Tag Archives: Kenya

COMMENT | Samson Tinka |  Kenyan police have exhumed over 100 of bodies from graves that have since been connected to a Christian pastor, who is being investigated on allegations that he directed his congregants to starve themselves to death. Many of the victims are believed to have been members of …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has expressed confidence in the Kenyan government’s economic recovery program. Georgieva, who is on a visit to Kenya, lauded the country’s decision to prioritize investment in agriculture and Micro and Small Enterprises (MSESs) that offer quick turnaround results. …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya on Saturday marked a new milestone in space exploration by launching the first satellite dubbed “Taifa 1” into space after three botched attempts linked to bad weather. Developed by nine Kenyan engineers, the observation satellite blasted off aboard SpaceX’s Falcon-9 full-thrust rocket from Space Launch Complex …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya’s foreign exchange reserves declined 9.42 billion shillings (about 70 million U.S. dollars) this week, piling pressure on the shilling that similarly fell to a new low, the Central Bank of Kenya said in its update of the financial markets released Friday evening. The reserves stood at 6.38 …

Kampala, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY |  Egypt’s Ibrahim Moaz Srour and Uganda’s Abdul Latif Sendyowa were Leg 1 and 2 winners in the boys category at the ITF/14 and Under tennis tournament that concluded on Friday at Lugogo tennis club. The tournament that run from April 11-14 attracted junior tennis …

  Nairobi, Kenya | DAILY NATION – Hilary Kimuyu | As Christians across the country celebrate Easter, Eliud Wekesa popularly known as ‘Yesu Wa Tongaren’ now says he will not die for the sins of humankind for the second time. Friday, Mr Wekesa, the leader of New Jerusalem sect, came …

Kwale, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan tea traders are facing challenges in getting payment for their produce in key markets such as Egypt due to a shortage of U.S. dollars in the North African nation, a government official said on Wednesday. Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade and Industry Moses Kuria …

Kigali , Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Kenya and Rwanda Tuesday signed an agreement in 10 areas of cooperation to enhance relations. The Memorandum of Understanding will establish mechanisms for effective cooperation in Education, ICT, Gender and Child Development, Youth and Capacity Development for the Public Service. Other areas of …

“Coalition, nusu mkate, handshake and bipartisan mean the same thing and I am comfortable with it as far as there is peace bora amani (so long as there is peace)” Nairobi, Kenya  | THE STAR KENYA | President William Ruto and Azimio leader Raila Odinga troops have welcomed the Sunday truce …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Foreign envoys in Kenya have stepped up efforts toward bringing an end to the anti-government protests in the East African nation even as both the opposition and the authorities maintained hard-line positions. The envoys drawn from Australia, Britain, Denmark, the Netherlands, Canada and the United …