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Kenya’s opposition leader plans fund for protest victims

ReutersCopyright: Reuters The opposition claim there have been at least 50 deaths so far
By: BBC AFRICA Kenya's opposition leader, Raila Odinga, says he plans to launch a fund for "families who lost their loved ones and those still in hospital receiving treatment" amid nationwide demonstrations. Speaking...

Kenyan court orders deportation of jailed British terrorist when sentence ends

Kenyan court orders deportation of jailed British terrorist when sentence ends
By: Andolu Agency In a landmark ruling given on Wednesday, a Kenyan court ordered the deportation of British terrorist Jermaine John Grant back to the UK upon completion of his prison sentence. Grant...

Kenya passport ranked 7th powerful in Africa

New East African Community passport.
By : THE STANDARD The Kenyan passport is the seventh most powerful in Africa with its citizens able to visit 72 out of 104 countries without a visa. Kenya, which ties with Swaziland in...

China imports wild anchovy products from Kenya

Kenyan fishermen in action on a boat during the morning hours in Kisumi, Kenya on June 22, 2023. [Photo/VCG]
By: XINHUA AGENCY A total of 315 kg of dried wild anchovy from Kenya were transported to the Changsha Huanghua International Airport in Central China's Hunan province on Monday, marking that China imported wild anchovy products...

I Don’t Regret Reopening Kenya-Somalia Border, William Ruto Says amid al Shabaab Resurgence

President William Ruto speaking in France where he addressed a range of issues from climate change to insecurity in the Horn of Africa. Photo: William Ruto. Source: Facebook
By: TUKO Kenya President William Ruto has dismissed critics claiming the decision to reopen the Kenya-Somalia border has resulted in a surge in al-Shabaab attacks. Ruto argued the decision the government took was...

Kenya Is Poised to Become the ‘Singapore of Africa’

The growing suburbs of Nairobi.Photographer: SIMON MAINA/AFP
By: WASHINGTON POST Analysis by Tyler Cowen | Bloomberg Of all the countries in sub-Saharan Africa to be optimistic about, the most promising is Kenya. Economic and political forces are converging to put the...

Eight Kenyan Police Killed in Suspected al-Shabab Blast

Garissa County, Kenya
BY:AFP NAIROBI, KENYA —Eight Kenyan police officers were killed when their vehicle was blown up by an improvised explosive device in a suspected attack by Somalia-based jihadi group al-Shabab, police said. The incident...

Two police officers killed, 12 others injured in Mandera attack

Two police officers killed, 12 others injured in Mandera attack
By: Standard Media Two police officers were on Saturday morning killed, and 12 others injured after suspected militants attacked them in Mandera County. The officers were travelling in a lorry from Rhamu to Mandera...

Kenya closes diplomatic mission in Sudan

President William Ruto addresses government officials at the Inaugural Retreat for Cabinet and Senior Ranks of the Executive at Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club in Nyeri County on January 7, 2023. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI| NMG
By: BBC Kenya has closed its diplomatic mission in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, as clashes intensify between the rival military forces. The foreign ministry said the mission had remained open to support the...

World Bank approves 390 mln USD to improve Kenya’s digital economy

People go about their businesses along Luthuli Avenue in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, Oct. 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Charles Onyango)
By: XINHUA The World Bank said on Thursday that it has approved 390 million U.S. dollars in financing to help boost Kenya's digital economy. The World Bank said the money will be used...