Kenya
Emerging pro-Gachagua youth movement unsettles security chiefs in central Kenya

Kenya
Communication breakdown at top of police force

The unlimited influence of Eliud Lagat, Deputy Inspector General of the National Police Service and close to President William Ruto, is causing disturbance within the institution.

Palace Intrigues
Uhuru Kenyatta, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema

Intrigues big and small... Every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

KenyaUhuru Kenyatta's meeting with his new protégé

AlgeriaPCR test, key to the presidential palace

GabonIsrael sends its deputy foreign minister to the presidential inauguration

Kenya
Tea company caught up in Ruto-Gachagua power struggle

With two years to go before the general elections, President William Ruto continues to dismantle his former deputy's powerful networks. However, Rigathi Gachagua remains popular in the centre of the country and has also forged alliances in the tea and coffee sectors.

Kenya
Iranian government looks into its Kenyan tea imports in Nairobi

The dismissal of deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has led to a change in the key figures in the tea industry. Tehran is taking advantage of this to strengthen its review into its supply chains.

Kenya
Kenyatta clan and ousted VP differ over 2027 election strategy

Central Kenya's elites and Uhuru Kenyatta's family want to join a political party that would support Kalonzo Musyoka's presidential bid. For his part, the recently deposed Rigathi Gachagua would prefer to set up his own party, which would put forward a different candidate.