Vol 39 No 23 | KENYA Before the storm 20th November 1998 The recent political calm conceals the contest for Moi's inheritance A great campaign of historical revisionism has begun. Led by President Daniel arap Moi and his sons, it presents Moi as a caring statesman who did great things for his...
Vol 39 No 19 | KENYA Seriously, though 25th September 1998 The horror of the bombings brought a political truce, but it's proving temporary The threat of a national strike by 260,000 teachers on 5 October appears to mark the end of the political calm which descended after the bombing of the...
Vol 39 No 19 | KENYA Nyachae and the Fund 25th September 1998 Finance Minister Simeon Nyachae and Central Bank Governor Micah Cheserem will be lobbying hard at the 6-8 October annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank...
Vol 39 No 14 | KENYA Surprise guests 10th July 1998 President Moi says relations with the USA are warming but economic aid remains on hold A surprise guest turned up at the United States’ Independence Day festivities in Nairobi’s Ruaraka suburb on 4 July: President Daniel Arap Moi. His presence reflected his blossoming...
Vol 39 No 11 | KENYA Hugging the opposition 29th May 1998 Moi has always shunned coalitions but he's building one now the chips are down "I am not a dictator. I just say what is good. I say things direct. I do not have money overseas. If I am to sink, I will...
Vol 39 No 11 | KENYA Laughter in adversity 29th May 1998 President Moi's Kenya now has a lousy reputation in Washington DC. At a White House press briefing before President Clinton's Africa visit last March, an American journalist asked...
Vol 39 No 6 | KENYA The untouchables 20th March 1998 Scepticism abounds as President Moi promises to crack down on corruption The tactical war between President Daniel arap Moi's government and the National Convention Executive Council is on again. This time it is driven by popular anger at the...
Vol 39 No 4 | KENYA Moi's last lap 20th February 1998 Trying to defuse political rows over a new wave of killings in the Rift and election-rigging, KANU wants to concentrate on the succession The signs are that President Daniel arap Moi’s final term in office will be as troubled as the last two. His victory in the December elections (AC Vol...
Vol 39 No 4 | KENYA All change at the Treasury 20th February 1998 Simeon Nyachae’ s promotion to Finance Minister and his predecessor Musalia Mudavadi’s demotion to Agriculture Minister have been accompanied by a thorough-going reorganisation of senior civil servants in...
Vol 39 No 4 | KENYA Righting the rigging 20th February 1998 Kenya’s Electoral Commission and Western diplomats have responded with a deafening silence to a confidential report on the 28 December elections by the Democratic Development Donor Group. This...