The enemies within Uhuru, Raila must watch closely In Summary • These are the enemies Niccolo Machievelli counsels in his epic treatise, The Prince, to keep closer than your friends, lest you find too late they have stabbed you and you are no more. • Uhuru and Raila have these characters in their respective circles but less so Ruto for the simple reason the DP commands a certain level of loyalty bordering on a cult. Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga We currently have three spheres of power in Kenya: the Uhuru sphere, the Raila sphere and the Ruto sphere. By virtue of their respective positions and status, the Uhuru sphere is the most powerful, but not acting alone. To consolidate his power, Uhuru needs Raila Odinga, whose sphere is significant, but not at par with the President, for obvious reasons. You then have Ruto’s sphere, which is inferior of the three and largely dependent on Uhuru’s sphere, even though DP William Ruto and his support...

MPs allow Uhuru to borrow extra Sh3trn in new debt cap This means the country would no longer factor its debt caps on 50 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). House reasons debt cap as proposed in the regulations was informed by a recommendation of the Budget Policy Statement of 2019. President Uhuru Kenyatta signs into law two Bills on Thursday, September 19, 2019. Image:   PSCU President Uhuru Kenyatta may now have a leeway to borrow Sh3 trillion more after a House team adopted regulations setting the debt ceiling at Sh9 trillion. The Committee on Delegated Legislation approved the regulations by Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani that now removes percentage of GDP as the determinant for the debt cap. This means the country would no longer factor its debt caps on 50 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is currently about Sh6 trillion in monetary terms. The committee chaired by Uasin Gishu MP Gladys Shollei agreed th...