Spotlight | Kenya
Kenyatta and Odinga review their troops ahead of next elections

Kenya
New hospital contract signals further warming of India-Kenya relations

Earlier this month, the Indian health consultancy group Astron Hospital & Healthcare Consultants signed a cooperation agreement with Kenyan consultancy firm Elite Edge Consult to support hospital management in Kenya.

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
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.

Kenya
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.

Kenya
Mutahi Kagwe in starting blocks for 2022?

On 28 February, the ex-senator for Nyeri County, Mutahi Kagwe, took over the reins of the Ministry of Health and [...]

Kenya
Raila Odinga prepares early for his presidential bid

The ex-opposition leader Raila Odinga, who is now on good terms with President Uhuru Kenyatta, is waiting for the right [...]

Kenya
Raila Odinga set to sideline key ally James Orengo?

Raphael Tuju, the secretary-general of President Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee Party, [...]

Kenya
Could Josphat Nanok become Ruto's future oil boss in 2022?

The politically prominent Turkana County governor, Josphat Nanok, is working on building his national standing. The long-term rival of Kenyan [...]

Kenya
Ali Hassan Joho's presidential ambitions for 2022 increasingly compromised

The governor of Mombasa Ali Hassan Joho is the subject [...]

Kenya
Gulf African Bank boss switches allegiance…

The businessman Suleiman Shahbal, the boss of Gulf African Bank, [...]

Kenya
Nairobi shanty town becomes pawn in political game

The inhabitants of Dagoretti in west Nairobi, most of whom are from the west of the country and support Raila [...]

Kenya
A new recruit lined up for the National Rainbow Coalition ?

The ‘Iron Lady' Martha Karua, the leader of the National [...]

Kenya
An unholy alliance against Miguna Miguna

There is every likelihood that the forthcoming book of the ex-advisor to Raila Odinga, Treason: The Case Against Tyrants & [...]

Kenya
Uppercut for Mohamed Ali

The governor of Marsabit, Mohamud Mohamed Ali, is continuing to [...]

Kenya
Governor of Kilifi gears up for presidential bid

Amason Kingi, the governor of Kilifi, is evidently not fazed [...]

Kenya
Turkana wind whips up a storm between ruling party and opposition

The commissioning of the 310 MW Turkana solar power plant in late October after 18 months of delays has stirred [...]

Kenya
Kenyatta and Ruto buddies at the heart of the KPC scandal

Matters are heating up for Kenya's head of state Uhuru Kenyatta and his headstrong deputy president William Ruto with the [...]

Kenya
Ruto vs Odinga: no olive branches from DP

On two separate occasions, he has found an excuse not [...]

Kenya
Who is out to get Tobiko?

Having already attracted the ire of the timber companies at [...]

Kenya
Joho and Musyoka, candidates without a backer…

The governor of Mombasa Ali Hassan Joho (Orange Democratic Movement, [...]

Kenya
Ledama Olekina, the Maasai's new mouthpiece

Amid the renewed intercommunal violence of recent months in Mau Forest, Ledama Olekina has carved out a new role for [...]

Kenya
Shun Ruto at your financial peril…

Nyeri County located at the foot of Mount Kenya has become a microcosm of the rivalries surrounding William Ruto's presidential [...]

Kenya
The discreet overtures of Ali Hassan Joho

Contrary to the regular hints that he drops in the [...]

Kenya
Kenyatta and Odinga urged to water down their ambitions

After the wave of arrests over the summer, the advisors of president and his main adversary are sounding the alarm bells.

Kenya
Tullow Oil still hashing out crude oil transport details

The Kenyan government and British firm Tullow Oil are still in the thick of talks to resolve a crisis with [...]

Kenya
Sauti Ya Pwani TV gives a voice to the coast

One of the most powerful entrepreneurs operating on the Kenyan [...]

Kenya
Why the KPA director became an encumbrance…

Accused of poor management of the port of Mombasa, Catherine Mturi-Wairi, the director of the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) until [...]

Kenya
Jungle Nuts boss exports his success to politics

The member of parliament for the constituency of Thika, Patrick [...]

Kenya
Ndindi Nyoro's risky gamble

The young MP for the constituency of Kiharu, Ndindi Nyoro, is making waves in parliament. After speaking out in late [...]

Kenya
The KCE U-turns and makes overtures to Ruto

The recent handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his implacable [...]

Kenya
Josphat Nanok sides with Ruto for 2022

Josphat Nanok, a member of the Orange Democratic Movement and governor of Turkana County, where almost all of Kenya's oil [...]

Kenya
Ukur Yatani, the minister sowing discord in the government

The appointment of the former governor of Marsabit, Ukur Yatani, to a government post has cooled relations between President Uhuru [...]

Kenya
Kikuyu opinion divided over Kenyatta's cousin

One of President Uhuru Kenyatta's cousins, Kung'u Muigai, is struggling [...]

Kenya
Keriako Tobiko's appointment spells trouble for the Supreme Court

His appointment as a minister in President Uhuru Kenyatta's government [...]

Kenya
Will the opposition agree to join the government?

President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is still forming his government, has reserved nine ministerial portfolios for the three main parties that [...]

Kenya
SportPesa is no longer betting on Uhuru Kenyatta

For several weeks now Ronald Karauri, the CEO of the sports betting company SportPesa, has been trying to obtain an [...]

Kenya
The Ruto ally who is a thorn in the side of East African Portland

The businessman and politician Zedekiah Kiprop Bundotich, nicknamed Buzeki due [...]

Kenya
Kikuyu leaders wary of Ababu Namwamba

Will the former MP for Budalangi, Ababu Namwamba, secure a [...]

Kenya
The Jubilee Party funds its opponent's campaign

Authorised by the Supreme Court to run in the presidential [...]

Kenya
The Jubilee Party rewards Kenneth Lusaka

The Jubilee Party led by Uhuru Kenyatta, whose re-election was [...]

Kenya
Ruto counts on Johnson Sakaja for crucial backing

Vice president William Ruto who won re-election alongside president Uhuru Kenyatta in Kenya's ballot on Aug. 8 is now focusing [...]

Kenya
Kenya Fluorspar silences critics in court

On June 23, the High Court of Nairobi banned Kenyan [...]

Kenya
Quest for Kenyatta's successor as chief of Kikuyu community

President Uhuru Kenyatta's leadership of Kenya's Kikuyu community could well [...]

Kenya
Njiraini seeks to safeguard job as chief tax collector

Highly active in drumming up funds for the campaign of president Uhuru Kenyatta, the current Commissioner General of the Kenya [...]

Kenya
Radio Salaam FM changes hands

In difficult financial straits for the past few years (ION [...]

Kenya
Odinga's team gets most of the cash for forthcoming election

The allocation of funds for the campaign of the opposition [...]

Kenya
Joseph Kaguthi on the stump for Kenyatta in central Kenya

Joseph Kaguthi, chairman of the Yumba Kumi Initiative which was set up in 2013 to raise public awareness about security [...]

Kenya
KRA has Keroche Breweries in its sights

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) isn't about to drop its [...]

Kenya
Ruto definitely not welcome to take tea in Kericho

Vice president William Ruto and energy minister Charles Keter have [...]

Kenya
Government thinking of issuing new Eurobond after elections

According to sources in Kenya's Treasury department, Nairobi is preparing to issue a second Eurobond worth 300 billion Kenyan shillings [...]

Kenya
Nzioka Waita tightens Jubilee Party’s purse strings in Ukambani

Nzioka Waita, who has served as deputy chief of staff at State House since March of last year, appears to [...]

Kenya
Kathleen Openda-Mvati, new PR chief for Odinga

Former television journalist Kathleen Openda-Mvati has taken over as communications [...]

Kenya
Ngunyi emerges as cheer leader-in- chief for Kenyatta

Political analyst Mutahi Ngunyi who taught at the University of [...]

Kenya
Businessman Jimmy Wanjigi, a cash dispenser for Odinga

After favoring the Jubilee Party of president Uhuru Kenyatta, businessman [...]

Kenya
Minister Wamalwa finds it a hard slog to win votes for president

Water and immigration Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa finds himself in [...]

Kenya
Anania Mwaboza, key backer for Ruto on the coast

Businessman Anania Mwaboza has emerged more and more as vice president William Ruto’s man in Kenya’s coastal region. He’s expected [...]

Kenya
Kenyatta and Ruto differ over new boss for Kenya Power

The camps of president Uhuru Kenyatta and vice president William [...]

Kenya
Smartmatic seeks to make hay out of Safran-Gemalto war

With the electoral process now in dangerous waters, a company cited in the Petrobras affair has entered the fray.

Kenya
Will Mombasa fall to president Kenyatta ?

President Uhuru Kenyatta and vice president William Ruto can claim [...]

Kenya
Two tycoons want to call the shots at Jubilee Party

Two powerful Kenyan businessman are in the process of emerging as kingmakers in the forthcoming national election in August. Isaac [...]

Kenya
Nick Ruto a new business whiz kid ?

Under 30 and holding a law degree, Nick Ruto, son of Kenya’s current vice president William Ruto, is making a [...]

Spotlight | Kenya
Safran-Gemalto scuffle rattles electoral process

The organization of Kenya’s forthcoming election has not only led to a tug of war between French groups Safran and Gemalto but stirred tension between the ruling Jubilee Party and opposition National Super Alliance (NASA).

Kenya
Uhuru Kenyatta woos Ndii, one of his fiercest critics

David Ndii is an economist and weekly columnist for the Sunday edition of the Nation newspaper. He is also a [...]

Kenya
Odinga must choose between Kidero and Marende

Nairobi governor Evans Kidero seems increasingly unlikely to be selected [...]

Kenya
William Ruto paves the way for 2022

Deputy President William Ruto, who is already anticipating the victory in August of his ticket with President Uhuru Kenyatta, is [...]

Kenya
A friend of Kenyatta gets a slice of the Itare dam project

Tamani Construction Co, a firm owned by Daniel Mburu, a [...]

Kenya
Spooks recruit hundreds of agents ahead of elections

In the run-up to August’s general elections the National Intelligence [...]

Kenya
Opposition sparks tension between Nairobi and Dar

Kenya’s National Intelligence Service is concerned about comments made by [...]

Kenya
William Ruto’s secret crusade against Peter Kenneth

Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto is not best pleased with [...]

Kenya
Luhyas forbid Musalia Mudavadi from quitting presidential race

Former deputy prime minister Musalia Mudavadi is under pressure from [...]

Kenya
New trains of China Road and Bridge Corp go down badly

An uproar has greeted pictures on social media of the [...]

Kenya
Mburu, the man who has William Ruto's ear

Businessman Sam Mburu has been emerging increasingly as vice president [...]

Kenya
Unity is fragile within the National Super Alliance

Barely off the ground, is the new opposition coalition already facing internal squabbles.

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
Kalonzo Musyoka finds an unexpected backer

Former vice president Kalonzo Musyoka, whose chances of becoming the opposition CORD coalition candidate in the August 2017 presidential election [...]

Kenya
Will Matiba junior follow in his father's footsteps?

Raymond Matiba, the eldest son of veteran politician Kenneth Matiba, [...]

Kenya
Raila Odinga running out of steam in Mombasa

The coastal region of Mombasa, which generally supports opposition leader, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, is currently the subject of [...]

Kenya
Government no longer fills the coffers of daily paper The Star

The Kenyan daily newspaper The Star is in a bad [...]

Kenya
Kikuyu elite selects Peter Kenneth

The recent announcement by the businessman Peter Kenneth, unsuccessful presidential candidate in 2013, that he would run for governor of [...]

Kenya
Takaful Insurance goes into banking

A new bank compatible with Sharia principles is about to [...]

Kenya
Odinga embarrassed by Mombasa Senator’s ambitions

The Senator for Mombasa Hassan Omar Hassan stands little chance [...]

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
Muhoho Kenyatta holds Jubilee Party purse-strings

In preparation for the 2017 general election, President Uhuru Kenyatta, who will run for re-election, has charged his younger brother, [...]

Kenya, Uganda
Tullow puts Kenyatta before Museveni

The British oil company looks set to cater to the electoral and geopolitical interests of Kenya’s president, to the detriment of his Ugandan neighbour.

Kenya
Uhuru Kenyatta reserves a job in government for Jimmy Kibaki

President Uhuru Kenyatta has not forgotten one of his pet [...]

Kenya
China Road and Bridge Corp full speed ahead against KRC

China Road and Bridge Corp (CRBC), which is in charge [...]

Kenya
William Ruto under threat of parliamentary investigation

The chairman of the Kenyan parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC), [...]

Kenya
Mohamed Jaffer

The head of Grain Bulk Handlers, Mohamed Jaffer, has changed tack, withdrawing his support for opposition leader Raila Odinga. He [...]