Kenya

  • Jul 4, 2017
  • 2 min read

Kenya university strike is unlikely to impact polls

Kenyan university staff have gone on strike, saying the government has not released agreed salary increases

Kenya
  • Jul 3, 2017
  • 7 min read

Kenyan infrastructure gains will mask slippage risks

New projects will help boost growth in 2017-18, but long-term finance and debt concerns will persist

Kenya
  • Jun 30, 2017
  • 8 min read

African politics and security to end-2017

Longstanding leaders stepping down, growing instability and democratic backsliding mar the region's outlook

Africa
  • Jun 27, 2017
  • 2 min read

Kenyan party manifestos unlikely to shift support

Kenya’s political rivals have unveiled their political programmes, but little new compelling policies have emerged

Kenya
  • Jun 20, 2017
  • 8 min read

Prospects for African economies to end-2017

An uptick in commodity prices could exacerbate regional fiscal slippages as much needed policy adjustments are delayed

Africa
  • Jun 1, 2017
  • 2 min read

SGR opening may give Kenya’s president election boost

The launch of a new signature railway from Nairobi to Mombasa could aid President Uhuru Kenyatta’s re-election prospects

Kenya
  • May 18, 2017
  • 7 min read

Kenya's primaries may not portend a violent election

Chaotic party primaries point to fierce competition in the forthcoming elections, but not necessarily violence

Kenya
  • Apr 28, 2017
  • 2 min read

Odinga offers the Kenyan opposition its best hope

The National Super Alliance selects the veteran politician to challenge the incumbent for the presidency

Kenya