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Fresh inter-clan clashes have erupted in Moyale Town on the border of Kenya and Ethiopia leaving an unknown number of people dead. Marsabit County Governor, Ukur Yattani, said that at least 20 people had been killed in the clashes between… Read more ›

An Ex-Uk army officer, Lieutenant-Colonel David Parkinson, was killed in a violent robbery at his ranch in Nanyuki, Kenya. Mr Parkinson had a long and distinguished career in the UK army for 30 years and retired while commanding a local… Read more ›

Kenya’s president, Uhuru Kenyatta, on Monday signed deals worth $5 billion with Chinese president Xi Jinping. The deals were signed during a five-day visit by President Kenyatta to China; this is his first visit to the Asian country since he… Read more ›

An ivory smuggler of Chinese origin has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison by a Kenyan Court, in a ruling expected to signal harsher penalties for poachers and smugglers. Reacting to the verdict, Kenya Wildlife Service… Read more ›

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has said that Kenya’s Deputy President, William Ruto, is required to attend all sessions of his trial. This decision comes after the chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, appealed a decision by the Trial Chamber on June… Read more ›

A group of suspected Somali militants attacked a police post in Garissa County of Kenya on Friday killing four police officers. Reports also indicate that three other people, including a local chief and a school teacher, were also injured in… Read more ›

The Kenya airports Authority (KAA) board of directors on Thursday announced the replacement of the authority’s managing director following a massive fire at East Africa’s main airport last week. Officials have indicated that the fire started small and was put… Read more ›

Japanese investors, led by the Marubeni Corporation, have shown interest in securing deals within Kenya’s oil sector. The investors are particularly interested in funding the construction of a pipeline which will connect the country’s refinery and marketers to the drilling… Read more ›

Kenya’s former defence minister, Yusuf Haji, has denied allegations that Kenyan troops took sides part in recent clan clashes in Kismayo city of Somalia. He said that the troops entered Somalia as part of the AMISOM peace keeping forces and… Read more ›

Kenya’s main airport resumed some operations on Thursday amid passenger complaints after it was forced to shut down for a whole day following an early morning fire on Wednesday. The first international flight since the incident landed from Bangkok early… Read more ›

Kenya’s main airport was engulfed by a huge fire on Wednesday morning leaving hundreds of passengers stranded at this important travel and trade gateway to east Africa. The intense heat from the fire drove back the firefighters while the flames… Read more ›

Kenya’s mining ministry has cancelled several prospecting and mining licenses issued earlier this year and suspended the commissioner of mines following complaints regarding the licensing process. Speaking at a news conference, the mining minister, Najib Balala, said the revoked licenses… Read more ›

Kenyan manufacturers have asked the Ethiopian government to eliminate bottlenecks currently hindering the development of bilateral trade between the two neighbours. Speaking on behalf of the traders, the Kenya Association of Manufactures ( KAM), called upon  Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, to fast track investment… Read more ›

Suspected Merille Militia from Ethiopia on Thursday abducted four Kenyan fishermen near Kanamkuny beach at the Todonyang border point. Turkana North OCPD, Bernard Nyakwaka, stated that the four went missing after they were waylaid by the militia in the afternoon… Read more ›

The successful drilling of Etuko-1 well in Kenya has confirmed the commercial value of oil fields in the country, says Tullow Oil Plc (TLW) the U.K. explorer that found Kenya’s first oil. The company also predicts that a pipeline picking… Read more ›

Nine Somalis who had attempted to hijack a German merchant vessel MV Courier in the Gulf of Aden in March 2009 were, on Tuesday, sentenced to five years in prison each by a Kenyan court in the coastal city of… Read more ›

Kenya’s Equity Bank has received 2 billion shillings worth of new deposits in less than six months since it established a specialized branch in Nairobi to support local Chinese business, the company said on Monday. The boost from the branch,… Read more ›

The civil society in Kenya is opposing the government’s plans to spend nearly Sh2.5 billion to celebrate Kenya’s 50 years of independence. Civil Society Congress chairman, Morris Odhiambo, told Capital FM News that such lavish spending does not add any… Read more ›