David Herbling

So @UKenyatta would you please, pretty please, with sugar on top, get your act together this year nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial… via @dailynation

As many as 1,000 Kenyans have been recruited to fight for Russia in its war against Ukraine, the leader of the East African country’s National Assembly said bloomberg.com/news/articles/… @herbling

Koko exaggerated the amount of charcoal and firewood use displaced by its products and relied on a small survey of customers to estimate average ethanol use, says @Tomprice cc @business

The decision to convert currencies “makes economic sense given the current interest-rate gap and strong trade ties with China,” said @MarinaZucker

DEALS | Diageo agrees to a $2.3 billion deal to sell its majority stake in East African Breweries to Asahi @herbling bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

FIRST | Kenya converted its railway loans from dollars to Chinese yuan, saving $215 million a year and potentially setting a precedent, @herbling reports bloomberg.com/news/articles/… @BloombergAfrica

‘Plundering’ of South Sudan’s Oil Billions Fuels Crisis, UN Says @herbling bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Kenya plans to issue a $1 billion debt-for-food swap with the @WFP by March as part of a strategy to bolster the nation’s finances, according to the National Treasury. @herbling bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Kenya’s quest to secure new funding from the IMF will likely be drawn out as both sides need to thrash out fresh reform parameters, and money may only begin flowing after 2027 elections bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Kenya’s sustained low inflation rate may be a sign of a struggling economy, analysts warned, casting doubt on policymakers’ contentions that slowing price growth is down to effective policy bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Kenya is seeking realistic targets in a new program with the International Monetary Fund following deadly protests over taxes and US President Donald Trump’s trade levies bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Kenya renews a contract to purchase fuel on credit from three state-owned Gulf firms by 24 months and renegotiated lower margins bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

A slowing economy, bribery allegations against Adani and strained relations with Canada —here's a look back at Modi's year of setbacks and what comes next as Trump takes charge trib.al/or0pHuV

@mulwa_jr @magicalkenya

@rebecca_miano @HassanAliJoho @BarrowPresident @magicalkenya The only capital city with a park ,good one waziri

Together with CS @HassanAliJoho⁩ we welcomed the President of the Gambia, H.E. @BarrowPresident to the Nairobi National Park to crown the Jamhuri Day celebrations. ⁦@magicalkenya⁩

Africa is home to some of the world's most exciting startups — and we want to shine a spotlight on them. Bloomberg is launching our first ever Africa Startups to Watch, here's what you need to know: trib.al/UJOPm9h

In Nairobi, urban flooding is made worse by piles of garbage that block drains. Residents hope that trash-eating flies can help trib.al/OehfyiO

Kenya needs about $26 billion to pay off foreign debts and there are fewer options to raise that after tax hike plans were abandoned following deadly protests, say analysts bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @bpolitics @herbling

The chaos on the streets of Nairobi this week highlights the risky bet the Biden administration has made on the Kenyan leader William Ruto, orchestrated largely by US Ambassador Meg Whitman. trib.al/54H3HYf

Public anger driving the deadly protests in #Kenya this week over President William Ruto’s new taxes is also aimed at the #IMF, echoing decades of criticism directed at the global lender. Story with @mattstephenhill @herbling @RamseyAlRikabi @sdonnan bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

"I concede." #Kenya's President #Ruto scraps planned tax hikes after deadly protests that saw the parliament set on fire yesterday. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… @HelenNyambura @herbling

African nations are diving into the Eurobond market again after a hiatus of nearly two years trib.al/6CyPY5h