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
Vol 64 No 11 | KENYA Jobs for the spouses 25th May 2023 Cronyism is nothing new in Kenyan politics and the latest move to raise eyebrows was President William Ruto's decision this week to nominate Mary Chebukati Wanyonyi, wife of former...
Vol 64 No 10 | KENYA What does Raila Odinga want? 10th May 2023 The opposition leader has got the talks he demanded but that may not keep his supporters off the streets After weeks of insisting that there would be no compromise and no 'handshake'-style deal with veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga, President William Ruto followed his two immedi...
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 10 | ETHIOPIAKENYAGERMANY Chancellor Scholz seeks cooperation with Africa on tech and green energy 9th May 2023 Europe's biggest economy is getting more serious about Africa ahead of its hosting of a finance summit with France During his three-country tour of East Africa on 4 May, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz became the latest European leader to give its support for a permanent African Union's seat a... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 10 | KENYA Cult and politics 11th May 2023 The discovery last month of mass graves bearing the bodies of more than 130 people near the popular tourist town of Malindi has shocked Kenyans. Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge...
Vol 64 No 9 | KENYA Ruto's credit slumps amid cash flow crisis 27th April 2023 Public sector wages arrears have exposed the scale of the government's debt burden and revenue problems The failure to pay the March wages of civil servants, teachers and politicians has blown a hole in the economic management record of President William Ruto's government after just ...