Tag: Kenya
Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya urged to double malaria control efforts
The African Media and Malaria Research Network (AMMREN), has urged Nigeria Ghana and Kenya to double their malaria control efforts,…
Security: Kenyan police to undergo reforms
Kenya plans to embark on police reforms to improve the country’s security, a senior official said on Tuesday. Fred Matiang’i,…
19 dead in Kenya after bus plunges into river
At least, 19 people were killed when a bus plunged into a river in Kenya’s Rift Valley Region, authorities said…
Kenya set to eradicate malaria by 2030 with increase domestic funding
Kenya plans to progressively increase domestic funding for combating malaria in order to eradicate malaria by 2030, Erjesa Waqo, Head…
Kenyan govt tries to deport opposition politician
Kenyan authorities have detained and are trying to deport an opposition politician, who also holds Canadian nationality, in defiance of…
Kenyan police apprehend Tanzanians for heroin possession
Kenyan police on Friday arrested three Tanzanian nationals and seized heroin worth more 900,000 dollars at the common border in…
Kenya to tackle international crime
The Kenyan government on Thursday launched legal guidelines to assist in the fight against international crime. Githu Muigai, outgoing Attorney-General,…
Kenya, Ghana seek collaboration with Visionscape on waste management
Authorities in Ghana and Kenya are seeking collaboration with the Visionscape Group to handle their waste management and electricity generation.
Kenya, EU partner to improve access to justice
Kenya on Friday launched a programme aimed at improving access to justice in the country, especially in historically marginalised communities.
Al Shabaab kill 5 police in Kenya
Somalia’s al Shabaab group killed five police officers early on Friday in northeast Kenya, in an area where the Islamist…
Kenya spent $536 million on 2 elections in 2017
Kenya spent 536 million U.S. dollars on the two elections conducted in 2017, with the money going directly to elections…
Livestock Movement Causes Disease Outbreak In Kenya
Kenya on Wednesday issued an alert on mouth and foot disease across the country to help curb its spread.
Kenya urged to advance gender equality to boost economic growth
The UN on Monday urged Kenya to advance gender equality in order to boost economic growth.
Tanzania, Kenya move to resolve trade disputes
Tanzanian President John Magufuli and his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday directed their ministers to resolve disputes affecting trade…
Kenyan opposition figure charged with treason for involving in Odinga ‘swearing in’
A Kenyan opposition politician was charged on Tuesday with treason and unlawful assembly for his involvement in the symbolic presidential…
U.S. declares Uhuru Kenyatta as Kenya’s President
The U.S. Government declared that Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta was validly elected as the president of the country in accordance…
Kenya outlaws opposition’s resistance movement after Odinga’s “swearing-in”
The Kenyan government has declared the opposition coalition’s National Super Alliance (NASA)’s wing, the National Resistance Movement (NRM), as an…
Kenya to host ITTF in March after 29-years
International attention will return to Kenya as it hosts the 2018 ITTF Africa top 16, 29-years after such event in…
Pollution is world’s biggest killer – UN
Pollution is the world’s biggest killer and governments and businesses must do more to reduce it, the executive director of…
Odinga’s aide arrested on suspicion of inciting violence
Police on Monday said a prominent strategist for Kenya’s opposition, who has strongly criticised President Uhuru Kenyatta and called for…
Kenya president Kenyatta sworn in, rival Odinga promises own inauguration
President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya was sworn in for a second term on Tuesday, shortly before riot police teargassed the…
Osinbajo attends President Kenyatta’s inauguration
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is attending the second term inauguration of Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta in Nairobi, Kenya.
Kenya set to host international film conference
Over 100 delegates are expected to attend an International Film Conference in Kenya to seek ways of promoting and accelerating…
Amnesty slams Police ‘brutality’ as Kenya awaits result of re-run
Police in Kenya have been using “unlawful force’’ against protesters after chaotic elections last week, Amnesty International said in a…
Polls open in Kenya election re-run
Polls opened in Kenya’s contentious election re-run Thursday morning, with the country tense after weeks of protests and political turmoil.
Kenya boarding school attack leaves six dead
At least five students and a security guard have been shot and killed in a dawn attack at a secondary…
Odinga calls for new vote amidst his withdrawal
Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga said on Friday his withdrawal from a presidential election rerun scheduled for Oct. 26 meant…
Kenya bans protests from city centers
Kenyan Government on Thursday banned protests in city centres, warning that organisers of demonstrations would be held personally liable for…
Opposition demands electoral reforms in Kenya
Hundreds of people protested across Kenya on Monday to push for electoral reforms ahead of a crucial Oct. 26 election…
Tekno Under Fire For Insulting Kenyan DJ
Augustine Miles Kelechi known by his stage name Tekno, has incurred the wrath of Kenyans after he blamed the country’s…