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Ruto woos church leaders to keep religion and politics a winning mix for 2027

After months under fire from church leaders, the Kenyan president is working to repair relationships - especially with influential Pentecostal leaders - as he seeks to rebuild a faith-based coalition ahead of the next elections.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 31.01.2025

Kenya's President William Ruto in Nairobi, 21 November 2024.

Comoros islands, Kenya
Kenyan intelligence chief Noordin Haji on secret mission to Moroni

The powerful director of the National Intelligence Service has been sent to the Comorian archipelago to convince Azali Assoumani to support Raila Odinga's bid to chair the African Union Commission.

Subscribers only Southern Africa and islands 16.01.2025

Noordin Haji, chief of the National Intelligence Service, in Nairobi on 28 August 2018.

Kenya
Embattled deputy president's would-be successors jostle for position

Rigathi Gachagua is unlikely to remain Kenya's second-in-command for much longer and several ruling coalition heavyweights are vying to take his place. As has always been the case in this country's political dramas, geography is a primordial factor in the race.

Subscribers only Politics 10.10.2024

Kenyan deputy president Rigathi Gachagua in Nairobi on 7 October 2024.

Kenya
Kenya steps up efforts to prevent community tensions

Amid a volatile social situation and tensions between the president and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua, who is facing impeachment, the government is setting up local groups to head off potential unrest.

Subscribers only Politics 04.10.2024

Kenyan police officers secure pedestrians from accessing Parliament road, ahead of the lawmakers' move to launch impeachment proceedings against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, in Nairobi, on 1 October 2024.

Kenya
Ruto puts pressure on new police chief

The Kenyan president is counting on Douglas Kanja to restore the image of his country's police, which is regularly accused of using excessive force. It's a reputation that complicates the country's participation in international peacekeeping missions, such as in Haiti.

Subscribers only Politics 02.10.2024

William Ruto arrives at the Toussaint Louverture airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 21 September 2024.

Kenya
Gold dispute escalates as UK firm challenges local licensing authority

Karebe Gold Mining has denounced the presence on a new county committee of two of its (well-connected) antagonists in an epic row about extraction rights. The rival camp has denied any conflict of interest is in play.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 25.09.2024

Artisanal miner in a formerly British run gold mine in Kenya, in 2018.

Kenya
Expiring colonial-era leases feed into tensions

Land leases signed in Kenya the 1920s under British colonial rule have recently expired or are about to do so. The threat of eviction facing long-standing tenants and mounting land disputes are adding fuel to the country's political crisis.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 29.08.2024

Kenya
Ruto shakes up national security arrangements in wake of protests

Rocked by the widespread demonstrations targeting his government since June, the Kenyan leader has spoken to the army's long-standing leaders and made a number of appointments.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 23.08.2024

Kenya
Ruto-Odinga entente takes ruling party to breaking point

William Ruto's appointment of five opposition politicians to government jobs has further clipped the wings of his deputy Rigathi Gachagua, who must also contend with a reconfigured opposition in his own central Kenyan fiefdom.

Subscribers only Politics 02.08.2024

Kenya
Deputy president and top security officials at loggerheads amid protests

Youth protests that began in mid-June led to a high-profile clash between Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and intelligence chief Noordin Haji, who is also at odds with Defence Minister Aden Duale.

Subscribers only Politics 03.07.2024

Rigathi Gachagua, Noordin Haji, and Aden Duale

Kenya
William Ruto's reshuffle dilemmas

The Kenyan president wants to revamp his cabinet in a bid to end the myriad crises affecting his government. But this will be no easy task because several threatened ministers are long-standing allies.

Subscribers only Politics 23.04.2024

Kenyan President William Ruto in Nairobi, 5 February 2024.

Kenya
Nairobi revamps anti-terror strategy as AU peacekeepers prepare Somalia withdrawal

Security officials are planning increased surveillance of social media, which is increasingly being used by extremist groups. The number of attacks carried out in Kenya has decreased, but the risk remains.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 29.03.2024

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Anti-graft bodies fume over failure to prosecute bigwigs close to government

Kenya's anti-corruption agencies are irked by the chief prosecutor's decisions to drop legal proceedings into people close to the government. Having received no satisfactory explanation from President William Ruto, they are turning to parliamentarians for help.

Subscribers only Politics 27.03.2024

Kenya, Somalia
Re-opening of Kenya-Somalia border back on hold

Kenyan security services reckon the security needed to resume cross-border trade is not yet in place. This is putting the brakes on Somalia's integration into the East African Community.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.03.2024

Kenyan security officers in Liboi, near the Kenyan border with Somalia, in 2011.

Africa
African securocrats on shopping spree at Milipol

The security equipment trade show Milipol Paris, held in Villepinte on 14-17 November, attracted a number of African delegations hoping to learn more about the latest intelligence technologies available on the market.

Subscribers only Defence 27.11.2023

Ivory Coast
French counter-drone specialists jostle for AFCON contracts

In its search for counter-drone security ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations, host Ivory Coast has already used one French provider, MC2 Technologies, and is now looking at technology developed by another French firm, Cerbair.

Subscribers only Defence 08.11.2023

Kenya
Kenya beefs up border with Somalia amid ATMIS drawdown

Thousands of African Union troops are leaving Somalia as a transitional security phase winds down. Kenya, meanwhile, is preparing for the continued threat posed by Al Shabaab.

Subscribers only Defence 19.10.2023

Kenya
Al Shabaab attacks threaten president's coalition

Backed by Kenya's deputy president, a group of MPs unhappy with the government's inaction over insecurity in the coastal county of Lamu is threatening to withdraw its support for William Ruto.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 13.10.2023

Kenyan police officers check vehicles in the coastal region of Lamu on 2 January 2020.

Kenya
Ruto opens perilous new chapter in fight against corruption

President William Ruto's good intentions in the fight against corruption in Kenya may be hampered by the delicate judicial situation of a number of his allies accused of embezzlement.

Subscribers only Politics 19.09.2023

Kenya
Ruto orders interior minister to go easy on churches close to government

The Kenyan government is treading carefully in dealing with the excesses of some of the country's religious institutions. The security agencies are scrutinising the country's most suspect pastors, but have had orders from on high to spare those close to the government.

Subscribers only Politics 04.07.2023

Morocco
US-China trade war threatens Morocco's nascent battery industry

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

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Kenya
Ruto woos church leaders to keep religion and politics a winning mix for 2027

Comoros islands, Kenya
Kenyan intelligence chief Noordin Haji on secret mission to Moroni

Kenya
Embattled deputy president's would-be successors jostle for position

Kenya
Kenya steps up efforts to prevent community tensions

Kenya
Ruto puts pressure on new police chief

Kenya
Gold dispute escalates as UK firm challenges local licensing authority

Kenya
Expiring colonial-era leases feed into tensions

Kenya
Ruto shakes up national security arrangements in wake of protests

Kenya
Ruto-Odinga entente takes ruling party to breaking point

Kenya
Deputy president and top security officials at loggerheads amid protests

Kenya
William Ruto's reshuffle dilemmas

Kenya
Nairobi revamps anti-terror strategy as AU peacekeepers prepare Somalia withdrawal

Spotlight | Kenya
Anti-graft bodies fume over failure to prosecute bigwigs close to government

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Re-opening of Kenya-Somalia border back on hold

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African securocrats on shopping spree at Milipol

Ivory Coast
French counter-drone specialists jostle for AFCON contracts

Kenya
Kenya beefs up border with Somalia amid ATMIS drawdown

Kenya
Al Shabaab attacks threaten president's coalition

Kenya
Ruto opens perilous new chapter in fight against corruption

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Ruto orders interior minister to go easy on churches close to government

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Kenya Kenya steps up efforts to prevent community tensions

Kenya Ruto puts pressure on new police chief

Kenya Gold dispute escalates as UK firm challenges local licensing authority

Kenya Expiring colonial-era leases feed into tensions

Kenya Ruto shakes up national security arrangements in wake of protests

Kenya Ruto-Odinga entente takes ruling party to breaking point

Kenya Deputy president and top security officials at loggerheads amid protests

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Morocco
US-China trade war threatens Morocco's nascent battery industry

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

Kenya
Ruto woos church leaders to keep religion and politics a winning mix for 2027

Comoros islands, Kenya
Kenyan intelligence chief Noordin Haji on secret mission to Moroni

Kenya
Embattled deputy president's would-be successors jostle for position

Kenya
Kenya steps up efforts to prevent community tensions

Kenya
Ruto puts pressure on new police chief

Kenya
Gold dispute escalates as UK firm challenges local licensing authority

Kenya
Expiring colonial-era leases feed into tensions

Kenya
Ruto shakes up national security arrangements in wake of protests

Kenya
Ruto-Odinga entente takes ruling party to breaking point

Kenya
Deputy president and top security officials at loggerheads amid protests

Kenya
William Ruto's reshuffle dilemmas

Kenya
Nairobi revamps anti-terror strategy as AU peacekeepers prepare Somalia withdrawal

Spotlight | Kenya
Anti-graft bodies fume over failure to prosecute bigwigs close to government

Kenya, Somalia
Re-opening of Kenya-Somalia border back on hold

Africa
African securocrats on shopping spree at Milipol

Ivory Coast
French counter-drone specialists jostle for AFCON contracts

Kenya
Kenya beefs up border with Somalia amid ATMIS drawdown

Kenya
Al Shabaab attacks threaten president's coalition

Kenya
Ruto opens perilous new chapter in fight against corruption

Kenya
Ruto orders interior minister to go easy on churches close to government