Morris Kiruga

Africa, Nairobi

Editor-in-Chief at Kenyan Wall Street

Editor-in-Chief, @Kenyanwalstreet - Writer| Editor| Researcher| Nature’s Husband.

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Ethiopia to Allow Foreigners to Own Real Estate

1 week ago | kenyanwallstreet.com | Morris Kiruga

Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers has ratified a draft law that will define how foreigners can own real estate, as the country reforms its laws to encourage foreign investment. Ethiopia’s currently does not allow foreigners to own real estate, whether residential or commercial, severely limiting how non-citizens can invest in the sector and the wider economy. In March, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed spoke about the looming changes to ease property ownership laws, as part of wider liberalisation reforms.
South Sudan is Unravelling, Again

2 months ago | kenyanwallstreet.com | Morris Kiruga

South Sudan’s neighbours, and regional and international bodies have urged the country’s leaders to resolve an escalating conflict between President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar over clashes in several parts of the country. Last week, South Sudan’s security forces arrested several high ranking government officials including the petroleum and peace building ministers, and military officials, and reportedly surrounded Machar’s home in the capital Juba.
Pressure Mounts Against Adani Indictment as Trump Suspends Anti-Bribery Law

Feb 12, 2025 | kenyanwallstreet.com | Morris Kiruga

At least six US Congressmen are lobbying against the November 2024 indictment of Gautam Adani and officials of his companies on allegations of bribery, coinciding with a major move by President Donald Trump to suspend a key anti-corruption law. On Monday, the Congressmen, including Lance Gooden, William R. Timmons and Pat Fallon, wrote to the newly appointed US Attorney General Pamela Bondi alleging that the case was an overreach because it involved Indian companies operating in India.
DRC Crisis Summits are Facing a Mediation Nightmare

Feb 10, 2025 | kenyanwallstreet.com | Morris Kiruga

Last weekend, the East African Community (EAC) and the South African Development Community (SADC) met in Tanzania to find the best path to a “sustainable political solution” to the Eastern DRC crisis. In addition to calling for a ceasefire and merging the parallel Luanda and Nairobi processes, the Heads of State also directed military chiefs to design a ‘securitisation plan’ for Goma.
South Africa, US Feud Takes Shape as Trump Cuts Aid

Feb 3, 2025 | kenyanwallstreet.com | Morris Kiruga

A looming feud between Washington and Pretoria has begun taking shape after US President Donald Trump said he would be cutting aid because of expropriation laws, and South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa said his country looks “forward to engaging with the Trump administration over our land reform policy and issues of bilateral interest.”According to Ramaphosa, the only aid South Africa receives from the US is PEPFAR, which accounts for 17% of South Africa’s HIV/AIDS program.
Inside US President Donald Trump's Africa Team

Jan 20, 2025 | kenyanwallstreet.com | Morris Kiruga

Today, Donald J Trump will be sworn in for his second and final term as the President of the United States, four years after he lost to outgoing President Joe Biden. The switch from a Democrat to a Republican to a Democrat to a Republican again in the last decade indicates the shifting internal dynamics among voters, and has carried with it extensive ramifications in Washington’s foreign policy shifts.
Jubaland and Mogadishu Standoff Escalates after Ahmed Madoobe Reelected President

Nov 25, 2024 | kenyanwallstreet.com | Morris Kiruga

A brewing standoff between the Federal Government of Somalia and the Jubaland State over the latter’s decision to defy a switch to one-man one-vote electoral system is nearing armed confrontation, Somalia-based media organisations reported on Tuesday. The federal government in Mogadishu is in conflict with Jubaland after President Ahmed Mohammed Islam, more commonly known by his nom de guerre Ahmed Madobe, was reelected for a third term on Monday.
Blame Game as Sudan War Escalates into Global Proxy Conflict

Nov 18, 2024 | kenyanwallstreet.com | Fred Obura |Morris Kiruga

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces of Sudan (RSF) is putting its enemy, the Sudanese Armed Forces, at the center of suffering of millions of Sudanese claiming they are not committed to meaningful dialogue that would put war to an end. At a press briefing in Nairobi on Monday, the leadership of RSF accused the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) of undermining mediation talks as a means of clinging to power against the will of civilians.
Donald Trump Wins 2024 US Elections as Republicans Win Senate Majority

Nov 6, 2024 | kenyanwallstreet.com | Brian Nzomo |Morris Kiruga

Former President and Republican candidate Donald J Trump has won the presidential elections, beating Vice President Kamala Harris and staging a historic comeback after losing the controversial 2020 elections. Trump won both the popular vote and the Electoral College votes, after winning all the swing states Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
End of an Era as Botswana's Ruling Party Loses Power After 58 Years

Oct 31, 2024 | kenyanwallstreet.com | Morris Kiruga

The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which has governed the country since independence in 1966, has lost elections in a shock defeat that will reshape the southern African country as an opposition leader Duma Boko becomes the new president. The crown now goes to Duma Boko’s Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) and Dumelang Saleshando’s BCP which have won majority seats in the legislature.