Author: Elaine

  • June 2022

    June 2022

    Overview. The political landscape is ever changing in the run up to the elections but of little interest as the front runners are almost definitely already lined up to succeed and Ruto is ever marginalised. While C-19 is finally behind us the situation in terms of food shortages caused by the Ukraine conflict is bleak.………

  • Russia has not “changed the world’ – Putin Doesn’t Deserve Such Credit

    Russia has not “changed the world’ – Putin Doesn’t Deserve Such Credit

    The below analysis was originally provided to our clients on 25th May 2022. It remains highly relevant. With every day that goes by since Russia invaded Ukraine there seem to be more and more pundits and politicians opining that “Russia has changed the world”. This narrative gives President Putin far too much credit, suggesting that…

  • May 2022

    May 2022

    Overview. This month has been notable for the widespread and damaging fuel shortages which have grounded businesses across the country. C19 has disappeared from the discussion, except when flying between East African Countries, where tests are still required. General. A national holiday has been declared over the final weekend of the month to celebrate the…

  • April 2022

    April 2022

    Overview. The highlight this month was some real political debate around real subjects in the race for presidency, including how to tackle Kenya’s debt and how to invigorate the economy, rather than the usual tribal bickering. While the war in Ukraine is still impacting the NSC, some banks have posted some considerable growth results over…

  • March 2022

    March 2022

    Overview. As Kenya approaches the August elections there has this month been more political jockeying and DP Ruto’s chances of becoming the next President are reducing as the other players renege on previous agreements. The big event this month is of course Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The ensuing crisis is already affecting all global markets…

  • February 2022

    February 2022

    Overview. January has seen some general positivity about the coming year, particularly as the pandemic seems to be on its way out with tourism numbers increasing, particularly from Eastern European countries looking for sunshine and beaches. We know that C19 has had a huge impact across all sectors of the economy and, in spite of…