Kenya
Kenyatta and Ruto continue to fight for power in the tea plantations

Kenya's president William Ruto in Nairobi, on 20 July 2022.
Kenya's president William Ruto in Nairobi, on 20 July 2022. © Thomas Mukoya/Reuters
After having been sidelined under the previous administration, supporters of new president William Ruto want to take control of the production of tea, Kenya's leading export commodity. The rival factions are fighting it out in private sector consortium the KTDA. [...]
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