Kenya

As forecasters warn of more heavy rain to come, Kenyans are blaming the government for exacerbating the situation due to water mismanagement. At least 15 people have died and numerous families have been displaced across Kenya following two days of heavy rainfall, according to officials. The...

By NJERI KIMANI Kenya’s latest solution to its security problems is an ancient one: a wall. Construction has begun on a new barrier separating northern Kenya from Somalia, but not everyone is convinced that it is the right approach. After a year’s delay, construction finally began...

  Kenya is violating international law by forcing residents of the world's largest refugee camp to return to Somalia, an aid agency said Monday. Kenya insists the emptying of Dadaab -- home to hundreds of thousands of mostly Somali refugees -- is being carried out in...

Mateship is alive in Somalia. In Australia when there is a drought, rural people don't die. Nor do children suffer acute malnutrition. But here in Somalia it is the norm. In recent weeks, aid agencies have become increasingly anxious as conditions in Somalia have deteriorated. More...

By:The Star The national government is set open a consulate at Hargeisa in Somaliland aimed to increase exports to the autonomous country. Trade CS Peter Munya said Miraa will be the leading export to the country and that the Embassy will help negotiate  favourable  trade barriers...

President Uhuru Kenyatta and United Nations boss Antonio Guterres have appealed for support to stabilize Somalia and neutralise Al Shabaab's threat in the horn of Africa. The leaders urged the international community to seize the environment created by the new administration to restore peace in...

By ADOW MOHAMED @adowmo A screen shot from a new video by al shabaab militants, of a KDF soldier captured in El Adde, asking President Uhuru Kenyatta to withdraw troops from Somalia/YOUTUBE Al Shabaab militants have released a video of a man allegedly captured in the...

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...

Kenya police killed at least 33 people in Nairobi during demos sparked off by August 8 presidential poll results, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch research shows. A report by the two rights watchdogs reveals as many as 50 people, mainly in perceived opposition strongholds...

The UN refugee agency said a total of 26,819 Somali refugees have confirmed their intention to voluntarily return home and are waiting to be facilitated to return to the Horn of Africa nation. The UNHCR said in its bi-monthly report released on Sunday that some...