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Deputy in Raila Odinga's party dreaming of becoming opposition leader

A respected leader in his region, the former governor of Mombasa, Ali Hassan Joho, is struggling to win over the traditional opposition strongholds in western Kenya. He is seeking to unite the key leaders of the coast around his own possible party. [...]

Published on 03/05/2024 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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John Mbadi, in Karen, near Nairobi, on 14 August 2022.

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Raila Odinga, who is running for the presidency of the African Union Commission.

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Kenyan President William Ruto in Germany, 20 November 2023.

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Ruto punishes Joho clan for backing Odinga in election

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The former governor of the port city of Mombasa, Ali Hassan Joho and the new Kenyan President William Ruto.

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Odinga in Mombasa dilemma as business leaders ply pressure

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Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga.

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Senegal
Guns, gold and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

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

Kenya
Deputy in Raila Odinga's party dreaming of becoming opposition leader

Kenya
Embattled deputy president's would-be successors jostle for position

Kenya
Odinga truce leaves Ruto with top jobs dilemma

Kenya
Nairobi looks to US rather than Russia for its nuclear programme

Kenya
Ruto asks allies to take pressure off contested deputy president

Spotlight | Kenya
New finance minister Mbadi already under presidential pressure

Kenya
Ruto-Odinga entente takes ruling party to breaking point

Kenya
Khat fight invigorates Kenyan politics

Kenya
Keen to garner votes ahead of 2027 poll, Ruto makes nice with Odinga's entourage

Inner circles | Kenya
Odinga's powerhouse squad gears up for AU Commission chair race

Kenya
Ruto woos opposition leader Kalonzo Musyoka

Kenya
Ruto in coastal trouble with allies

Kenya
Ruto punishes Joho clan for backing Odinga in election

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Odinga in Mombasa dilemma as business leaders ply pressure