DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 5 | KENYAAFRICAN UNION Raila Odinga's bid for AU chair wins consensus in Nairobi 21st February 2024 The race to run the top diplomatic grouping will intensify despite its multiple funding and security threats The announcement on the eve of the 17-18 February African Union summit by Kenya's veteran opposition leader Raila Amolo Odinga that he wants to take over from Chad's... READ FOR FREE
Vol 65 No 4 | KENYA Ruto gambles on Eurobonds 15th February 2024 Nairobi's Treasury joins borrowers paying over 10% interest to meet escalating debt service demands At the heart of the government's plan to issue US$1.5 billion of debt at 10.375% for a buy-back deal is President William Ruto's determination to avoid protracted debt...
Vol 65 No 4 | KENYA In search of visa-free travel 15th February 2024 Last October, President William Ruto vowed that by the end of 2023, travellers would no longer have to 'carry the burden of applying for a visa to come...
DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 3 | KENYA Judges sink Ruto's plan to send police to Haiti 30th January 2024 A High Court ruling has said Kenya's National Police Force cannot be deployed to keep peace outside the country The prospects for a United Nations-backed plan for Kenya to deploy 1,000 police officers to Haiti to combat armed gangs have receded after the High Court in Nairobi... READ FOR FREE
Vol 65 No 3 | KENYA 14-year-old case reaches court 1st February 2024 After fleeing Kenya in late 2008 and resisting extradition from the United Kingdom since 2011, the former CEO of Triton Oil, one of Kenya's biggest oil importers, Yagnesh...
Vol 65 No 2 | KENYA Judges stand up as Ruto takes them on 18th January 2024 Chief Justice Martha Koome has pushed back hard after the President accused the judiciary of chronic corruption The presidency could lose badly if the sniping between it and the judiciary escalates. In his New Year's address, President William Ruto accused opposition leaders of using the...
DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 2 | KENYATANZANIA Crisis talks due as airline clash escalates 16th January 2024 The latest cargo flight trade row threatens to cause economic pain for everyone Tanzania's foreign minister January Makamba and Kenyan counterpart Musalia Mudavadi are set to hold emergency talks to resolve the latest tit-for-tat trade row between Nairobi and Arusha. READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 2 | KENYAHAITI Not enough cops, too much corruption 11th January 2024 Critics of President Ruto's plan to deploy police support to Port au Prince are adding to logistical delays The scale of the challenge facing the Kenyan police as they prepare to support the Haitian National Police in its fights against criminal gangs has been spelt out... READ FOR FREE
Vol 65 No 1 | KENYAAFRICA IN 2024 Austerity is no brake on Ruto's ambitions 4th January 2024 The President's political dominance after his first full year in office is near total The speed at which William Ruto shoe-horned his allies into key positions in the political and economic system after his election as president less than 18 months ago...
DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 1 | KENYAEUROPEAN UNION Nairobi goes ahead with pioneering Brussels deal 20th December 2023 After its neighbours pulled back from the EU plan, Ruto's government is going it alone President William Ruto's government has signed a trade deal with the European Union which Brussels has described as its most advanced with an African state on climate change... READ FOR FREE