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Kenya

rock the boat

Kenya’s succession politics sucks in Uganda causing fears of diplomatic row

The fierce succession politics engulfing Kenya ahead of the general election next year has finally spilled beyond its borders sucking in its ... western neighbour, Uganda, and threatening to rock the cordial relations that the two East African countries have enjoyed for decades.

revival or burial?

Kenya: What’s next for Nasa, the opposition alliance, after its break-up?

Since the boycott of Kenya’s repeated 2017 presidential election, the National Super Alliance (Nasa) has been dogged by unending wrangles - ... ranging from policy differences to sharing of resources - leading to its collapse. Ahead of next year’s polls, can they unite and form the ‘tsunami’ force they once promised?

Gideon Moi

repelling ruto

Kenya: Will Gideon Moi be the compromise candidate for One Kenya Alliance ?

Gideon Moi is being courted by all sides as the horse-trading to succeed President Kenyatta heats up. The son of former president Daniel Arap ... Moi, and one of the few candidates who can peel votes away from the political juggernaut that is Deputy President William Ruto, Moi hopes to play a key role.

counting chickens

Kenya: After Ruto beat Kenyatta in the first battle, what’s next?

The next 12 months could be the most defining in the political career of William Ruto, the deputy president of Kenya. After winning a key by-election ... in President Uhuru Kenyatta’s home county of Kiambu, he has successfully fired the first shot. But will he score enough shots to propel him to the presidency and succeed his long-time ally-turned-competitor?

Kenya top stories

power of prayer

Kenya: Politicians using churches as political battleground to bypass rally ban

last run

Kenya: Has Raila Odinga used up all his chances to become president?

Achilles heel

Africa: Working at home raises cybersecurity risks, say Liquid, Allianz

power of prayer

Kenya: Politicians using churches as political battleground to bypass rally ban

last run

Kenya: Has Raila Odinga used up all his chances to become president?

Achilles heel

Africa: Working at home raises cybersecurity risks, say Liquid, Allianz

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Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta

high-stakes hearing

Kenya: How the Appeal Court could shape the 2022 election

This month, the Appeal Court in Nairobi is to rule on whether President Uhuru Kenyatta’s reform plan is constitutional – a decision that ... could sway the outcome of national elections in a year’s time. Kenya's elite politicians, including former prime minister Raila Odinga and President Kenyatta on one side, and current Vice President William Ruto on the other, are hoping the court will give them the advantage.

KINGS OF AFRICA

Chanzo Capital seeks up to $100m to hunt African unicorns

Chanzo Capital is seeking to raise between $50m and $100m for a new fund which will enable African tech start-ups to achieve scale, managing ... partner Eric Osiakwan tells The Africa Report.

Credit Where It's Due

After Kenya, Creditinfo aims to expand SME scorecard to Tanzania

Creditinfo plans to deploy its scorecard that is designed to improve access to finance for small businesses in Tanzania. This follows the roll ... out of the product in Kenya this month, director Burak Kilicoglu tells The Africa Report.

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gaining traction

Kenya: Can William Ruto secure support from Mount Kenya in time for 2022?

Ahead of general elections in Kenya slated for 9 August 2022, a curious change is taking place in the region of Mount Kenya. For the first time, ... a fairly new party - the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) - is gaining traction under the leadership of William Ruto. But will this be enough to ensure a fourth president comes out of the region?

Babajide Duroshola, M-KOPA Nigeria General Manager

Smartphone Finance

Nigeria: Kenyan M-KOPA to scale up Airtel collaboration to lift smartphone use

M-KOPA aims to scale up its partnership with Airtel to extend smartphone penetration in Nigeria, Babajide Duroshola, M-KOPA’s new general manager ... for Nigeria, tells The Africa Report.

five year low

Kenya: Tea promotion strategy needed as prices languish

Rock-bottom prices for Kenyan tea amid a global supply glut mean it’s time for the creation of an agency mandated to promote Kenyan produce ... on the global market, Shadrack Manyinsa, an analyst at Kingdom Securities in Nairobi, tells The Africa Report.

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