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Fortescue set to confirm $1bn fertiliser project

Australian conglomerate Fortescue Metals Group is expected to make its final investment decision (FID) by the end of the year for the construction of a fertiliser and ammonia factory.

Subscribers only Energy, Mining 11.09.2023

Ruto associate caught up in sugar contract probe

Kenya's anti-corruption agency is investigating how a company already implicated in a previous sugar scandal was able to land a lucrative new contract.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Politics 07.09.2023

State pension body chases $47m from tardy public sector contributors

A few weeks after getting a new director, Kenya's National Social Security Fund is tackling a mountain of unpaid contributions in several counties. Most of the missing millions is owed by state entities.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 06.09.2023

Kenyatta family assets in central Kenya in the firing line

Former Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, in Nairobi, in November 2022. © Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP

Subscribers only Politics 04.09.2023

Ruto wants to renegotiate reform timetable with World Bank and IMF

Kenyan President William Ruto and Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), at the 'New Global Financing Compact' summit in Paris on 22 June 2023. — Kenyan President William Ruto and Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), at the "New Global Financing Compact" summit in Paris on 22 June 2023. © Ammar Abd Rabbo/Abaca/Reuters

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy Running story - William Ruto's new order 01.09.2023

Indian firm selected for first phase of digital ID project

The government has launched a vast programme to set up a digital identity system for citizens. Its printing and data storage contracts offer rich pickings.

Subscribers only Politics 31.08.2023

Ruto's party leaders' trip to China called off

A trip to Beijing by senior members of Kenyan President William Ruto's United Democratic Alliance party on 25 August has been postponed indefinitely at the last minute 'for diplomatic reasons'.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 31.08.2023

Mohamed Jaffer strives to maintain monopoly on Mombasa grain imports

Working through the president's allies, the tycoon is trying to persuade William Ruto to not liberalise the grain sector. So far without success.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Politics 30.08.2023

Workers uncover the canvas covering the grain transported on Grain Bulk Handlers' shipping line, Kenya, on 18 May 2022.

Deputy President Gachagua single-handedly steers ambitious coffee reform

Rigathi Gachagua, who has been tasked with revitalising Kenya's coffee industry, has dismissed a number of experts and officials in the sector. He is also using his open war on multinational trading companies to try to consolidate his political base.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 29.08.2023

Rigathi Gachagua (left) and William Ruto, 30 June 2022.

Mohamud deploys top guns to secure EAC membership

Somalia is hoping to quickly persuade member states of the East African Community to let it join the organisation.

Free access Diplomacy 25.08.2023

Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud in Washington on 13 December 2022.

Ruto caught between Washington and his own camp amid plans for tougher anti-gay law

Keen to alienate neither his political allies nor his foreign partners, the Kenyan president is saying very little about the controversial draft legislation.

Subscribers only Politics 25.08.2023

Odinga struggles to internationalise his campaign against Ruto

Bobi Wine, Samia Suluhu, Olusegun Obasanjo and Chris Coons are among the many high-profile names in Raila Odinga's impressive address book. But despite this, the unsuccessful candidate in Kenya's 2022 presidential election is struggling to find international allies in his fight against his victorious rival, William Ruto.

Subscribers only Politics 24.08.2023

The unsuccessful candidate in the 2022 Kenyan presidential election, Raila Odinga.

Ruto's party bigwigs plan trip to Beijing

A delegation from President William Ruto's United Democratic Alliance is to meet with the Chinese Communist Party on its home turf later this week. They want to know the secret to its longevity.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 23.08.2023

At the invitation of Kenya's ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party, a CCP delegation held a symposium on the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Nairobi, Kenya, 23 February 2023.

Ruto holds back to keep Moi clan out of protests

The Kenyan president is trying to take it easy on his long-standing Rift Valley rival Gideon Moi in the hope of curbing the demonstrations led by the opposition.

Subscribers only Politics 22.08.2023

Kenya's Presdent William Ruto in Nairobi on 28 November 2022.

Kenyan tea producers call for government help with tax issues

Kenya's tea industry still fears competition from Tanzania and is calling on the government to support the sector's local development.

Subscribers only Business 21.08.2023

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Trade minister Moses Kuria increasingly challenged in government

Several members of the Kenyan president's entourage fear that the controversies that Kuria has stirred up could damage the country's investor appeal. But Ruto remains cautious regarding his ally's fate.

Subscribers only Politics 16.08.2023

Top judiciary officials at loggerheads over fraud claim

A row is raging between Martha Koome and Anne Amadi over a complaint filed against the latter. This has thrown a spanner into the wheels of justice.

Subscribers only Politics 27.07.2023

The Kenyan president William Ruto with Chief Justice Martha Koome (to his right) and Chief Registrar of the Judiciary Anne Amadi in Nairobi on 13 September 2022.

Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki's spin doctors

Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki has been trying to project a tough image since the resumption of opposition demonstrations. He has recruited several bloggers to help with his communications.

Subscribers only Politics 26.07.2023

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Ruto-Kenyatta tea war spreads to KTDA

The president and his deputy are continuing their purge of the tea sector, from which executives close to the Uhuru Kenyatta administration are continuing their exodus. The Kenya Tea Development Agency consortium is now in the firing line.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Politics 25.07.2023

Harvesting tea around Limuru, on the eastern edge of the Rift Valley.

Leadership dispute paralyses Kenya's powerful Chamber of Commerce

A court order brought on by a leadership dispute at the Kenya Chamber of Commerce and Industry has paralysed the powerful body, notably blocking access to millions of dollars in pandemic relief for struggling businesses.

Subscribers only Finance 20.07.2023

Ruto deploys sleuths in hundreds of state agencies

The Kenyan government wants to keep a closer eye on the activities of numerous public and semi-public entities in the hope of reducing spending.

Subscribers only Politics 19.07.2023

President of Kenya William Ruto speaks during a joint press conference at the end of the New Global Financial Pact Summit, Paris, France, on 23 June 2023.

Ruto targets lucrative energy deals signed in Kenyatta era

The ruling coalition is scrutinising the books of Kenya's independent electricity producers, whose tariffs skyrocketed in 2022. One of the aims of the investigation is to uncover potential links with the previous administration of Uhuru Kenyatta.

Subscribers only Energy 14.07.2023

Cairo and Nairobi close to striking deal on tea trade

While President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is slated to travel to Nairobi for the AU mid-year summit, Egypt and Kenya are making progress on a trade treaty on tea that has been in the pipeline for months.

Free access Commodity traders, Diplomacy 13.07.2023

Egyptian president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto.

Kenyan delegation to visit Paris to talk mines, infrastructure and investment

Several members of the Kenyan government will be in Paris on 10 July. The delegation plans to meet with potential investors before attending a mining summit on 12 and 13 July.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 10.07.2023

Kenya ID card plan sparks clash between ministries

Two ministries are jostling for the right to choose which company will be chosen to set up a system to give Kenyans access to public services online, an issue straddling the technology and interior briefs.

Subscribers only Politics 07.07.2023

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Fortescue set to confirm $1bn fertiliser project

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Kenyatta family assets in central Kenya in the firing line

Ruto wants to renegotiate reform timetable with World Bank and IMF

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Kenyan tea producers call for government help with tax issues

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Kenya

Fortescue set to confirm $1bn fertiliser project

Ruto associate caught up in sugar contract probe

State pension body chases $47m from tardy public sector contributors

Kenyatta family assets in central Kenya in the firing line

Ruto wants to renegotiate reform timetable with World Bank and IMF

Indian firm selected for first phase of digital ID project

Ruto's party leaders' trip to China called off

Mohamed Jaffer strives to maintain monopoly on Mombasa grain imports

Deputy President Gachagua single-handedly steers ambitious coffee reform

Mohamud deploys top guns to secure EAC membership

Ruto caught between Washington and his own camp amid plans for tougher anti-gay law

Odinga struggles to internationalise his campaign against Ruto

Ruto's party bigwigs plan trip to Beijing

Ruto holds back to keep Moi clan out of protests

Kenyan tea producers call for government help with tax issues

Spotlight Trade minister Moses Kuria increasingly challenged in government

Top judiciary officials at loggerheads over fraud claim

Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki's spin doctors

Spotlight Ruto-Kenyatta tea war spreads to KTDA

Leadership dispute paralyses Kenya's powerful Chamber of Commerce

Ruto deploys sleuths in hundreds of state agencies

Ruto targets lucrative energy deals signed in Kenyatta era

Cairo and Nairobi close to striking deal on tea trade

Kenyan delegation to visit Paris to talk mines, infrastructure and investment

Kenya ID card plan sparks clash between ministries

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Massad Boulos, a free agent of Donald Trump's African diplomacy under close watch

DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Spotlight
Trade minister Moses Kuria increasingly challenged in government

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Ruto-Kenyatta tea war spreads to KTDA