Uhuru Kenyatta has called for the declaration of a weapons-free zone in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Kenyan president is co-organising inter-Congolese discussions under the Nairobi Process. He demanded the activation of the East African Regional Force. Uhuru Kenyatta, president of Kenya, has demanded an immediate end to … Read more
Humphrey Kayange is well known for his involvement in rugby sevens. He is a well-known Kenyan rugby player. The majority of people know him as a key component of the Kenyan Sevens team. Humphrey Kayange, a decorated former Kenyan rugby international, has been appointed to the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) Executive Committee. WADA is made … Read more
Kenyan police shoot and kill four protesters protesting an upsurge in wildlife attacks. Police shot at the demonstrators in Masimba, south of Nairobi. Reports of wildlife straying into human habitats in Kenya have increased in recent years. Kenya police opened fire on a group protesting an upsurge in wildlife attacks, killing four people and injuring … Read more
Angella Okutoyi’s journey to Roland Garros’ red clay courts has been long and arduous, but the 18-year-old Kenyan has no doubts about her objective. “The French Open is the big stage,” she told AFP. “My goal is to do better than I did in Australia… and if I can win the tournament why not?” High … Read more
Zimbabwe will push for the legalization of the ivory trade this week, inviting officials from 15 countries to a meeting in a national park that has been a model for elephant conservation. Hwange National Park is overrun with elephants, which now routinely venture outside the park’s boundaries to feed, sometimes resulting in deadly clashes with … Read more
Somalia’s newly elected president thanked US Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday for ordering the redeployment of American troops to the Horn of Africa country to combat the Al-Shabaab militant group. The move contradicts an order issued by Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump, who withdrew nearly all US forces from Somalia in late 2020 as he … Read more
Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto chose a former assistant turned outspoken critic of President Uhuru Kenyatta to be his running mate in August’s high-stakes election. Rigathi Gachagua, who served as Kenyatta’s personal assistant between 2001 and 2006, was picked after a months-long, secretive process marked by intense lobbying that stretched late into the night on … Read more
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta announced Sunday a 12-percent hike within the minimal salary because of the USA. Confronts a surge within the value of residing. Inflation inside the East African financial powerhouse jumped to a seven-month excessive in April, in particular, due to skyrocketing gas and meals costs, in keeping with official figures. “As a … Read more
On Friday, Kenya hosted a national funeral for former President Mwai Kibaki, who died last week at the age of 90 after a decade in rule defined by economic resurgence, scandal, and bloodshed. Kibaki was the third head of state in Kenya’s history, serving from December 2002 to April 2013 following the 20-year authoritarian regime … Read more
According to AFP, Niger’s health minister has approved the vaccination of children under the age of five against malaria with a ground-breaking British vaccine. Malaria claimed the lives of 4,000 persons in the impoverished Sahel region in 2021, the majority of them were children. “The Niger government has approved the use of the RTS, S/AS01 … Read more
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people, especially children, die from malaria, a long-standing mosquito-borne disease that exacerbated during the Covid-19 pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that 627,000 individuals died of malaria in 2020, the most recent year for which data is available, up 12% from 2019. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates … Read more
Mwai Kibaki, Kenya’s third president and one of the country’s most well-known politicians, has died, according to Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. He was 90 years old. His political career spanned decades, and he served as vice president to Daniel arap Moi, whom he succeeded as president of the East African country in 2002. When … Read more
More than 1,000,000 youngsters in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi have now acquired as a minimum one dose of the first anti-malaria vaccine, the World Health Organization stated Thursday. The “breakthrough” RTS,S vaccine turned into pioneered in Malawi in April 2019 and located to be secure and to extensively lessen severe cases of the ailment, the … Read more
Twenty million humans are at risk of hunger this year as behind schedule rains worsen an already brutal drought in Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia, the UN warned Tuesday. A months-long drought has left the Horn of Africa at the verge of a humanitarian disaster, destroying crops and cattle and forcing massive numbers of humans to … Read more
The UN warned Tuesday that delayed rains are putting 20 million people in Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia at risk of hunger this year, exacerbating an already severe drought. A months-long drought has wreaked havoc on the Horn of Africa, destroying crops and cattle and causing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes … Read more
Kenya’s government acknowledged the deportation of the French CEO of one of the country’s largest oil marketers amid a fuel shortage issue. Jean-Christian Bergeron, CEO of Rubis Energy Kenya, was the first individual sanctioned since Kenya’s energy regulator announced it will take action against oil marketers for allegedly creating an artificial gasoline shortage in the … Read more
NAIROBI – Vast swathes of land stretching from southern Ethiopia to northern Kenya and Somalia are in the grip of a severe drought that has left 13 million people facing hunger. Across these regions, where people eke out a living from mainly agro-pastoral activities, the three rainy seasons since the end of 2020 have been … Read more
NAIROBI – Perched on a concrete block in Kariobangi South, one of Nairobi’s rougher neighbourhoods, a group of young men engage in a frenzied debate about the English Premier League, oblivious to a voter registration exercise happening just a few yards away. The East African powerhouse is due to hold presidential and parliamentary elections on … Read more
NAIROBI – Kenya’s Ministry of Health on Tuesday launched malaria and COVID-19 PCR diagnostic kits in a bid to boost timely detection and treatment of the two diseases. Rashid Aman, the chief administrative secretary in the Ministry of Health, said that the malaria rapid diagnostic kit (PlamoCheck) and the PCR COVID-19 testing kit (KEMCoV PCR) … Read more
NAIROBI – Kenya has administered over 12 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, with 20 percent of the country’s population being fully vaccinated, according to the Ministry of Health. In a statement released on Sunday, Mutahi Kagwe, cabinet secretary of the ministry, said that the government aims to vaccinate 70 percent of the population by June, even … Read more
NAIROBI – Kenya’s highest court began Tuesday weighing a legal bid to revive government plans to shake up the country’s political system, just months ahead of crucial elections. The Supreme Court ruling on the proposed constitutional changes, expected after three days of hearings this week, may have major consequences for the August 9 presidential and … Read more
MALÉ, Maldives – China offered the Maldives infrastructure maintenance, medical aid and visa concessions as Beijing moved to strengthen its connections with the strategically placed Indian Ocean archipelago. The Maldivian foreign ministry said a mutual visa exemption agreement was signed during the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in the capital Male. “Wang witnessed … Read more
MOMBASA, Kenya: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday rejected suggestions that Beijing was luring African countries into debt traps by offering them massive loans, dismissing the idea as a “narrative” pushed by opponents to poverty reduction. Wang, speaking ahead of touring Beijing-funded infrastructure projects in Kenya, said China’s considerable lending to Africa was “mutually benefiting” … Read more
LAHORE: Over one hundred foreigners have been languishing in Punjab jails for years despite completing their jail terms as the embassies of their countries have refused to accept them as their citizens. These 129 inmates belong to twelve countries including India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Burundi, Dominica, Iran, Kenya, Liberia Nigeria, Sri Lanka, and the United … Read more
NAIROBI: It only took Kenyan security guard Ambrose Kilonzo a few seconds and zero-collateral to secure a loan from a mobile app. But when he defaulted, lenders called his boss, putting his job at risk. It is an ordeal experienced by many in Kenya, where a surge in digital lending has seen thousands of people … Read more
DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania and Kenya have agreed to exchange roan antelopes and female black rhinoceros in a move aimed at boosting the reproduction of the two species. Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan said Friday at State House in the commercial capital of Dar es Salaam that Tanzania will offer Kenya 20 roan antelopes at … Read more
A Kenyan court on Thursday dropped corruption charges against the suspended head of the national football body and declared the case closed after the state failed to provide any evidence against him. Nick Mwendwa was arrested on November 12, a day after Sports Minister Amina Mohamed set up a caretaker committee to run the Football … Read more
When a youthful Nick Mwendwa took over the reins of Kenyan football five years ago, he was welcomed as a new broom who would clean up the troubled sport — but now he himself stands accused of corruption. The game was plunged into further turmoil this month when the government disbanded the Football Kenya Federation … Read more
