Kenya

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...

Horndiplomat-President Uhuru Kenyatta of the Republic of Kenya and Dr. Abiy Ahmed Prime Minister of the Federal  Republic of Ethiopia arrive in separate flights in Asmara in the morning hours of today, 3 March for an official visit. Upon arrival at the Asmara International Airport...

Most Kenyans are afraid that violence will be experienced in the 2017 general election, a survey has found. The survey on citizens views on security and safetyin Kenya found 70 per cent were "afraid", 44 per cent "very afraid" and three out of ten citizens...

While the COVID-19 was morphing from an epidemic into a catastrophic global pandemic, captivating the global news, a diplomatic confrontation is unfolding in the horn of Africa between Somalia and Kenya. On 2 March, fighting between the Somali National Army (SNA) and the regional Jubaland...

By: Capital FM The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has pledged to continue supporting the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) in upgrading port infrastructure to accelerate growth of the East Africa regional economies. JICA has...

Horndiplomat-Somalia protests against Kenya’s recent tweet using the word “country” for Somaliland. The Somalia Ministry of Foreign  affairs handed the protest note to Kenya’s Ambassador to Somalia. The following statement was issued today by the Somalia Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On Sunday (June 30th), the Ministry...

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is in Kenya. The 32-year-old Internet entrepreneur and philanthropist announced his arrival via his Facebook page where he pointed out that his mission is to meet with Kenyan entrepreneurs and developers and learn about mobile money. The post read: “Just...

Two people were killed Saturday morning after suspected members of the Al Shabaab militia group attacked Dagah area in Tarbaj, Wajir County, some 630 kilometers north of the capital Nairobi. Tarbaj police boss, Andrew Mwiti, said the suspected Islamic fighters ambushed the residents killing by...

The president of Kenya has reacted to the Supreme Court’s annulment of his re-election by saying there’s a ‘problem’ with the judiciary which must be 'fixed'. Uhuru Kenyatta's also described the judges as crooks and thugs. His rival Raila Odinga - who complained last...

Kenya on Sunday repatriated 17 Somali nationals who caused disturbance at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport when they were denied clearance to travel to Uganda. The passengers, according to Immigration PS Gordon Kihalangwa, landed from Mogadishu but they could not be cleared because of security concerns...