Kenya’s Ministry of Health said Tuesday that six people have died following a cholera outbreak across the East African nation. Aden Duale, cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Health, said that in addition to the deaths reported in Migori and Kisumu counties in western Kenya and in the capital,Continue Reading
A Kenyan government official said Thursday that a new tariff imposed on the country’s exports to the United States will hurt local businesses. Lee Kinyanjui, cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry, said in a statement issued in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, that the 10 percentContinue Reading
The elders from the Turkana community in northern Kenya have opposed a plan unveiled by President William Ruto on Friday, which aims to integrate refugees from neighboring countries into local communities. Daneil Epuyo, member of parliament for Turkana West Constituency, led local leaders in rejecting the Shirika Plan, citing inadequateContinue Reading
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Friday launched the Mount Elgon Transboundary Biosphere Reserve to promote biodiversity conservation along the Kenya-Uganda border. Louise Haxthausen, UNESCO regional director for Eastern Africa, said in a statement that biosphere reserves, protected areas meant for the conservation of plantsContinue Reading
Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday launched a program that will improve the lives of more than 830,000 refugees, asylum seekers, and their generous hosts by transforming the country’s refugee camps into integrated settlements, according to a statement issued by the presidency. The Shirika Plan is a multi-year initiativeContinue Reading
Kenya goalkeeper Patrick Matasi has been suspended from football for 90 days over alleged match-fixing claims, the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) said Friday. The FKF said that Matasi, 36, was suspended following concerns raised by circulating videos suggesting possible match manipulation. “The decision, made in accordance with SectionContinue Reading
Kenya has strengthened cross-border digital collaborations with other African countries, a government official said on Friday. William Kabogo Gitau, cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy, said Kenya is striving to deploy the country’s digital solutions like mobile money in other countries. “WeContinue Reading
