Martha Karua

Kenya, Tanzania
Presidents Ruto and Suluhu seek to bury the hatchet

Officials from both countries have discreetly resumed contact in an effort to bring an end to a period of acute tensions surrounding Tanzania's most recent general elections. The Kenyan president is hoping for swift action to secure the release of his country's nationals who remain imprisoned in Tanzania.

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
Ruto's opponents remain tight-lipped on Tanzanian and Ugandan comrades' detention

The Kenyan president's main opponents are preferring to keep quiet about the fate of their counterparts imprisoned in neighbouring countries, for fear of creating diplomatic tensions.

Kenya
Ex-interior secretary Fred Matiang'i one step closer to presidential candidacy

Former strongman of Uhuru Kenyatta's administration hopes to gain the support of the latter's Jubilee Party in the 2027 campaign. Meanwhile, the rest of the opposition remains divided on what approach to take.

Kenya
Security services prepare for protests over finance bill

Kenya's intelligence services want to set up a special unit to contain any social unrest - sparked by the draft budget - akin to the violence that racked the country last year. They fear that this time round, unlike in 2024, the opposition parties could join the protests.

Palace Intrigues
Uhuru Kenyatta, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema

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

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AlgeriaPCR test, key to the presidential palace

GabonIsrael sends its deputy foreign minister to the presidential inauguration

Uganda
Commonwealth concerned about detention of opposition figure Kizza Besigye

The London-based organisation has asked Yoweri Museveni's administration for permission to visit the politician, but has received no positive response to date.

Kenya
Electoral commission excluded from opposition appeals over 2022 presidential election result

It will not be able to participate as a party to proceedings at the East African Court of Justice.

Kenya
Ruto-Odinga entente takes ruling party to breaking point

William Ruto's appointment of five opposition politicians to government jobs has further clipped the wings of his deputy Rigathi Gachagua, who must also contend with a reconfigured opposition in his own central Kenyan fiefdom.