Rigathi Gachagua

Kenya
Ex-minister and former Ruto ally Mwangi Kiunjuri vents Mt Kenya's frustrations

The former agriculture minister has distanced himself from the president to become an advocate for the people of central Kenya. He enjoys the tacit support of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.

Palace Intrigues
Succès Masra, William Ruto, Khalifa Haftar, Abdelhamid Dabaiba

Intrigues big and small: every Tuesday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

Chad Opposition leader Masra to call on African leaders

Kenya Ruto's chief economist creates a stir

Libya Falcon Wings, the discreet airline flying both Dabaiba and Haftar

Niger Italian soldiers to check out of their 5-star hotel

Kenya
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.

Kenya
Cleophas Malala's cabinet bid meets with mixed response from Ruto's allies

Former senator Cleophas Malala, who has been tasked with merging the presidential party with allied formations, is eager to join the cabinet. But the supervisory role earmarked for him is being met with suspicion by the Kenyan president's key allies.

Kenya
DP World well-placed to develop Mombasa's main industrial zone

The Dubai giant is the favourite to build the Dongo Kundu special economic zone. Having already been approached to manage some Kenyan ports, the firm came under fire from William Ruto's camp ahead of last year's presidential election.

Kenya
Nairobi power struggle leaves major state agencies rudderless

Four of Kenya's most important state agencies are still without a boss, as President Ruto and his deputy squabble over who to appoint. They are struggling to dish out the jobs in a way that respects regional interests.

Kenya
Ruto steps up support for Sagana industrial park

The flagship project of governor Anne Waiguru, a key ally of William Ruto, is attracting growing investor interest and is becoming a priority for the president's first term in office.

Kenya
Odinga risks losing allies over renewed rejection of Ruto's legitimacy

The runner-up in last year's presidential election has ignored his top supporters' pleas to accept William Ruto's offer of becoming Kenya's official leader of the opposition. But Odinga's own calls for mass demonstrations to push for Ruto's resignation could well backfire.

Kenya
Gachagua's coffee sector reforms challenge dominance of foreign traders

Kenya's deputy president is determined to reform the coffee sector and improve the situation of local traders in relation to foreign heavyweights.

Kenya
Gachagua seeks to revive glory days of Kenya's coffee sector

Kenya's deputy president has been tasked with overhauling the coffee sector, which is vital to the economy of his native region. He wants to create new institutions to revive a once highly lucrative crop that has been in a slump for decades.

Asia, Kenya, Middle East
Top tea consortium finds new outlets in Middle East and Asia

The KTDA tea producers' consortium is trying to adapt to the woes of its dollar-starved customers by using other intermediaries. Kenyan trader Cup of Joe is emerging as a key partner in Dubai to reach Middle Eastern markets.

Kenya
Ruto's business chums prepare for new era of prosperity

Business men and women close to Kenyan president William Ruto are enjoying new-found freedom now that the tax authorities have dropped most of their charges against them. Several have even secured senior government roles in the process.