Kenya

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...

Before a rerun presidential election, supporters of Kenya's opposition have called for electoral officials to be sacked and demanded the ruling party is blocked from changing voting laws. In the opposition strongholds of Kisumu and Siaya, police on Monday fired tear gas at protesters who...

  Kenyans vote Tuesday in a close presidential election between President Uhuru Kenyatta, who seeks a second term, and Raila Odinga, who lost the last two contests. The East African high-tech and commercial hub of 44 million people is often described as one of the continent's...

Early this morning, Somali friends in Dadaab, the world’s largest refugee camp that’s home to more than 300,000 people, were celebrating the selection of Mohamed Abdullahi “Farmajo” as the new president of Somalia. Residents in Dadaab have been waiting years, and in some cases...

Wajir - Swaddled in colourful hijabs the women exchange puzzled looks and suppress embarrassed giggles. "You're sure it's halal?" asks one, peering at a collection of birth control pills, condoms and IUDs. Such everyday forms of contraception are little known and rarely seen in Kenya's...

University of Nairobi has been closed indefinitely by the institution's Senate due to security concerns. Students have been given until 9am to leave the institution. Director of Corporate Affairs John Orindi said the decision had been arrived at due to security fears.

By ADOW MOHAMED Horndiplomat-Wajir East MP Abass Sheikh Mohamed wants the Kenya-Somalia border opened for free movement of goods and services. He said the “official but unpractical” closure of the border has led to inflow of contraband goods and illicit weapons. Kenya shares more than 800km-long border...

A second protester was killed in Kenya on Friday as anger raged a day after a divisive election boycotted by the opposition, taking the death toll from two days of protests to eight. The latest victim was shot dead by police in the Kawangware slum...

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...

BY CONOR GAFFEY Kenya’s establishment as an independent nation, free from British sovereignty, was dominated by two nascent political dynasties. Jomo Kenyatta, affectionately remembered as the father of the East African nation, spearheaded a long campaign for independence, eventually becomingKenya’s first post-independence president in 1964. In...