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Spotlight | Kenya
Moi family business empire struggles under Ruto

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“William Ruto's new order”

Kenya

William Ruto's new order

Since coming to power in September 2022, Kenyan President William Ruto has sought to make good on his pledge to upend his adversaries' political "dynasties". Ruto is working to unravel their political and business networks, all while weaving his own. [...]

Kenya’s President William Ruto speaks during an interdenominational prayer service in Nakuru. © James Wakibia/ZUMA-REA/ZUMA-REA

The president wants to reign supreme in his native Rift Valley, which is also home to the late Daniel arap Moi's family. The two camps have so far managed to strike a fragile balance. [...]

Published on 05/01/2024 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 5 minutes Noé Michalon

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“William Ruto's new order”

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William Ruto's new order

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Joe Munene
Joshua Kulei
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Kenya
Ruto's backtracking puts brakes on Rift Valley mega-projects

Infrastructure and mining projects in the president's stronghold remain moribund amid a fragile national economy. The presidential coalition's rapprochement with former opposition leader Raila Odinga is also prompting the government to reassess its priorities.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 11.03.2025

William Ruto (left) and Raila Odinga after they signed a political cooperation deal in Nairobi, 7 March 2025.

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Opposition leader Jimmy Wanjigi seeks support of Trump administration

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Subscribers only Politics 30.01.2025

Kenya
Ruto reluctant to invest in Moi clan's struggling Standard

The media group, which has reported dismal financial results, is floundering. Kenyan President William Ruto was initially interested in acquiring shares from those close to ex-head of state Daniel arap Moi, but is now wary of involving his entourage.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 08.01.2025

Former Baringo senator Gideon Moi gives a speech during the Azimio la Umoja Convention in Nairobi, Kenya, 10 December 2021.

Kenya
Ruto's big plans for his Eldoret bastion

With its new administrative status, the city is hoping for new infrastructure as well as more visits from President William Ruto, who has called on Beijing to help develop the region.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 12.09.2024

Aerial view of Eldoret, August 11, 2022, during the Kenyan presidential campaign.

Spotlight | Kenya
Explosive report on land allocation kept under wraps by William Ruto

A multi-agency committee has issued recommendations on several thousand hectares of land in Ndabibi illegally sold in the 1990s. The document was submitted last year but has never been made public by the president. It spells bad news for many, and good news for a select few, including the head of state.

Subscribers only Politics 09.09.2024

Kenya's President William Ruto in Beijing on 5 September 2024.

China, Kenya
Ruto's project wishlist for China visit

The Kenyan president is in Beijing where he hopes to secure new financing for key infrastructure plans in his country.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.09.2024

Kenyan President William Ruto arriving at Beijing airport for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, 2 September 2024.

Kenya
William Ruto orders audit to settle his land dispute

The Kenyan president, who is a big landowner, ran into a media storm in March after he was accused of having acquired agricultural land from someone who had obtained it illegally. He is trying to show he is being open about the affair.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 14.05.2024

William Ruto at State House in Nairobi on 9 May 2024.

Kenya
William Ruto's reshuffle dilemmas

The Kenyan president wants to revamp his cabinet in a bid to end the myriad crises affecting his government. But this will be no easy task because several threatened ministers are long-standing allies.

Subscribers only Politics 23.04.2024

Kenyan President William Ruto in Nairobi, 5 February 2024.

Kenya
From detente to truce: Ruto-Moi acrimony fades as interests align

After years of bad blood, Kenya's head of state has made peace with a son of the country's late second president. Business is picking up for the Moi family as a result, while President William Ruto is managing to weaken the opposition.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 16.04.2024

Kenya
Ruto woos opposition leader Kalonzo Musyoka

The former vice president may have declined to throw in his lot with the current government, but the Kenyan leader is still hoping the opposition's new leader will tone down his hostile rhetoric.

Subscribers only Politics 15.03.2024

Kenyan president William Ruto and one of his main opponents, Kalonzo Musyoka.

Kenya
Ruto in open conflict with Nation Media Group

Kenya's leading media group is facing a wave of targeted attacks on social networks, while the government is clipping its financial wings.

Subscribers only Politics 26.02.2024

Kenyan president William Ruto in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 13 February 2024.

Kenya
Nairobi looks to increase its Ethiopian electricity imports

Kenya is hoping to revise an electricity supply deal with its northern neighbour, thereby snubbing the country's own private energy providers, who have been accused of driving up prices.

Subscribers only Energy 25.01.2024

Kenya
Ruto explores plans to clip judges wings

Tension is mounting between Kenya's government and judiciary. The president reckons judges are trying to sabotage his policies and has called on his allies to draft a bill that curbs their autonomy.

Subscribers only Politics 17.01.2024

Kenyan President William Ruto in Nairobi during the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of Kenya's Independence Day, on 12 December 2023.

Kenya
Education overhaul rattles Ruto's government

Between calls for boycotts and demonstrations, the transition to a new education system is crystallising opposition to the government. The education secretary is due to appear before a parliamentary committee today.

Subscribers only Politics 07.12.2023

Kenya
Ruto's lieutenants at loggerheads in Rift Valley

Kenyan transport secretary Kipchumba Murkomen and the president's chief of staff Felix Koskei are jockeying for position within the ruling coalition. Both are trying to strengthen their political base.

Subscribers only Politics 24.11.2023

Kenya
Ruto puts bid to control Standard Group on hold

Troubled media company Standard Group is no longer of interest to the Kenyan president, whose entourage had been seeking to acquire stakes, because of the difficult relationship between Ruto and the group's owner Gideon Moi.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 06.11.2023

Kenyan President William Ruto speaks during an interview in Nairobi, Kenya, 18 October 2023.

Kenya
Ruto seeks support of Talai elders ahead of 2027 vote

Kenyan leaders nationwide are vying for the support of this group of traditional kingmakers, renowned for their historical heritage and supposed mystical powers.

Subscribers only Politics 22.09.2023

Kenyan President William Ruto (right) and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua, in Nairobi, Kenya, on 21 August 2023.

Kenya
Ruto holds back to keep Moi clan out of protests

The Kenyan president is trying to take it easy on his long-standing Rift Valley rival Gideon Moi in the hope of curbing the demonstrations led by the opposition.

Subscribers only Politics 22.08.2023

Kenya's Presdent William Ruto in Nairobi on 28 November 2022.

In Focus | Kenya
President Ruto grapples to assert power in the face of Kenyatta clan's wealth and Moi family's prestige

William Ruto is uneasy about the financial and symbolic weight that the families of Kenya's former leaders carry, and is keen to diminish their power. Numerous political heirs and leaders feature on his list of targets, including Uhuru Kenyatta but especially, Gideon Moi.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 13.02.2023

William Ruto is concerned about the power of the former presidential families and is seeking to weaken them.

Spotlight | Kenya
Scorned by Ruto, major media houses brace for a grim 2023

Amid plummeting ad revenue and a grave economic crisis, three of the biggest names in Kenyan news are cutting staff and slashing budgets. For their owners, now in the ranks of the opposition, business as usual is no longer an option.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 07.12.2022

Workers arrange copies of the Business Daily newspaper produced by the Nation Media Group at a printing press plant on the outskirts of Kenya's capital Nairobi, 24 November 2015.

Kenya
Ruto seeks Moi family backing for his presidential bid

Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto has launched a charm offensive among the children of former president Daniel arap Moi, who died in 2020. Some appear to be already on his side.

Subscribers only Politics 14.06.2022

Kenyan Deputy President and presidential candidate William Ruto.

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From detente to truce: Ruto-Moi acrimony fades as interests align

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Ruto woos opposition leader Kalonzo Musyoka

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Ruto explores plans to clip judges wings

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