Kenya

Kenya has extended its nationwide curfew, earlier due to be lifted on 6th of August, for the next 30 days to curb spread of coronavirus infections.The nation’s President, Uhuru Kenyatta, confirmed this on Monday July 27, 2020, in a…

A police report from Kenya has announced the arrest of a prison warden for allegedly raping a female patient in a COVID-19 isolation facility.The arrest on Friday July 17, 2020, added to a number of recent incidents revealing disturbing…

Over 300 Ethiopian migrants and their families have received food and other essential items from the International Organization for Migration, in Nairobi, Kenya.The migrants, many of whom have been living and working in Kenya for years,…

Kenya's Directorate of Criminal Investigations said, on Thursday 11 June 2020, that Kenyan detectives have arrested three police officers for allegedly whipping a woman and dragging her along behind a motorbike.The report from the police…

The Kenyan government has scaled up testing for the Covid-19 virus after Cabinet Secretary for Health, Mutahi Kagwe confirmed 51 new positive cases.While disclosing this on Wednesday May 20, 2020, Kagwe stated that the move became…

In a bid to protect its citizens against the xenophobic attacks unleashed on them, the Kenyan government has announced plan to evacuate its citizens from China.The evacuation was announced in a notice on Monday April 20, 2020, following…

Ecobank Kenya has donated KES 10 million to fight the spread of the coronavirus.The donation follows the appeals from the Kenyan government to individuals, corporate entities, development partners and multinational institutions to support…

Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has disclosed preparation to return its soldiers home after 8-year stay in Somalia.Government Spokesperson Colonel, Cyrus Oguna, informed that KDF soldiers who were part of the Amisom peacekeeping mission would…

By APO GroupJOHANNESBURG, South Africa, January 10, 2020/ -- Senior U.S. Africa Command officials visited partner forces and U.S. troops stationed at Camp Simba and Manda Bay Airfield, Kenya, Jan 9.This visit follows the Jan. 5…

By Teshome M. Borago | Parkchester Times ColumnistIn August 2017, US President Donald J Trump refused to directly condemn white nationalists and merely blamed “violence on many sides” after 1 death and dozens injured during a white…