After his return to Mali in 2006 he set up two companies, a rental car business and an investment advice firm.
[2] On 13 July 2020 as a response to criticism directed at him during the 2020 Malian protests Keïta resigned as chairperson of the parliamentary defence committee.
[7] He evaded arrest and was reported to have fled Mali to a neighboring country by late August.
[8] Keïta is married to a daughter of Issaka Sidibé, former President of the National Assembly.
[9] On December 9, 2022, the US Treasury published a list of more than forty personalities targeted by sanctions for acts of corruption and human rights violations.