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Kenya a declared Guinea Worm Free country

NAIROBI, Kenya, February 23, 2018/ -- Kenya has become the latest Guinea Worm free country in the world after the WHO directorgeneral Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus accepted recommendations made by the International Commission for the Certification of Dracunculiasis Eradication (ICCDE). Dr. Ghebreyesus signed the recommendations and...

UN slams Kenya over TV shutdown

The United Nations has added its voice to international calls for the Kenyan government to respect the High Court's order that three banned television stations be allowed to resume transmissions. The UN human rights agency echoed statements on Thursday by the United States and European...

Somalia to stop issuing visas on arrival to Kenyans

Somalia to stop issuing visas on arrival to Kenyans
By:BBC Monitoring Somalia's immigration department has issued a directive stopping the issuance of visas to Kenyans on arrival in a bid to "ensure security and improve immigration management," state radio has reported. Radio Mogadishu published a letter from the immigration authorities, which asked all Kenyan passport holders travelling...

Kenya:Civil societies dismiss October 26 poll, Uhuru Kenyatta’s win

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By COLLINS OMULO More by this Author A coalition of trade unions, civil society, academia, faith-based organisations, the media, women, youth, people with disabilities and minorities has dismissed October 26 repeat presidential election as “a sham”. The group, under the umbrella of 'We the People' coalition, on...

Kenya:Governor hopefuls hit campaign trail in Wajir

Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi and his main challenger Ambassador Mohamud Abdi have intensified their election campaigns. ODM’s Abdullahi last week began his reelection campaigns in Tarbaj, the backyard of his Jubilee rival Abdi. On Wednesday, Abdullahi was in Jowhar, Doqsa, Dasheeg, Kajaja One and Kajaja Two...

Why Jack Ma went to Kenya, Rwanda with 38 Chinese billionaires in tow

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Jack Ma, Asia's richest man and founder of Alibaba Group is on a two-day trip to east Africa, visiting Kenya and Rwanda with 38 fellow Chinese billionaires, all no doubt poised with expensive fountain pens, ready to ink billion dollar deals. East Africa has become...

Kenya: Candidates back to the people after cancellation of election

It is back to the drawing board for the campaign teams of President Uhuru Kenyatta and his main challenger Raila Odinga – thanks to the historic ruling by the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice David Maraga invalidating the incumbent’s re-election. While a fresh election...

Kenyan Christians killed for refusing to recite Islamic Shahada

Three Kenyan Christians were hacked to death by Al-Shabaab militants on Friday night (18 August) after they refused to recite the Islamic prayer of faith. A fourth Christian – the mentally challenged older brother of one of the three – was also killed. At around...

Kenya: Police officers killed in al-Shabab bomb attack

The police officers were on patrol when their vehicle was hit a by a landmine laid by armed group al-Shabab. At least three Kenyan police officers have been killed when their vehicle hit a landmine near the country's eastern border with Somalia, according to a...

Somalia rejects Kenya request to Delay in Hearing on Ocean Dispute

FILE - The Peace Palace, home of the International Court of Justice, in the Hague, Netherlands, Feb. 25, 2019.
By:VOA The Kenyan government is seeking to postpone a hearing on a maritime dispute with Somalia, according to a diplomatic source. Both countries claim control over a 100,000-square-kilometer area in the Indian Ocean that is said to be rich in natural resources. The source told VOA's Somali...