Kenya

Kenya has opened a major new railway between the port city of Mombasa and the capital, Nairobi, 18 months early. President Uhuru Kenyatta said during the launch that the $3.2bn (£2.5bn) Chinese-funded line signalled a new chapter in the country. He warned that he would authorise...

Clashes between opposition supporters and police have disrupted Kenya's presidential election rerun amid reports of voter fraud. At least two people were killed and several others injured after police in the opposition stronghold of Kisumu fired live rounds and tear gas to break up...

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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...

As we glide through the final lap of the African Union Commission Chairmanship race, it is fitting to remind ourselves, as a country, why we support our candidate, CS Dr. Amina Mohamed. The original election, scheduled for July 2016 in Rwanda was aborted, with AU...

By CALVIN OSARIGO @kalvohonsa Haniya Said Sagar, the widow of slain muslim cleric Aboud Rogo, on Friday was charged with withholding information that could have prevented the attack at the Mombasa Central Police Station on September 11. According to the charges, Sagar (pictured) had information prior...

 By: Jama Farah, HornDiplomat Contributor A 71st extraordinary session of the IGAD Council of Ministers is going on today (April 21) via video link to follow up on the progress of the implementation of the South Sudan peace agreement and the impact of the COVID-19...

Authorities Arbitrarily Shut Down TV, Radio Coverage (Nairobi) – Kenyan authorities stopped news outlets from covering a planned public event by a political opposition leader on January 30, 2018, Human Rights Watch said today. The Communications Authority of Kenya switched off three television stations and their affiliated radio...

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...

Nairobi, April 03 , 2019 - Somalia and Kenya agreed today to normalize relations between the two neighboring countries after a bilateral meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Amb. Ahmed Isse Awad and his...