Fuming over Kenya’s hustler-in-chief

Demonstrators protesting the high cost of living in Kibera, a neighbourhood of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. The president has drawn attention internationally as a climate champion and peace mediator, but faces domestic discontent over rising food and fuel prices and new taxes. — ©2023 The New York Times Company

HE has taken dozens of trips abroad boosting his credentials on climate change, while raising taxes at home.

He pledged to send his country’s police to quash gang violence in Haiti, though they stand accused of brutality at home. And he recently hosted an eight-course state dinner for King Charles III, amid skyrocketing food and fuel prices.