DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 21 | KENYA More cops will be sent but cash is needed 15th October 2024 Ruto has pledged additional officers for the UN-backed mission to Haiti while urging the international community to do more to fund the force Despite President William Ruto’s promise that 600 additional police officers would be deployed to the peacekeeping effort tackling gang warfare in Haiti, the mission is set to run... READ FOR FREE
Vol 65 No 21 | KENYA Mountain doesn’t go to Gachagua 17th October 2024 The confirmation of Rigathi Gachagua’s defenestration as deputy president by the Senate as Africa Confidential went to press has left Mount Kenya and the Gikuyu community weighing up...
Vol 65 No 20 | KENYA The deputy takes the fall 3rd October 2024 When MPs voted to impeach Gachagua they raised more questions about the Ruto government’s political direction In the end it was a rout. Out of 345 seats currently occupied in the National Assembly, 293 MPs voted to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, comfortably above...
Vol 65 No 19 | KENYA Raila’s exit deal highlights Ruto’s co-option of the opposition 16th September 2024 Kisumu governor Anyang’ Nyong’o will head the ODM while Raila focuses on his AU campaign After more than two decades as opposition leader, Raila Odinga is hanging up his spurs, at least temporarily and leaving a critically damaged opposition in his wake. After...
DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 19 | KENYA After mass protests, top cop stays schtum on abduction charges 17th September 2024 Masengeli sentenced to six months after refusing seven separate orders to testify on kidnappings of Generation Z protesters The jailing of Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli for repeatedly refusing to testify on the whereabouts of three activists who were allegedly kidnapped by the police during... READ FOR FREE
Vol 65 No 19 | KENYACHINA Beijing leads battle for influence 19th September 2024 Although most western media paid it little attention, the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, held from 4 to 6 September, received near wall-to-wall coverage across swathes of Africa. FOCAC’s...
Vol 65 No 18 | KENYAEAST AFRICA Ruto and Raila combine to take African Union leadership 28th August 2024 Its francophone rivals divided, Nairobi has locked up a majority of the votes ahead of the AU election Amid regional turbulence, President William Ruto showed Kenya’s pulling power with a star-studded launch on 27 August for his former foe, Raila Odinga’s campaign to lead the African...
Vol 65 No 18 | KENYA The Ruto-Raila trade-off redraws the electoral map 23rd August 2024 Both the president and opposition leader benefit from the national unity government, but there are plenty of losers The odd man out in the latest round of political musical chairs is Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua as Kenya’s political parties realign to prepare for the 2027...
DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 18 | KENYA Ruto loyalists plot new laws to stifle protests 27th August 2024 A new bill could give police sweeping powers to ban or break up demonstrations and impose harsh fines and jail terms Legislators are pressing ahead with new laws aimed at giving the police powers to break up demonstrations just weeks after the Generation Z protest movement swept across Kenya. READ FOR FREE
Vol 65 No 18 | KENYA A selective war on graft 5th September 2024 On 28 August, former Samburu governor Moses Lenolkulal was convicted of corruption and told to repay 84.5 million shillings (US$600,000) or face eight years in prison. Lenolkulal served...