Kenya

Iconic buildings and recreation spaces in the Kenyan capital Nairobi have been dazzling in red to celebrate the arrival of Chinese Spring festival. The Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year, is China's grandest traditional festival…

It was an all Kenyan affair in the men's category as the nation dominated in the 2024 Lagos City Marathon, as Bernard Sang on Saturday won in a time of 2:16:49, with compatriots Silas Cheprot and Godffrey Birger finishing in second and…

The Kenyan says is set to exit its Government to Government (G2G) deal that it launched in April 2023. The G2G oil supply deal agreed between Kenya and three national oil exporters from the Gulf was launched by Kenya's president William…

A donkey cart carrying a suspected improvised bomb blew up at a checkpoint on the Kenya-Somalia border, killing one Kenyan police officer and critically wounding four others, authorities said. A Kenyan police reported that, the cart pulled…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $941 million lending boost to Kenya, with an immediate disbursement of $624.5 million, offering some relief to the East African country as it battles financial pressures. The…

Kenyan athlete Agnes Ngetich broke the 10km world record in Valencia on Sunday, shaving 28 seconds off the previous mark to become the first woman to run the distance in under 29 minutes. Ngetich clocked a time of 28:46, breaking Yalemzerf…

Former Tokyo Marathon winner Sarah Chepchirchir has been provisionally suspended after failing a doping test for the banned drug testosterone, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Thursday. Chepchirchir, who won the 2017 Tokyo Marathon,…

Kenya's recent decision to offer visa-free entry to all foreigners has stirred controversy, with critics calling it "hectic”. President William Ruto introduced the policy last month to promote visa-free travel within Africa. However,…

Nigeria says it will extend the suspension of degrees’ accreditation to more countries, including Kenya and Uganda. This comes days after the West African country suspended the accreditation of degrees from Benin and Togo. “We are not…

Starlink may have launched its first African service in Nigeria, but it is choosing Kenya as the location of its first physical office on the continent. SpaceX, parent company of the satellite internet company Starlink, recently posted a…