frustrated by Kenyatta

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Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

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

Kenya
Ruto deploys sleuths in hundreds of state agencies

Kenya
Ruto treads carefully as Mungiki sect shows signs of revival

Kenya
Deputy President Gachagua's regional ambitions still frustrated by Kenyatta

Spotlight | Kenya
Ruto quietly builds mainstream media support

Kenya
Ruto reins in his top two lieutenants

Kenya
Would-be opposition leader Musyoka faces headwinds in his eastern homeland

Kenya
Ruto's coalition faces teething troubles

Kenya
Kibaki family's new town dreams

Kenya
Imperiled nuclear agency clings to foreign lifelines

Kenya
Struggling livestock farmers count on Ruto to honour election pledges

Kenya
Ruto consolidates his bastions and chips away at Odinga's with his new government

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?

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Kenyatta's final drive to recover his nation's cultural heritage

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Outgoing Kenyatta appoints brother-in-law and close aides to public agencies

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Shillings, prayers and votes: democracy in a very religious country

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Kenyatta clan determined to hold on to prosperous Nakuru County

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Congolese peace talks at Nairobi's Safari Park Hotel inch forward

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Jimmy Kibaki urged by political world to follow in father's footsteps

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Kenyatta weakens his coalition with latest diplomatic appointments