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Treasury minister Ukur Yatani banned from recruiting by President Kenyatta

Treasury Secretary Ukur Yatani, who is suspected of handing out jobs to his allies, is being kept under close surveillance by Uhuru Kenyatta [...]

Published on 27/04/2020 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Ministers battle over Ethiopian border county

Kenyan interior secretary Fred Matiang'i wants to limit the flow of Ethiopian migrants through Marsabit. But he is hampered by his Treasury counterpart Ukur Yatani, who is in conflict with the current governor of the border county.

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Kenyatta tries mediation to shave off $64m in CMC di Ravenna settlement

President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed a task force to negotiate an out-of-court settlement with CMC di Ravenna, the Italian constructor claiming $114.2m in damages for the cancellation of its two dam projects, Arror and Kimwarer.

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Kenyatta seeks compensation over Uganda's oil jetty delay

The Kenyan government wants to be compensated over the Kisumu loading pier, which was completed in 2018 but cannot be used until Uganda has finished a similar facility on its side of Lake Victoria. Kenya wants Indian group Mahathi, which is building Uganda's jetty and has accumulated delays, to pay some $22.

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Kenyatta entrenches rift with Central Bank of Kenya governor

The high-profile Central Bank of Kenya governor Patrick Njoroge' is failing to get a word in edgewise with President Uhuru Kenyatta, who prefers to follow the advice of the bank's chairman Mohammed Nyaoga.

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Kenyatta caught off guard by ambitious party officials

Plans being laid by bigwigs in Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee Party for the 2022 presidential elections are endangering the alliance which the Kenyan president is patiently building with his rival Raila Odinga.

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MP William Ruto and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta at the launch of the reformed Building Bridges Initiative in 2019.

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Narendra Raval seeks to cement status as market leader

The king of Kenyan cement and boss of Devki Group, Narendra Raval, is aiming to become the sole supplier of [...]

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A eurobond to finance BBI referendum?

Uhuru Kenyatta's new Eurobond has become a political rather than economic matter. Despite their reservations, he is pressuring his advisors to secure the loan ahead of the referendum.

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Tullow tax: Treasury puts Kenyatta's team under maximum pressure

With the National Treasury unhappy about being left out of the tax negotiations with Tullow, the oil ministry is bending over backwards to get a new deal signed.

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Uhuru Kenyatta tells Mwangi Kiunjuri to wake up and smell the coffee

The term of Joseph Kieyah as head of the Coffee [...]

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William Ruto ally to oversee budget?

A new Controller of Budget is set to take over [...]

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Coffee advisor Joseph Kieyah leaves sour taste in Ukur Yatani's mouth

The term of Joseph Kieyah as head of the Coffee [...]

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Abdul Mwassera, Ruto's coastal ace up the sleeve

The discreet Secretary for Coordination and Operations in the office of the deputy president (DP) William Ruto does much more [...]

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Ukur Yatani, the minister sowing discord in the government

The appointment of the former governor of Marsabit, Ukur Yatani, to a government post has cooled relations between President Uhuru [...]

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Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

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Treasury minister Ukur Yatani banned from recruiting by President Kenyatta

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Ministers battle over Ethiopian border county

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Kenyatta tries mediation to shave off $64m in CMC di Ravenna settlement

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Kenyatta seeks compensation over Uganda's oil jetty delay

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Kenyatta entrenches rift with Central Bank of Kenya governor

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Kenyatta caught off guard by ambitious party officials

Kenya
Narendra Raval seeks to cement status as market leader

Kenya
A eurobond to finance BBI referendum?

Kenya
Tullow tax: Treasury puts Kenyatta's team under maximum pressure

Kenya
Uhuru Kenyatta tells Mwangi Kiunjuri to wake up and smell the coffee

Kenya
William Ruto ally to oversee budget?

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Coffee advisor Joseph Kieyah leaves sour taste in Ukur Yatani's mouth

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Abdul Mwassera, Ruto's coastal ace up the sleeve

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Ukur Yatani, the minister sowing discord in the government