SGR loans default: China fines Kenya Sh1.31bn

Nairobi/Beijing: Kenya defaulted on repayment of the Chinese loans, forcing Chinese banks to fine Sh1.312 billion in the year ended June for loan defaults.

Chinese companies facing ire in Kenya over discriminatory behaviour

Nairobi: Kenyans feel that Chinese investment to the nation brings racism and discrimination, media reports said on Saturday.

Kenya: Bus mishap leaves 34 people dead

Nairobi: At least 34 died as a bus plunged into River Nithi in Tharaka Nithi region of Kenya on Sunday, media reports said.

Kenya: UN expert hails historic reparations ruling in favour of indigenous peoples

New York: An independent UN human rights expert on Monday hailed a decision by the African Court on Human and People’s Rights, to award reparations to the Ogiek indigenous peoples, for harm that they suffered due to “injustices and discrimination.”

Seeds of change in Kenya as farmers lead way on tobacco-free farms

New York: In Kenya, a trailblazing sustainable agriculture project has helped hundreds of farmers move away from the harmful practice of growing tobacco, in favour of a healthier alternative, the UN said on Wednesday.

Kenya: Three killed in suicide attack

Nairobi/UNI/Xinhua: Three people including a suicide bomber were killed in a blast in Kisumu County in Western Kenya, the police confirmed on Wednesday.

Flash Appeal launched as 2.5 million face ‘dire situation’ in Kenya

New York: Immediate action is needed to respond to the severe drought that is ravaging communities in Kenya’s dry regions – categorized as Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) - the UN’s humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) said on Friday.

Funding needed to halt ‘life threatening crisis’ facing refugees in Kenya

New York: Amidst a “critical shortage” of resources, hundreds of thousands of refugees in Kenya will lack food unless new funds are swiftly received, the UN’s food relief agency warned on Thursday.

Kenya relief bid begins to avert ‘hunger crisis’ among poor workers hit by COVID 

New York: In Kenya, a major UN-led cash and nutrition relief project is underway for informal workers facing a hunger crisis brought on by COVID-19, amidst warnings on Friday that the situation is likely even worse in many poorer countries.

Kenyan court rejects China's BRI rail project

In a big blow to China, a Kenyan court has ruled that the contract between the Kenyan government and China Road Bridge Corporation(CRBC) did not comply with the law.

At least 15 killed in landslide in Kenya

Moscow/UNI:At least 15 people were killed while 22 others went missing after a landslide hit Kenya's Elgeyo-Marakwet county, media reported on Wednesday.  

Kenya comfrims 3 more conoravirus cases, bringing total to 7

Nairobi/Xinhua/UNI: Kenya on Wednesday confirmed three more COVID-19 cases, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to seven.

Roadside blast kills 3, injure 2 in NE Kenya

Garissa (Kenya), Mar 15/Xinhua/UNI:  A roadside blast killed at least three people while two others sustained serious injuries in Garissa County in northeast Kenya on Sunday, a regional government official said.

US army strengthens security at base attacked in Kenya

Nairobi/Xinhua/UNI: The US military has said that its African Command's (Africom's) East Africa Response Force (EARF) has arrived at Kenya's Manda Bay to augment security after three Americans were killed in an attack launched by al-Shabab terrorists on Sunday.

Kenya arrests 3 for foiled attack on Britain army camp

Nanyuki, Kenya/Xinhua/UNI: Kenyan security forces are holding three terror suspects who were arrested for trying to storm a British military camp in the country, an official said Monday.