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Kenya
Mining reforms face resistance

Newly appointed mining minister Ali Hassan Joho intends to overhaul the sector at breakneck speed, at the risk of rekindling old rivalries between Kenya's counties and Nairobi.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics 19.09.2024

Kenya's cabinet secretary for mining, Ali Hassan Joho, on 6 August 2022 in Nairobi.

Kenya
Former Ruto ally's macadamia nut business put up for auction

Once a thriving business, Jungle Nuts, owned by businessman and political figure Patrick Wainaina, is about to be auctioned off. Potential buyers have been invited to submit their bids by 20 September.

Subscribers only Business 18.09.2024

Kenya
MPs want more say in trade talks

A bill before Kenya's parliament would revise the roles played by the executive and legislative branches of government in clinching free trade agreements.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 16.09.2024

Speakers from the Kenyan National Assembly and the Kenyan Senate listen as Kenyan President William Ruto delivers the State of Nation address at the Kenyan Parliament in Nairobi on 9 November 2023.

Kenya
Brussels, Nairobi strengthen security ties

The European Union, which has pledged €20m to the Kenyan army under the European Peace Facility, wants to increase exchanges with Nairobi, and talks on security cooperation are due to take place next month.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 13.09.2024

Kenya
Ruto's big plans for his Eldoret bastion

With its new administrative status, the city is hoping for new infrastructure as well as more visits from President William Ruto, who has called on Beijing to help develop the region.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 12.09.2024

Aerial view of Eldoret, August 11, 2022, during the Kenyan presidential campaign.

Kenya
Nairobi looks to US rather than Russia for its nuclear programme

Kenya's nuclear agency has approached American partners in the hope of making progress on plans to build a power plant on the coast. The project continues to face opposition from the local community and environmental NGOs.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 11.09.2024

Day 2 of the US-Africa Nuclear Energy Summit, in Nairobi, on 28 August 2024.

Spotlight | Kenya
Explosive report on land allocation kept under wraps by William Ruto

A multi-agency committee has issued recommendations on several thousand hectares of land in Ndabibi illegally sold in the 1990s. The document was submitted last year but has never been made public by the president. It spells bad news for many, and good news for a select few, including the head of state.

Subscribers only Politics 09.09.2024

Kenya's President William Ruto in Beijing on 5 September 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
Odinga seeks French-speaking Africa's help in bid for AU Commission chair

The Kenyan former opposition leader is selecting his main allies in West and Central Africa with a view to securing the support of states in the region. The divisions between candidates and French-speaking countries could work in his favour.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.09.2024

Kenyan candidate for chair of the African Union Commission, Raila Odinga, during his campaign launch ceremony on 27 August 2024, in Nairobi.

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.

China, Kenya
Ruto's project wishlist for China visit

The Kenyan president is in Beijing where he hopes to secure new financing for key infrastructure plans in his country.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.09.2024

Kenyan President William Ruto arriving at Beijing airport for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, 2 September 2024.

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.

South Sudan
Kiir waits for turn as chair of disrupted IGAD

Juba is preparing to take over the helm of the regional organisation that plays a key role in its domestic affairs, but the mandate could well prove challenging as several IGAD member states are facing crises.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.08.2024

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir at the State House in Nairobi on 9 May 2024.

Kenya
Graft watchdog probes cancellation of $42m geothermal contract

Corruption sleuths in Kenya are looking into the awarding and subsequent cancellation of a contract by the state's Geothermal Development Company to a British subcontractor, Cluff Geothermal. The matter is already being followed closely by parliament.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 30.08.2024

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

Spotlight | Kenya
New finance minister Mbadi already under presidential pressure

Now that he is a key figure in the Kenyan government, the former opposition politician must toe the official line dictated in part by President Ruto's powerful economic advisers. Even if it means abandoning positions on taxation that he held before his appointment.

Subscribers only Politics 28.08.2024

John Mbadi, in Karen, near Nairobi, on 14 August 2022.

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 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
Political turmoil delays trade negotiations with Abu Dhabi

Having just returned from talks in the UAE, Prime Minister Mudavadi is keen to kickstart fresh trade negotiations between the two countries.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 22.08.2024

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

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

William Ruto

Kenya
Mining reforms face resistance

Kenya
Former Ruto ally's macadamia nut business put up for auction

Kenya
MPs want more say in trade talks

Kenya
Brussels, Nairobi strengthen security ties

Kenya
Ruto's big plans for his Eldoret bastion

Kenya
Nairobi looks to US rather than Russia for its nuclear programme

Spotlight | Kenya
Explosive report on land allocation kept under wraps by William Ruto

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

Kenya
Odinga seeks French-speaking Africa's help in bid for AU Commission chair

Kenya
Ruto mollifies sacked minister with new job

China, Kenya
Ruto's project wishlist for China visit

Kenya
Ruto asks allies to take pressure off contested deputy president

South Sudan
Kiir waits for turn as chair of disrupted IGAD

Kenya
Graft watchdog probes cancellation of $42m geothermal contract

Kenya
Expiring colonial-era leases feed into tensions

Spotlight | Kenya
New finance minister Mbadi already under presidential pressure

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

Kenya
Ruto government overhaul reshuffles coffee sector deck

Kenya
Ruto shakes up national security arrangements in wake of protests

Kenya
Political turmoil delays trade negotiations with Abu Dhabi

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Kenya Former Ruto ally's macadamia nut business put up for auction

Kenya MPs want more say in trade talks

Kenya Brussels, Nairobi strengthen security ties

Kenya Ruto's big plans for his Eldoret bastion

Kenya Nairobi looks to US rather than Russia for its nuclear programme

Spotlight | Kenya Explosive report on land allocation kept under wraps by William Ruto

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

Kenya Odinga seeks French-speaking Africa's help in bid for AU Commission chair

Kenya Ruto mollifies sacked minister with new job

China, Kenya Ruto's project wishlist for China visit

Kenya Ruto asks allies to take pressure off contested deputy president

South Sudan Kiir waits for turn as chair of disrupted IGAD

Kenya Graft watchdog probes cancellation of $42m geothermal contract

Kenya Expiring colonial-era leases feed into tensions

Spotlight | Kenya New finance minister Mbadi already under presidential pressure

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

Kenya Ruto government overhaul reshuffles coffee sector deck

Kenya Ruto shakes up national security arrangements in wake of protests

Kenya Political turmoil delays trade negotiations with Abu Dhabi

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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
Mining reforms face resistance

Kenya
Former Ruto ally's macadamia nut business put up for auction

Kenya
MPs want more say in trade talks

Kenya
Brussels, Nairobi strengthen security ties

Kenya
Ruto's big plans for his Eldoret bastion

Kenya
Nairobi looks to US rather than Russia for its nuclear programme

Spotlight | Kenya
Explosive report on land allocation kept under wraps by William Ruto

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

Kenya
Odinga seeks French-speaking Africa's help in bid for AU Commission chair

Kenya
Ruto mollifies sacked minister with new job

China, Kenya
Ruto's project wishlist for China visit

Kenya
Ruto asks allies to take pressure off contested deputy president

South Sudan
Kiir waits for turn as chair of disrupted IGAD

Kenya
Graft watchdog probes cancellation of $42m geothermal contract

Kenya
Expiring colonial-era leases feed into tensions

Spotlight | Kenya
New finance minister Mbadi already under presidential pressure

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

Kenya
Ruto government overhaul reshuffles coffee sector deck

Kenya
Ruto shakes up national security arrangements in wake of protests

Kenya
Political turmoil delays trade negotiations with Abu Dhabi