May 09
Kenya: Kenyan Doctors End 8-Week Strike After Deal With Government
Kenyan doctors will report to work starting Friday, after they agreed with the government on how they can be paid their salary arrears. Read more »
May 06
Kenya: USAID Launches $6m Program for Climate Resilience Efforts in Kenya
The United States Agency for International Development last week launched a $6 million program to support small businesses and financial institutions in northern Kenya that are… Read more »
April 29
Kenya: Dozens Killed As Dam Bursts in Kenya Following Devastating Rains
More than 40 people have died in southwestern Kenya after a dam burst Sunday night following heavy rains which spawned devastating flooding across the country. Earlier, several… Read more »
Kenya: 5 Killed in Donkey Cart Explosion in Northeast Kenya
A bomb hidden in a donkey cart killed five people and severely injured five others in northeastern Kenya on Monday, according to interior ministry officials. Read more »
April 25
Kenya: U.S. Official Announces Business Partnership With Kenya
About 1,300 delegates and 400 companies participated in the fourth American Chamber of Commerce summit in Nairobi, Kenya, where Kenya's president William Ruto says his country is… Read more »
April 24
Kenya: Kenyan Govt Threatens to Halt Salaries of Striking Doctors
The Kenyan government is threatening to withhold the salaries and union remittances of striking doctors after failing to reach an agreement with doctors' union. Read more »
April 23
Kenya: Kenya Issues Flood Warning As Rains Cause Death, Displacement
Kenya has issued flood warnings as heavy rains pound the region. Read more »
April 18
Kenya: Kenyan Military Chief Killed in Helicopter Crash, President Says
Kenya's military chief was among nine people killed in a helicopter crash Thursday, according to Kenyan President William Ruto. Read more »
April 09
Kenya: Striking Kenyan Doctors Hold Demonstrations in Nairobi Amid Stalemate
Kenyan doctors held new demonstrations Tuesday in their push for better pay and working conditions. Read more »
March 04
Kenya: Haitian PM's Whereabouts Unknown Since He Signed Bilateral Deal With Kenya
The whereabouts of Haiti's prime minister, Ariel Henry, were not known Monday, three days after he signed a bilateral accord in Kenya to pave the way for a possible multinational… Read more »
March 01
Kenya: Kenya, Haiti Sign Security Deal
Kenya and Haiti signed a security deal Friday that Nairobi hopes will satisfy a domestic court's objections to a plan to send 1,000 police officers to lead a U.N.-supported… Read more »
February 27
Kenya: Kenyan Communities Embrace Alternative Crops to Ease Human-Wildlife Conflict
Kenyan communities near Tsavo National Park are seeing a rise in human-wildlife conflict, impacting their lives and income. Communities near the park complain of animal attacks and… Read more »
February 20
Africa: High Cost of Living in Africa Could Cause Unrest - AFDB
The African Development Bank is warning that the rising cost of energy, food and other commodities in several African countries, including Angola, Ethiopia and Kenya, could trigger… Read more »
February 02
Kenya: Kenyan Fire Witness - Explosions and People in Flames
A witness to a fire caused by a gas explosion late Thursday in the Embakasi neighborhood of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, described "loud explosives, one after another" and a sky of… Read more »
January 31
Kenya: Third Round of Polio Vaccination Targets High-Risk Counties in Northeastern Kenya
A polio vaccination campaign that was planned for November but postponed due to heavy rains and floods is finally taking place in three high risk counties in the northeastern part… Read more »
January 29
Kenya: Kenya Fails to Achieve 100% Transition From Primary to Secondary Education
The school year is well under way across Kenya, but education officials say that not every high school aged student has made it to class. The enrollment is at less than 100%. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya's Govt Says It Will Appeal High Court Ruling That Blocks Sending Police to Haiti
Kenyan President William Ruto says he will appeal a court ruling last week rejecting a planned deployment of Kenyan police officers to Haiti. Ruto promised last year that Kenya… Read more »
January 23
Kenya: Upcycling Flip-Flops - Kenya-Based Company Turns Discarded Footwear Into Colorful Art
Being the preferred choice of footwear for many, flip-flops - typically made of plastic or rubber - break easily and often aren't disposed of properly. Therefore, millions of them… Read more »
January 22
Kenya: Kenya Says 'Not At War,' Amid Diplomatic Tensions With Neighbors
Kenya says it wants to promote peace in East Africa and has no problems with neighboring countries. At the same time, there are undeniable signs of diplomatic strains with at least… Read more »
January 04
Kenya: Kenyan President's Remarks On Judiciary Condemned
Kenya's president is coming under criticism from judges, lawyers, legal experts and opposition groups after saying he won't respect court orders that he perceives as an effort to… Read more »
December 28, 2023
Kenya: Kenya Pushes Ahead With Anti-Counterfeit Phone Plan - Activists Fear Surveillance
The Kenyan government announced this month that it intends to go forward with a plan that it says will help address the problem of counterfeit phones, but digital rights activists… Read more »
December 21, 2023
Kenya: Scientists Aim to Save Northern White Rhino From Extinction
Kenyan and international researchers are hoping to save the northern white rhino species from extinction by implanting eggs from an older female northern white rhino into a female… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Bans Maize Imports From Kenya, Tanzania Over Disease
Malawi, which already is suffering from food shortages, this week banned the import of unmilled maize from Kenya and Tanzania over concerns that the spread of maize lethal necrosis… Read more »
November 09, 2023
Kenya: Recent Floods in Kenya Kill 15, Displace Thousands
Recent heavy rain and flooding killed 15 people in Kenya and displaced thousands of others, the Kenya Red Cross Society says. Read more »
November 06, 2023
East Africa: At Least 29 Dead As Floods Devastate Somalia, Kenya
At least 29 people have been killed and more than 113,000 displaced following heavy rains and flash flooding in Kenya and Somalia. Read more »
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