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Total twists Kenyatta's arm by threatening to pull out of Turkana

The proposed permit extensions for two blocks in Turkana have not gone down well with the French major and it is now threatening to pull out altogether. Here's why.

Subscribers only Energy 25.09.2020

Kenyatta gives Tullow oil more time to deliver in Turkana

Nairobi has extended Tullow Oil's Turkana production permit by 15 months.

Subscribers only Energy 24.09.2020

Kenyatta wants to talk business in Paris

Emmanuel Macron and Uhuru Kenyatta in Naibrobi in April 2019. © MaxPPP

Subscribers only Politics 22.09.2020

Kenyatta's KMC transfer ensures his ranch affairs remain hush hush

By placing the Kenya Meat Commission under the aegis of the Ministry of Defence, President Uhuru Kenyatta is keeping the export figures of his Gicheha Farms cattle ranches out of prying eyes.

Subscribers only Politics 21.09.2020

Somalia's Fly Africa wants Addis to pay for downed plane

Last May, Ethiopian troops stationed northwest of Mogadishu mistakenly shot down one of Fly Africa's planes. The airliner has now hired a law firm to seek compensation.

Subscribers only Business 16.09.2020

Rival factions ready to pounce if Salva Kiir stumbles

South Sudanese president Salva Kiir. © Reuters

Free access Politics 15.09.2020

Xavier Moreau leaves anti-terrorism in Indian Ocean, anchors at CMA CGM

French firm CMA CGM has hired naval officer Xavier Moreau, former commander of BPC Mistral, to steer its maritime safety strategy.

Subscribers only Business 15.09.2020

Tullow Oil runs on fumes as it waits for a saviour

The British Junior is drastically cutting its costs and personnel in its east African subsidiary, crossing its fingers for a oil company to buy some of its Kenyan shares and ease its debt.

Subscribers only Energy 03.09.2020

Former F1 boss Flavio Briatore struggles to keep hotel projects on track

After having failed to sell his luxury resort hotel on the Kenyan coast, Flavio Briatore has been unsuccesful in attracting investors for his planned new tourism complex in Nairobi.

Subscribers only Business 02.09.2020

Tea trade giants threaten to leave Mombasa

The Minister of Agriculture Peter Munya has taken a serious bet in forcing tea traders to adhere to a new rule that limits the number of factories with which they can work among other measures.

Subscribers only Business 01.09.2020

Jimmy Wanjigi makes a comeback at State House

After three years in the political wilderness, the Kwacha Group chief has returned to the limelight as Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga's go-between.

Subscribers only Politics 31.08.2020

Military unplugs Rumuruti solar farm project

The Kenyan Air Force's security fears have caused delays for Kenergy Renewables' PV plant.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 31.08.2020

Kenyatta tends to his family business

The Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta, who will not be seeking re-election in 2020, is already thinking ahead to his post-State House future and is involving himself actively in the business decisions being taken by the holding company run by his brother.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 28.08.2020

Kenyatta's ministers could find themselves on indefinite leave

To retain the loyalty of his new allies Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka and Gideon Moi, the Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta is set to offer positions to representatives of their parties at the expense of ministers currently in post.

Subscribers only Politics 27.08.2020

Kenyatta entrenches rift with Central Bank of Kenya governor

The high-profile Central Bank of Kenya governor Patrick Njoroge' is failing to get a word in edgewise with President Uhuru Kenyatta, who prefers to follow the advice of the bank's chairman Mohammed Nyaoga.

Subscribers only Politics 26.08.2020

Central Bank of Kenya Governor Patrick Njoroge.

Constitutional referendum: Kenyatta-Odinga sacred union begins to fray

Behind Raila Odinga's flurry of attacks on President Uhuru Kenyatta lies a row over the constitutional referendum calendar.

Subscribers only Politics 25.08.2020

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his former rival, Raila Odinga.

Pentagon trains Kenya's special forces to fight Al-Shabaab

On 27 July, the US Department of Defense issued a solicitation for the supply of 100 or so M4A1-type assault rifles equipped with laser simulation to the Kenya Defence Forces.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 25.08.2020

Covid-19: China suspends medical aid to Kenya awaiting news of Jack Ma donations

Alibaba founder Jack Ma and the Chinese embassy in Nairobi are waiting for the government to provide information about the use of medical equipment donated by the businessman which it appears to have lost track of.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.08.2020

A delivery to Nairobi of medical equipment donated by China, March 24, 2020.

Aga Khan's lead insurer Jubilee on the rise

The Ismaili leader has made a number of cross-investments between his companies in recent weeks, a strategy driven by Kenyan insurer Jubilee Holdings, a subsidiary of his holding company AKFED.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 19.08.2020

Prince Shah Karim Al Husaini, known as the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims and tycoon whose empire is spearheaded by Jubilee in eastern Africa.

Kenya Airways: Kenyatta's pleas fall on Magufuli's deaf ears

President Magufuli is refusing to back down on his decision to ban Kenya Airways from Tanzanian airspace despite Kenyatta's attempts to open up talks.

Subscribers only Politics 18.08.2020

Tanzania's President John Magufuli (left) with his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta in Nairobi in 2016.

UMT, the new weapon in the Kenyatta clan's electoral arsenal?

With the encouragement of health secretary Mutahi Kagwe, the Kikuyu Council of Elders is setting up a party to champion the constitutional referendum of Kenyatta and Odinga.

Subscribers only Politics 17.08.2020

Aga Khan's insurer Jubilee is lobbying for a local pharma industry

Julius Kipngetich wants some medicines to be made locally to reduce Jubilee Insurance's costs.

Subscribers only Business 31.07.2020

Julius Kipngetich, CEO of Jubilee Holdings.

Fertilizers: Yara goes on donation spree to hang on in race against OCP, Phosagro, Maaden

The Norwegian group Yara is using a mix of grants and infrastructure builds to promote its interests to African governments, who largely call the shots on how much fertilizer their countries order.

Subscribers only Mining 30.07.2020

I&M Holdings swallows Karia and Morjaria clans' prized bank

The two leading Ugandan families accepted to sell nearly all of Orient Bank to the Kenyan financial services giant on 17 July, spelling the end of a decade of trying to keep control of the struggling bank.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 28.07.2020

All diplomatic hands on deck as Kenyatta guns for Amina Mohamed as next WTO chief

Amina Mohamed enjoys the full support of her president's diplomatic arsenal in her bid to see off African and global competition for the top job at the World Trade Organization.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.07.2020

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Kenya

Total twists Kenyatta's arm by threatening to pull out of Turkana

Kenyatta gives Tullow oil more time to deliver in Turkana

Kenyatta wants to talk business in Paris

Kenyatta's KMC transfer ensures his ranch affairs remain hush hush

Somalia's Fly Africa wants Addis to pay for downed plane

Rival factions ready to pounce if Salva Kiir stumbles

Xavier Moreau leaves anti-terrorism in Indian Ocean, anchors at CMA CGM

Tullow Oil runs on fumes as it waits for a saviour

Former F1 boss Flavio Briatore struggles to keep hotel projects on track

Tea trade giants threaten to leave Mombasa

Jimmy Wanjigi makes a comeback at State House

Military unplugs Rumuruti solar farm project

Kenyatta tends to his family business

Kenyatta's ministers could find themselves on indefinite leave

Kenyatta entrenches rift with Central Bank of Kenya governor

Constitutional referendum: Kenyatta-Odinga sacred union begins to fray

Pentagon trains Kenya's special forces to fight Al-Shabaab

Covid-19: China suspends medical aid to Kenya awaiting news of Jack Ma donations

Aga Khan's lead insurer Jubilee on the rise

Kenya Airways: Kenyatta's pleas fall on Magufuli's deaf ears

UMT, the new weapon in the Kenyatta clan's electoral arsenal?

Aga Khan's insurer Jubilee is lobbying for a local pharma industry

Fertilizers: Yara goes on donation spree to hang on in race against OCP, Phosagro, Maaden

I&M Holdings swallows Karia and Morjaria clans' prized bank

All diplomatic hands on deck as Kenyatta guns for Amina Mohamed as next WTO chief

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Kenya

Total twists Kenyatta's arm by threatening to pull out of Turkana

Kenyatta gives Tullow oil more time to deliver in Turkana

Kenyatta wants to talk business in Paris

Kenyatta's KMC transfer ensures his ranch affairs remain hush hush

Somalia's Fly Africa wants Addis to pay for downed plane

Rival factions ready to pounce if Salva Kiir stumbles

Xavier Moreau leaves anti-terrorism in Indian Ocean, anchors at CMA CGM

Tullow Oil runs on fumes as it waits for a saviour

Former F1 boss Flavio Briatore struggles to keep hotel projects on track

Tea trade giants threaten to leave Mombasa

Jimmy Wanjigi makes a comeback at State House

Military unplugs Rumuruti solar farm project

Kenyatta tends to his family business

Kenyatta's ministers could find themselves on indefinite leave

Kenyatta entrenches rift with Central Bank of Kenya governor

Constitutional referendum: Kenyatta-Odinga sacred union begins to fray

Pentagon trains Kenya's special forces to fight Al-Shabaab

Covid-19: China suspends medical aid to Kenya awaiting news of Jack Ma donations

Aga Khan's lead insurer Jubilee on the rise

Kenya Airways: Kenyatta's pleas fall on Magufuli's deaf ears

UMT, the new weapon in the Kenyatta clan's electoral arsenal?

Aga Khan's insurer Jubilee is lobbying for a local pharma industry

Fertilizers: Yara goes on donation spree to hang on in race against OCP, Phosagro, Maaden

I&M Holdings swallows Karia and Morjaria clans' prized bank

All diplomatic hands on deck as Kenyatta guns for Amina Mohamed as next WTO chief

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