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Business Power 15/01/2021

Globeleq makes plans for post-Tsavo Power closure

British power producer Globeleq will see a sharp decline in revenu from the 74 MW heavy fuel power plant Kipevu II. [...]

Business Defence 15/01/2021

MBDA to help Kenyan forces in AMISOM demine Al-Shabaab-plagued Somalian front

Diplomacy Oil & gas 13/01/2021

Kenyatta seeks compensation over Uganda's oil jetty delay

The Kenyan government wants to be compensated over the Kisumu loading pier, which was completed in 2018 but cannot be used until Uganda has finished a similar facility on its side of Lake Victoria. Kenya wants Indian group Mahathi, which is building Uganda's jetty and has accumulated delays, to pay some $22.8m. [...]

Diplomacy 11/01/2021

Kenyatta aims to get the Horn of Africa on to Security Council agenda

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta during the 73rd United Nations General Assembly. ©Reuters

Politics Defence 08/01/2021

Kenya puts boots on ground and planes aloft on Somalian front

Diplomatic tensions between Kenya and Somalia have prompted the Kenya Air Force to bolster Nairobi's military deployment on the north-eastern border. And yet ironically, its aircraft will continue to patrol Somalian skies to support the Kenyan contingents within AMISOM. [...]

Politics 06/01/2021

Ruto loses his lookout at State House Free

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto. ©Dai Kurokawa/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

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Politics 05/01/2021

Kenyatta's referendum campaign schedule disrupted by rising spectre of the Mungiki

President Uhuru Kenyatta wants to push harder to secure more support for his constitutional reform, the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), in his family's tribal homeland, Central Kenya, and Coast Province. [...]

Business 04/01/2021

Carrefour in the running to buy Tuskys

The troubled supermarket chain is negotiating its acquisition by three major retail operators, including France's Carrefour. [...]

Uhuru Kenyatta and Musa Bihi Abdi, on 14 December 2020 in Nairobi.

Spotlight Politics 21/12/2020

Kenyatta and Odinga play the Somaliland card to weaken Farmajo's 2021 election chances

For three days, the Kenyan head of state rolled out the red carpet for Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi. Bihi himself took advantage of the trip to meet one of the leaders of the opposition to Somali president Farmajo, with the help of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga. [...]

Diplomacy 21/12/2020

London agencies to train Nairobi's anti-terrorism units in 2021

Scotland Yard and a number of other British agencies will take a first group of Kenyan anti-terrorism police through their paces in London early next year. [...]

President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta (right) with President of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo in 2017.

Diplomacy 18/12/2020

Kenyatta under pressure from Washington, London and Brussels to negotiate with Farmajo

As Uhuru Kenyatta and his Somalian opposite number Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo position their armies on either side of their common border, American, British and European diplomats are trying to persuade the Kenyan head of state to engage in talks. [...]

Business Finance 17/12/2020

Co-operative Bank targets Kigali and Kampala

The Kenyan banking sector giant, the Co-operative Bank, is counting on the assistance of neighbouring presidents Yoweri Museveni and Paul Kagame to revive its plans for regional expansion and become one of the small circle of Kenyan banks operating abroad. [...]

Diplomacy 15/12/2020

IGAD hopes to break Nairobi-Mogadishu impasse

The inter-regional institution's 20 December meeting, announced by Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, will give presidents Kenyatta and Farmajo a chance to discuss the border crisis their ministers are unable to settle. [...]

Oil & gas 14/12/2020

Browbeaten Total, Tullow, Africa Oil give in to Kenyatta over Turkana schedule

Faced with Nairobi's inflexibility, oil firms operating in Turkana County have thrown in the towel over how long they have to stick around, at least for now. [...]

The Isiolo-Mandera Regional Road Corridor.

Business Road and rail 14/12/2020

Nairobi makes headway in improving access to northeast

Supported by international donors, Kenyan authorities are trying to end the isolation of the country's northeast region, which is a key to connecting the Horn of Africa's various economies. [...]

Business 11/12/2020

Luxury safari industry expands its base camp in Mauritius

As the countries of southern and eastern Africa look to resurrect their ailing tourist industries, a leading player in high-end safaris in Africa, Wilderness Safaris, is increasingly using Mauritius as a launchpad for its business ventures. [...]

Politics 07/12/2020

Makeups and breakups: Kenyatta dumps Ruto again

Deputy President William Ruto and his boss Uhuru Kenyatta held talks last month to find a compromise on the constitutional referendum backed by the president. Since then, Ruto has become persona non grata at State House again. [...]

De gauche à droite : William Ruto, Uhuru Kenyatta, Raila Odinga lors du lancement de la Building Bridges Initiative.

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The never-ending battle between Odinga and Ruto to take Kenyatta's place at the State House

The handshake between former opposition leader Raila Odinga and newly re-elected president Uhuru Kenyatta got the campaign to succeed Kenyatta off to a premature start. Odinga has been battling since then against William Ruto, who has himself been abandoned by the head of state. [...]

Business 04/12/2020

French business implicitly supports Kenyatta by backing Danone

The Medef International delegation due to visit Kampala next March will focus on the efforts of Brookside Dairy to expand in East Africa. The milk producer is co-owned by the Kenyatta family and the French behemoth Danone. [...]

Politics Defence 03/12/2020

German aircraft maker Grob swoops on Horn

While actively prospecting for business with the Ethiopian authorities, who are currently engaged in suppressing an insurgency in Tigray, Grob Aircraft is also intending to consolidate in Kenya thanks to its planned pilots' academy. [...]

Business Power 03/12/2020

AP Moller Capital already keen to jettison a diesel power plant in Nairobi

Having barely arrived on Kenyan soil, Denmark's AP Moller Capital is already looking to offload some of its assets, though this may prove to be trickier than it had imagined. [...]

Diplomacy 01/12/2020

Kenyans, Somalis fall hostage to UAE-Qatar cold war

The United Arab Emirates' borders have been closed since mid-November to nationals of thirteen African and Arab countries, including Kenya and Somalia. The official reason was security concerns, but, behind the scenes, the closure has clear political overtones. [...]

Business 01/12/2020

Former Erik Prince advisor Omri Cohen turns to base camp business

Formerly East Africa adviser to private security magnate Erik Prince, Omri Cohen now heads TNL Africa, a little known group which is establishing itself as one of the leading base camp operators in the region. [...]

Politics 01/12/2020

Ruto tries to siphon off Kenyatta's campaign war chest

Deputy president William Ruto has turned to the businessmen of Central Kenya, who generally back President Uhuru Kenyatta, to raise funds for his election campaign. [...]

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali.

Diplomacy 30/11/2020

Tigray crisis: Kenyatta struggles to convince Abiy to accept regional support

Abiy Ahmed Ali has adamantly rejected any outside help in his confrontation with Tigray's leaders. That hasn't stopped Uhuru Kenyatta trying to establish himself as the leader of a pro-Abiy regional coalition that would put into play AU demands for moderation. [...]

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Globeleq makes plans for post-Tsavo Power closure

MBDA to help Kenyan forces in AMISOM demine Al-Shabaab-plagued Somalian front

Kenyatta seeks compensation over Uganda's oil jetty delay

Kenyatta aims to get the Horn of Africa on to Security Council agenda

Kenya puts boots on ground and planes aloft on Somalian front

Ruto loses his lookout at State House Free

Kenyatta's referendum campaign schedule disrupted by rising spectre of the Mungiki

Carrefour in the running to buy Tuskys

Kenyatta and Odinga play the Somaliland card to weaken Farmajo's 2021 election chances

London agencies to train Nairobi's anti-terrorism units in 2021

Kenyatta under pressure from Washington, London and Brussels to negotiate with Farmajo

Co-operative Bank targets Kigali and Kampala

IGAD hopes to break Nairobi-Mogadishu impasse

Browbeaten Total, Tullow, Africa Oil give in to Kenyatta over Turkana schedule

Nairobi makes headway in improving access to northeast

Luxury safari industry expands its base camp in Mauritius

Makeups and breakups: Kenyatta dumps Ruto again

The never-ending battle between Odinga and Ruto to take Kenyatta's place at the State House

French business implicitly supports Kenyatta by backing Danone

German aircraft maker Grob swoops on Horn

AP Moller Capital already keen to jettison a diesel power plant in Nairobi

Kenyans, Somalis fall hostage to UAE-Qatar cold war

Former Erik Prince advisor Omri Cohen turns to base camp business

Ruto tries to siphon off Kenyatta's campaign war chest

Tigray crisis: Kenyatta struggles to convince Abiy to accept regional support

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Globeleq makes plans for post-Tsavo Power closure

MBDA to help Kenyan forces in AMISOM demine Al-Shabaab-plagued Somalian front

Kenyatta seeks compensation over Uganda's oil jetty delay

Kenyatta aims to get the Horn of Africa on to Security Council agenda

Kenya puts boots on ground and planes aloft on Somalian front

Ruto loses his lookout at State House Free

Kenyatta's referendum campaign schedule disrupted by rising spectre of the Mungiki

Carrefour in the running to buy Tuskys

Kenyatta and Odinga play the Somaliland card to weaken Farmajo's 2021 election chances

London agencies to train Nairobi's anti-terrorism units in 2021

Kenyatta under pressure from Washington, London and Brussels to negotiate with Farmajo

Co-operative Bank targets Kigali and Kampala

IGAD hopes to break Nairobi-Mogadishu impasse

Browbeaten Total, Tullow, Africa Oil give in to Kenyatta over Turkana schedule

Nairobi makes headway in improving access to northeast

Luxury safari industry expands its base camp in Mauritius

Makeups and breakups: Kenyatta dumps Ruto again

The never-ending battle between Odinga and Ruto to take Kenyatta's place at the State House

French business implicitly supports Kenyatta by backing Danone

German aircraft maker Grob swoops on Horn

AP Moller Capital already keen to jettison a diesel power plant in Nairobi

Kenyans, Somalis fall hostage to UAE-Qatar cold war

Former Erik Prince advisor Omri Cohen turns to base camp business

Ruto tries to siphon off Kenyatta's campaign war chest

Tigray crisis: Kenyatta struggles to convince Abiy to accept regional support

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