Oct 11, 2018 | East Africa, Menas Associates, Uganda
Uganda’s musician turned politician and MP for Kyaddondo East constituency, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (a.k.a. Bobi Wine), has returned to the country following medical treatment in the US. Bobi Wine had left Uganda because of the severe injuries he sustained when the...
Jul 9, 2018 | East Africa, Kenya, Menas Associates
Below is a short snippet of our larger East Africa Q3 Forecast, which you can download for free if you fill out this form: Email First Name Last Name Email Kenya – International Affairs The East Africa Community (EAC) faces continued instability on its border...
Jun 15, 2018 | East Africa, Kenya, Menas Associates
Kenya’s Treasury remains on a collision course not just with the IMF and business community — because it has not made a concerted effort to repeal or significantly modify the interest rate cap — but also with the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), the central bank. The...
Jun 12, 2018 | East Africa, Menas Associates
The government of Tanzania has been shaken by the findings of a report from Tax Justice Network (a UK-based independent financial advocacy group) which revealed that Tanzania is one of the region’s top havens for illegitimate money. In response, the Bank of Tanzania...
May 31, 2018 | East Africa, Menas Associates
Burundi — the East African Community’s (EAC) little known member — has approved a change to its constitution allowing President Pierre Nkurunziza to potentially remain president until 2034. Nkurunziza came to power in 2005 in the immediate aftermath of the country’s...
May 11, 2018 | Kenya, Menas Associates
President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga’s handshake deal has materialised into two plans: one formal, the other informal. Formal details regarding their handshake deal are still scarce. However, the two men have now released a list of 14 advisors...
