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best of 2020

Kenya in 2020: Coming out strong, even if a little bruised

Kenya has come out of 2020 with one of the best performing economies in East Africa, despite Covid. And its political scene hasn't been disappointing ... either. Here's a look back at Kenya over the year.

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Kenya Judiciary

loggerheads with the president

Kenya’s trail-blazing Chief Justice David Maraga set to retire

Kenya's Chief Justice David Maraga, whose five-year tenure was marked by a historic nullification of presidential election results in 2017 and ... subsequent public fights with the executive, has retired from the position.

outmanoeuvre a second time?

Kenya: Will Nairobi Governor Sonko find a way out of his impeachment?

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko was impeached by the capital’s assembly on Thursday, barely a year after he manoeuvred his way out of a similar ... plot by signing away most of his powers to the executive.

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta holds hands with Kenyan Deputy President Ruto and Opposition leader Odinga during the launch of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), a government report intended to address cyclical election violence in Nairobi

Building Bridges Initiative

Kenya: Referendum new sticking point in BBI constitutional amendment bill

Kenya is planning to re-introduce the positions of a prime minister with two deputies, along with a leader of official opposition, in changes ... contained in a constitutional amendment bill proposed by President Uhuru Kenyatta and his former rival Raila Odinga.

Kenya top stories

Equity Bank's Chief Executive Officer James Mwangi is seen during a Reuters interview in Nairobi

Banking on Recovery

South African and Kenyan banks may beat Nigeria to post-Covid recovery

Kristalina Georgieva

Keynes returns

‘Vaccine policy is economic policy’ – IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva

Coalition for 2022 election

Is the new One Kenya Alliance a breath of fresh air for Kenyan politics ?

Equity Bank's Chief Executive Officer James Mwangi is seen during a Reuters interview in Nairobi

Banking on Recovery

South African and Kenyan banks may beat Nigeria to post-Covid recovery

Kristalina Georgieva

Keynes returns

‘Vaccine policy is economic policy’ – IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva

Coalition for 2022 election

Is the new One Kenya Alliance a breath of fresh air for Kenyan politics ?

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A Glass Mostly Full

Zambia shows how the West must lend like China, says Mark Mobius

Zambia’s default shows that Western lending to Africa needs to become more like that of China, veteran emerging markets investor Mark Mobius ... tells The Africa Report.

kenya icc

ghosts of the past

Kenya’s original ICC six – Where are they now?

Early November, Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru surrendered himself to the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the Hague. At the start of the investigation, ... six suspects were accused by the ICC for involvement in Kenya's deadly elections in 2007. Where are they now?

Inspirational Dissatisfaction

Africa’s insurance fails to deliver on COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a light on the need for the African insurance sector to demonstrate its critical role in supporting people and ... businesses. The pandemic has been the most severe risk event in Africa in years, but many insurers have not delivered on their promise.

regional stability

Will Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict spillover into Eritrea, Egypt and Sudan?

The Ethiopian conflict in its Tigray region continues to intensify with Tigrayans fleeing into bordering Eritrea and Sudan. But as the fighting ... gathers more steam, will repercussions be felt among its regional neighbours?

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Plastic Politics

Kenya is not a dumping ground for US plastic

The new administration of US president-elect Joe Biden must resist pressure from US oil and chemical companies to use Kenya as a dumping ground ... for plastic waste.

Red Sea Dynamics: part 5

Yemen: What happens here sends waves all across the Red Sea

The Houthi movement seized Yemen’s capital Sana’a and overthrew the government half a decade ago. Today, the ongoing conflict is creating ... a political, military, and security crisis that is polarizing actors across the region. In this fifth part of our series, we look at the changing dynamics created by Yemen and how it has engulfed the entire region.

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