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EAST AFRICA

Raila Odinga aiming to become Horn of Africa's peace champion

Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga in the UK on 15 March 2022, here with UK Defence Secretary James Heappey (left).
Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga in the UK on 15 March 2022, here with UK Defence Secretary James Heappey (left). © Raila Odinga/Twitter
Back in Kenya after a week in the UK, presidential candidate Raila Odinga has been giving attention to his foreign policy credentials. To attract the favours of the West, he has highlighted Kenya's role as a peacemaker in the Horn of Africa, a region riven by civil wars and political crises. [...] (946 words)
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KENYA Diplomacy 27/05/2022

Kenyatta champions devolution with one eye on presidential election 

There was a big turnout of allies of the Kenyan president in Kisumu, the country's third largest city, for the pan-African Africities summit. It was one of his last opportunities to score a diplomatic success before the end of his second and final term, as well as a chance to exert his influence on the imminent presidential election. [...]
The chair of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat (left) and the Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta at opening of the 9th Africities summit in Kisumu on 17 May 2022.
The chair of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat (left) and the Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta at opening of the 9th Africities summit in Kisumu on 17 May 2022. © State House Kenya/Twitter
Deputy president and presidential candidate William Ruto, shown here on 15 March at his inauguration in Nairobi. © John Ochieng/Zuma Press/MaxPPP
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HORN OF AFRICA Diplomacy 30/03/2022

Isolated Ruto deploys his allies to win over the Horn 

Sidelined from the international top table for the past five years, the deputy head of state, who is running for president in August, is counting on his allies and a carefully picked team to maintain or establish dialogue with the leaders of neighbouring countries. [...]
Muhoozi Kainerugaba (left), son of Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni, and Gideon Moi, son of former Kenyan president Daniel arap Moi. © Gideon K. Moi/Muhoozi Kainerugaba/Twitter
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KENYA UGANDA Diplomacy 17/03/2022

Muhoozi and Gideon Moi, a union of ambitious presidents' sons 

With ambitions to follow in their fathers' footsteps and run for president in the 2026 and 2027 elections, Muhoozi Kainerugaba and Gideon Moi are building up their contacts to gain influence and visibility internationally. [...]

Uhuru Kenyatta and Musa Bihi Abdi, on 14 December 2020 in Nairobi. © State House Kenya
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SOMALIA KENYA SOMALILAND 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. [...]

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