Ruto Courts ODM in Nyanza With a Pledge on Raila’s Legacy
Ruto opened a Nyanza tour saying ODM and UDA are collaborators, not competitors. No coalition agreement has been signed and...
September 13, 2026Topic
East Africa
A Kenyan Trader Contracts 540,000 Tonnes of Zambian Maize
Zambia’s Food Reserve Agency will export 540,000 tonnes of maize to Kenya’s Baita Trading. No price was disclosed and no...
September 13, 2026
What Tax Complexity Actually Costs a Kenyan Small Business
Kenya’s turnover tax tripled in 2023. Three years on, the heavier burden on small firms is the number of collectors,...
September 13, 2026
Kenya’s Idle-Cash Sweep Has Already Stopped Paying
Kenya’s consolidation of idle public money produced a one-off revenue spike in 2025. Non-tax receipts have since fallen 10.65%.
September 13, 2026 Kenya’s Opposition Tests Its Strength in Nairobi as President William Ruto Locks Down His Base
President William Ruto is consolidating his Nairobi base ahead of the 2027 election while opposition leaders test their strength at...
September 13, 2026 Kenya and Its Neighbours Are Reaching for Treason Charges Against Their Critics
Kenya has repeatedly used treason charges to frame dissent as a threat, from the June 2024 parliament storming to activist...
September 13, 2026 Fuel Shortages and Repression Are Pushing Burundians Out, Even as Congolese Refugees Pour In
Burundi faces a deepening crisis as more than 70,000 refugees crossed by September 2025 and inflation fell to 8.6 percent...
September 13, 2026 Kenya and South Sudan Push to Finish a Trade Road Stalled by a Border Dispute
Kenya and South Sudan agreed to keep the Juba–Nadapal corridor open despite the Ilemi Triangle dispute, protecting a vital trade...
September 13, 2026
Tanzania Calls for More Investment in Digital Infrastructure
Tanzania wants more public and private spending on digital networks, with a Sh222.6 billion ICT budget for 2026/27 and new...
September 11, 2026