Tag: Kenya
Privacy Under Threat: Shehu Sani urges action after viral video scandal
Sani’s statement comes amid growing concern over foreigners exploiting women in several African countries through secret recordings, highlighting the need…
Kenya mourns as former Prime minister, Raila Odinga passes away at 80
Reports from Mathrubhumi, an Indian newspaper, said Odinga had been undergoing medical treatment in Kochi, a city in southern India,…
Nigeria targets top 10 in Africa’s avocado market
The 5th International Africa Avocado Congress in Nairobi, Kenya, helped ASN strengthen its partnership with Kenya and provided a platform…
CHAN 2024: CAF slams host nation over security breaches
CAF has reiterated its expectation that the LOC and the relevant Kenyan authorities will treat this issue with the seriousness…
Flying Eagles roar into quarter-finals after nerve-racking draw with Kenya
Just five minutes later, Nigeria responded through captain Daniel Bameyi, who converted from the spot after substitute Mendos Rickson was…
Kenya alerts public after new mpox cases detected
In a statement released Friday evening, Cabinet Secretary for Health Deborah Barasa announced that the government has intensified its public…
Kenya’s parliament impeaches Deputy President on charges corruption, stirring ethnic hatred
Kimani Ichung’wah, parliament’s majority leader, said the 59-year-old politician had “violated not one, but eight provisions of our constitution.” At…
Kenya’s Ruto retains former ministers in new cabinet appointments
In a televised address, Ruto announced 11 appointments – six from the previous cabinet – with others to follow soon.…
Kenya’s President Ruto suspends finance bill after deadly protests
Ruto’s cash-strapped government said the increases were needed to service the country’s massive debt of some 10 trillion shillings ($78…
Mayhem in Kenya, 10 shot dead as protesters set parliament on fire over new tax laws
Hundreds of protesters have entered the complex, live TV pictures are showing. Dense clouds of tear gas can be seen…
42 die as dam bursts after heavy rainfall in Kenya
Reuters reports that posted on the X accounts of Kenyan media, Kenya Red Cross and the highway authorities showed scenes…
Kenya to extradite fleeing Binance executive Anjarwalla to Nigeria: report
National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, in a statement, said Anjarwalla used his Kenyan passport to escape from Nigeria. However, reports…
CAF announces host nations for AFCON 2025, 2027
Morocco will be hosting the AFCON for the second time, after it hosted in 1988 while Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania…
Envoys flay violence in Kenya
By Fortune Abang Ambassadors and High Commissioners in Kenya have flayed violence in Kenya. This is contained in a joint…
President Ruto of Kenya, Falana differ on Western Sahara
Mr Owei Lakemfa, journalist human and labour activist, laments while President of Kenya, Willian Ruto, is working for the enslavement…
Yemi Osinbajo departs Abuja for Kenya
Osinbajo will join other leaders across Africa and beyond for the swearing-in ceremony at Kasarani stadium in Nairobi, with about…
Kenya pegs minimum wage at $130, Nigeria’s stays at $72
Kenya's current minimum wage is 13,500 Kenyan shillings ($116.68) per month. By increasing it by 12 percent, it will rise…
President Buhari departs Abuja for Kenya
Buhari is expected to deliver the National Statement of the country and participate in High-Level Dialogue Sessions on the Environment…
Kenya detains 91 Ethiopians
Kenya said the Ethiopians, including 44 juveniles were smuggled into the country from neighbouring countries and taken to the location…
Netflix rolls out free service in Kenya
The non-paying Netflix subscribers in Kenya will not be counted in the paid total the company reports each quarter, a…
IPOB leader Kanu sues Kenya over his removal to Nigeria
Court papers showed the suit was filed Kanu's brother, Kingsley Kanunta Kanu
Nnamdi Kanu: Kenyan interior ministry says unaware of arrest
Kenya's interior ministry said it was unaware that Nnamdi Kanu, the IPOB leader was arrested in the country as Nigerian…
Before Kanu Kenya abducts refugee Gulen, hands him to Turkey
Weeks before Nnamdi Kanu's arrest in Nairobi Kenya, the authorities there had also carried out the abduction of Selahaddin Gulen,…
Nigerian Nuka Gbaravopnu, Kenyan Okute docked for fake gold deal
A Nigerian Gideon Nuka Gbaravopnu and a Kenyan were Thursday charged with obtaining money from an Italian by falsely claiming…
Stalkerware affects one in 100 phone users in Nigeria, Kenya
Kaspersky latest research has shown that stalkerware affected one out of every 100 mobile users in Kenya and Nigeria in…
Kenya fires 174 judicial staff over misconduct
Kenya’s Judicial Service Commission has sacked 174 court staff since 2018 over gross misconduct.
JUST IN: Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with Kenya
Somalia has broken off its diplomatic ties with Kenya after the leader of self-declared Somaliland visited Kenya earlier in the…
Kenya grants citizenship to Zimbabwean missionaries
Kenya is to grant citizenship to 1,600 stateless people from the Shona community who came to Kenya as missionaries.
Somalia recalls ambassador to Kenya
The Somali government said it had recalled its ambassador to Kenya, Mohamud Ahmed Nur Tarsan, citing political and economic meddling…
Ethiopia: Kenya, European Council to pursue end to unrest
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, on Tuesday agreed to pursue an end…