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Spotlight | Kenya
Kenyatta keen to launch eurobond ahead of presidential campaign

The Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta fears that the country's appeal to investors will decline in the run-up to what is expected to be a hotly disputed election. He has instructed his teams to promote a new eurobond in the world's leading financial marketplaces. [...]

Published on 25/02/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Ruto's dilemma: austerity vs recovery

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Central bank takes aim at Ruto's financial reforms

Worried about the reputation of Kenya's financial sector, bank governor Patrick Njoroge is against plans to raise the minimum value of private banks' reportable transactions.

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President William Ruto speaks during the official opening of the 13th Parliament, in Nairobi, on 29 September 2022.

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Kenyatta's successor inherits explosive public debt headache

As its debts continue to mount up, the Kenyan government is finding it increasingly difficult to find sources of finance, even from the private sector. Kenyatta's successor, William Ruto, is preparing to take over the reins of a state with very little room for manoeuvre.

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Outgoing Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta.

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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.

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

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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.

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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

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

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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.

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

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Gloves come off in Ruto's battle with Kenyatta

The deputy president's remaining allies in the government have resigned in order to reach out to the grass roots and help finance his election campaign. Now that they have nothing left to lose, they are preparing a concerted offensive against the Kenyan leader.

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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

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Kenya's treasury refuses to pay for constitutional referendum

Kenyatta's main financial advisers and treasury secretary Ukur Yatani Kanacho reckon the state cannot bear the cost of his and Raila Odinga's constitutional referendum.

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

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Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Mali, Senegal, Togo
The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

Spotlight | Kenya
Kenyatta keen to launch eurobond ahead of presidential campaign

Kenya
Ruto's dilemma: austerity vs recovery

Kenya
Central bank takes aim at Ruto's financial reforms

Spotlight | Kenya
Kenyatta's successor inherits explosive public debt headache

Kenya
Tokyo puts pressure on Kenyatta over Mombasa port management

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

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

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
Gloves come off in Ruto's battle with Kenyatta

Kenya
Security agencies under pressure from Al-Shabaab ahead of elections

Kenya
Kenya's treasury refuses to pay for constitutional referendum