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Rigathi Gachagua

Kenya
Odinga truce leaves Ruto with top jobs dilemma

The inclusion of opposition figures in his government is turning into a headache for the president. Prevented from creating additional senior posts, he has to choose which of his allies to sacrifice to make room for the newcomers.

Subscribers only Politics 26.09.2024

William Ruto (right) and Raila Odinga (left), the candidate for the chairperson of the African Union Commission at the Statehouse in Nairobi on 27 August 2024

Kenya
Regulator battles to curb Gachagua-friendly Kenya Tea Development Agency

The country's leading tea consortium, which enjoys the support of the deputy president, has come under fire from the Tea Board of Kenya. Meanwhile, William Ruto has launched an investigation into alleged embezzlement at the KTDA.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Politics 19.09.2024

Kenya, Uganda
Deputy President Gachagua plays mediator between Kampala and Nairobi in dairy dispute

In the hope of winning the favours of former president Uhuru Kenyatta, Rigathi Gachagua is trying to encourage the government to reauthorise exports from the Ugandan subsidiary of the Kenyatta family firm, Brookside Dairy, to Kenya.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 06.09.2024

Brookside Dairy products at a supermarket in Nairobi, Kenya.

Kenya
Ruto mollifies sacked minister with new job

Kenya's president has appointed dismissed government heavyweight Moses Kuria to his council of economists, preserving the loyalty of a long-standing ally who had been edging towards the opposition.

Subscribers only Politics 05.09.2024

Former Kenyan Public Service Minister Moses Kuria in Nairobi on 19 January 2023.

Kenya
Ruto asks allies to take pressure off contested deputy president

As the new government settles in, the Kenyan president has asked his entourage to show greater leniency towards Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Orders from Ruto not to pressure his number two have extended to the presidential office itself.

Subscribers only Politics 02.09.2024

Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua (left) with President William Ruto in Nairobi, Kenya, 24 July 2024.

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
Ex-interior secretary Fred Matiang'i seeks Kenyatta's support for 2027

Though he is keeping his intentions to himself, the former Kenyan leader appears to be favourable to the presidential ambitions of the man who was once a key figure in his administration and who is already nurturing his international contacts ahead of the 2027 poll.

Subscribers only Politics 27.08.2024

Former Kenyan interior secretary Fred Matiang'i in Nairobi on 25 November 2019.

Kenya
Ruto government overhaul reshuffles coffee sector deck

Political power struggles are plaguing Kenya's coffee sector, which is struggling to recover despite reforms carried out by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. The industry's loss of momentum in its stronghold in the centre of the country could play into the hands of the western counties.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Politics 26.08.2024

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
Russian Orthodox Church conducts charm offensive in Nairobi

The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria is striving to maintain its influence in Kenya in the face of the pro-Kremlin Russian Orthodox Church's growing prominence.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 01.08.2024

From left to right: Archbishop Makarios, MP Esther Muthonis Passaris and Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in Nairobi on 27 July 2024.

Kenya
Weakened Ruto and Gachagua seek support from clan elders and church leaders

As Kenya faces unprecedented social unrest, the president and deputy president have been seeking support from their respective allies, well away from the shifting political landscape.

Subscribers only Politics 23.07.2024

William Ruto flanked by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Musalia Mudavadi at State House in Nairobi, 19 July, 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
Khat fight invigorates Kenyan politics

Fierce competition in the trade of a natural stimulant widely consumed across the Horn of Africa has prompted several government officials to take action. As cartels advance their interests, President William Ruto is under pressure to intervene.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Politics 19.06.2024

Kenya
Keen to garner votes ahead of 2027 poll, Ruto makes nice with Odinga's entourage

Several top people in Raila Odinga's fiefdom have won the government's blessings since the opposition leader became an official candidate to chair the African Union Commission.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 10.06.2024

Kenyan President William Ruto in Washington, DC, USA, 24 May 2024.

Kenya
Ruto retakes control of key coffee and tea industry reforms

The Kenyan leader seems increasingly inclined to listen to other members of the government involved in agricultural reform. Until now, this had been the preserve of the deputy president.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 30.05.2024

Kenya's President William Ruto (L) and Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in Nairobi on 20 October 2022.

Kenya
Gachagua stumbles again in his would-be fiefdom

Kenya's deputy president has long striven to emerge as the most powerful politician in the Mount Kenya region. But numerous obstacles stand in his way, including the former resident of State House.

Subscribers only Politics 24.05.2024

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
Government changes tack on controversial land reform

National Assembly majority leader Kimani Ichung'wah was persuaded by a number of officials from central Kenya to withdraw, on 9 April, his proposed Land Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023.

Subscribers only Politics 23.04.2024

Kenya
Deputy president changes tack in quest for power in Central Province

Increasingly sidelined in recent years, Rigathi Gachagua is determined to shore up his political standing. After several false starts, he has now set his sights on a new target: supporters of Musalia Mudavadi, the prime minister and a key rival.

Subscribers only Politics 18.04.2024

Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in Nairobi on 30 June 2022.

Kenya
Trading giants try to weather coffee reform storm

Several Kenyan counties with mounting stocks of green beans have begun to defy Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's directives by again granting licences to multinationals.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 17.04.2024

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Rigathi Gachagua

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Odinga truce leaves Ruto with top jobs dilemma

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Ruto mollifies sacked minister with new job

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Ruto asks allies to take pressure off contested deputy president

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Expiring colonial-era leases feed into tensions

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Ruto government overhaul reshuffles coffee sector deck

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Ruto-Odinga entente takes ruling party to breaking point

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Weakened Ruto and Gachagua seek support from clan elders and church leaders

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Deputy president and top security officials at loggerheads amid protests

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Khat fight invigorates Kenyan politics

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Ruto retakes control of key coffee and tea industry reforms

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Gachagua stumbles again in his would-be fiefdom

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Rigathi Gachagua

Kenya Odinga truce leaves Ruto with top jobs dilemma

Kenya Regulator battles to curb Gachagua-friendly Kenya Tea Development Agency

Kenya, Uganda Deputy President Gachagua plays mediator between Kampala and Nairobi in dairy dispute

Kenya Ruto mollifies sacked minister with new job

Kenya Ruto asks allies to take pressure off contested deputy president

Kenya Expiring colonial-era leases feed into tensions

Kenya Ex-interior secretary Fred Matiang'i seeks Kenyatta's support for 2027

Kenya Ruto government overhaul reshuffles coffee sector deck

Kenya Ruto-Odinga entente takes ruling party to breaking point

Kenya Russian Orthodox Church conducts charm offensive in Nairobi

Kenya Weakened Ruto and Gachagua seek support from clan elders and church leaders

Kenya Deputy president and top security officials at loggerheads amid protests

Kenya Khat fight invigorates Kenyan politics

Kenya Keen to garner votes ahead of 2027 poll, Ruto makes nice with Odinga's entourage

Kenya Ruto retakes control of key coffee and tea industry reforms

Kenya Gachagua stumbles again in his would-be fiefdom

Kenya William Ruto's reshuffle dilemmas

Kenya Government changes tack on controversial land reform

Kenya Deputy president changes tack in quest for power in Central Province

Kenya Trading giants try to weather coffee reform storm

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Africa Intelligence on social media

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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
Odinga truce leaves Ruto with top jobs dilemma

Kenya
Regulator battles to curb Gachagua-friendly Kenya Tea Development Agency

Kenya, Uganda
Deputy President Gachagua plays mediator between Kampala and Nairobi in dairy dispute

Kenya
Ruto mollifies sacked minister with new job

Kenya
Ruto asks allies to take pressure off contested deputy president

Kenya
Expiring colonial-era leases feed into tensions

Kenya
Ex-interior secretary Fred Matiang'i seeks Kenyatta's support for 2027

Kenya
Ruto government overhaul reshuffles coffee sector deck

Kenya
Ruto-Odinga entente takes ruling party to breaking point

Kenya
Russian Orthodox Church conducts charm offensive in Nairobi

Kenya
Weakened Ruto and Gachagua seek support from clan elders and church leaders

Kenya
Deputy president and top security officials at loggerheads amid protests

Kenya
Khat fight invigorates Kenyan politics

Kenya
Keen to garner votes ahead of 2027 poll, Ruto makes nice with Odinga's entourage

Kenya
Ruto retakes control of key coffee and tea industry reforms

Kenya
Gachagua stumbles again in his would-be fiefdom

Kenya
William Ruto's reshuffle dilemmas

Kenya
Government changes tack on controversial land reform

Kenya
Deputy president changes tack in quest for power in Central Province

Kenya
Trading giants try to weather coffee reform storm