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Kenya
Ruto associate caught up in sugar contract probe

Kenya's anti-corruption agency is investigating how a company already implicated in a previous sugar scandal was able to land a lucrative new contract.

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Succès Masra, William Ruto, Khalifa Haftar, Abdelhamid Dabaiba

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

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East Africa, Southern Africa
Ruto wants to place Kenya at heart of future Cape-to-Cairo free trade zone

The Kenyan president has proposed that his country host the headquarters of the proposed Tripartite Free Trade Area, which, once three more states ratify a deal struck in 2015, will group 29 African countries.

Spotlight | Kenya
Belarusian businessmen with colourful history elsewhere in Africa break into Ruto's machine

Business partners Oleg Vodchits and Alexander Zingman, who were previously active in Zimbabwe and DR Congo, are becoming quasi official middlemen in Kenya's new administration. They have also been questioned in the DRC over their ties to that country's former president, Joseph Kabila.

Kenya
Ruto allies' strategy to beef up their presence in Europe

Kenya's ruling coalition wants to boost its influence among Kenyans living in Europe, who voted massively for the opposition leader in last year's elections. To achieve this, it hopes to set up mobile consulates in cities without diplomatic representation.

Kenya
Ruto to meet Von der Leyen and Michel during high-stakes European tour

Breaking news published on 23/03/23 at 13:15 (GMT+1) - The Kenyan president will spend a busy four days in Europe next week. Several high-level meetings and signatures are expected.

Kenya
Ruto's plan to retake control of chamber of commerce and industry

The Kenyan president is pushing one of his closest allies to take over the leadership of the private sector's leading forum. The chamber's outgoing head, Richard Ngatia, is struggling to retain his position.

Kenya
Ruto's coalition faces teething troubles

Kenya's new president is already having to contend with divisions in his ruling coalition between senior figures from his native Rift Valley and their counterparts from the centre of the country. He is doing his best behind the scenes to calm the tensions.

Kenya
Kenyatta financiers flock to Ruto administration

Financiers working for former president Uhuru Kenyatta and his pick of presidential candidate Raila Odinga have since turned to William Ruto in the hopes of protecting their business empires and are willing to pour cash into the new head of state's key projects.

Kenya
Ruto consolidates his bastions and chips away at Odinga's with his new government

The new Kenyan president is seeking to consolidate his support in the regions that have supported him the most, while at the same time leaving a fair share for his main allies. The goal is to maximise his chances of re-election in five years' time.