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Kenya

  • Friday, 26 July, 2024
    News in-depth
    How a ‘bunch of nobodies’ left Kenya’s political class running scared

    Young and tech-savvy protesters drawn from traditionally divided tribes are forcing concessions from President Ruto

    Demonstrators march to parliament with wooden crosses
  • Wednesday, 17 July, 2024
    David Pilling
    Kenya’s populist president has misread the popular mood

    With domestic politics marring his polished international image, William Ruto offers lessons for other leaders

    Montage of images with a close up cutout image of William Ruto in the foreground against a background of police an demonstrators clashing
  • Saturday, 13 July, 2024
    HTSIThe HTSI adrenaline issue
    The store kitting out Kenyan champions-in-the-making

    Distance provides Iten’s thriving running community with trainers, clothes and inspiration

    The exterior of Distance in Iten, Kenya
  • Thursday, 11 July, 2024
    Kenyan president fires most of cabinet after mass protests

    Sackings follow deaths of 39 demonstrators amid anger over tax increases

    Protesters gesture at police during an anti-government demonstration in Nairobi earlier this month
  • Thursday, 4 July, 2024
    African economy
    Kenya’s mass protests expose African fury with IMF

    William Ruto is latest president of developing country caught between multilateral lenders and angry population

    Protesters in Nakuru, Kenya. One holds a sign reading ‘IMF, World Bank, Modern Day Slavery’
  • Wednesday, 3 July, 2024
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Kenya’s fraught choices

    Protests in Nairobi last week show the limited options for countries avoiding default

    A wounded man is led away by police after he was detained on suspicion of being a looter during an anti-government demonstration in Nairobi
  • Thursday, 27 June, 2024
    FT News Briefing podcast12 min listen
    Protests push Kenya to abandon tax rises

    Kenya’s Finance bill scrapped after demonstrators storm parliament

  • Wednesday, 26 June, 2024
    Kenya’s president drops tax rises after deadly protests

    Rights groups allege that at least 23 people were killed after parliament was stormed

    A protester tries to escape from a policeman during a demonstration in Nairobi
  • Tuesday, 25 June, 2024
    Kenya’s Ruto warns of ‘attack on democracy’ after protesters storm parliament

    President addresses nation after five killed and dozens injured when police opened fire on anti-tax demonstrators

    Protesters run to take cover outside parliament
  • Tuesday, 25 June, 2024
    Haiti
    Haiti receives first Kenyan officers to battle gang violence

    African country will lead coalition aiming to bolster police force overwhelmed by fierce fighting in the Caribbean nation

    Haitian national police at an intersection in Port-au-Prince
  • Thursday, 6 June, 2024
    Special ReportAfrica’s Fastest Growing Companies
    Kenya’s Quick Mart confronts tough business conditions

    After initial breakneck expansion, growth has slowed somewhat at country’s second largest supermarket chain

    The exterior of a Quick Mart supermarket is shown, with the store’s name in bold red letters and a “Fresh & Easy” logo next to it. The sign above the entrance indicates the store is open 24/7. Large windows display promotional posters featuring fresh produce and other food items. A few people are seen walking outside, and a security guard stands at the entrance
  • Wednesday, 29 May, 2024
    Moral Money
    Will Kenya get a bite of the green tech boom?

    Market-watchers weigh in on President William Ruto’s trip to Washington last week

    Ruto, Harris and Blinken with US and Kenyan flags behind them
  • Monday, 27 May, 2024
    Mining
    Abu Dhabi conglomerate embarks on flurry of mining deals

    Business owned by IHC broke into market last year with acquisition of a major Zambian copper mine

    Syed Basar Shueb with IHC’s logo on the wall behind him
  • Thursday, 23 May, 2024
    US foreign policy
    Biden to upgrade Kenyan ties to counter Russian and Chinese sway in Africa

    US president meets William Ruto during first state visit by an African leader to Washington in 15 years

    US President Joe Biden, right, welcomes Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House
  • Sunday, 12 May, 2024
    News in-depth
    Grief gives way to anger as Kenyan starvation cult leader faces trial

    Observers worry little has been done to curtail dangerous Christian sects as they continue to draw in followers

    Kenyans stand outside a mortuary in the town of Malindi
  • Tuesday, 7 May, 2024
    CVC Capital Partners Ltd
    CVC agrees sale of troubled Africa tea estates business

    PE group divesting less than three years after acquiring plantations from Unilever

    A worker picks tea leaves at a plantation in Muranga, Kenya
  • Tuesday, 7 May, 2024
    Kenya president set for landmark US state visit as Russia builds Africa influence

    William Ruto hails relationship with Washington and pushes for extension of Africa trade pact

  • Friday, 3 May, 2024
    Kenya brings in emergency measures to combat ‘unprecedented’ floods

    More than 200 dead and 160,000 displaced as torrential rain wreaks havoc in east African country

    A firefighter gives instructions to commuters on a flood-hit road in Kitengela, Kenya
  • Thursday, 25 April, 2024
    HTSI
    Magdalene Odundo’s vessels of hope

    The artist is bringing her Kenyan history to Houghton Hall. It’s complicated, she says 

    Dame Magdalene Odundo in her studio in Surrey
  • Friday, 19 April, 2024
    HTSI
    The elegant languor of Lamu

    Finding a new calm in Kenya’s island paradise

    A lateen-rigged dhow boat in front of the Riyadha Mosque
  • Thursday, 11 April, 2024
    Covid-19 vaccines
    Moderna puts plans for African vaccine plant on hold

    Pledges to invest in pandemic preparedness with facility in Kenya fall short as sales of Covid jabs decline

    A scientist works in the lab at Moderna in Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Friday, 22 March, 2024
    Special ReportFuture of Water
    Climate change puts pressure on Kenya’s water resources

    The country’s storage and supply network is underdeveloped, but simple solutions can bring big benefits

    A man inspects a large water pan, lined with plastic sheet, in the middle of a grassland
  • Thursday, 15 February, 2024
    Kenyan shilling soars after $1.5bn bond issue eases default fears

    Currency has become top performer in Africa in 2024 after falling by one-fifth last year

    Person holds Kenya’s shilling
  • Wednesday, 7 February, 2024
    Emerging market investing
    Kenya seizes on bond market thaw to issue new US dollar debt

    Nairobi plans to refinance part of a $2bn repayment due in June that was expected to strain public finances

    The Sun sets over Nairobi, Kenya
  • Thursday, 25 January, 2024
    International Finance Corp
    World Bank unit faces pressure to compensate alleged abuse victims

    International Finance Corporation’s response could set a precedent for ‘remediation’ payments

    A mobile phone with the logo of International Finance Corporation on the phone screen in front of the IFC web page
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