Tag: Kenya
Kenya yields dip, Nigeria’s to rise as offshore investors sell
Yields on Kenyan Treasury bills are likely to dip again next week, while rates on Nigerians paper were expected to…
Pope Francis shuns Nigeria set to visit Kenya, Uganda
Pope Francis will not visit Nigeria, the west African country hit by the incessant attack of Islamist sect, Boko Haram,…
Anti-Corruption: Lamorde hosts Kenyan delegation, sues for closer ties
Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde, has reiterated the need to strengthen the existing collaboration among African…
Four Nigerian journalists scoop CNN/Multichoice Award in Kenya
Seun Bisuga/Nairobi Two journalists from Punch Newspaper, one from Tribune Newspaper and another from online news platform, PremiumTimes News scooped…
All eyes on Kenya, as CNN/Multichoice African Journalists Awards kicks off
Seun Bisuga Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, is set to host journalists from across Africa at the 2015 edition of…
Homophobic mobs attack gays, lesbians in Kenya
(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Homophobic mobs have repeatedly attacked lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Kenya but police…
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Facebook rakes in users in Nigeria, Kenya
Reuters – Facebook has nearly 20 million users in major African markets Nigeria and Kenya, statistics released by the social…
Kenyan man arrested with three explosives at shopping centre
A man has been arrested at a shopping centre in Kenya’s capital with three explosive devices, which have since been…
Kenyatta lauds Kenyan athletes for topping IAAF chamionship
Nairobi (AFP) – Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday congratulated the country’s athletes for their sterling performances at the world…
Terrorism: Kenya police intensifies surveillance on social media
Kenya’s security agencies said they have intensified surveillance on social media in the fight against terrorism with specific focus on…
Obama says entrepreneurs in Africa can give hope, deliver growth
NAIROBI (Reuters) – United States President Barack Obama told African entrepreneurs in Kenya on Saturday they could help counter violent…
Obama departs for Kenya, his roots
President Barack Obama departed for Kenya on Thursday, his first trip to his father’s homeland as United States president, kicking…
Kenyans ready for nude protest ahead of Obama visit
Kenya’s Republican Liberty Party has notified the of police its intention to mobilise 5,000 men and women to protest naked…
Al-Shabaab kills 14 in Kenyan attack
No fewer than 14 people were killed and 12 others injured on Tuesday in a suspected Al-Shabaab terror attack in…
7 die after consuming local brew in Kenya
No fewer than seven people died and five others were hospitalized on Wednesday after consuming toxic brew in Thika town…