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Kenya
Beijing presses Nairobi to sign security pact

Chinese security officials and diplomats have stepped up pressure on their Kenyan counterparts to clinch an agreement centred on police cooperation, an issue they have been pushing for several months.

Palace Intrigues
Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Félix Tshisekedi, William Ruto

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

CongoSassou family celebrates weddings, settles scores

DRCTshisekedi cancels on EU special representative for Great Lakes

KenyaRuto has little taste for son's flamboyant bus business

Ethiopia, Kenya
Nairobi on trail of human trafficking network from Ethiopia

Kenyan authorities are investigating possible human trafficking from its northern neighbor. The National Intelligence Service and police have been deployed to the border at Moyale.

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.

Kenya
Ruto's inner circle mounts State House mole hunt

The chain of revelations by certain opposition leaders, especially ousted deputy president Rigathi Gachagua, are vexing President William Ruto's entourage. His close allies have set themselves the task of tracing the source of these leaks.

Kenya
Security services prepare for protests over finance bill

Kenya's intelligence services want to set up a special unit to contain any social unrest - sparked by the draft budget - akin to the violence that racked the country last year. They fear that this time round, unlike in 2024, the opposition parties could join the protests.

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
New energy cabinet secretary wants to tighten oversight of infrastructure PPPs

Amid the continued unrest, Opiyo Wandayi is erring on the side of caution and is being particularly thorough in his examination of three public-private partnerships offered by Adani, EDF and Africa50.

Kenya
Ruto-Odinga entente takes ruling party to breaking point

William Ruto's appointment of five opposition politicians to government jobs has further clipped the wings of his deputy Rigathi Gachagua, who must also contend with a reconfigured opposition in his own central Kenyan fiefdom.

Kenya
Turbulent Kenya Airways privatisation prompts government rethink

The national carrier's woes are putting off potential private sector buyers. As the government mulls reviving a different kind of sell-off scheme for its stake, the airline has put some of its own plans on hold.

Kenya
In Tokyo, Ruto hopes to reassure his Western partners

The Kenyan president's three-day visit to the Japanese capital comes as Nairobi is trying to deepen ties with neighbouring China.