Kenya:Uhuru heads to Morocco to drum up support for CS Amina
President Uhuru Kenyatta left the country on Tuesday for Morocco to attend the 22nd Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - also known as COP22.
State House said that the conference will focus on the implementation of...
Kenya suspends Dadaab refugee camp closure for six months
(AFP) - Kenya on Wednesday agreed to suspend the closure of Dabaab refugee camp, the world's largest, for six months after coming under fire over the fate of its 280,000 inhabitants, most of them Somalis.
The decision to push the deadline back to May 2017...
Al Jazeera meets Kenya’s foreign minister Amina Mohamed
Reports that suggest ethnic Somalis living in Kenya are being increasingly targeted, detained, and tortured are entirely false, the country's foreign minister says.
In an interview with Al Jazeera's UpFront ahead of Kenya's presidential elections in 2017, Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed also addressed the repatriation...
Kenya asks International Court of Justice to dismiss Somalia’s maritime boundary claim
By JUDIE KABERIA, NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 19 –
A Kenyan team comprising of top-notch lawyers led by Attorney General Githu Muigai on Monday put up a spirited case to convince the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to dismiss a case in which Somalia wants the...
Kenya:President Kenyatta heads to Addis Ababa, for AU summit
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President Uhuru Kenyatta this morning travelled to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the 28th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly.
The plane carrying the President and his entourage departed Jomo Kenyatta International Airport shortly before 10:00 am on Saturday.
Interior Cabinet Secretary...
Fourth time lucky? Raila Odinga bids to be Kenya’s president again
Horndiplomat-The son of Kenya's first vice president is running for the presidency for the fourth - and most likely – last time.
Al Jazeera takes a look back at the career of the Raila Odinga.
Al Jazeera's Mohamed Adow reports from Mombasa, Kenya.
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Kenya and Somalia plan free visa pact
By GEORGE OMONDI omondi@ke.nationmedia.com
Kenya is eying a free visa pact with Somalia as part of a diplomatic offshoot of the recent miraa export row with the Horn of Africa nation.
At the moment, Kenyans and Somalis have to pay Sh5,000 ($50) to obtain visas that...
Ethiopia backs Kenya in race for AU Chairperson position
By:Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban
Ethiopia has disclosed that it will back the candidature of Kenya’s foreign affairs chief in the race to elect the new chairperson of the African Union (AU).
Kenya’s topmost diplomat Ambassador Dr. Amina C. Mohamed is one of five candidates hoping to...
Kenya Declares Surprise Public Holiday for National Campaign to Plant 15 Billion Trees
By: Associated Press
The Kenyan government announced Monday a surprise public holiday on Nov. 13 for a nationwide tree planting day, part of its ambitious plan to plant 15 billion trees by 2032.
Kenya, US collaborate in fight against money laundering
By: TheStar
Kenya President William Ruto has vowed to continue fighting money laundering and terrorism after announcing a collaboration with the United States on Friday.
Speaking in Mombasa, the Head of State said...