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Former Attorney General of Kenya dies at 101

Former Attorney General of Kenya Charles Mugane Njonjo has died at the age of 101 years, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Sunday, according to local media.Njonjo is the only surviving member o

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Somalia revives ties with Kenya after nearly six-month break

Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo addresses the lower house of Parliament in Mogadishu, Somalia May 1, 2021. /Xinhua Somalia said on Thursday it was restoring diplomatic relations

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KQ signs deal with Congo Airways

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Congolese host Felix Tshisekedi applaud the signing of a partnership agreement between Kenya Airways and Congo Airways on April 22, 2021. /PSCU President Uhuru

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45 die in stampede at event mourning Tanzania's late president

At least 45 people died in a stampede at a stadium in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam as scores of people gathered to mourn the late President John Magufuli, local newspaper reported on T

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Kenya issues restrictive measures to combat COVID-19 infection wave

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday announced a halt to all movement in the capital Nairobi and four other counties on Friday as the COVID-19 outbreak reached its worst ever stage in economy.In

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Kenyatta extends nationwide curfew, bans political rallies in Kenya

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. /VCG Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday extended by 60 days a nationwide nighttime curfew aimed at containing COVID-19 in the country.The president made

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Kenya reports 750 new COVID-19 cases, total tally jumps to 111,935

A COVID-19 patient isolation center in Machakos town in eastern Kenya. /VCG Kenya on Friday reported 750 new daily COVID-19 infections, taking its cumulative confirmed cases to 111,935.The fig

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Kenya reports 2021's highest daily increase in COVID-19 cases

FILE PHOTO: A COVID-19 patient isolation center in Machacos town in eastern Kenya, on August 3, 2020. /VCG Kenya's health ministry on Thursday reported 829 new COVID-19 infections, the country

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COVID19 in Kenya: 337 infections reported on Tuesday

Kenya's ministry of health on Tuesday reported that 337 people tested positive to the coronavirus disease, out of a sample size of 2,924 tested in the last 24 hours. The total confirmed positive

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Chinese-built infrastructure to fuel East Africa's economic growth

FILE PHOTO: People throw confetti at the port city of Mombasa on May 30, 2017 after Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta inaugurated a cargo train before its first journey to Nairobi. /AFP Photo Ch

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Kenya ratifies Anti-doping law

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed the Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill, 2020 into law. /Kenyan Presidency Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed the Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill, 2020

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Kenya's SGR freight revenue rises in Q3

FILE PHOTO: People throw confetti at the port city of Mombasa on May 30, 2017 after Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta inaugurated a cargo train before its first journey to Nairobi. /AFP Photo Ke

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Kenya reports 199 new COVID-19 cases, total tally jumps to 88,579

VCG Image Kenya on Monday reported 199 new COVID-19 positive cases obtained from a sample size of 2,416, taking the country's total number of infections to 88,579.The ministry of health also a

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Ethiopia PM Abiy set to meet Kenya's President Kenyatta in Kenya visit

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. /VCG Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is scheduled to visit Kenya for two days from Wednesday, his first foreign trip since he announced the completion

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Kenya's COVID-19 caseload hits 77,372 after 968 new cases reported

VCG Image The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kenya rose to 77,372 as the health ministry on Sunday reported 968 new infections.The health ministry also reported 14 new virus related fat

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Kenya reports 1,470 new COVID-19 infections, caseload jumps to 68,193

VCG Image Kenya's Ministry of Health on Friday announced 1,470 new cases of COVID-19, taking the country's total tally to 68,193.The east African nation has seen a recent upsurge in daily new

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Kenya reports 1,344 new COVID-19 infections, tally jumps to 64,588

VCG Image Kenya's Ministry of Health on Tuesday reported 1,344 new COVID-19 infections from a sample size of 7,162, taking the country's total tally to 64,588.November continues to be a month