Kenya drought spreads beyond arid north
- 08-Feb-2026
The dozens of cow and goat carcasses scattered around Maria Katanga’s family compound testify to the grinding impact of an ongoing drought on Kenya’s pastoralist communities who rely on livestock for survival. Since August, the 24-year-old Maasai herder has lost more than 100 cattle and 300 goats to drought – and the animals still in […]
Kenyan presidential candidate and lawyer deported from Tanzania
- 18-May-2025
Martha Karua, a lawyer and presidential candidate in Kenya, said Sunday she had been expelled from Tanzania, where she had been due to attend the trial of a prominent opposition figure facing treason charges. Karua, a former justice minister who has been vocal about “democratic backsliding” in East Africa, said her deportation was a sign […]
Kenyan agents bust plot to smuggle giant ants for sale to foreign insect lovers
- 16-Apr-2025
Four smugglers caught trying to transport thousands of live ants out of Kenya for sale on exotic pet markets in Europe and Asia will be sentenced for trafficking wildlife in a case being hailed as a milestone by the Kenya Wildlife Service. The KWS said authorities had intercepted live queen ants, including from the sought-after […]
Kenya gold mine collapses trapping 12: police
- 04-Feb-2025
NAIROBI, Kenya: A dozen people were trapped after a gold mine in western Kenya partially collapsed, police said Tuesday. Kenya has a small mining sector compared to its neighbours. However, despite rapid growth in recent years, much of it is unregulated with miners having to deal with poor safety measures and organised crime groups. “The […]
How Kenya police hid killings of anti-govt protesters
- 06-Jan-2025
Nineteen-year-old Charles Owino was killed by a gunshot to the head during a day of anti-government protests near Nairobi in July, according to an autopsy report seen by Reuters. But Kenya’s police recorded his death as a road accident, his brother said, citing the morgue logbook he was shown after he visually identified Owino’s body. […]
Kenya investigating fallen space debris
- 01-Jan-2025
NAIROBI: Kenyan officials said Wednesday they were investigating fragments of metal, believed to be from a rocket, that crashed into a village in the country’s south. The issue of space trash has risen in tandem with increased spatial traffic. Kenya Space Agency (KSA) said the object, a metallic ring roughly 2.5 metres (8 feet) in […]
IMF approves $606m lending to Kenya
- 31-Oct-2024
NAIROBI: The IMF said it has cleared $606 million in lending to Kenya as it struggles to pay off debts and boost taxes after mass protests led to financial reforms being scrapped. Kenya is considered an economic bright spot in the troubled East African region. But it is grappling with around $80 billion in external […]
Collins Jumaisi: Kenya police offer reward for escaped serial killer suspect
- 22-Aug-2024
Kenya police offered a cash reward on Thursday for information leading to the arrest of Collins Jumaisi, a suspected serial killer, who escaped from a Nairobi police cell. Police launched a manhunt on Tuesday after Collins Jumaisi, who is accused of murdering and dismembering dozens of women, broke out of a police station in an […]
Kenya police in court over serial killer suspect’s escape
- 21-Aug-2024
NAIROBI, Kenya: Five Kenyan police officers appeared in court on Wednesday, suspected of helping a man accused of murdering and dismembering dozens of women escape from a Nairobi police cell. Police launched a manhunt on Tuesday after alleged serial killer Collins Jumaisi and 12 Eritreans broke out of a police station in an upmarket area […]
95-year-old man weds long-time love, 90
- 20-Aug-2024
A 95-year-old man in Kenya married his 90-year-old long-time love six decades after they first met, according to local media reports. “We met and fell in love in 1960, do you hear?” Mbogo said outside the church in Mukurweini, a town about a three-hour drive northeast of Nairobi, Kenya’s capital. “We discussed it and decided […]