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Risk of discord as Ruto and Odinga's campaign ranks swell

As the two top presidential candidates, deputy president William Ruto and Raila Odinga - now backed by his former rival President Uhuru Kenyatta - ramp up their campaigns, a tug-of-war is emerging behind the scenes between newcomers wanting to make their mark and long-standing advisers.

Subscribers only Politics Running story - State House battle in Kenya 16.02.2022

Security agencies under pressure from Al-Shabaab ahead of elections

Kenya's intelligence agencies are on high alert to try to prevent attacks by radical Islamist groups aimed at destabilising the country in the run-up to general elections. The groups are suspected of targeting Nairobi and Mombasa and counties that lie on the border with Somalia.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 14.02.2022

Kenyan bar elections to prove crucial for Ruto and Odinga

The Law Society of Kenya, which has been divided for the past two years, is to gain new leadership. Its role will be decisive for the judiciary during the August general election and then during the term of the next Kenyan president.

Subscribers only Politics Running story - State House battle in Kenya 11.02.2022

Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta. © @StateHouseKenya/Twitter

Kenyatta's siblings step into political ring to protect their business empire

A possible presidential election win for the president's arch-rival, Deputy President William Ruto, could have serious consequences for the Kenyatta family's fortunes. To stave off such a prospect, all of its members are getting involved in politics for the first time.

Subscribers only Politics Running story - State House battle in Kenya 10.02.2022

Chief Justice Martha Koome names heavyweights to body that decorates judges

Koome has appointed people on good terms with the executive to a committee that presents to President Kenyatta the names of judicial officials deemed worthy of state honours.

Subscribers only Politics 09.02.2022

With Kenya Airways in trouble, its partnership with South African Airways remains grounded

The launch of a pan-African airline, piloted by Kenya Airways and South African Airways and initially intended for 2023, is suffering as a result of difficulties facing the Kenyan company, which is seeking more time.

Subscribers only Business 07.02.2022

Kenya Railways wants to ramp up freight transport to Uganda

Progress is speeding up on Kenya Railways Corp's project to rehabilitate a 465km railway line between Longonot, just north of Nairobi, and Malaba on the Ugandan border.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 01.02.2022

ICC deploys team to record any violence at the 2022 presidential election

In preparation for what is expected to be a tense election campaign, International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan has dispatched a legal team to Nairobi to gather potential proof of election violence.

Subscribers only Politics 31.01.2022

International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan.

Kenyatta's cabinet conundrum

As ministers keen to get on the campaign trail pressure him to reshuffle his government, the president has yet to find a team that will provide continuity between his administration and the next one, which he hopes will be led by Raila Odinga.

Subscribers only Politics 27.01.2022

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Ruto complains of Kenyatta interfering with his foreign backers

The deputy president is trying to get State House to stop what he decries as the harrassment to which his foreign financial backers are being subjected.

Subscribers only Politics 20.01.2022

Kenyan deputy president William Ruto on the campaign trail.

Computer mogul Mike Macharia in last-ditch bid to reclaim lost millions

Heavily in debt since the cancellation of a $46.6m contract to manage Ministry of Health data, Mike Macharia is making his final move by preparing a lawsuit against the Kenyatta administration.

Subscribers only Business 14.01.2022

Michael Macharia, founder of IT giant Seven Seas Technologies.

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Top donors zoom in on Northern Rangelands Trust in wake of abuse claims

Allegations of human rights abuses levelled by a US NGO and a German research institute have led several of the high-profile conservation group's major western backers to call for a probe into its activities.

Subscribers only Business 10.01.2022

Electoral Commission chair caught in crossfire between Ruto and Kenyatta

It is shaping up to be a bruising year for Wafula Chebukati, whose job it is to ensure a free and fair general election in August after an extremely long and divisive campaign. The Electoral Commission head is already in the sights of the frontrunners, namely Deputy President William Ruto and Uhuru Kenyatta's favoured successor, Raila Odinga.

Subscribers only Politics 07.01.2022

Kenyan Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati.

France and Turkey eye their chance as Textron armoured vehicle deal falls through

Blocked by the Biden administration, US company Textron's bid to supply 50 armoured vehicles to Nairobi has come to nothing. This could be an opportunity for the two enterprising Turkish manufacturers Otokar and Katmerciler, as well as French company Arquus, to seize the opportunity.

Free access Defence, Business 24.12.2021

Kenyatta orders new management overhaul at troubled Kenya Power

The eternally cash-strapped Kenya Power is to undergo yet another management change. The new bosses will be tasked with getting the parastatal electricity distributor back on track in order to pay suppliers.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 22.12.2021

Kenyatta drives hard bargain over hosting Addis Ababa's evacuated diplomats

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta's 9 December note verbale announcing that he would consider the move of international diplomats and military personnel currently based in Addis Ababa to Nairobi on a case-by-case basis has ruffled the international community.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.12.2021

Odinga seeks election support from Abuja and Pretoria

The presidential candidate, snubbed by Washington, is hoping to gain international stature by securing the support of the continent's heavyweights. Uhuru Kenyatta is backing his approaches to foreign embassies.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.12.2021

Odinga's campaign short on bankrollers

By extending support to Uhuru Kenyatta's preferred presidential candidate, the oligarchs of the powerful Mount Kenya Foundation fear they will be dragged into funding his entire campaign.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 14.12.2021

The Gogo hydroelectric dam's potential for the mining industry

The project to quadruple the capacity of the small 2MW Gogo hydropower plant in south-western Kenya (Migori County), on the border with Tanzania, has been given a major boost.

Subscribers only Energy, Mining, Business 08.12.2021

Nairobi's reluctant change of tune on refugee camps

The UNHCR has obtained government approval from Kenya to start improvement works at the Kakuma refugee camp in the north-east of the country. This decision is urgent as the countries bordering Ethiopia may have to absorb a possible influx of refugees.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.11.2021

European Investment Bank bolsters its presence in Africa

Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank, is expected in Nairobi as part of the creation of the European institution's first regional hub on the continent. The Bank is implementing a new strategy to increase its presence in Africa.

Free access Finance, Business 19.11.2021

The President of the European Investment Bank, Werner Hoyer.

Richard Ngatia, a valued political and business ally of the Kenyattas

The president of the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry is actively campaigning on behalf of Uhuru Kenyatta, but he is also - much more discreetly - partnering his sister Nyokabi Kenyatta on a number of government contracts.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 18.11.2021

President of Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry Richard Ngatia.

Nairobi renovates road to link up with South Sudan and Tanzania

Nairobi is working on the renovation of a road considered essential for closer links with neighbours South Sudan and Tanzania. Currently in a poor state, this road stretches south from Kitale to Morpus.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 15.11.2021

Kenyatta and Odinga go all out in Rift Valley for 2022 presidential race

Uhuru Kenyatta, who has campaigned for Raila Odinga in the Mount Kenya region, is currently galvanising his political and financial network in the Rift Valley on behalf of his protégé.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.11.2021

Johnson and Kenyatta review status of BATUK forces

Under pressure from the leaders of the Kenyan counties where British forces are stationed, President Uhuru Kenyatta is demanding that the troops of the British Army Training Unit Kenya - a controversial hangover from the colonial era - be subject to Kenyan law.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 09.11.2021

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Risk of discord as Ruto and Odinga's campaign ranks swell

Security agencies under pressure from Al-Shabaab ahead of elections

Kenyan bar elections to prove crucial for Ruto and Odinga

Kenyatta's siblings step into political ring to protect their business empire

Chief Justice Martha Koome names heavyweights to body that decorates judges

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Kenya Railways wants to ramp up freight transport to Uganda

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Ruto complains of Kenyatta interfering with his foreign backers

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Kenyatta orders new management overhaul at troubled Kenya Power

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Kenya

Spotlight Risk of discord as Ruto and Odinga's campaign ranks swell

Security agencies under pressure from Al-Shabaab ahead of elections

Kenyan bar elections to prove crucial for Ruto and Odinga

Kenyatta's siblings step into political ring to protect their business empire

Chief Justice Martha Koome names heavyweights to body that decorates judges

With Kenya Airways in trouble, its partnership with South African Airways remains grounded

Kenya Railways wants to ramp up freight transport to Uganda

ICC deploys team to record any violence at the 2022 presidential election

Kenyatta's cabinet conundrum

Spotlight Ruto complains of Kenyatta interfering with his foreign backers

Computer mogul Mike Macharia in last-ditch bid to reclaim lost millions

Spotlight Top donors zoom in on Northern Rangelands Trust in wake of abuse claims

Electoral Commission chair caught in crossfire between Ruto and Kenyatta

France and Turkey eye their chance as Textron armoured vehicle deal falls through

Kenyatta orders new management overhaul at troubled Kenya Power

Kenyatta drives hard bargain over hosting Addis Ababa's evacuated diplomats

Odinga seeks election support from Abuja and Pretoria

Odinga's campaign short on bankrollers

The Gogo hydroelectric dam's potential for the mining industry

Nairobi's reluctant change of tune on refugee camps

European Investment Bank bolsters its presence in Africa

Richard Ngatia, a valued political and business ally of the Kenyattas

Nairobi renovates road to link up with South Sudan and Tanzania

Kenyatta and Odinga go all out in Rift Valley for 2022 presidential race

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Massad Boulos, a free agent of Donald Trump's African diplomacy under close watch

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The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

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Risk of discord as Ruto and Odinga's campaign ranks swell

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Ruto complains of Kenyatta interfering with his foreign backers

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Top donors zoom in on Northern Rangelands Trust in wake of abuse claims