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Raila Odinga

Kenya
Kenyatta's éminence grise takes first perilous steps into electoral politics

The Kenyan president's right-hand man, Nzioka Waita, is hoping to get himself elected as governor of a strategic county near Nairobi. He knows he needs a major image makeover to convince voters and beat off the competition.

Subscribers only Politics 01.03.2022

Former lawyer Machakos Nzioka Waita (left) and Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta.

Spotlight | Kenya
Kenyatta keen to launch eurobond ahead of presidential campaign

The Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta fears that the country's appeal to investors will decline in the run-up to what is expected to be a hotly disputed election. He has instructed his teams to promote a new eurobond in the world's leading financial marketplaces.

Subscribers only Politics 25.02.2022

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

Spotlight | Kenya
Risk of discord as Ruto and Odinga's campaign ranks swell

As the two top presidential candidates, deputy president William Ruto and Raila Odinga - now backed by his former rival President Uhuru Kenyatta - ramp up their campaigns, a tug-of-war is emerging behind the scenes between newcomers wanting to make their mark and long-standing advisers.

Subscribers only Politics 16.02.2022

Kenyan presidential candidates William Ruto and Raila Odinga.

Kenya
Security agencies under pressure from Al-Shabaab ahead of elections

Kenya's intelligence agencies are on high alert to try to prevent attacks by radical Islamist groups aimed at destabilising the country in the run-up to general elections. The groups are suspected of targeting Nairobi and Mombasa and counties that lie on the border with Somalia.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 14.02.2022

Kenya
Kenyan bar elections to prove crucial for Ruto and Odinga

The Law Society of Kenya, which has been divided for the past two years, is to gain new leadership. Its role will be decisive for the judiciary during the August general election and then during the term of the next Kenyan president.

Subscribers only Politics 11.02.2022

Kenya
Kenyatta's siblings step into political ring to protect their business empire

A possible presidential election win for the president's arch-rival, Deputy President William Ruto, could have serious consequences for the Kenyatta family's fortunes. To stave off such a prospect, all of its members are getting involved in politics for the first time.

Subscribers only Politics 10.02.2022

Kenya
Chief Justice Martha Koome names heavyweights to body that decorates judges

Koome has appointed people on good terms with the executive to a committee that presents to President Kenyatta the names of judicial officials deemed worthy of state honours.

Subscribers only Politics 09.02.2022

DRC
Martin Fayulu appoints own lobbyist in Washington for 2023 presidential election

Congolese opposition leader Martin Fayulu, who has lost favour in the United States, is looking to convince the administration that he is the candidate they should back in the next presidential election.

Subscribers only Politics 04.02.2022

Kenya
ICC deploys team to record any violence at the 2022 presidential election

In preparation for what is expected to be a tense election campaign, International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan has dispatched a legal team to Nairobi to gather potential proof of election violence.

Subscribers only Politics 31.01.2022

Kenya
Kenyatta's cabinet conundrum

As ministers keen to get on the campaign trail pressure him to reshuffle his government, the president has yet to find a team that will provide continuity between his administration and the next one, which he hopes will be led by Raila Odinga.

Subscribers only Politics 27.01.2022

Spotlight | Kenya
Ruto complains of Kenyatta interfering with his foreign backers

The deputy president is trying to get State House to stop what he decries as the harrassment to which his foreign financial backers are being subjected.

Subscribers only Politics 20.01.2022

Kenyan deputy president William Ruto on the campaign trail.

Kenya
Electoral Commission chair caught in crossfire between Ruto and Kenyatta

It is shaping up to be a bruising year for Wafula Chebukati, whose job it is to ensure a free and fair general election in August after an extremely long and divisive campaign. The Electoral Commission head is already in the sights of the frontrunners, namely Deputy President William Ruto and Uhuru Kenyatta's favoured successor, Raila Odinga.

Subscribers only Politics 07.01.2022

Kenyan Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati.

Kenya
Odinga seeks election support from Abuja and Pretoria

The presidential candidate, snubbed by Washington, is hoping to gain international stature by securing the support of the continent's heavyweights. Uhuru Kenyatta is backing his approaches to foreign embassies.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.12.2021

Kenya
Odinga's campaign short on bankrollers

By extending support to Uhuru Kenyatta's preferred presidential candidate, the oligarchs of the powerful Mount Kenya Foundation fear they will be dragged into funding his entire campaign.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 14.12.2021

Kenya
Richard Ngatia, a valued political and business ally of the Kenyattas

The president of the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry is actively campaigning on behalf of Uhuru Kenyatta, but he is also - much more discreetly - partnering his sister Nyokabi Kenyatta on a number of government contracts.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 18.11.2021

President of Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry Richard Ngatia.

Kenya
Kenyatta and Odinga go all out in Rift Valley for 2022 presidential race

Uhuru Kenyatta, who has campaigned for Raila Odinga in the Mount Kenya region, is currently galvanising his political and financial network in the Rift Valley on behalf of his protégé.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.11.2021

DRC
Tshisekedi dramatically cancels Grand Inga talks at COP26

After a discussion with the boss of Fortescue Metals Group, the Australian firm slated to develop the Grand Inga project, the Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi abruptly cancelled a meeting devoted to the mega-dam project at which African Development Bank and African Union representatives had been due to speak.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 05.11.2021

DRC
COP26: Between Grand Inga and DRC forestry capital, Félix Tshisekedi attempts grand slam in Glasgow

The DRC presidency has come out in force at the climate summit in Glasgow and is looking to give substance to its carbon reduction projects. Its main asset, the construction of the Grand Inga, will be the subject of a behind-the-scenes meeting with the African Union.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Diplomacy 03.11.2021

Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi arrives for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow.

Kenya
Ex-spy Ngirici uses media empire to sit on presidential campaign fence

Andrew Ngirici, whose media group includes Mt Kenya TV and Iganjo FM, is yet to decide who to back in the long run in Kenya's election. In return for his support, he wants his wife to be governor of Kirinyaga County.

Subscribers only Politics 26.10.2021

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DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Raila Odinga

Kenya
Kenyatta's éminence grise takes first perilous steps into electoral politics

Spotlight | Kenya
Kenyatta keen to launch eurobond ahead of presidential campaign

Kenya
Gloves come off in Ruto's battle with Kenyatta

Spotlight | Kenya
Risk of discord as Ruto and Odinga's campaign ranks swell

Kenya
Security agencies under pressure from Al-Shabaab ahead of elections

Kenya
Kenyan bar elections to prove crucial for Ruto and Odinga

Kenya
Kenyatta's siblings step into political ring to protect their business empire

Kenya
Chief Justice Martha Koome names heavyweights to body that decorates judges

DRC
Martin Fayulu appoints own lobbyist in Washington for 2023 presidential election

Kenya
ICC deploys team to record any violence at the 2022 presidential election

Kenya
Kenyatta's cabinet conundrum

Spotlight | Kenya
Ruto complains of Kenyatta interfering with his foreign backers

Kenya
Electoral Commission chair caught in crossfire between Ruto and Kenyatta

Kenya
Odinga seeks election support from Abuja and Pretoria

Kenya
Odinga's campaign short on bankrollers

Kenya
Richard Ngatia, a valued political and business ally of the Kenyattas

Kenya
Kenyatta and Odinga go all out in Rift Valley for 2022 presidential race

DRC
Tshisekedi dramatically cancels Grand Inga talks at COP26

DRC
COP26: Between Grand Inga and DRC forestry capital, Félix Tshisekedi attempts grand slam in Glasgow

Kenya
Ex-spy Ngirici uses media empire to sit on presidential campaign fence

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Raila Odinga

Kenya Kenyatta's éminence grise takes first perilous steps into electoral politics

Spotlight | Kenya Kenyatta keen to launch eurobond ahead of presidential campaign

Kenya Gloves come off in Ruto's battle with Kenyatta

Spotlight | Kenya Risk of discord as Ruto and Odinga's campaign ranks swell

Kenya Security agencies under pressure from Al-Shabaab ahead of elections

Kenya Kenyan bar elections to prove crucial for Ruto and Odinga

Kenya Kenyatta's siblings step into political ring to protect their business empire

Kenya Chief Justice Martha Koome names heavyweights to body that decorates judges

DRC Martin Fayulu appoints own lobbyist in Washington for 2023 presidential election

Kenya ICC deploys team to record any violence at the 2022 presidential election

Kenya Kenyatta's cabinet conundrum

Spotlight | Kenya Ruto complains of Kenyatta interfering with his foreign backers

Kenya Electoral Commission chair caught in crossfire between Ruto and Kenyatta

Kenya Odinga seeks election support from Abuja and Pretoria

Kenya Odinga's campaign short on bankrollers

Kenya Richard Ngatia, a valued political and business ally of the Kenyattas

Kenya Kenyatta and Odinga go all out in Rift Valley for 2022 presidential race

DRC Tshisekedi dramatically cancels Grand Inga talks at COP26

DRC COP26: Between Grand Inga and DRC forestry capital, Félix Tshisekedi attempts grand slam in Glasgow

Kenya Ex-spy Ngirici uses media empire to sit on presidential campaign fence

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DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Kenya
Kenyatta's éminence grise takes first perilous steps into electoral politics

Spotlight | Kenya
Kenyatta keen to launch eurobond ahead of presidential campaign

Kenya
Gloves come off in Ruto's battle with Kenyatta

Spotlight | Kenya
Risk of discord as Ruto and Odinga's campaign ranks swell

Kenya
Security agencies under pressure from Al-Shabaab ahead of elections

Kenya
Kenyan bar elections to prove crucial for Ruto and Odinga

Kenya
Kenyatta's siblings step into political ring to protect their business empire

Kenya
Chief Justice Martha Koome names heavyweights to body that decorates judges

DRC
Martin Fayulu appoints own lobbyist in Washington for 2023 presidential election

Kenya
ICC deploys team to record any violence at the 2022 presidential election

Kenya
Kenyatta's cabinet conundrum

Spotlight | Kenya
Ruto complains of Kenyatta interfering with his foreign backers

Kenya
Electoral Commission chair caught in crossfire between Ruto and Kenyatta

Kenya
Odinga seeks election support from Abuja and Pretoria

Kenya
Odinga's campaign short on bankrollers

Kenya
Richard Ngatia, a valued political and business ally of the Kenyattas

Kenya
Kenyatta and Odinga go all out in Rift Valley for 2022 presidential race

DRC
Tshisekedi dramatically cancels Grand Inga talks at COP26

DRC
COP26: Between Grand Inga and DRC forestry capital, Félix Tshisekedi attempts grand slam in Glasgow

Kenya
Ex-spy Ngirici uses media empire to sit on presidential campaign fence