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Kenya
Population: 39.7 mn.
GDP: 32.0 bn.
Debt: 5.7 bn.
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  • Vol 46 No 13
  •  24th June 2005

More ships ahoy!

A week after being left off the Group of Eight finance ministers' list of African states eligible for debt relief on 11 June, President Mwai Kibaki's government has unblocked payments for a 4.1 billion Kenya shilling (US$53.5 million) patrol boat for the ...

  • Vol 46 No 10
  •  13th May 2005

Ship ahoy!

A legal and political row is brewing over an expensive new warship

  • Vol 46 No 9
  •  29th April 2005

Biwott is back again

Three anti-corruption campaigners have left the scene as Total Man returns

  • Vol 46 No 4
  •  18th February 2005

Waterborne corruption

Pressure mounts on President Mwai Kibaki to act against corruption after his anti-graft czar, John Githongo, resigned on 7 February. Opposition MPs and local campaigners are looking at some British-based businessmen who have monopolised security procureme...

  • Vol 46 No 3
  •  4th February 2005

Rebellion under the rainbow

Infighting in the ruling coalition over election rules and constitutional reform further undermines President Kibaki

  • Vol 46 No 3
  •  4th February 2005

The new flagbearers

As the governing National Rainbow Coalition (Narc) quarrels over internal elections, Kenya's alliance system is becoming increasingly fluid and a new set of leaders is jockeying for position ahead of the 2007 polls. Almost every party is seeking coalition...

  • Vol 45 No 23
  •  19th November 2004

Golden trial

The future of the official investigation into the US$600 million Goldenberg export fraud is in doubt. Africa Confidential has learned that several deadlines for its completion have been missed.

  • Vol 45 No 20
  •  8th October 2004

In the IMF fold - just

Nerves were calmed in the coalition government on 24 September when the International Monetary Fund agreed to release the second part of a US$36 million loan. The cash had been delayed in May after wrangling with the government.

  • Vol 45 No 16
  •  6th August 2004

On the trail

Pressure is mounting on the government to speed its probe into the Anglo Leasing affair and act against the Kenyan and foreign traders involved in it. The company was at the centre of lucrative deals under the previous government of President Daniel arap ...

  • Vol 45 No 15
  •  21st July 2004

Clay's feat

Whitehall's envoy breaks with eumphemism and talks straight on graft

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