Kenya
Sat, 23 Jul 2022 21:57:06 GMTU.S. to Provide $255 Million To Meet Emergency Needs Amid Unprecedented Drought, Dire Food Crisis In Kenya
[USAID] Nairobi -- The United States through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing nearly $255 million in additional emergency food and other critical humanitarian and development assistance to the people of Kenya as a hi...
Sat, 23 Jul 2022 15:56:04 GMTKenyan Court Convicts 3 Police Officers, Informant of Murder
[VOA] Nairobi, Kenya -- Kenya's high court on Friday convicted three police officers in the 2016 slayings of a human rights lawyer, his client and a driver.
Sat, 23 Jul 2022 19:27:09 GMTPolice Condemned Over Arrest of Election Contractors
[DW] Kenyan authorities have been accused of intimidation in the lead-up to next month's election after three polling contractors were arrested on Thursday.
Sat, 23 Jul 2022 19:22:27 GMTInflation Triggers Chaos - Will Tunisia and Kenya Be Next?
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Soaring living costs are triggering protests worldwide. After Sri Lanka, which countries might be next?
Sat, 23 Jul 2022 15:39:18 GMTSamia, Uhuru Explains How Arusha Bypass Road Will Boost EAC Economy
[Daily News] President Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced a newly launched 42.4km Arusha Bypass Road which will boost tourism in the East African Community (EAC) member states.
Fri, 22 Jul 2022 07:37:27 GMTMoving the Maasai - Tanzania Is Repeating Kenya's Colonial Past
[The Conversation Africa] Images of distressed members of the Maasai community being forcibly moved from their homes, beaten and harassed by police and the army in northern Tanzania in June set social media alight with concern. Activists have since v...
Fri, 22 Jul 2022 05:02:21 GMTElections - Youth Apathy in Kenya, Not So Much in Nigeria
[DW] On August 9, Kenyan voters will cast their ballots in what many call a two-horse race between 77-year-old Raila Odinga and 55-year-old William Samoei Ruto, the current deputy president.
Fri, 22 Jul 2022 04:47:35 GMTRights Groups Call On Meta to Stop Efforts to Gag Whistleblower
[TechCrunch] Rights groups are calling on Meta to halt attempts to silence Daniel Motaung, a South African content moderator and whistleblower that is suing it alongside Sama, its main subcontractor for content moderation in Africa, in Kenya over cla...
Thu, 21 Jul 2022 13:31:22 GMTCMA, Agriculture Ministry Sign Pact On Affordable Maize Flour
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Cereal Millers Association (CMA) and the Ministry of Agriculture have signed an agreement that will see the price of a 2-kilogram packet of Maize Flour retail at Sh100.
Fri, 22 Jul 2022 06:52:58 GMTRespect for Fundamental Rights Key to Peaceful Elections - UN Experts
[UN News] Independent UN human rights experts on Thursday called on authorities and political candidates standing in next month's general election to foster an enabling civic space to ensure the vote goes ahead peacefully, and prevent violence.
Thu, 21 Jul 2022 13:28:20 GMTRising Inflation, New Housing Levies to Slow Growth of Affordable Houses
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The rising cost of living that has seen reduced household purchasing power, higher inflation, and increasing cost of construction could derail the uptake of new affordable housing units, an industry player has highlighted.
Thu, 21 Jul 2022 14:00:10 GMTWhy Aga Khan University Hospital Is a Centre of Excellence
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- For 64 years, the Aga Khan University Hospital continues to set the standard for comprehensive healthcare and modern medical education in East Africa.
Thu, 21 Jul 2022 05:23:08 GMTHow 'Adopting' Trees Helps Boost Forests and Incomes
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Kiabariki, Kenya -- The carbon-curbing scheme goes beyond traditional planting projects by getting sponsors to pay to keep trees alive until they mature
Thu, 21 Jul 2022 14:16:40 GMTRuto Campaign Team to Seek Legal Redress Over Nyayo Stadium Permit Cancellation
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy President William Ruto's Campaign Secretariat now says they will move to court to challenge he cancellation of the Nyayo Stadium permit for the last Kenya Kwaza rally.
Thu, 21 Jul 2022 07:20:59 GMTCandidate's Unexpected Rise Could Affect Outcome in Kenya Presidential Election
[VOA] Nairobi -- Just weeks before Kenya holds a presidential election, analysts say the unexpected, growing popularity of one candidate could deliver some unpredictability to the outcome.
Fri, 22 Jul 2022 07:00:32 GMT23 Years On, Ethiopian Cargo Ship Unloads Kenyan Goods in Mombasa Port
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Services Enterprise said that Gibe, one of its cargo ships, has docked in Mombasa Port in Kenya after 23 years of absence.
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 08:39:51 GMTPresident Kenyatta Appoints 7 Court of Appeal Judges
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed seven judges to the position of the court of appeal following extensive interviews by the Judicial Service Commission.
Sat, 23 Jul 2022 18:58:26 GMTDrought, Violence and Politics - Inside Laikipia's Cattle War
[Crisis Group] A historic drought in Kenya is coinciding with a hotly contested election. Nerves in central and northern Kenya are fraying, as climate stresses intensify intercommunal conflict and amplify electoral tensions.
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 05:50:48 GMTGovt Launches Procedures to Secure Borders
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has launched the the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for points of entry and exit which are geared towards protecting the country's borders and promoting legitimate trade.
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 05:50:37 GMTOdinga Urges Supporters to Vote in Six-Piece to Give Him Strength to Run Govt
[Capital FM] Nakuru -- Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya Presidential Candidate Raila Odinga has asked his supporters to vote in six-piece to give him the numerical strength in parliament that he needs to run government.
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 05:50:30 GMTIMF Approves U.S.$235.6 Million Loan for Govt
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved USD 235.6mn (Sh28 billion) loan which will be directed towards budgetary support, to improve governance and support broader economic reforms.
Tue, 19 Jul 2022 09:14:17 GMTMaize Flour Prices Lowered Because Elections Are Near - Ruto
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy President William Ruto now claims that the government wants to reduce the price of maize flour because elections are near.
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 08:48:35 GMTNew Kenyan Dating App Launched - Pacaya is Here for All the Singles!
[Capital FM] Being single is hard. But being single in Nairobi, is honestly harder and tougher and boy oh boy, stressful and lonely.
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 08:47:20 GMTGround Slaughter Offtake Programme Commences Across Drought Stricken Counties
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The livestock destocking program funded by the Government of Kenya has commenced in 13 drought hit Counties of Isiolo, Marsabit, Samburu, West Pokot, Baringo, Laikipia, Garissa, Makueni, Kajiado, Turkana, Wajir, Mandera and Ta...
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 08:40:34 GMTMiscalculations Costed Us! Says Kipsang After Kenya Surrendered World Title
[Capital FM] Eugene -- Just as he predicted, it ended up to be a fast race where a World Lead was set, but Timothy Cheruiyot is not shocked with the result.
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 05:31:14 GMTCheruiyot Loses 1500m World Title to Briton Wightman
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Timothy Cheruiyot's bid to defend his World title ended in agony as he finished sixth in Wednesday morning's final at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, losing out to Briton Jake Wightman.
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 10:47:39 GMTI Thought My Sister Was Nominated By Odinga Until Kenyatta Said He Handpicked Her - Gachagua of Karua
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya Kwanza Alliance running mate Rigathi Gachagua says the Azimio La Umoja- One Kenya Presidetial candidate and his deputy Martha Karua are projects of President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 05:50:54 GMTIEBC to Dispatch Location-Specific Results Forms, Geofenced Kiems Kits to Avert Fraud
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The electoral on Tuesday announced it had geofenced KIEMS kits to location-specific parameters with the devices said to be programmed to reject "false results forms" without the requisite identify features for corresponding po...
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 05:50:46 GMTClash Looming Over Ruto, Odinga Last Rally Venue as Nyayo Stadium Double Booked
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A clash is looming between the Azimio One Kenya coalition and the United Democratic Alliance camps, after both claimed that they have booked Nyayo stadium for their final campaign rallies slated for August 6.
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 05:50:35 GMTRuto Claims Odinga Bewitched Kalonzo
[Capital FM] Kitui -- Deputy President William Ruto now claims there is a chance that former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has bewitched Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka.