Kenya

Kenya plans to enhance its food safety in order to boost agricultural exports, a government official said. Joseph Kirubi, secretary of administration at the state department of crops, Ministry of Agriculture said in Nairobi that the…

Kenya will offer Covid-19 booster shots to individuals six months after their initial shots, the health ministry said in a document published on Saturday, a day after the country logged its highest rate of positive Covid-19 tests. …

Seven wardens at Kenya’s Kamiti Maximum Prison have been arrested following the escape of three convicts who were serving jail terms for terrorism-related crimes. The Interior CS Fred Matiang’i said preliminary investigations suggested…

President of the Football Kenya Federation (FKF), Nick Mwendwa, was granted bail by a Kenyan court on Monday after police had sought his detention for 14 days to allow for an investigation into allegations of corruption. Police arrested…

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken was expected in Kenya on Monday as he begins his first visit to Africa as Washington's top diplomat. Blinken will also travel to Nigeria before ending his trip in Senegal later this week. In Nairobi,…

Kenyan anti-terrorism police officers said on Saturday they were interrogating a US citizen who was arrested as a suspected terrorist at a Nairobi shopping centre. The police said the suspect, identified as Ali Abdullahi…

Environmental activists and World Food Programme officials in Northern Kenya say extreme droughts caused by climate change have turned what used to be a "land of plenty" into one where people are struggling for food. The river in…

Teboho Mokoena’s 26th minute goal handed South Africa a precious 1-0 victory against Zimbabwe as the Bafana Bafana inched closer to the play-off round of the qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup, while Mali and Benin also claimed…

A court in Kenya ordered the husband of slain Kenyan Olympian Agnes Tirop, who has been arraigned on suspicion of her murder, to undergo a mental health test before entering a plea, which he will do on November 16, court officials said.…

Kenyan athlete and Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir won the 50th edition of the New York City Marathon on Sunday, surviving a thrilling three-way battle before sprinting for the finish line, while fellow Kenyan Albert Korir won the men's…