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 57 No 14 | KENYA Warnings of a bad election 8th July 2016 The rival leaders are trying to shore up their shaky alliances as hate speech and clashes threaten next year's vote Both sides are mobilising their foot-soldiers for a bitter campaign although the parliamentary and presidential elections are still 13 months away. The contest will again pit President Uhuru...
Vol 47 No 21 | KENYA Brothers in Armenia 20th October 2006 The report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the activities of the so-called Armenian brothers - Artur Margaryan and Artur Sargasyan - uncovers a pattern of fraud...
Vol 47 No 25 | KENYA Crossed lines 15th December 2006 Britain's Vodafone PLC and the Kenyan government face awkward questions about the establishment of Kenya's largest mobile phone company, Safaricom, following the discovery that a hitherto unknown company...