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The world's richest Black person brings a proven record to Kenya's coast, while landowners, lawmakers and an election calendar bring hard questions.
At UNGA-81, Ruto Presses for Africa’s Permanent Seat. Here Is How It Could Work.
Twenty years after the Ezulwini Consensus, Africa still has no answer to who would hold its seats. Tying them to the African Union chair could supply one.
Kenya Apologizes and Backtracks on Foreign-Trader Crackdown After Attacks on Burundians
Days after President Ruto ordered foreign hawkers to close shop, Burundian traders were attacked. The government has now apologized, opened a registration window, and pushed enforcement back 90 days.
Ruto’s Xenophobic War on Foreign Hawkers Is a Distraction From His Own Jobs Failure
In an act of brazen hypocrisy, the president who built a foreign policy on exporting Kenyan labor now wants to restrict foreign labor at home.
Kenya’s Goon Economy: How Political Violence Became a Business
Profiting from political violence. A rate card born in 1992 has resurfaced, leaving a trail of death and destroyed property, and it still prices bloodshed in Kenya today, though no financier has ever answered for it in court.
Kenyans Grade Gachagua’s Combative “Ruto at 4” Address
Seven citizens across the political divide weigh in on the former deputy president's State of the Nation style assessment of Ruto's record, from praise for his boldness to alarm over unproven claims tied to Raila Odinga's death.
Kenyans Erupt Over Secret Ebola Deal With The US: “You Cannot Dump Your Risk on Us”
A government that said yes without asking its people, a phrase that captured a continent's anger, and a court that had to step in to say what the presidency would not.
No Handshakes, Just Ink: Trump Oversees Tense Pact Between Congo and Rwanda Leaders
The "historic" agreement hailed by Trump is already in jeopardy, with Congo alleging that Rwanda renewed attacks immediately following the event.
Report Reveals Ruto Administration Put Kenyans in Saudi Arabia at Risk as It Pursued Remittances and Profit
A New York Times investigation reveals how state policy and private interests exposed Kenyan workers to widespread abuse in Saudi Arabia.









