Kenya

By MILLICENT MWOLOLO There is an unspoken energy sweeping through the streets of Mandera Town. Veiled women and men in white kanzus go about their businesses purposefully, indicating the town’s newfound liveliness. Businesses, including hotels, boutiques, cyber cafes, and bars that open until late  are up...

By IBRAHIM ORUKO More by this Author Opposition leader Raila Odinga has vowed to form a rival government when he is sworn in on January 30 even if it is based outside the country. He spoke as 13 opposition MPs said they will have all the National...

By: HOL AND HORNDIPLOMAT Kenyan Defense Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has doubled down on his statements defending the right of Muslim girls and women to wear their hijabs in Kenya while criticizing the media for manipulating his...

By:THE STAR Communities along Kenya Ethiopia and Somalia borders have sealed a deal to enhance peace, security, trade and movement of people. Mandera Triangle Cross-Border agreement signed by the three countries seeks to provide...

President Uhuru Kenyatta today held talks with President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo of Somalia who is on an official visit in the country. The two leaders discussed bilateral issues and security matters including the continued support for African Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in which Kenyan forces...

By: BBC News The Kenyan government has exempted South Sudan from a list of 100 countries whose citizens must make an online visa application. South Sudan's foreign ministry had formally complained to Kenya requesting for special consideration. This is because the country has a poor internet connection...

Kenya’s public transport industry loses at least Sh47 billion every year to a network of cartels that run the sector — including organised criminal gangs, rogue traffic police officers, county askaris and touts. Kenya Bus Service Management Managing Director Edwins Mukabanah says public service vehicle...

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...

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...

An improvised explosive device exploded and killed four people in a passenger vehicle in northern Kenya in a suspected extremist attack, an official said Friday, as fears grew that the al-Shabab extremist group in neighboring Somalia had adopted a deadly new strategy. The Kenya official,...