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Civil society representatives hold placards during a peaceful protest against the continent’s inaugural climate summit, in Nairobi, Kenya. (Reuters/John Muchucha)

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If Kenya can ditch playground politics and empower its workforce, its diamond jubilee could mark a watershed transformation into a just, wealthy power...

A boy walks to school through the Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya. (Reuters/Thomas Mukoya)

overhaul

Kenya: Ruto promise to improve slums garners mixed reaction Kenya President William Ruto has made a promise to completely overhaul Kibera, one of the biggest slums in Africa, into an estate in the next 10 years...
A worker walks past an electronic board displaying market data during a trading session at the Nairobi Securities Exchange in Nairobi © A worker walks past an electronic board displaying market data during a trading session at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

IPO drought

Premium badgeKenya: Old Mutual restructuring $60m debts ahead of NSE listing The Kenyan insurer has significantly improved its unit economics but still needs to restructure its debt to better appeal to investors before its IPO ...
A man arranges crates of bread outside a shop at the end of a night-long curfew ordered by Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Nairobi © Moniepoint aims to make its full range of services available to Kenyan small businesses. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

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Kenya top stories

Civil society representatives hold placards during a peaceful protest against the continent’s inaugural climate summit, in Nairobi, Kenya. (Reuters/John Muchucha)

diamond jubilee

Premium badgeKenya at 60: A political coming of age If Kenya can ditch playground politics and empower its workforce, its diamond jubilee could mark a watershed transformation into a just, wealthy power...
A worker walks past an electronic board displaying market data during a trading session at the Nairobi Securities Exchange in Nairobi © A worker walks past an electronic board displaying market data during a trading session at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

IPO drought

Premium badgeKenya: Old Mutual restructuring $60m debts ahead of NSE listing The Kenyan insurer has significantly improved its unit economics but still needs to restructure its debt to better appeal to investors before its IPO ...
A man arranges crates of bread outside a shop at the end of a night-long curfew ordered by Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Nairobi © Moniepoint aims to make its full range of services available to Kenyan small businesses. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

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Premium badgeNigeria’s Moniepoint plans Kenya expansion after Kopo Kopo purchase Moniepoint CEO Tosin Eniolorunda discusses expansion into Kenya and his Nigerian product pipleine.

Kenya top stories

Civil society representatives hold placards during a peaceful protest against the continent’s inaugural climate summit, in Nairobi, Kenya. (Reuters/John Muchucha)

diamond jubilee

Premium badgeKenya at 60: A political coming of age If Kenya can ditch playground politics and empower its workforce, its diamond jubilee could mark a watershed transformation into a just, wealthy power...
A worker walks past an electronic board displaying market data during a trading session at the Nairobi Securities Exchange in Nairobi © A worker walks past an electronic board displaying market data during a trading session at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

IPO drought

Premium badgeKenya: Old Mutual restructuring $60m debts ahead of NSE listing The Kenyan insurer has significantly improved its unit economics but still needs to restructure its debt to better appeal to investors before its IPO ...
A man arranges crates of bread outside a shop at the end of a night-long curfew ordered by Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Nairobi © Moniepoint aims to make its full range of services available to Kenyan small businesses. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

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Premium badgeNigeria’s Moniepoint plans Kenya expansion after Kopo Kopo purchase Moniepoint CEO Tosin Eniolorunda discusses expansion into Kenya and his Nigerian product pipleine.

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A general view shows a cargo train on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line constructed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) and financed by the Chinese government in Athi River, Kenya May 16, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

'highly unlikely'

Premium badgeKenya-Uganda SGR extension still hinges on Chinese funding? Kenya is eyeing a Public-Private Partnership agreement to avoid incurring more debts as Uganda is poised to finalise a deal with Turkish company Yapi ...
Kenya’s President William Ruto at State House, in Nairobi. (Tony Karumba/AFP)

off track

Premium badgeKenya: UK delays $121m for Nairobi Railway City The British government-backed UK Export Finance (UKEF) has delayed a £100m ($121.9m) payment for the development of Nairobi Railway City – the largest...
Governor Amos Nyaribo, who heads Nyamira, a region in Western Kenya, could be impeached next week. (X @governornyaribo)

hot seat

Kenya: Nyamira governor faces impeachment over abuse of office The governor of Nyamira, a region in western Kenya, is on the spot, facing possible impeachment on Tuesday next week.
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta and current President William Ruto (L) at the launch of the Building Bridges Initiative on 27 November 2019. REUTERS/Monica Mwangi

Killer squad

Premium badgeKenya: A year into presidency, Ruto regime stained by Kenyatta ‘sins’ Kenya’s President Ruto vowed to streamline the police force, but allegations of gross human rights violations keep surfacing.
Kenya’s President William Ruto at State House in Nairobi. One of his allies wants to extend presidential term limits. (Reuters/Monicah Mwangi)

Extension dissention

Kenya: Uproar as Ruto’s ally pushes for term limit extension Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei wants the Kenyan constitution amended to extend the presidential term limit from the current five to seven years.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks at the press conference after the opening session of Crimea Platform conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, 23 August 2023. Photo: OLEG PETRASYUK / Pool via REUTERS

diplomatic shift

Premium badgeKenya, South Africa, Sudan: Ukraine courts African support at UN by offering help President Volodymyr Zelensky and his allies offer nations practical reasons to back Kyiv, from a grain hub in Mombasa to military help in Sudan.