Vol 65 No 8 | KENYA Austerity the price of debt workout dodge 11th April 2024 Determined to avoid lengthy finance talks, the President gambles he can fix the economy before the next elections Will President William Ruto's strategy – austerity now, pre-election bonanza later – pay off as Kenyans face another year of spending cuts and higher taxes? Ruto calcul...
Vol 65 No 8 | KENYA The battle for Odinga's ODM 11th April 2024 With Raila Odinga's path towards the African Union chair's job looking ever more clear, the race to succeed him as the voice of Kenya's opposition is hotting up.
Vol 65 No 7 | KENYA A one-man diplomatic mission 28th March 2024 President Ruto has become an everyman of international summitry but is he leaving his top advisors sidelined? For a politician whose skills were seen as being centred entirely on domestic politics before winning the presidency in August 2022, William Ruto has quickly established a reputati...
Vol 65 No 7 | KENYA Re-opening the commission's wounds 28th March 2024 The audit of the controversial August 2022 presidential elections and the scope of its mandate have been the most disputed topic facing the bipartisan National Dialogue Committee (...
Vol 65 No 6 | KENYA It's the politics that counts 14th March 2024 Disregarding economic woes, President Ruto has asserted his authority over the ruling party and its opponents Laments over spiralling prices and multiplying taxes on transactions dominate conversations in Kenya's cities and towns these days. President William Ruto's strategy of pushing thr...
DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 5 | KENYAAFRICAN UNION Raila Odinga's bid for AU chair wins consensus in Nairobi 21st February 2024 The race to run the top diplomatic grouping will intensify despite its multiple funding and security threats The announcement on the eve of the 17-18 February African Union summit by Kenya's veteran opposition leader Raila Amolo Odinga that he wants to take over from Chad's Moussa Faki Ma... READ FOR FREE
Vol 65 No 4 | KENYA Ruto gambles on Eurobonds 15th February 2024 Nairobi's Treasury joins borrowers paying over 10% interest to meet escalating debt service demands At the heart of the government's plan to issue US$1.5 billion of debt at 10.375% for a buy-back deal is President William Ruto's determination to avoid protracted debt restructurin...
Vol 65 No 4 | KENYA In search of visa-free travel 15th February 2024 Last October, President William Ruto vowed that by the end of 2023, travellers would no longer have to 'carry the burden of applying for a visa to come to Kenya'.
DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 3 | KENYA Judges sink Ruto's plan to send police to Haiti 30th January 2024 A High Court ruling has said Kenya's National Police Force cannot be deployed to keep peace outside the country The prospects for a United Nations-backed plan for Kenya to deploy 1,000 police officers to Haiti to combat armed gangs have receded after the High Court in Nairobi ruled that it w... READ FOR FREE
Vol 65 No 3 | KENYA 14-year-old case reaches court 1st February 2024 After fleeing Kenya in late 2008 and resisting extradition from the United Kingdom since 2011, the former CEO of Triton Oil, one of Kenya's biggest oil importers, Yagnesh Devani, i...
