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Vol 67 No 19

Published 25th September 2026


Kenya

Africa Confidential Pointers

Kenyan and Sudanese politicians hire US lobbyists; civic groups assess US health spending cuts; Uganda’s Otunnu hits UN campaign trail; US-Nigeria minerals deals; is drug lord Leijdekkers hiding in Gabon?

KENYA: Former Supreme Court chief justice David Maraga has become the latest Kenyan aspirant to hire United States lobbyists and plan a Washington DC trip to drum up support ahead of confirming his presidential campaign for the August 2027 elections.

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