He was arrested last year after being accused by President William Ruto's government of financially supporting the Generation Z protest movement (AC Vol 65 No 23 Facing calls for reform the state hits back)...
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Kenya's President William Ruto has telephoned Presidents Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame to invite then to an emergency summit in Nairobi on 29 January as M23 militia fighters backed by troops and artillery from neighbouring Rwanda seize control of Goma the capital of the mineral-rich Kivu-Nord province in eastern Congo-Kinshasa...
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We hear the press conference was cancelled at the behest of President William Ruto's office following the US's determination on 7 January that the RSF has committed genocide in Sudan...
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President William Ruto has pinned his government's economic hopes on new loans and trade with the United Arab Emirates as he seeks alternatives to Chinese financing...
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Vol 66 No 2 |
- KENYA
- TANZANIA
Despite leading politicians also being affected – the son of Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi was abducted and later released last year – and President William Ruto promising to address the issue the police continue to act with impunity...
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Vol 66 No 1 |
- AFRICA IN 2025
Kenya's President William Ruto started in office with an ambitious continental agenda but has tightened the national focus after Generation Z protestors forced him to drop a tax-hiking budget and sack his cabinet...
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After a year of turmoil when he appeared to be in office but not in power President William Ruto wants to focus on building a new coalition to secure a second term in the August 2027 elections (AC Vol 65 No 25 New alliances on shaky ground)...
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President William Ruto is under mounting pressure to halt a wave of abductions mainly of youth activists since the nationwide Gen Z protests in June which are widely blamed on state security officers (AC Vol 65 No 15 Ruto struggles to regain control)...
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Vol 66 No 1 |
- KENYA
- UGANDA
While Kenyan President William Ruto has denied any involvement in Besigye's abduction it is inconceivable that Kenyan law enforcement agencies were unaware of the presence of Ugandan officers in Nairobi...
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A cynic could argue that the main beneficiary of the IEBC's dysfunction is President William Ruto...