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Ruto Promises Quicker Payouts for Kenyans Hit by Wildlife Attacks

Standing under the open skies of Meru National Park on Sunday morning, President William Ruto made a promise: no more long waits for Kenyans who have...

1 year ago · By Eugene Were

Kenya

Kenyan Blogger ‘Sniper’ to Be Buried, Over a Year After Grisly Murder

MERU, Kenya — More than a year after his battered body was pulled from a riverbank in Tharaka Nithi, Bernard Muthiani—known online as "Sniper"—is fina...

1 year ago · By Eugene Were

Kenya

Headline:Budget Battle: Mbadi Hits Back at Ndindi Nyoro Over Allocation Claims

Migori, Kenya — A political storm is brewing between Finance Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi and Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro over the national budget. Speakin...

1 year ago · By Eugene Were

Kenya

Gachagua Urges Boycott of Musicians Who Met Kindiki, Sparking Rift in Mt Kenya

Nyeri, Kenya — A political storm is brewing in the heart of Mt Kenya. Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has urged residents of the region to bo...

1 year ago · By Eugene Were

Health

Kenya vows no disruptions as health insurance shifts to new authority

NAIROBI — Kenya’s government has pledged a seamless shift from the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) to the newly formed Social Health Authority (...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Ruto hands former governor Samboja new state job in pyrethrum sector

NAIROBI — Former Taita Taveta Governor Granton Samboja is making a return to public life. President William Ruto has named him the new non-executive c...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Kenya opens Embassy in Rabat as Mudavadi seeks to rebalance trade with Morocco

NAIROBI — Kenya will officially open its new embassy in Rabat this week, a diplomatic move designed to deepen ties with Morocco and push for a fairer...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Kenyan MP calls for interior minister’s resignation after priest’s killing in Kerio Valley

NAIROBI — A Catholic priest is dead, shot in an ambush in Kenya’s troubled Kerio Valley. Now, the political fallout is unfolding just as swiftly. On S...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Gender & Women

Kenya’s Femicide Crisis: Taskforce Urges New Law as Cases Surge

A government-appointed taskforce in Kenya has warned that the country is struggling to respond effectively to the rising tide of femicide cases—becaus...

1 year ago · By Eugene Were

Kenya

Ruto-Raila deal sparks rift as Cheruiyot hits back at ODM’s Sifuna

NAIROBI — A public spat has erupted over Kenya’s increasingly blurred political lines, as Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot accused ODM Secretary...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Parliament did not approve shift of public seal to state house says MP Otiende Amollo

MP Otiende Amollo Pushes Back on Claims of Public Seal Transfer to State House NAIROBI — A row has erupted in Kenya’s Parliament over the custody of o...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Corruption probe sparks tension as EACC, DCI pursue politicians

KITALE — Kenya’s anti-corruption watchdog has turned its attention to a group of politicians suspected of orchestrating a violent disruption during a...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari