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 belt-tightening....
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... READ FOR FREE
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 belt-tightening....
Vol 60 No 19 | KENYA Bridge of sighs 27th September 2019 A bid to build alliances across the country’s ethnic divides owes more to political ambition than to altruism Due for release in early October, the wide-ranging report of the Building Bridges Initiative looks likely to deepen political conflict despite its lofty aims of lessening ethnic and... READ FOR FREE
Vol 48 No 4 | KENYA Ethnic alarums 16th February 2007 More than most countries, Kenya's politics is about winning over ethnic constituencies and building powerful coalitions. Recently, Kenyans have heard warnings about the dangers of ethnic violence ahead...