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The New Guard
Kenya, Tunisia, Mali, DRC

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence reveals the next generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

KenyaBack to the UA for Kenyatta influencer Pauline Njoroge.

TunisiaMalek Zahi, the other strongman of the Saied system.

MaliAmadou Bathily, business intelligence pioneer in Bamako.

DRCFrançois Kakese, the presidency's éminence grise.

Kenya
Martha Karua, Uhuru Kenyatta’s new darling

Uhuru Kenyatta is trying increasingly hard to persuade former presidential candidate and ex justice minister Martha Karua to join his [...]

Kenya
Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga take their families on board

The two rivals in the next presidential election in August 2017 – outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta and the leader of [...]

Kenya
Many jealous over Uhuru Kenyatta’s new appointments

Some of the appointments recently made by President Uhuru Kenyatta have upset many of his loyalists in his party The [...]

Kenya
TNA split over launch of JAP and puts on the breaks

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s party The National Alliance (TNA) is deeply [...]

Kenya
The battle for Kemsa leadership has already begun

The mandate of John Munyu, general manager of Kenya Medical [...]

Spotlight | Kenya
The lobbyists working to draw a line under Westgate and Garissa

During the last few months, the government of President Uhuru Kenyatta has embarked on an extensive campaign aimed at investors, media and the US government. The aim is to restore Kenya’s image that became tarnished by the attack against the [.

Kenya
Priscilla Nyokabi redeems her political reputation

The MP for Nyeri (central Kenya) Priscilla Nyokabi has been [...]

Kenya
Resistance to Manoah Esipisu

President Kenyatta's spin service is in a storm since its head Manoah Esipisu was snubbed by his Kikuyu deputies.

Kenya
Deputy President Ruto's friends angered

Supporters of Deputy President William Ruto are concerned that he might be the only person tried by the International Criminal Court, if charges are not brought against Uhuru Kenyatta.

Kenya
TNA tightens its belt in Kenya

The party of President Uhuru Kenyatta, The National Alliance (TNA) [...]

Kenya
Davis Chirchir

Kenya’s new president, Uhuru Kenyatta, has propelled an official close to him into the job of oil and energy minister. [...]

Kenya
Uhuru Kenyatta’s ‘young guard’

In a country where 75% of the population is under thirty, the outgoing Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta is banking on a group of young Turks to entice the youth vote.

Kenya
Kencall’s post-election turmoil

The founder of Kencall implicated in the post-election complaint filed by Raila Odinga’s supporters, is a director of a bank owned by the Kenyatta family.

Kenya
Mwai Kibaki’s children against Mary Wambui in Kenya

President Mwai Kibaki’s four children have decided to block the [...]

Kenya
Kibaki prefers Mudavadi to Kenyatta

According to several different sources, President Mwai Kibaki, is beginning to break his silence about the choice of his successor, [...]

Kenya
Betty Murungi

A few months after she relinquished her post of deputy chair of the Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC), the [...]

Kenya
Wamalwa, Kenyatta’s running mate

Several separate sources in the entourage of Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta concur that the latter will officially announce in [...]