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29 November, 2024
Li Xi, a member of China’s Politburo Standing Committee meets Kenyan President William Ruto at State House Nairobi on Monday. Photo: Office of Kenya President
China-Africa relations

As Chinese official visits, Kenya says deal to fund and build highway is close

Kenyan President Ruto says talks are at a late stage for China to finance and build highway through Rift Valley and possible SGR extension.

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China-Africa relations

China begins work on Kenyan geothermal power plant amid renewable energy push

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China-Africa relations

‘Quite crucial’: Ugandan rail deal spurs hope of Chinese project resumption

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Africa

Kenya’s impeached deputy president blasts ‘vicious’ boss

‘If anything happens to me or my family, President William Ruto must be held to account,’ said Rigathi Gachagua, claiming past attempts on his life.

Kenyan security officers stand guard at the parliament building during an impeachment motion against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on October 8. Photo: EPA-EFE
Africa

Kenya’s deputy president ousted in historic impeachment

Rigathi Gachagua impeached on five of 11 charges, a first under Kenya’s revised 2010 constitution.

Africa

Kenya school dormitory fire kills 17 students sleeping inside

Police said the bodies recovered from the Hillside Endarasha Academy were burnt beyond recognition.

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Science

Chinese and Kenyan researchers find Stone Age ‘production line’ for tools

The team unearthed hundreds of stone tools made using a distinctive technique that helped early humans shape and sharpen their blades.

The discoveries were made by a joint Chinese-Kenyan team at two sites in the Rift Valley. Photo: Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology
Africa

Kenya’s starvation cult leader goes on trial for manslaughter over mass deaths

The grisly case led the government to flag the need for tighter control of fringe denominations, while questions have been raised about how Mackenzie evaded law enforcement despite a history of extremism.

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Africa

Kenyan police hurl tear gas at protesters as cabinet ministers sworn in

The protests in Nairobi were organised by activists upset with President William Ruto even after he dismissed almost all of his ministers and added opposition members to what he called a “broad-based” government.

Africa

Uganda anti-corruption protests are ‘playing with fire,’ warns President Museveni

Security forces arrested dozens who tried to demonstrate against high-level corruption in protests that authorities said were illegal.

Ugandan Police arrest protesters marching on parliament during a planned anti-corruption demonstration in Kampala. July 23. Photo: AFP
Americas and the Caribbean

Haiti’s PM mobilises UN-backed Kenyan forces to reclaim capital from gangs

Gangs control 80 per cent of Port-au-Prince, and they have been blamed for killing or injuring more than 1,500 people.

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Kenyan police patrol in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Wednesday as part of a peacekeeping mission. Photo: Reuters
Africa

Kenya police arrest ‘serial killer’ suspect who confessed to murdering 42 women

The discoveries have also thrown another spotlight on Kenyan police and added more pressure on President William Ruto, who is struggling to contain a crisis over widespread anti-government protests.

China-Africa relations

A Chinese civil servant went on safari in Kenya. Now lions are his life

Wildlife conservationist Zhuo Qiang is on a mission to save the lions, and he wants other Chinese to get involved.

Africa

Anger in Kenya, as bodies of dismembered women found in Nairobi dump

The corpses, wrapped in bags and secured by nylon ropes, had visible marks of torture and mutilation, police say.

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A group of men retrieve a body wrapped in a bag from a quarry-turned-dumpsite in Nairobi, Kenya, on Friday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Africa

Kenyan president dismisses almost entire cabinet after deadly protests

The East African nation was left reeling after peaceful rallies last month over steep tax increases flared into deadly violence with police firing at crowds who stormed parliament.

Kenyans protest against tax hikes and the finance bill 2024 in downtown Nairobi. Photo: AFP
Barack Obama

Meet Barack Obama’s activist half-sister Dr Auma Obama, who just protested in Kenya

The elder half-sibling of the 44th US president is a force to be reckoned with, whose advocacy spans Germany and Kenya

Africa

Kenyan cult leader on trial for terrorism as 400 starved to death to ‘meet Jesus’

Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, who was arrested in April last year, is alleged to have incited his acolytes to starve to death to “meet Jesus”.

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Africa

Amid tear gas, stones, and flames, Kenyan protesters say president ‘Ruto must go!’

The nationwide demonstrations signalled President William Ruto failed to appease a spontaneous youth protest movement, despite abandoning plans for tax rises that triggered unrest last week.

Protests have continued to rock several towns in Kenya, including the capital Nairobi, despite the president saying he will not sign a controversial finance bill that sparked deadly protests last week. Photo: AP
Fame and celebrity

Meet controversial TV star Kenya Moore, who may get suspended from RHOA

Abandoned by her mother as a baby, the former beauty queen and reality TV star has had a string of broken relationships and history of unpaid taxes

Africa

2 dead as Kenya police fire on protesters after president scraps tax hikes

Kenyan police fired tear gas at demonstrators in the capital Nairobi on Thursday, a day after the government agreed to scrap contentious tax hikes following deadly protests.

Africa

Kenya president backs down on tax hikes after deadly unrest

Kenyan President William Ruto dramatically reversed course on a contentious finance bill after more than 20 people were killed in clashes with police and parliament was ransacked by protesters.

Kenya’s President William Ruto on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Africa

Kenya’s president vows tough response after anti-tax protests turn deadly

Police fired on demonstrators trying to storm the parliament compound, killing at least five.

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A protester lobs back a teargas canister at police in downtown Nairobi. Photo: AFP
Americas and the Caribbean

Kenya force deployed to Haiti to tackle gang violence

Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday held a departure ceremony for 400 officers who will be the first contingent to deploy to the Caribbean nation.

Trending in China

China tourist survives deadly Africa floods, spends night up tree in underwear

A brave tourist from China has survived huge floods in Kenya by using brute force to rip her way out of an inundated tent and climbing up a tree in her underwear as a torrent swept her accommodation away.

Africa

Kenya holds public hearings into alleged abuses by British troops

Kenya is examining alleged abuses including torture, unlawful detention and killings committed by British troops based in the former colony.

British troops holding an exercise in Kenya. File photo: AFP
Africa

Biden woos Kenya’s president with major ally status, state dinner

US President Joe Biden pulled out the stops as he hosted Kenyan counterpart William Ruto for a lavish state visit aimed at competing with Russia and China for influence in Africa.

Kenya’s President William Ruto and US President Joe Biden were accompanied by first ladies Jill Biden and Rachel Ruto. Photo: AFP
Africa

US expected to designate Kenya as major non-Nato ally as Biden hosts Ruto

A designation would reflect Washington’s drive to deepen relations with the East African nation, which has long also had close relations with Russia and China.

Nepal

Kenyan climber dies on Everest, guide missing as seasonal fatalities rise

Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui’s body was spotted between the summit and the Hillary Step, while a search team deployed to locate guide Nawang Sherpa.

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