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William Ruto to become Kenya's new president

Kenya's deputy president, William Ruto, has been declared the winner of a tight race against the opposition leader and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

Kenya's deputy president, William Ruto, has been declared the winner of a tight race against the opposition leader and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. We talk to Ken Gichinga, chief economist from Mentorial Economics, in Nairobi, about the markets' expectations from the new leader.

Scotland has become the first country in the world to issue a law requiring public settings to provide free period products. Georgie Nicholson from social enterprise Hey Girls discusses the challenges in the fight against period poverty.

The Rhine, one of Europe's most important trade routes, has seen its water levels fall as low as 40 centimetres in certain parts, preventing many commercial vessels from navigating. Claus Vistesen, Chief Economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, explains why this river is a key route for trade.

And we analyse the latest developments in the markets with Arbor Financial Service's Peter Jankovskis.

(Picture: William Ruto. Picture credit: Reuters)

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Mon 15 Aug 2022 21:32GMT

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