Kenya

Chain reaction

Libra’s likely volatility may limit scope to raise financial inclusion

According to Professor Bitange Ndemo, chairman of Kenya’s Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence Taskforce, Kenyans will be among the fastest ... adopters of Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency.

Forest fight

Evictions in Kenya’s Mau Forest inflame tensions old and new

As Kenya tries to restore a critical forest complex, old political divisions reemerge over evictions and resettlement. ...

Sweet Spot

Kenya’s Equity Bank expansion in DRC may trigger more foreign interest

The move by Kenya’s Equity Bank to buy a controlling stake in Banque Commerciale du Congo (BCDC) may be timed to perfection. ...

Black Gold

Pipelines and progress in East Africa’s multi-speed energy markets

Several East African countries, including Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, are laying the groundwork to join the ranks of oil-exporting ... countries.

orange county

Kenya: Odinga’s crucial Kibra by-election approaches

A by-election in a Nairobi constituency is widening the rifts inside Kenya’s governing party. This comes as the main opposition party prepares ... to defend a seat, historically linked to its leader. 

monster mash

Kenya: Mega-mergers face pushback from shareholders and activists

Three of the most significant mergers in Kenya’s history are facing significant challenges from legislators, shareholders, and activists. ...

investor tips

Kenya’s James Mworia: Develop local talent to avoid visa issues

The CEO of investment firm Centum has had a stratospheric rise at the company. He is now building up a $500m fund to target mid-cap companies ... in East Africa

institution rot

Kenya was an integral part of global crime ‘Smack Track’

The sentencing of a Kenyan drug lord in New York has laid bare the extent of transnational crime links. ...

infinite jest

Social media often re-inforces power, rather than challenging it

Despite utopian dreams of social media unending despotic regimes, political power is often re-inforced by control over these networks. ...

next door blues

Kenya and Somalia’s maritime border spat risks degenerating

As the Somalia-Kenya maritime dispute escalates into a legal and diplomatic spat, peace and security concerns take centre stage. ...