A few Americans and Britons were shocked to hear Ruto describe his boss President Uhuru Kenyatta as a 'squatter' or 'refugee' in the opposition...
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Inflows of fresh cash could help establish President Uhuru Kenyatta's legacy of mega-projects and may also help his favoured candidate Raila Odinga...
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They pinned the blame on the inflammatory ethnic-centred rhetoric of the capricious politicians and the leadership of President Uhuru Kenyatta...
The presidential election campaign is already stirring up divisions between Ruto's Kalenjin Odinga's Luo community and the Kikuyu of President Uhuru Kenyatta...
Vol 63 No 4 |
- EAST AFRICA
President Uhuru Kenyatta's planned legacy of new motorways ports and railways as he nears the end of his final term has increased government spending by 8...
President Uhuru Kenyatta's government is trying again to secure the Commonwealth Secretary-General post running an energetic campaign on behalf of its candidate Monica Juma...
Vol 63 No 3 |
- ECONOMY
- AFRICA
Voter verdictIn August voters in Angola and Kenya both countries hit by rising debt service burdens and slowing growth will cast their verdict on the performance of the João Lourenço and Uhuru Kenyatta governments (AC Vol 63 No 1 The opposition sees a new chance)...
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The loss of Mudavadi is a heavy blow to Odinga the ODM leader and the establishment candidate backed by President Uhuru Kenyatta...
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After filibusters and fisticuffs in parliament before Christmas President Uhuru Kenyatta and his chosen successor Raila Odinga got what they wanted on 8 January when the National Assembly passed the key provisions of a law designed to skew the rules for the August presidential election in their favour (AC Vol 63 No 1 Hustlers and handshakes)...
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Some go further and say that Njonjo ran the government during the first decade of the reign of Kenyatta Uhuru Kenyatta's father following his falling out with his Vice-President Oginga Odinga Raila Odinga's father...
In the elections of 2013 and 2017 Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga contested for power sparking a bitter dispute between their supporters and families which seemed to end in March 2018 with the historic 'handshake' of the protagonists (AC Vol 59 No 6 Raila beats rivals to a new deal)...
Now Uhuru Kenyatta is backing Raila Odinga's campaign for the presidency in the August elections...
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Big challenges to President Uhuru Kenyatta's government are looming this year on the economic management front and on regional security...
President Uhuru Kenyatta's new year message oozed optimism as he pointed to the high growth figures of the second half of 2021 which he attributed to the political calm brought by his 'handshake' alliance with Raila Odinga...