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Ruto sets sights on becoming a media mogul with his own TV channel

Little-known CBS News Kenya benefits from state television facilities and expects to be fully operational by the end of the year. The Kenyan president would like to see it play an important role in his 2027 election campaign.

Subscribers only Politics 14.05.2025

A campaign poster for William Ruto in Nairobi, June 2022.

Kenya
Ruto reluctant to invest in Moi clan's struggling Standard

The media group, which has reported dismal financial results, is floundering. Kenyan President William Ruto was initially interested in acquiring shares from those close to ex-head of state Daniel arap Moi, but is now wary of involving his entourage.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 08.01.2025

Former Baringo senator Gideon Moi gives a speech during the Azimio la Umoja Convention in Nairobi, Kenya, 10 December 2021.

Kenya
From detente to truce: Ruto-Moi acrimony fades as interests align

After years of bad blood, Kenya's head of state has made peace with a son of the country's late second president. Business is picking up for the Moi family as a result, while President William Ruto is managing to weaken the opposition.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 16.04.2024

Spotlight | Kenya
Moi family business empire struggles under Ruto

The president wants to reign supreme in his native Rift Valley, which is also home to the late Daniel arap Moi's family. The two camps have so far managed to strike a fragile balance.

Subscribers only Politics 05.01.2024

Kenya’s President William Ruto speaks during an interdenominational prayer service in Nakuru.

Kenya
Ruto puts bid to control Standard Group on hold

Troubled media company Standard Group is no longer of interest to the Kenyan president, whose entourage had been seeking to acquire stakes, because of the difficult relationship between Ruto and the group's owner Gideon Moi.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 06.11.2023

Kenyan President William Ruto speaks during an interview in Nairobi, Kenya, 18 October 2023.

Kenya
Ruto steps up image management

A year into office, the Kenyan president is tightening his grip on PR, especially with regard what is broadcast on TV. He sees such positive spin as important at a time when citizens are become ever more frustrated by rampant inflation.

Subscribers only Politics 03.10.2023

Kenyan president William Ruto during a press conference.

Kenya
Ruto seeks support of Talai elders ahead of 2027 vote

Kenyan leaders nationwide are vying for the support of this group of traditional kingmakers, renowned for their historical heritage and supposed mystical powers.

Subscribers only Politics 22.09.2023

Kenyan President William Ruto (right) and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua, in Nairobi, Kenya, on 21 August 2023.

Kenya
Ruto holds back to keep Moi clan out of protests

The Kenyan president is trying to take it easy on his long-standing Rift Valley rival Gideon Moi in the hope of curbing the demonstrations led by the opposition.

Subscribers only Politics 22.08.2023

Kenya's Presdent William Ruto in Nairobi on 28 November 2022.

Spotlight | Kenya
William Ruto makes his influence felt at Radio Africa Group

Since he came to power, the Kenyan president has been looking to forge closer links with press bosses as a means of obtaining greater influence over a media sector which he felt was largely hostile to him prior to his election.

Subscribers only Politics 07.06.2023

Kenyans read an edition of The Star, a daily newspaper owned by Radio Africa Group (RAG), on 4 February 2020 in Nairobi.

Spotlight | Kenya
Ruto quietly builds mainstream media support

The Kenyan president is relying on a powerful businessman from central Kenya to deliver support from a network of TV and radio stations. Other influential people are expected to join him.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 10.03.2023

In Focus | Kenya
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.

Kenya
Kibaki family's new town dreams

The family of the former Kenyan president, who died this April, are actively working on a project to build a modest new town near Nakuru, with site plans due to be unveiled in early 2023.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 25.11.2022

Kenya
Cash-strapped NMG once again lets State House call the HR shots

The Nation Media Group has undergone another shake-up at the top. Not for the first time, it follows a quiet word from one of its biggest sources of advertising revenue.

Subscribers only Politics 17.11.2022

People walk at the entrance to the headquarters of Kenyan 'Nation Media Group' (NMG) in Nairobi on 19 January 2018.

Kenya
Odinga and Ruto swamped by allies demanding government posts

The two main presidential candidates are struggling to meet the demands of their many allies and lieutenants for future government jobs - a crisis that has blown up just two weeks before the general election.

Subscribers only Politics 27.07.2022

Kenya
Ruto seeks Moi family backing for his presidential bid

Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto has launched a charm offensive among the children of former president Daniel arap Moi, who died in 2020. Some appear to be already on his side.

Subscribers only Politics 14.06.2022

Kenyan Deputy President and presidential candidate William Ruto.

Spotlight | Kenya
Presidential hopefuls battle for media spotlight

Outgoing Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta has rolled out access to his media empire to support his protégé Raila Odinga for president. His main opponent, deputy president William Ruto, is turning to social media as a result.

Subscribers only Politics 02.06.2022

Kenya
Kenyatta weakens his coalition with latest diplomatic appointments

The Kenyatta-Odinga duo's closest allies blame the president for being too exclusive in his latest selection of ambassadors and high-level diplomats. Most of the newly appointed come from within the Orange Democratic Movement or Jubilee Party.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.04.2022

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

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.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.03.2022

Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga in the UK on 15 March 2022, here with UK Defence Secretary James Heappey (left).

Spotlight | Kenya, Uganda
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.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.03.2022

Muhoozi Kainerugaba (left), son of Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni, and Gideon Moi, son of former Kenyan president Daniel arap Moi.

Kenya
Gloves come off in Ruto's battle with Kenyatta

The deputy president's remaining allies in the government have resigned in order to reach out to the grass roots and help finance his election campaign. Now that they have nothing left to lose, they are preparing a concerted offensive against the Kenyan leader.

Subscribers only Politics 18.02.2022

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

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Kenya
Ruto sets sights on becoming a media mogul with his own TV channel

Kenya
Ruto reluctant to invest in Moi clan's struggling Standard

Kenya
From detente to truce: Ruto-Moi acrimony fades as interests align

Spotlight | Kenya
Moi family business empire struggles under Ruto

Kenya
Ruto puts bid to control Standard Group on hold

Kenya
Ruto steps up image management

Kenya
Ruto seeks support of Talai elders ahead of 2027 vote

Kenya
Ruto holds back to keep Moi clan out of protests

Spotlight | Kenya
William Ruto makes his influence felt at Radio Africa Group

Spotlight | Kenya
Ruto quietly builds mainstream media support

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

Kenya
Kibaki family's new town dreams

Kenya
Cash-strapped NMG once again lets State House call the HR shots

Kenya
Odinga and Ruto swamped by allies demanding government posts

Kenya
Ruto seeks Moi family backing for his presidential bid

Spotlight | Kenya
Presidential hopefuls battle for media spotlight

Kenya
Kenyatta weakens his coalition with latest diplomatic appointments

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

Spotlight | Kenya, Uganda
Muhoozi and Gideon Moi, a union of ambitious presidents' sons

Kenya
Gloves come off in Ruto's battle with Kenyatta

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Kenya Ruto sets sights on becoming a media mogul with his own TV channel

Kenya Ruto reluctant to invest in Moi clan's struggling Standard

Kenya From detente to truce: Ruto-Moi acrimony fades as interests align

Spotlight | Kenya Moi family business empire struggles under Ruto

Kenya Ruto puts bid to control Standard Group on hold

Kenya Ruto steps up image management

Kenya Ruto seeks support of Talai elders ahead of 2027 vote

Kenya Ruto holds back to keep Moi clan out of protests

Spotlight | Kenya William Ruto makes his influence felt at Radio Africa Group

Spotlight | Kenya Ruto quietly builds mainstream media support

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

Kenya Kibaki family's new town dreams

Kenya Cash-strapped NMG once again lets State House call the HR shots

Kenya Odinga and Ruto swamped by allies demanding government posts

Kenya Ruto seeks Moi family backing for his presidential bid

Spotlight | Kenya Presidential hopefuls battle for media spotlight

Kenya Kenyatta weakens his coalition with latest diplomatic appointments

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

Spotlight | Kenya, Uganda Muhoozi and Gideon Moi, a union of ambitious presidents' sons

Kenya Gloves come off in Ruto's battle with Kenyatta

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Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Kenya
Ruto sets sights on becoming a media mogul with his own TV channel

Kenya
Ruto reluctant to invest in Moi clan's struggling Standard

Kenya
From detente to truce: Ruto-Moi acrimony fades as interests align

Spotlight | Kenya
Moi family business empire struggles under Ruto

Kenya
Ruto puts bid to control Standard Group on hold

Kenya
Ruto steps up image management

Kenya
Ruto seeks support of Talai elders ahead of 2027 vote

Kenya
Ruto holds back to keep Moi clan out of protests

Spotlight | Kenya
William Ruto makes his influence felt at Radio Africa Group

Spotlight | Kenya
Ruto quietly builds mainstream media support

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

Kenya
Kibaki family's new town dreams

Kenya
Cash-strapped NMG once again lets State House call the HR shots

Kenya
Odinga and Ruto swamped by allies demanding government posts

Kenya
Ruto seeks Moi family backing for his presidential bid

Spotlight | Kenya
Presidential hopefuls battle for media spotlight

Kenya
Kenyatta weakens his coalition with latest diplomatic appointments

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

Spotlight | Kenya, Uganda
Muhoozi and Gideon Moi, a union of ambitious presidents' sons

Kenya
Gloves come off in Ruto's battle with Kenyatta