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Kenya, Somalia
Jubaland, a major territorial issue for Farmajo, Ruto and Odinga

Jubaland leader Ahmed Madobe has been at daggers drawn with the Somali president since 2019. Kenya's presidential election this year may well seal his fate.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 06.04.2022

The President of the Somali federal state of Jubaland, Ahmed Madobe.

Kenya
Supreme Court puts fresh dent in Odinga's troubled campaign

The long court case over President Uhuru Kenyatta's proposed constitutional review has ended, meaning presidential candidate Raila Odinga's plans for a grand coalition have been endangered.

Subscribers only Politics 06.04.2022

Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga (left) and President Kenyatta on 12 March 2022.

Ethiopia, Kenya
Kenyatta and Abiy's relations soured by Ethiopian businessman's kidnapping

Kenya has refused to allow Ethiopian and international investigators to travel to Nairobi to investigate the abduction of a Tigrayan businessman. This further complicates relations between the two countries that were already damaged by the conflict in Tigray.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.04.2022

Kenya
Departing Kenyatta kick-starts state firm sell-offs

The Treasury has chosen a team of six people to steer the sensitive and neglected task of privatising public enterprises, particularly in the sugar sector, which is set to be a hot topic for whoever heads the next administration.

Subscribers only Business 01.04.2022

Kenya
Business leader Richard Ngatia looks for Gulf support as he bids to become governor of Nairobi

Richard Ngatia, head of the Kenyan Chamber of Commerce, is carrying out an intense diplomatic campaign as he bids to become governor of Nairobi. He is already influential in East Africa but is also strengthening his ties in the Gulf as he promises jobs for young voters.

Subscribers only Business 31.03.2022

Richard Ngatia, the chairman of the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Spotlight | Horn of Africa
Isolated Ruto deploys his allies to win over the Horn

Sidelined from the international top table for the past five years, the deputy head of state, who is running for president in August, is counting on his allies and a carefully picked team to maintain or establish dialogue with the leaders of neighbouring countries.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.03.2022

Deputy president and presidential candidate William Ruto, shown here on 15 March at his inauguration in Nairobi.

East Africa
Kenyatta-backed Kenyan bankers at the forefront of EAC enlargement

As DR Congo joins EAC, Kenyan lenders such as Equity Bank and KCB Group hope to conquer new markets in a dynamic region. The Kenyan government is fully behind the banks, but some local players are worried about potential competition.

Free access Finance, Business 29.03.2022

Equity Group MD & CEO Dr. James Mwangi signs the purchase agreement with BCDC Majority Shareholder Mr. George Forrest.

Kenya, Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa, isolated internationally, plays up friendship with Kenyatta

With a year to go before presidential elections, the Zimbabwean head of state is making moves on the diplomatic stage, where he is sorely lacking in allies. The Kenyan leader Uhuru Kenyatta, who is historically close to Harare, recently received him in Nairobi with great pomp.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 25.03.2022

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Spotlight | East Africa
Raila Odinga aiming to become Horn of Africa's peace champion

Back in Kenya after a week in the UK, presidential candidate Raila Odinga has been giving attention to his foreign policy credentials. To attract the favours of the West, he has highlighted Kenya's role as a peacemaker in the Horn of Africa, a region riven by civil wars and political crises.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.03.2022

Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga in the UK on 15 March 2022, here with UK Defence Secretary James Heappey (left).

Kenya
Tokyo puts pressure on Kenyatta over Mombasa port management

Japan would like a private operator, preferably Japanese, to take over the concession of terminal 2 of the port of Mombasa. This puts President Uhuru Kenyatta in an uncomfortable position with regard to the dockers' unions, in the run-up to the general elections scheduled for August.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 22.03.2022

President Uhuru Kenyatta at the port of Mombasa, 20 September 2019.

Kenya
What the war in Ukraine is doing to Kenyan tea trade

With all exports to Russia on hold, tea prices have dropped drastically. Kenya's minister of agriculture is working hard to find new outlets for the unsold stock.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business 21.03.2022

A tea farmer in Nyeri, Kenya, in May 2021.

Spotlight | Kenya, Uganda
Muhoozi and Gideon Moi, a union of ambitious presidents' sons

With ambitions to follow in their fathers' footsteps and run for president in the 2026 and 2027 elections, Muhoozi Kainerugaba and Gideon Moi are building up their contacts to gain influence and visibility internationally.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.03.2022

Muhoozi Kainerugaba (left), son of Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni, and Gideon Moi, son of former Kenyan president Daniel arap Moi.

Kenya
Schedule for CSCEC's north-east access road firms up

State-owned China State Construction Engineering Corp (CSCEC) plans to start work on the 205km road linking Isiolo to Modogashe in April.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 16.03.2022

Kenya, Tanzania
Kenyatta and Suluhu attract Islamic finance

Arabian Peninsula funds are preparing to embace a dynamic Kenyan market and the opening up of Tanzania by Samia Suluhu Hassan. The heads of state of both these African countries recently visited the Gulf.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 15.03.2022

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan with Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Kenya
As he readies to bow out, Kenyatta sharpens his institutional tools

Kenya's head of state has made a raft of appointments to public bodies that will play an important role in the remaining few months of a very tight succession battle.

Subscribers only Politics 14.03.2022

Kenya
Corruption claims trip up team Ruto as campaigns enter final stretch

With presidential and general elections on the horizon, Kenya's anti-graft agency has forwarded allegations of conflict of interest and embezzlement against some of the deputy president's closest aides to the state prosecutor.

Subscribers only Politics 11.03.2022

Kenya
Kenyatta bestows honorary environmental awards on close allies before leaving office

As his term comes to a close, the Kenyan president has made a number of prominent public figures in his administration "honorory wardens" for their efforts to protect the environment, a largely symbolic title which adds weight when mobilising foreign investments for tourism projects.

Subscribers only Politics 08.03.2022

Mark Rose (right), head of Fauna & Flora International.

Horn of Africa
The failure of mediation over Tigray whets the appetites of Moscow and Beijing

The low-key visit to the Horn of Africa in early February by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov was followed by the appointment of a special Chinese envoy for the region. Their interest coincides with the loss of momentum in the ongoing talks between Kenya and the African Union.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.03.2022

Kenya
Kenyatta's éminence grise takes first perilous steps into electoral politics

The Kenyan president's right-hand man, Nzioka Waita, is hoping to get himself elected as governor of a strategic county near Nairobi. He knows he needs a major image makeover to convince voters and beat off the competition.

Subscribers only Politics 01.03.2022

Former lawyer Machakos Nzioka Waita (left) and Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta.

Kenya
Kenyatta bets on Covid vaccine factory to boost his legacy

The Kenyan president has upped the human and financial resources earmarked for a vaccine factory project he wants completed before the end of his term later this year. He is getting help from international allies.

Subscribers only Business 28.02.2022

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

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Uhuru Kenyatta

Kenya, Somalia
Jubaland, a major territorial issue for Farmajo, Ruto and Odinga

Kenya
Supreme Court puts fresh dent in Odinga's troubled campaign

Ethiopia, Kenya
Kenyatta and Abiy's relations soured by Ethiopian businessman's kidnapping

Kenya
Departing Kenyatta kick-starts state firm sell-offs

Kenya
Business leader Richard Ngatia looks for Gulf support as he bids to become governor of Nairobi

Spotlight | Horn of Africa
Isolated Ruto deploys his allies to win over the Horn

East Africa
Kenyatta-backed Kenyan bankers at the forefront of EAC enlargement

Kenya, Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa, isolated internationally, plays up friendship with Kenyatta

Spotlight | East Africa
Raila Odinga aiming to become Horn of Africa's peace champion

Kenya
Tokyo puts pressure on Kenyatta over Mombasa port management

Kenya
What the war in Ukraine is doing to Kenyan tea trade

Spotlight | Kenya, Uganda
Muhoozi and Gideon Moi, a union of ambitious presidents' sons

Kenya
Schedule for CSCEC's north-east access road firms up

Kenya, Tanzania
Kenyatta and Suluhu attract Islamic finance

Kenya
As he readies to bow out, Kenyatta sharpens his institutional tools

Kenya
Corruption claims trip up team Ruto as campaigns enter final stretch

Kenya
Kenyatta bestows honorary environmental awards on close allies before leaving office

Horn of Africa
The failure of mediation over Tigray whets the appetites of Moscow and Beijing

Kenya
Kenyatta's éminence grise takes first perilous steps into electoral politics

Kenya
Kenyatta bets on Covid vaccine factory to boost his legacy

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Kenya, Somalia Jubaland, a major territorial issue for Farmajo, Ruto and Odinga

Kenya Supreme Court puts fresh dent in Odinga's troubled campaign

Ethiopia, Kenya Kenyatta and Abiy's relations soured by Ethiopian businessman's kidnapping

Kenya Departing Kenyatta kick-starts state firm sell-offs

Kenya Business leader Richard Ngatia looks for Gulf support as he bids to become governor of Nairobi

Spotlight | Horn of Africa Isolated Ruto deploys his allies to win over the Horn

East Africa Kenyatta-backed Kenyan bankers at the forefront of EAC enlargement

Kenya, Zimbabwe Mnangagwa, isolated internationally, plays up friendship with Kenyatta

Spotlight | East Africa Raila Odinga aiming to become Horn of Africa's peace champion

Kenya Tokyo puts pressure on Kenyatta over Mombasa port management

Kenya What the war in Ukraine is doing to Kenyan tea trade

Spotlight | Kenya, Uganda Muhoozi and Gideon Moi, a union of ambitious presidents' sons

Kenya Schedule for CSCEC's north-east access road firms up

Kenya, Tanzania Kenyatta and Suluhu attract Islamic finance

Kenya As he readies to bow out, Kenyatta sharpens his institutional tools

Kenya Corruption claims trip up team Ruto as campaigns enter final stretch

Kenya Kenyatta bestows honorary environmental awards on close allies before leaving office

Horn of Africa The failure of mediation over Tigray whets the appetites of Moscow and Beijing

Kenya Kenyatta's éminence grise takes first perilous steps into electoral politics

Kenya Kenyatta bets on Covid vaccine factory to boost his legacy

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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, Somalia
Jubaland, a major territorial issue for Farmajo, Ruto and Odinga

Kenya
Supreme Court puts fresh dent in Odinga's troubled campaign

Ethiopia, Kenya
Kenyatta and Abiy's relations soured by Ethiopian businessman's kidnapping

Kenya
Departing Kenyatta kick-starts state firm sell-offs

Kenya
Business leader Richard Ngatia looks for Gulf support as he bids to become governor of Nairobi

Spotlight | Horn of Africa
Isolated Ruto deploys his allies to win over the Horn

East Africa
Kenyatta-backed Kenyan bankers at the forefront of EAC enlargement

Kenya, Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa, isolated internationally, plays up friendship with Kenyatta

Spotlight | East Africa
Raila Odinga aiming to become Horn of Africa's peace champion

Kenya
Tokyo puts pressure on Kenyatta over Mombasa port management

Kenya
What the war in Ukraine is doing to Kenyan tea trade

Spotlight | Kenya, Uganda
Muhoozi and Gideon Moi, a union of ambitious presidents' sons

Kenya
Schedule for CSCEC's north-east access road firms up

Kenya, Tanzania
Kenyatta and Suluhu attract Islamic finance

Kenya
As he readies to bow out, Kenyatta sharpens his institutional tools

Kenya
Corruption claims trip up team Ruto as campaigns enter final stretch

Kenya
Kenyatta bestows honorary environmental awards on close allies before leaving office

Horn of Africa
The failure of mediation over Tigray whets the appetites of Moscow and Beijing

Kenya
Kenyatta's éminence grise takes first perilous steps into electoral politics

Kenya
Kenyatta bets on Covid vaccine factory to boost his legacy