Vol 63 No 6 | KENYA Grand diplomacy on tour 17th March 2022 Overseas trips by the two leading presidential contenders have done little to calm foreign nerves about prospects for the August elections Kenyans have been given a short break from the day-to-day drama of election rallies and media debates as presidential candidates Deputy President William Ruto and ex-Prime Minister Raila...
DISPATCHES Vol 63 No 5 | KENYA Nairobi bankers want to keep their high-tech edge as government mulls more borrowing 28th February 2022 Buoyed by mobile money advances, the central bank is launching a digital currency that could boost growth in an election year Out of 52 emerging markets and developing economies, Kenya ranks third after Mongolia and China in financial inclusion, amplified by the fact that the country pioneered mobile money... READ FOR FREE
Vol 63 No 5 | KENYA Ruto goes West 3rd March 2022 A ten-day tour of the United States and Britain at the beginning of March marks Deputy President William Ruto's most important trip yet ahead of August's presidential elections....
Vol 63 No 4 | KENYA Dangers of two-track campaigning 17th February 2022 Underneath bland mainstream media coverage, social media and vernacular broadcast stations are stirring ethnic divisions Hopes for credible and peaceful national elections in August are getting shakier. Hate speech and ethnic-baiting in local languages are back in force. Frustrated by official complacency, many...
Vol 63 No 4 | KENYAAFRICACOMMONWEALTH June for Juma 17th February 2022 President Uhuru Kenyatta's government is trying again to secure the Commonwealth Secretary-General post, running an energetic campaign on behalf of its candidate, Monica Juma. Cabinet Secretary for Energy,...
DISPATCHES Vol 63 No 3 | KENYAEUROPEAN UNION Brussels finds some friends in Nairobi 1st February 2022 Trying to win over Anglophone governments ahead of their grand regional summit, EU officials have been offering deals to Kenya The European Union wants to agree a 'strategic partnership' with Africa at a summit next month. Now, it has identified Kenya as a key target. READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 63 No 3 | KENYA Musalia Mudavadi springs January surprise as he backs Deputy President Ruto 24th January 2022 Western province leader shakes up presidential campaigns as he breaks definitively with Raila Odinga Aides to the Amani National Congress (ANC) leader Musalia Mudavadi had promised an 'earthquake' ahead of the rally to launch his presidential campaign at Nairobi's Bomas of Kenya... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 63 No 3 | KENYASOUTH AFRICAAIRLINES New Pan-African airline aims to take off in 2023 24th January 2022 Committed investors and political will are key to success of proposed tie-up between Kenya Airways and South African Airways Officials in Nairobi and Johannesburg are working with new investors for the launch next year of the biggest airline alliance in Africa after two years of crashing revenues... READ FOR FREE
Vol 63 No 3 | KENYA Making the vote count 3rd February 2022 Voter registration ahead of the August general election is low because people are disillusioned with politicians and the system, say analysts and activists, and also because of backlogs...
Vol 63 No 2 | KENYA The politics of division 20th January 2022 Polarised parliamentary battles on an elections bill reflect starker ethnic divisions within the country at large After filibusters and fisticuffs in parliament before Christmas, President Uhuru Kenyatta and his chosen successor Raila Odinga got what they wanted on 8 January, when the National Assembly...