Spotlight | Kenya
Ruto quietly builds mainstream media support

Kenya
Snubbed by business heads, Rigathi Gachagua joins forces with the rest of the opposition

The former deputy president's aggressive style has deterred business leaders in the Central region, who want to preserve their commercial empires. Some fear reprisals from the head of state, or prefer to remain loyal to his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta.

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William Ruto overhauls public broadcaster with an eye on 2027

The Kenyan president wants to streamline and renew the teams of the public television channel and its subsidiaries to give greater visibility to his work, two years before elections.

Kenya
Nairobi International Financial Centre strives to make its mark

Kenya's virtual special economic zone is looking to attract more foreign investors by offering them favourable tax arrangements. But it is contending with a complicated political and economic context.

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Ali Bongo, William Ruto, Nasser Bourita

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Leadership dispute paralyses Kenya's powerful Chamber of Commerce

A court order brought on by a leadership dispute at the Kenya Chamber of Commerce and Industry has paralysed the powerful body, notably blocking access to millions of dollars in pandemic relief for struggling businesses.

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Under pressure, Ruto backpedals on state borrowing

Unable to pay civil servants or county government subsidies, the Kenyan president is considering resorting to international markets to cope with a cash shortage.

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Kenya seeks to join US-China semiconductor race

Kenya has mining resources and an industrial set-up conducive to producing semiconductors, the electronic components that are in ever greater demand. One company has already started making them in the country, but most investment in the sector is still concentrated in Asia and Western states.