Raila Odinga

Kenya
Ruto and Odinga snub religious leaders' call for peaceful elections

The leaders of Kenya's main Christian churches called on the two leading presidential candidates to meet and commit to a peaceful election. They have declined the invitation.

Kenya
Kenyatta leaves DP World headache to successor amid mounting anger

With less than two weeks to go until the general election, and in the face of public indignation, the Kenyan government has postponed plans to entrust the management of the country's main ports to the Dubai-based company.

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.

The New Guard
Guinea, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence reveals the next generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

GuineaDjami Diallo, key to negotiations on the Simandou iron ore project

KenyaOgutu Okudo, oil specialist and Odinga's spin doctor

South AfricaMaropene Ramokgopa, the pro-Ramaphosa leader of the ANC Women's League

GhanaTawiah Agyarko-Kwarteng, social and environmental spokesperson for the cocoa industry

Kenya
Outgoing Kenyatta appoints brother-in-law and close aides to public agencies

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his ministers have issued an unprecedented series of executive orders to renew the Kenyan administration for the coming years. It's a way to continue influencing the next term, in which the outgoing head of state won't be able to take part directly.

Kenya
Kenyatta cosies up to tea farmers ahead of elections

The government is increasing subsidies to cushion tea producers from the current economic turbulence. The tea sector is vital to the economy and a key source of votes, which the presidential camp and its allies cannot afford to do without.

Kenya
Odinga's plans for diplomacy reform at odds with Kenyatta's legacy

To carry out his international and commercial agenda, presidential candidate Odinga is planning to overhaul the Kenyan diplomatic apparatus. Yet this is a domain in which his scope for manoeuvre is limited while the outgoing president is still in the picture.

Comoros islands
Ex-PM Bolero, who has ties to Russia's Bogdanov, to resume service for his ally Azali

Hamada Madi, better known as 'Bolero' has been appointed diplomatic adviser to his old friend President Azali Assoumani.

Kenya
Odinga and Ruto vie for Jimmy Wanjigi's blessing

After the electoral commission disqualified the multi-millionaire head of the Kwacha Group from the presidential race, the two front-runners, Raila Odinga and William Ruto, are both hoping he will back their campaign.

Kenya
Kenyatta's tea price hike favours foreign producers

The commitment to increase the price of Kenyan tea agreed with the main producers' consortium, the Kenya Tea Development Agency, has given neighbouring countries a comparative advantage. Unaffected by these measures, foreign companies in Kenya are selling their stocks more easily, while Kenyan firms' stocks are piling up.

Kenya
Kenyatta under pressure to shake up Kenya Power yet again

As Kenya's energy minister complains the state utility is taking too long to carry out reforms, its board chair is feeling the heat.