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Kenya Airways puts off direct flights to Mogadishu indefinitely

Kenya Airways to launch Somalia flights Thursday
Kenya Airways has postponed the launch of its direct flight from Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to the Somali capital Mogadishu indefinitely. The national carrier which had initially planned to fly to Mogadishu beginning November 15 was to launch its direct flights to Aden...

US fintech pioneer’s start-up in Kenya

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Kenya or Somalia: Who owns the sea?

By:Friederike Müller-Jung / abj For years, Kenya and Somalia have argued over where their maritime boundary in the Indian Ocean runs. The International Court of Justice in The Hague could now decide who owns the sea, a decision that will only suit one. A narrow triangle...

Kenya and Turkey to sign a bilateral trade agreement

By:CGTN A Turkish diplomat in Kenya has revealed that both countries are set to sign a double taxation avoidance agreement by the end of this year. Turkey’s ambassador to Kenya, Ahmet Cemil Miroglu said the two countries are keen to improve investment and trade opportunities. “The officials...

Early signs show tight Kenyan presidential election

© Reuters. Electoral officials sort cast ballot papers during the general election conducted by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) at the close of the voting process at the Moi Avenue Primary School in Nairobi, Kenya August 9, 2022. REUTERS/T
By: Reuters  Preliminary results from Kenya's presidential election showed a tight race between the two main candidates vying to replace President Uhuru Kenyatta, with citizens praying an announcement of a winner would not unleash violence as in...

Gen Kibochi: Kenyan troops will not leave Somalia any time soon

Gen Robert Kibochi during the interview on July 28 Image: Ombati
By: The Star Kenyan troops will not leave Somalia any time soon, Chief of Defence Forces General Robert Kibochi has said. In an interview with KBC, Kibochi said Somalia is unstable and their security forces still need support from the African Mission to Somalia. Gen Kibochi, the...

UN Secretary-General appoints Mr. Workneh Gebeyehu as Director-General, United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON)

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Workneh Gebeyehu Negewo of Ethiopia as Director-General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON). He succeeds Hanna S. Tetteh of Ghana who was appointed as Special Representative to the African Union and Head...

Ruto defends Dadaab Refugee Camp closure at United Nations Assembly

Deputy President William Ruto has put up a robust defence of Kenya's decision to close the world's biggest refugee camp, Daadab. Speaking at the United Nations in New York, Ruto sharply criticised world leaders for abandoning the more than 600,000 plus refugees and forcing Kenya...

900 youths from Garissa county will be recruited to clean the town

More than 900 youths from Garissa county will be recruited to clean the town and in the NYS youth empowerment programme. Deputy President William Ruto launched the project at Garissa Primary School yesterday. He said Sh30 million has been set aside for programmes in Garissa county...

Kenya:National Assembly Majority leader Aden Duale loses sister to cancer

National Assembly Leader of Majority Aden Duale has lost his elder sister to cancer. /COURTESY
National Assembly Majority leader Aden Duale has lost his elder sister to cancer. The Garissa Township Member of Parliament said on his Twitter handle his sister Arfon Bare Duale had passed away. "Innalilahi wainaillahim raajun, may Allah have mercy on the soul of my sister Arfon...