Kenyan government
Kenya suspends flights from Somalia
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) said commercial flights to and from Somalia would be paused for three months, without giving a reason.
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Kenyan MP who slapped female lawmaker taken into police custody
Rashid Kassim assaulted Fatima Gedi after confronting her about funds not allocated to his constituency.
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SA, Kenya join regional leaders in congratulating Tshisekedi for DRC poll win
President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta say Sunday’s ruling by the Constitutional Court in Kinshasa confirms Felix Tshisekedi’s election win requires all actors to respect this exercise of DRC national sovereignty.
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Kenya MPs debate giving women a third of parliament seats
Kenya’s 2010 constitution states that no more than two-thirds of any elected or appointed political bodies can be of the same gender, but does not set out a mechanism for attaining that goal.
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Kenya wants no discrimination in new IAAF anti-doping rules
Up to 50 Kenyan athletes have failed dope tests in the past six years, among them 2016 Rio Olympics marathon champion Jemima Sumgong and former Olympic and three-time world 1,500m champion Asbel Kiprop.
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Kenyan lawmakers slash funding for scandal-ridden youth agency
Dozens of senior officials and business people are being held in custody and face charges related to the theft of nearly $100 million from the youth agency.
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In Kenyan refugee camp, hope of new life in US fades & suicide rate rises
Aid groups say the mood has deteriorated at Kakuma, close to the border with South Sudan, since Washington started getting tougher on immigration.
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Kenyan Red Cross dealing with over 5,000 refugees from Ethiopia
The Ethiopian military admits to a botched security operation targeting militants in the restive Oromia region.
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Kenya's poverty-stricken Turkana district dreams of oil wealth
Turkana is also the second-largest county by land mass in Kenya but counting on future oil production to start making progress.
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Kenya police raid Islamic school, arresting teachers, 100 children
Police described the school in Likoni, south of the port city of Mombasa, as a centre for indoctrinating young men and children with militant ideology.
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Police: Gunmen kill 2 in attack at Kenya university
Two female staff members were killed, and a driver and two policemen were injured, a police official who did not want to be named told Reuters.
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Kenyan president fails to show for election debate
The office of Kenyatta, who is running for a second and final five-year term in office, gave no explanation for his absence.
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Kenya President Kenyatta launches campaign amid concern over violence
Electoral authorities had abruptly stopped tallying votes and announced the incumbent President Mwai Kibaki the winner.
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Kenyan government orders striking doctors to resume work
The strike, which began in December, has provoked anger among Kenyans and put pressure on President Uhuru Kenyatta’s government.
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Kenya secures deal to keep duty-free access to EU market
Kenya secured the continued free access to EU markets after it signed the deal with the EU.
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Kenyan police find note suggesting Islamic State link to Mombasa attack
Islamic State has seized territory in Syria and Iraq, inspiring offshoot groups in the Middle East and Africa.
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Hundreds protest in Nairobi over death of Kenyan rights lawyer
Some protesters have demanded that Interior Minister, Joseph Nkaissery, resigns.
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Kenya bans protests against electoral body as violence escalates
Kenya is not due to hold its next presidential election until 2017, but clashes are becoming more frequent.
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At least one killed in Kenya in protest over vote body
Police fired into the air to break up a crowd trying to march on the office of the Electoral Commission.
