December 3

• Kenya: Western Province Targeted for Maternal and Newborn Project

  The Public Health Ministry is this morning launching a project to reduce maternal and newborn deaths in three districts in Western Province. The community-based nutrition project... Read more »

• Kenya: Five Killed in Road Accident

  Five people have been killed and several others critically injured in a grisly road accident at Kamirithu area along the Nairobi - Nakuru highway. Among the dead is the driver of... Read more »

• Kenya: Court Rejects Bid to Stop New Traffic Rules

  A court has declined to issue orders stopping the enforcement of the new traffic rules in a case filed by Makadara MP Mike Sonko and his Embakasi counterpart Ferdinard Waititu last... Read more »

• Kenya: Former UN Head Urges Kenyans to Register

  The committee of experts that brokered a power sharing deal between PNU and ODM during the 2007 general election have expressed optimism over the ongoing voter registration... Read more »

• Kenya: Youth Will Only Vote If Bribed - Report

  Seventeen percent of youth will only vote if they are bribed. A report on youth perception on electoral process reveals that 21% say they will not vote based on the 2007/2008 post... Read more »

• Kenya: Debates Won't Influence Voters - Poll

  Majority of Kenyans say they will not be influenced to vote for a particular candidate based on how they perform in the presidential debates. A new opinion poll by CPS... Read more »

• Kenya: Police Deploy Security to Areas Where There Is Chaos

  Police have been deployed to areas where hooligans are harassing passengers, motorists and matatu operators who are working. Touts are allegedly blocking some roads and forcefully... Read more »

• Kenya: Minibus Strike Leaves Commuters Stranded

  Commuters on various routes have been left stranded as some matatu operators continue to protest the new traffic rules. Fares have been hiked for those few matatus still in... Read more »

• Kenya: Kenya Airways Ordered to Rehire Sacked Employees

  The industrial court has ordered Kenya Airways management to reinstate all the employees who were unlawfully retrenched in September. KQ's appeal attempts to this ruling have... Read more »

• Kenya: Public Vehicle Operators Claim Police Are Harrassing Them With New Law

  Striking matatu operators claim they are being harassed by police in the name of implementing the new traffic laws. Association chairman Dickson Mbugua says some of their members... Read more »

• Kenya: All Set for National Primary Examination

  Today is rehearsal day for over 820 thousand KCPE candidates. The national exam is set to begin on Tuesday and end on Thursday during which the candidates will sit for seven... Read more »

• Kenya: Petrol Bomb Thrown Inside Police Station

  A police officer has been injured after a petrol bomb was this morning thrown inside Kiembeni police post in Mombasa. COAST PPO Aggrey Adoli says they are looking for three men... Read more »

• Kenya: The Return of Criminal Organized Gangs

  CRECO is warning of the return of organized criminal groups in the country. Executive secretary Kawive Wambua says the groups are responsible for several violence cases reported in... Read more »

• Kenya: Koffi Annan and Benjamin Mkapa to Visit Registration Centre

  Former UN chief Koffi Annan and former Tanzania President Benjamin Mkapa will today visit the Westlands Primary School voter registration center. The two will meet IEBC Chairman... Read more »

• Kenya: Officers Directed to Enforce Traffic Law

  Expect to see more police officers on the road following a directive to ensure the new traffic rules are enforced. Over the weekend, close to a thousand motorists and motorcyclists... Read more »

• Kenya: Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka to Register As a Voter

  With only sixteen days to go before the voter registration exercise closes, Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka is expected to register as a voter today at the Tseikuru Primary School... Read more »

• Kenya: Campaign Launched to Help Stranded Motorists

  A campaign dubbed 'CARRY A KENYAN' which was launched last week is urging motorists to carry commuters especially primary school students who are set to begin their exams tomorrow.... Read more »

• Kenya: One More Day to Pre-Election Pact Deadline

  Tomorrow marks the deadline for political parties to finalize and register their pre-election pacts with the registrar of political parties. It is expected that parties will try to... Read more »

• Kenya: Commuters Stranded in Nairobi

  Commuters in Nairobi have been forced to walk to work as matatu operators keep off the roads to protest the recently effected Traffic laws. Police say they have received reports... Read more »

• Kenya: Vision 2030 Now Benefits Us On a Day-to-Day Basis [opinion]

  When His Excellency President Kibaki launched Vision 2030 on June 10, 2008 he called it a "great day in our collective effort to provide all Kenyans with a better future not only... Read more »

• Kenya: Presidential Aspirants Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto Unveil Pact

  Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and Eldoret North MP William Ruto officially unveiled their pre-election deal at a rally in Nakuru. Read more »

• Kenya: Public Service Vehicles Strike in Some Routes

  Several people are walking to work this morning as matatu operators in various routes withdraw their vehicles from the roads as they continue to protest the new traffic rules. Some... Read more »

• Kenya: Public Service Vehicle Chaos Over New Traffic Laws

  Touts have blocked the Nairobi-Nakuru highway as they protest the new traffic laws. It is also reported that a gang from Kawagware is forcefully removing passengers from matatus... Read more »

• Kenya: Another Case Barring Presidential Aspirant Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto Filed

  A fresh integrity case against Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and Eldoret North MP William Ruto will be heard this morning. The ICPC filed the case seeking to block the two... Read more »

• Kenya: Elephant and Zebra Population Reduces

  The elephant and zebra population has drastically reduced in the last four years. KWS director William Kipkoech says currently Kenya has 6,361 Elephants down from the 7415 in 2008... Read more »