Kenya

US First Lady Jill Biden has arrived in Kenya as the Horn of Africa region endures its worst drought in decades. The past five rainy seasons have all been poor and that's led to millions of livestock dying as well as the destruction of…

Kenya is planning to monitor its flourishing mobile money industry in a bid to catch tax cheats and also limit its borrowing to boost its finances and collections by 17%. President William Ruto’s government has been trapped by an…

As drought grips the Horn of Africa region, tens of thousands of Somalis are crossing over into Kenya in search of water and food for their families. According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), “over 80,000 Somalis have arrived in Kenya…

Kenya's government is urging World Athletics not to ban the East African country from the sport, promising to step up its fight against the use of banned substances after a series of its athletes were suspended for doping. Renowned for its…

For women in Kenyan town of Mwingi, donkeys have become an important means of creating economic empowerment. Mwingi is partly semi-arid with less developed road networks compared to other regions in the country. Donkeys are therefore…

Kenyan athlete Evans Chebet survived brutal heat to win the New York City Marathon men's race while compatriot  Sharon Lokedi won the women's race, completing a double for the African nation in brilliant fashion. Daniel Do Nascimento,…

Police officers are being prosecuted for "crimes against humanity," including the murder of a baby, during post-election violence in 2017, the prosecutor announced, denouncing "systematic attacks on the civilian population." The Kenyan…

Popular Nigerian female artist Tems, has cancelled her performance at the Tukutane festival in Kenya. She took to Twitter to express her regret and unhappiness revealing that this was because of external layers she couldn't not control.…

President of Kenya, William Ruto, addressed a joint sitting of Parliament, with members of both the Senate and the National Assembly convening for the address. Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetangula and his Senate counterpart…

Kenya newly elected president William Ruto said that climate change will be key to the government's agenda and made an ambitious pledge to ramp up clean energy and phase out fossil fuels for electricity by 2030. "In our country, women…