Kenya

NASA will withdraw KDF troops from Somalia immediately it ascends to power after the August election and instead seek democratic options in the war on al Shabaab. Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka faulted the continued presence of Kenyan troops in Somalia and said it is unwise...

has been displaying bodies they claim are of Kenyan police officers at their headquarters in the southern Somalia town of Jilib. The militants had claimed to have killed six Kenyan police officers after they attacked Hamey police post in Garissa county on Thursday, September 22. The...

In yet another attack, suspected Al-Shabaab terrorists damage Safaricom and Orange telecommunication masts in Kotulo, Mandera County, on Monday night. Elwak Deputy County Commissioner Peter Karanja on Tuesday confirmed the incident and said the masts were destroyed at Chuma Mrefu. Speaking to Nation.co.ke by phone, Mr...

By: Business Daily Lawyers are emerging the biggest beneficiaries in the maritime boundary fight between Kenya and Somalia with revelations that the Treasury paid Sh300 million to Nairobi’s legal team handling the dispute. Revised estimates for the current year show that the budget for Kenya’s legal...

Kenya’s press freedom rating stagnated for the past two years even as the global trend towards good journalism worsened, an indication that the country has done little to improve the media environment. The latest Press Freedom Index showed that Kenya’s ranking remained unchanged at 95...

Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban 9 hours ago KENYA The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) of Kenya insists it is going ahead with preparations for a rerun of the August 8 presidential elections despite concerns by the main opposition National Super Alliance (NASA). Even though the Supreme...

Incumbent's win comes amid allegations of voting fraud made by supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga. Kenya's incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta has been declared winner of the country's presidential election amid allegations of voting fraud by the opposition. According to official figures released by the country's...

Horndiplomat-Representatives from three Somaliland political parties have today met officials of Kenya’s independence party KANU for lessons on peacebuilding ahead of their next elections. The officials accompanied by programme officers from saferworld are in the country on a fact? finding mission to learn from Kenya’s...

Ethiopia has taken over leadership of the Nile Council of Ministers (Nile-COM) for the next one year, filling the rotational position that is shared by member countries of the Nile Basin. The new chair of Nile-COM is Sileshi Bekele, Ethiopia’s Minister for Water, Irrigation and...

By DAVID MUCHUI Farmers and traders are calling for the release of a report by the miraa task force after its term expired in December last year. The team, appointed on June 17 last year by President Uhuru Kenyatta, was expected to issue a report by...