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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›
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›
KENYAN OPPOSITION LEADER RAILA ODINGA SWORN IN'
Kenya's Supreme Court nullified the August election after Odinga claimed that hackers infiltrated the electoral commission's computer system and changed results in favor of Kenyatta... 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 OPPOSITION TO SWEAR-IN LEADER AS 'PRESIDENT'
But opposition voters who followed in their millions the boycott call, have shown less enthusiasm for the long drawn-out efforts to continue challenging Kenyatta's victory... READ MORE›
'LACK OF WATER' HITS KENYA SLUM FIREFIGHT
The governor shared the picture on Twitter last October, when he said the newly-elected Nairobi County government had acquired 24 new fire engines... READ MORE›
KENYA OPPOSITION TO SWEAR-IN LEADER AS 'PRESIDENT'
But opposition voters who followed in their millions the boycott call, have shown less enthusiasm for the long drawn-out efforts to continue challenging Kenyatta's victory... READ MORE›
KENYANS DEMAND ACTION OVER HOSPITAL RAPE ACCUSATIONS
Hundreds march in Nairobi demanding action on allegations of rape and sexual assault at Kenya's largest public hospital... 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›
KENYA'S GOV'T 'UNHAPPY' WITH PRESENTATION OF EU ELECTION REPORT
President Uhuru Kenyatta was elected in a repeat election in October which was boycotted by opposition leader Raila Odinga... READ MORE›
KENYAN FARMER TO SUE GOOGLE OVER BALLOON CRASH
I can confirm this was a Project Loon balloon... READ MORE›
DOZENS KILLED IN KENYA BUS CRASH
The bus was reportedly carrying 46 passengers to Nairobi from the western town of Busia when the accident happened... READ MORE›
AFRICA IN 2017: THE STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED
Not to forget a court's annulment of the presidential election in Kenya, the first in Africa... READ MORE›
KENYAN POLICE IN SHOE PURCHASE SCAM
Kenya's ministry in charge of policing may have lost at least 1.7m ?1.3m following irregularities in the purchase of officers' shoes, an official audit has found... 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›
KENYATTA SWORN IN AS KENYA'S PRESIDENT AS OPPOSITION RALLY HIT BY TEAR GAS
Kenyatta sworn in as Kenya's president as opposition rally hit by tear gas... 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 ODINGA CALMS SUPPORTERS OVER 'STOLEN' VOTES
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights said on Sunday it had counted 24 deaths and accused police of using excessive force ... 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›
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›
KENYA TO HOLD FRESH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ON OCTOBER 17
OPINION Why did Kenya's Supreme Court annul the elections?... 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›
AT LEAST 24 REPORTEDLY KILLED IN KENYA POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE
But residents in Nairobi and parts of western Kenya raised allegations of police shooting wildly at protesters... READ MORE›
VIOLENT PROTESTS BREAK OUT IN KENYA AFTER UHURU KENYATTA OFFICIALLY DECLARED WINNER OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Moments before the official announcement was made, the opposition rejected the result and walked out of the main election centre... 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›
FIVE KILLED AS ODINGA RETURN MARRED BY VIOLENCE
At least five people have been killed in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, as police clashed with supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga... READ MORE›