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Kenya

Population: 52.44m
GDP: $104bn
Debt: 73% of GDP (2024)

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The Ruto-Raila trade-off redraws the electoral map

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 elections. ...


Raila names his price

In a move to quell growing dissatisfaction with his government, President Ruto has nominated allies of the main opposition leader to his cabinet

Four ministries, including the Treasury, was the price Raila Odinga set for propping up William Ruto’s ailing presidency and to establish what is effectively Kenya’s fi...


Ruto struggles to regain control

Weeks of protests sparked by punitive tax hikes have morphed into a wider revolt, pushing the President on the defensive

The sense of chaos coming from State House in Nairobi is palpable. Having fired his government and accepted the resignation of Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome, President W...


After the protestors won the tax war

Wrongfooted by national demonstrations, state security officers are suspected of sabotage and running agents provocateurs

After their protests forced President William Ruto to abandon the government’s Finance Bill and its planned US$2.4 billion tax rises, the Generation Z activists face their ow...


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