Vol 64 No 16 | KENYAHAITI Kenyan cops vs Haitian gangs 3rd August 2023 Kenya's offer to send 1,000 police to help train and assist the Haitian National Police in the Caribbean state's battle against criminal gangs has been warmly welcomed by the inter...
Vol 64 No 15 | KENYA The street takes on State House 20th July 2023 Bolstered by another billion from the IMF, President Ruto reckons he can face down a militant but uncoordinated opposition Austerity economics and street protests are dominating William Ruto's first term in the presidency after he rejected restructuring Kenya's debts in favour of two years of fiscal be...
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 15 | KENYA Court blocks housing levy as new taxes bite 11th July 2023 Some of those who voted for William Ruto report buyers' remorse as economic conditions worsen Kenyans are bracing themselves for two years of budgetary austerity but the scale of the hit to payslips will be delayed after the Supreme Court blocked the Finance Bill, which set... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 14 | KENYA A man for all summits 6th July 2023 With economic woes at home, President Ruto is pitching himself as a foreign policy player – from climate finance to reform of the African Union Few expected William Ruto to devote much time to foreign policy when he claimed the presidency after narrowly defeating Raila Odinga in last August's elections. After running an in...
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 14 | KENYAFRANCE Rich economies side-step African calls for global tax treaty 28th June 2023 Kenya's President wins starring role after he leads regional demands to transform international financial system Frustrated by the lack of progress on debt relief schemes and the launch of a UN-managed tax to compensate countries for 'loss and damage' caused by climate change, African leaders... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 13 | KENYAAFRICAN UNION President Ruto joins drive for African Union reform 13th June 2023 Member states will have to cede more powers to the continental organisation argues Kenya's president After nine months in power, Kenya's President William Ruto has not appeared shy about wielding executive power. So, he has surprised his counterparts with a call to reform the Afri... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 12 | KENYA Ruto's housing levy is triggering mass dissent 7th June 2023 The government says its new plan will help home buyers but it risks hurting low and middle-income workers Pressure is piling on President William Ruto's government over planned tax rises in the Finance Bill due next week that has prompted the country's public service trade unions to pe... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 11 | KENYA Uhuru hangs on to his Jubilee 23rd May 2023 Kenyatta's botched exit from politics has triggered new fissures in the opposition camp Former President Uhuru Kenyatta had appeared intent on retiring from politics. Instead, he wants to stay on as leader of the rump Jubilee party following a chaotic week in which ri... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 11 | KENYA Ruto's budget hits his hustler supporters 17th May 2023 Raising taxes and paying down the debt, the President wants to stabilise the economy before the next election As a candidate ahead of last August's presidential elections, William Ruto opposed a housing levy and new fuel taxes. Eight months after winning, President Ruto has introduced both... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 11 | KENYA Back from the cold, Kamau Thugge chosen for Bank governor 17th May 2023 Facing financial woes, President Ruto has brought back a front-rank orthodox economist to run the central bank Former Treasury technocrat Kamau Thugge's rehabilitation looks complete after President William Ruto nominated him to replace the retiring Patrick Njoroge as governor of Kenya's ce... READ FOR FREE
