Kenya
In the shadow of Ruto, rivalries undermine government cohesion

Kenya, Uganda
Despite efforts, Nairobi and Kampala struggle to see eye to eye

Friendly relations between William Ruto and Yoweri Museveni will not be enough to bury the hatchet on long-standing border disputes between the two countries. The involvement of Kenyan activists on the Ugandan political scene is also a sore subject.

Kenya
William Ruto overhauls public broadcaster with an eye on 2027

The Kenyan president wants to streamline and renew the teams of the public television channel and its subsidiaries to give greater visibility to his work, two years before elections.

Kenya
Ruto's inner circle mounts State House mole hunt

The chain of revelations by certain opposition leaders, especially ousted deputy president Rigathi Gachagua, are vexing President William Ruto's entourage. His close allies have set themselves the task of tracing the source of these leaks.

Kenya
Mid-term blues prompt Ruto's party to revise strategy ahead of 2027

With the president's popularity ratings in the doldrums, the United Democratic Alliance is intending to launch a new PR campaign in parts of the country where the former opposition politician Raila Odinga is popular.

Kenya
Tea company caught up in Ruto-Gachagua power struggle

With two years to go before the general elections, President William Ruto continues to dismantle his former deputy's powerful networks. However, Rigathi Gachagua remains popular in the centre of the country and has also forged alliances in the tea and coffee sectors.

Kenya
Emerging pro-Gachagua youth movement unsettles security chiefs in central Kenya

There are fears that this new network of supporters of the former deputy president may clash with members of the disbanded Mungiki sect, who are now allied to the government.

Palace Intrigues
Alassane Ouattara, William Ruto, Cyril Ramaphosa

Intrigues big and small – every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

Ivory CoastOuattara irked by his advisers

KenyaRuto unhappy about secret meeting between Kindiki and Kenyatta

GhanaRamaphosa angry with John Dramani Mahama