A general without officers: president Mwai Kibaki is facing his most serious crisis since winning the elections in 2002. At the time of writing, he had no cabinet--having sacked the previous one but unable to persuade new ministers to take up their posts. Neil Ford explains the economic consequences.

African Business › Nbr. 2006, January 2006

Author: Ford, Neil

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A general without officers: president Mwai Kibaki is facing his most serious crisis since winning the elections in 2002. At the time of writing, he had no cabinet--having sacked the previous one but unable to persuade new ministers to take up their posts. Neil Ford explains the economic consequences.

When President Mwai Kibaki and his National Rainbow Coalition (Narc) government came to power at the end of 2002, it was widely expected that the economy would pick up on a wave of investment. Many foreign and domestic businesses and donors had held back funds because of the high level of corruption and political instability that characterised the final years of rule by Daniel arap Moi's Kenya African National Union (Kanu).

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