With debt at 73% of GDP, Kenya is courting the IMF, converting Chinese loans to yuan and eyeing a new Eurobond at once — a shrewd creditor balancing act with one hard domestic ceiling.
A routine Nyandarua by-election has become a proxy war between Ruto and Gachagua for control of Mt Kenya — and a test the opposition's fragile unity may not survive.
With the 2027 General Election on the horizon, a new player is entering Kenya's political arena: Artificial Intelligence. While social media has steered past elections, AI is about to fundamentally rewrite the rules of political campaigning, media coverage, and voter engagement.
Kenya's fractured opposition risks handing 2027 to the incumbent. Without a credible coalition-building process, the arithmetic simply doesn't work.
The AU's summit culture produces declarations without delivery. Africa needs binding accountability mechanisms, not more communiqués.
