Kenya
Kenyan bar elections to prove crucial for Ruto and Odinga

Kenya
Fierce battle under way for presidency of Kenya bar association

The country's leading lawyers' body is split along political lines ahead of the elections for its future president. The elections are being closely followed, but the outcome is difficult to predict.

The New Guard
Congo, Guinea, Burundi, Kenya

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights the next generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

Congo Michel Djombo becomes the bosses' boss

Guinea Lionel Chobli picked to roll out fibre optic

Burundi Evrard Havyarimana boosts business links for Burundi diaspora in France

Kenya Carolyne Kamende Daudi at heart of the trial of the year

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.

Spotlight | Kenya
A high risk general election

Business leaders and many other circles in Kenyan society (NGOs, journalists and the like) are doing their utmost to prevent the March 4 general election from turning into a remake of the ethnic clashes that followed the ballot in December, [.

Spotlight | Kenya
Presidential hopefuls have their spin doctors

With nine months still to go until the general election, scheduled for 4 March 2013, the main candidates to the presidency are beginning to constitute their respective campaign teams. All of these hopefuls call on the services of spokesmen selected [.