Kenya

Kenya's opposition party, Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) led by Raila Odinga has called for mass protests and rallies to last three days from 16.Jan to 18 January 2008. This will certainly lead to further bloodshed in what has long been one...

Kenya’s August elections will undoubtedly be among the most pivotal political events in Africa in 2022. In a turbulent region, Kenya’s stability, economic muscle, and diplomatic leadership are more essential than ever before. The country’s recent history features hotly...

When the government cracked the whip last year and ordered matatu operators to change their way of doing business and trade under savings and credit co-operative societies (saccos), many people in the multi-billion industry were caught by surprise. Most operators...

2019 was a good year for writers and readers in Kenya. Below is the list of Kenya's top 5 bestselling books of 2019. 1. The Dragonfly Sea – Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor Synopsis: "On the island of Pate, off the coast of Kenya,...

Kenya's President, Uhuru Kenyatta has secured significant investment deals worth over USD 1.6 billion in the ongoing UK-Africa Investment Summit in London. The East African country also made history after its first-ever green bond, called the "Simba Bond", was listed...

A train heading to Uganda was hijacked, protesters started looting something that forced the police to respond killing several civilians. This was in a Kenyan slum of Kibera. Apparently residents in this area claim that the protests that have lasted for...

The aviation sector in Kenya and,  in the wider region, will be jubilant as news emerged from Nairobi that the last cabinet meeting chaired by President Kibaki has approved the financing proposals by the Kenya Airport Authority (KAA). This will...

Kenya got independence in 1963 and Jomo Kenyata a Kikuyu by tribe was Kenya's first President. He died in 1978 and he was replaced by Daniel Arap Moi. Mwai Kibaki who had been a Minister in Jomo Kenyata's government took over from...

Kenyan police Wednesday fired tear gas at protesters who took to the streets in defiance of a government warning after earlier demonstrations turned violent with more than a dozen people killed. The opposition has vowed to stage three straight days...

Hundreds of thousands of condoms, mosquito nets and tuberculosis drugs worth $100,000 (£77,000) are alleged to have disappeared from a warehouse operated by the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa). They are believed to have been stolen and resold on the...