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'VINYL IS KING!': WHY KENYA IS HAVING A RECORD REVIVAL
Inside a record store in Kenyatta market, Nairobi, crate-digging enthusiasts search for African music gems. At stall 570 vinyl culture is thriving... READ MORE›
KENYA ELECTORAL BOARD COMMISSIONERS RESIGN OVER LEADERSHIP FIGHT
Vice chair of the electoral body and two commissioners resign citing lack of faith in the board's leadership... READ MORE›
APP THAT HELPS WOMEN IDENTIFY AND QUIT ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS TO LAUNCH IN KENYA
About 30 percent of women globally experience physical or sexual violence from their partner, says the World Health Organization WHO ... READ MORE›
WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH FREE MONEY
Jump to media player A pilot scheme in Finland has taken 2,000 unemployed people off benefits, and given them a basic income of 560 euros per month... READ MORE›
CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA: NIGERIA, KENYAN OPPOSITION TO PROBE FIRM'S ALLEGED ROLE IN THEIR ELECTIONS
On its website, Cambridge Analytica describes its work in the 2013 Kenya election campaign as based on the electorate's real needs jobs and fears tribal violence ... READ MORE›
GAY KENYANS SENSE THEY MAY BE ON THE BRINK OF A HISTORIC LEGAL TRIUMPH
The LGBT rights groups have argued that the case is about basic human rights... READ MORE›
#UHURUDEPORTMETOO: WHY KENYANS ARE BEGGING TO BE DEPORTED
The hashtag UHuruDeportMeToo had made a strong showing on the country's vibrant twitter space through much of Tuesday... READ MORE›
HIGH COURT CONVICTS KENYAN MINISTER, HEADS OF POLICE AND IMMIGRATION OVER MIGUNA DEPORTATION
Deported opposition lawyer miguna miguna returns to kenya today... READ MORE›
KENYA COURT OUTLAWS FORCED ANAL EXAMS
LGBTQ rights Kenya court outlaws forced anal exams... READ MORE›
HISTORIC PAYOUT OVER 'ABUSE' DURING BIRTH
In the landmark ruling, a Bungoma high court judge said Josephine Majani's rights were violated as she gave birth... READ MORE›
ANALYSIS | CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA'S REACH WENT FAR BEYOND THE U.S. ELECTIONS
But in Channel 4's undercover footage, Mark Turnbull, the managing director of Cambridge Analytica Political Global, said the company ran Kenyatta's campaigns in 2013 and 2017... READ MORE›
'WE ARE STRUGGLING': FAMILY OF MOTHER AND CHILDREN KILLED IN CANBERRA FIRE SEEK ANSWERS
The loved ones of the mother and two children found dead at a Canberra housefire express frustration at unanswered questions... READ MORE›
U.S. MAY LIFT TRAVEL BAN ON 'IMPORTANT PARTNER' CHAD, TILLERSON SAYS
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Chad's President Idriss Deby depart after their meeting in N'Djamena, Chad, March 12, 2018... READ MORE›
AFRICAN UNION CHIEF SAYS TILLERSON VISIT MAKES UP FOR TRUMP'S DEROGATORY REMARKS
Tillerson is on a five-nation tour that began in Ethi-o-pia with a visit to the African Union... READ MORE›
E. AFRICA SEEKS $78 BILLION TO FUND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
South Sudan is the newest member of the regional bloc that includes Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi... READ MORE›
IN KENYA, ANTI-POACHING DOGS ARE WILDLIFE'S BEST FRIENDS
Translating poaching arrests into convictions has long been a major struggle in Kenya, Takita said... READ MORE›
IN KENYA, ANTI-POACHING DOGS ARE WILDLIFE'S BEST FRIENDS
Translating poaching arrests into convictions has long been a major struggle in Kenya, Takita said... READ MORE›
LEADING IVORY TRADE INVESTIGATOR FOUND DEAD IN KENYA
He was an expert on the prices of ivory and rhino horn, leading undercover investigations into markets in China and Southeast Asia... READ MORE›
NO SUSPECTS IN KILLING OF ECCENTRIC AMERICAN A KENYAN WILDLIFE EXPERT
The victim, Esmond Bradley Martin, was found dead in his home in Nairobi, Kenya's capital, on Sunday, with a stab wound in his neck... READ MORE›
KENYANS REACT TO HAVING TWO PRESIDENTS, GAMBIA HAD SAME IN 2017
Kenyans react to having two presidents, Gambia had same in 2017... READ MORE›
KENYAN POLICE ARREST THIRD LEGISLATOR OVER OPPOSITION LEADER'S 'SWEARING IN'
He was interrogated in connection with the oath taken by Kenyan main opposition leader Raila Odinga as the people's president, he said... READ MORE›
HOW KENYANS ARE COPING WITH TV SHUTDOWN
But some Kenyans seem to be enjoying the blackout of the three big broadcasters... READ MORE›
UN CALLS ON KENYA TO END ONGOING TV STATION SUSPENSION
We urge the government and all Kenyans to respect freedom of expression and implement court orders calling for the restoration of television broadcasts, she said... READ MORE›
KENYA COURT SUSPENDS GOVERNMENT'S MEDIA SHUTDOWN
Court suspends shutdown of TV stations that were blocked after promising to show Raila Odinga's symbolic inauguration... READ MORE›
BANNED KENYAN TV STATIONS WIN REPRIEVE
The Kenyan government had wanted the stations to remain shut indefinitely as police investigated Tuesday's ceremony... READ MORE›
KENYA OPPOSITION LEADER ODINGA HAS HIMSELF SWORN IN AS 'PRESIDENT'
Claiming the poll would not be fair, Odinga boycotted the second vote and Kenyatta won with 98 percent... READ MORE›
KENYA OPPOSITION LEADER ODINGA HAS HIMSELF SWORN IN AS 'PRESIDENT'
Claiming the poll would not be fair, Odinga boycotted the second vote and Kenyatta won with 98 percent... READ MORE›
ALTERNATE INAUGURATION HELD FOR KENYAN OPPOSITION LEADER
It is unclear what, specifically, prompted the government to dismantle the stations' broadcasting equipment Tuesday morning... READ MORE›
KENYAN OPPOSITION LEADER ODINGA SWORN IN AS 'PEOPLE'S PRESIDENT'
Claiming the poll would not be fair, Odinga boycotted the second vote and Kenyatta won with 98 percent... READ MORE›
KENYAN OPPOSITION LEADER ODINGA SWORN IN AS 'PEOPLE'S PRESIDENT'
Claiming the poll would not be fair, Odinga boycotted the second vote and Kenyatta won with 98 percent... READ MORE›
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KENYA BRINGS IN WORLD'S TOUGHEST PLASTIC BAG BAN
Kenya is a major exporter of plastic bags to the region... READ MORE›
KENYA SUPREME COURT ANNULS RESULT OF PRESIDENTIAL POLLS
Kenya's Supreme Court has nullified the result of the August 8 presidential election won by President Uhuru Kenyatta... READ MORE›
KENYA BANS PLASTIC BAGS, MAY FINE VIOLATORS $38,000
Some 100 million plastic bags are handed out every year in Kenya by supermarkets alone, according to the UN Environmental Program... READ MORE›
KENYA'S RAILA ODINGA QUITS ELECTION RE-RUN
The country's electoral commission said Mr Kenyatta had won the August vote by a margin of 1.4 million votes... READ MORE›
AFRICA LIVE: KENYA COURT CANCELS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga says that today's Supreme Court ruling annulling the presidential election is unprecedented in Africa... READ MORE›
WHY DID RAILA ODINGA WITHDRAW FROM THE ELECTION RERUN?
In a surprising turn of events, Raila Odinga announced on October 10 that he was withdrawing from the scheduled October 26 rerun of the 2017 presidential election... READ MORE›
KENYA SUPREME COURT ANNULS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS IN FIRST FOR AFRICA
The 4-to-2 court ruling came in response to a petition filed by challenger Raila Odinga, 72, who alleged widespread fraud in the election... READ MORE›
POLITICAL CLASHES IN KENYA LEAVE SEVERAL DEAD
The police fired water cannons and tear gas as Mr. Odinga's convoy made its way to Upper Hill in central Nairobi where he addressed supporters... READ MORE›
KENYA'S ODINGA TO CHALLENGE KENYATTA'S VICTORY IN COURT
Kenya's opposition will challenge President Uhuru Kenyatta's election victory at the Supreme Court, opposition leader Raila Odinga has announced... READ MORE›
KENYANS ON SOCIAL MEDIA REACT TO RULING ANNULLING POLLS
Many social media users describe the Supreme Court's judgment as a victory for Kenyan democracy... READ MORE›
KENYA OPPOSITION LEADER VOWS TO 'REMOVE' KENYATTA GOVERNMENT
The candidates' fathers, Jomo Kenyatta and Jaramogi Odinga, having been allies in the struggle for independence from Britain, later became bitter rivals... READ MORE›
KENYA BANS PLASTIC BAGS, THREATENING 4 YEARS IMPRISONMENT AND HUGE FINES
Kenya's ban on plastic bags is the world's harshest... READ MORE›
ARSON CAUSED FIRE THAT KILLED NINE SCHOOLGIRLS
Education minister confirms reports of attacks around the country, including in Mombasa and Kisumu besides Nairobi... READ MORE›
WILLIAM RUTO BLAMES OPPOSITION FOR KENYA POLL VIOLENCE
At least eight people have been killed and more than 30 injured since Thursday's election, most in the opposition strongholds in the western part of Kenya... READ MORE›
RAILA ODINGA URGES KENYANS TO BOYCOTT 'SHAM' ELECTION
Opposition leader vows to create anti-government 'resistance movement' on the eve of planned election rerun... READ MORE›
KENYA POLICE ORDERED TO INVESTIGATE ELECTION OFFICIALS
A fresh presidential election between Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga is due on October 26... READ MORE›
IN KENYA ELECTION RE-RUN, POLLING INCOMPLETE AND NEXT STEPS UNCERTAIN
Anger at police is flaring in opposition areas in western counties, Nairobi slums and the coastal city of Mombasa... READ MORE›
KENYAN TV GAGGED FOR RIVAL 'INAUGURATION'
Raila Odinga refuses to recognise Uhuru Kenyatta's victory in October's presidential election... READ MORE›
KENYA BANS PROTESTS IN CITIES AMID ELECTION FALLOUT
Demonstrations banned in the central business districts of Nairobi, Mombasa and the opposition stronghold of Kisumu... READ MORE›
DEADLY ELECTION-RELATED VIOLENCE CONTINUES IN KENYA
John Wafula, a security guard at Congo Market, said he had to run for his life on Friday night... READ MORE›
RAILA ODINGA 'SWORN IN' AS KENYA'S PEOPLE'S PRESIDENT
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has taken an unofficial oath to be sworn in as the nation's people's president... READ MORE›
KENYA TO HOLD FRESH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ON OCTOBER 17
OPINION Why did Kenya's Supreme Court annul the elections?... READ MORE›
'THIS PRACTICE SHOULD BE STOPPED': TEEN GIRLS DECRY PAINFUL ILLEGAL 'CIRCUMCISION'
The U.N. estimates more than 200 million girls and women around the world suffer the consequences of female genital mutilation... READ MORE›
'I WISH THE GOVERNMENT ENDS THE STRIKE'
The prolonged strike is because the government has been insincere, says Seth Panyako, Kenya Union of Nurses secretary general... READ MORE›
KENYA SUPREME COURT SIDES WITH INCUMBENT IN PRESIDENTIAL REVOTE
Kenya has been through two presidential elections this year, both of which have come before the Supreme Court for review... READ MORE›
A KEY MOMENT FOR AFRICAN DEMOCRACY
The conduct of these elections and what happens in their aftermath matters hugely to Kenyans, millions of other Africans and the broader international community... READ MORE›
KENYA ELECTION THROWN INTO TURMOIL AS TOP OPPOSITION CANDIDATE WITHDRAWS
Last week, the University of Nairobi was shut down indefinitely after clashes between students and police... READ MORE›
KENYA'S PRESIDENTIAL VOTE COULD SEND THE COUNTRY INTO A POLITICAL CRISIS
Opposition leader Raila Odinga has told his followers not to participate in Thursday's election, and protests are expected... READ MORE›
KENYA IMPOSES WORLD'S TOUGHEST LAW AGAINST PLASTIC BAGS
Kenya is a major exporter of plastic bags to the region... READ MORE›
KENYA'S KENYATTA SWEARS IN FOR SECOND TERM, PLEDGES TO PRIORITIZE UNITY[1]
Security had been heightened both inside and outside the Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi, venue of the swearing-in ceremony, with heavily armed military officers manning the place... READ MORE›