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World Bank grants extra $117m for education reform

The World Bank has granted additional financing of $117m for the Kenya Primary Education Equity in Learning Program (KPEELP), which is currently being implemented by the Kenya education ministry.

Subscribers only Finance 23.02.2023

Tullow and ONGC's Turkana oil deal still blocked due to government procrastination

One of Tullow Oil's exploration sites in Kenya. © Baz Ratner/Reuters

Subscribers only Energy 22.02.2023

Mount Kenya Foundation business club members divided over support for Odinga

Some business leaders who financed the unsuccessful election campaign of opposition leader Raila Odinga are ready to provide fresh funds to pay for the protest meetings he is staging against the government. Yet some fear the government could retaliate.

Subscribers only Politics 21.02.2023

Interior Minister Kindiki in show of strength with police chief

The minister, a key ally of President William Ruto, is seeking to boost his sphere of influence within the Kenyan government by getting the upper hand on security issues. The chief of police is far from pleased.

Subscribers only Politics 20.02.2023

Plot thickens in Helin International money laundering investigation

In a case involving allegedly misappropriated funds from the wealth management fund being investigated in several jurisdictions, it has emerged that Russian-Swiss investor Aleksei Korotaev recently attempted to capture assets from these Helin International accounts, despite being scrutinised by US investigators.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 20.02.2023

Gachagua's political crusade against liquor trade

Rigathi Gachagua speaks to his supporters during campaign rally ahead of the general elections, the 1th of August 2022. © James Wakibia/Sopa Images/Sipa via Reuters Connect

Free access Business 17.02.2023

Russia steps on soft power pedal in Nairobi

Moscow is launching an increasing number of cultural and educational programmes in Kenya and is also planning to supply the country with free fertilisers in the hope of getting Kenya on its side over the war in Ukraine.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.02.2023

Helsinki woos East Africa to offset Ukraine war fallout

Western sanctions on Moscow have slashed Finland's exports to Russia, forcing Finnish firms to look for business elsewhere. Helsinki has it sights set on East Africa, where it hopes to open up new trading opportunities.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 15.02.2023

Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintila in Helsinki, Finland, on 13 September 2019.

Ruto and his cohorts plot to tear the opposition apart

The president and his entourage are banking on the rivalry between Kenya's two main opposition figures, Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka, to divide their camp and split it into radicals and moderates.

Subscribers only Politics 14.02.2023

Blinken and Ruto discuss M23

The situation in the eastern DRC was discussed at length during US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's call to Kenyan President William Ruto.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.02.2023

In Focus
President Ruto grapples to assert power in the face of Kenyatta clan's wealth and Moi family's prestige

William Ruto is uneasy about the financial and symbolic weight that the families of Kenya's former leaders carry, and is keen to diminish their power. Numerous political heirs and leaders feature on his list of targets, including Uhuru Kenyatta but especially, Gideon Moi.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 13.02.2023

William Ruto is concerned about the power of the former presidential families and is seeking to weaken them.

Ruto tweaks his diplomatic and business ties with Paris

The new president wants to add his own personal touch to Franco-Kenyan relations, which flourished under his predecessor. French diplomats and businesses have been updating their plans for Kenya after Ruto's recent trip to meet Emmanuel Macron in Paris.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 10.02.2023

French President Emmanuel Macron with Kenya's President William Ruto, prior to a meeting at the Elysee in Paris, on 24th of January 2023.

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.

Subscribers only Politics 08.02.2023

Ruto and Vodacom keen to keep Ndegwa on as Safaricom boss

The shareholders of Kenya's main telecoms operator, which include the state, have agreed in principle to extend the tenure of its CEO Peter Ndegwa, with the reappointment linked to him continuing the group's international expansion.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 07.02.2023

Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa in Nairobi, Kenya, 11 November 2022.

Gulf job agencies fearful amid government crackdown

Nairobi is stepping up its efforts to inject order into the numerous agencies that recruit thousands of Kenyans every year for work in the Middle East. Its methods are causing alarm.

Subscribers only Business 06.02.2023

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.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 03.02.2023

Ruto reins in his top two lieutenants

The Kenyan president takes a dim view of the personal politicking of his two main allies, Rigathi Gachagua and Musalia Mudavadi, who are already trying to pave a path to their own success in the 2027 elections.

Subscribers only Politics 02.02.2023

Kenyan President William Ruto, between Vice President Rigathi Gachagua (left) and Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi (right).

AU firms up agenda for Addis summit

Topics to be raised at the AU heads of state summit to be held in Addis Ababa from 18-19 February will range from political, financial and energy governance, UN security council reforms, to the AU's response to climate change.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.02.2023

Ruto cajoles neighbours to get 800m-consumer free-trade zone over the line

An agreement to establish a free trade area among member states of the EAC, COMESA and SADC was signed in 2015. Just three more states need to ratify it before it finally comes into effect.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 31.01.2023

Kenyan President William Ruto in Nairobi, in September 2022.

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.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 27.01.2023

Ruto plans diplomatic reshuffle to reward election allies

The parties in the ruling coalition are negotiating to share out soon-to-be vacant posts in Kenyan embassies and consulates. The president is using the opportunity to promote loyal supporters who did not get a government job.

Subscribers only Politics 26.01.2023

Odinga urged by entourage to mend fences with Ruto

After losing the 2022 presidential election, ex-prime minister Raila Odinga may very well take up President William Ruto's proposal to be named the leader of the official opposition. It is a position that would give him, and his allies, greater powers.

Subscribers only Politics 25.01.2023

Raila Odinga flanked by Martha Karua and former Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka in Nairobi, on 7 December 2022.

Kenyatta seeks $10m for his new mediation institute

The main aim of the new entity, which bears the name of the former president, is to forge strategic partnerships and raise money for its conflict-resolution work in DRC and Ethiopia.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 25.01.2023

Ruto bends over backwards to win over Kiir

Kenyan president William Ruto wants to turn the page on a decade of strained relations between Kenya and South Sudan. Multiple concessions made to his counterpart Salva Kiir are aimed at finally getting a trade corridor between the two countries opened.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Diplomacy 20.01.2023

Kenyan president William Ruto and his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir.

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.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 19.01.2023

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Kenya

World Bank grants extra $117m for education reform

Tullow and ONGC's Turkana oil deal still blocked due to government procrastination

Mount Kenya Foundation business club members divided over support for Odinga

Interior Minister Kindiki in show of strength with police chief

Plot thickens in Helin International money laundering investigation

Gachagua's political crusade against liquor trade

Russia steps on soft power pedal in Nairobi

Helsinki woos East Africa to offset Ukraine war fallout

Ruto and his cohorts plot to tear the opposition apart

Blinken and Ruto discuss M23

In Focus
President Ruto grapples to assert power in the face of Kenyatta clan's wealth and Moi family's prestige

Ruto tweaks his diplomatic and business ties with Paris

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

Ruto and Vodacom keen to keep Ndegwa on as Safaricom boss

Gulf job agencies fearful amid government crackdown

Gachagua's coffee sector reforms challenge dominance of foreign traders

Ruto reins in his top two lieutenants

AU firms up agenda for Addis summit

Ruto cajoles neighbours to get 800m-consumer free-trade zone over the line

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

Ruto plans diplomatic reshuffle to reward election allies

Odinga urged by entourage to mend fences with Ruto

Kenyatta seeks $10m for his new mediation institute

Ruto bends over backwards to win over Kiir

Top tea consortium finds new outlets in Middle East and Asia

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Kenya

World Bank grants extra $117m for education reform

Tullow and ONGC's Turkana oil deal still blocked due to government procrastination

Mount Kenya Foundation business club members divided over support for Odinga

Interior Minister Kindiki in show of strength with police chief

Plot thickens in Helin International money laundering investigation

Gachagua's political crusade against liquor trade

Russia steps on soft power pedal in Nairobi

Helsinki woos East Africa to offset Ukraine war fallout

Ruto and his cohorts plot to tear the opposition apart

Blinken and Ruto discuss M23

In Focus President Ruto grapples to assert power in the face of Kenyatta clan's wealth and Moi family's prestige

Ruto tweaks his diplomatic and business ties with Paris

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

Ruto and Vodacom keen to keep Ndegwa on as Safaricom boss

Gulf job agencies fearful amid government crackdown

Gachagua's coffee sector reforms challenge dominance of foreign traders

Ruto reins in his top two lieutenants

AU firms up agenda for Addis summit

Ruto cajoles neighbours to get 800m-consumer free-trade zone over the line

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

Ruto plans diplomatic reshuffle to reward election allies

Odinga urged by entourage to mend fences with Ruto

Kenyatta seeks $10m for his new mediation institute

Ruto bends over backwards to win over Kiir

Top tea consortium finds new outlets in Middle East and Asia

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In Focus
President Ruto grapples to assert power in the face of Kenyatta clan's wealth and Moi family's prestige