Kenya

Cows and chickens cause spat between Kenya and Tanzania

NAIROBI: A diplomatic spat over cows and chickens has worsened already frosty ties between Kenya… Read More

Ebola-like Marburg virus kills two in Uganda: official

KAMPALA: Two people have died from the Marburg virus in eastern Uganda, in the country's… Read More

Kenya to hold fresh presidential vote on October 17

NAIROBI: Kenya will hold a fresh presidential vote on October 17, the election commission said… Read More

Kenya bans plastic bags in bid to fight pollution

NAIROBI: A ban on plastic bags came into force in Kenya on Monday in a… Read More

Over 30 dead as tanker crashes, explodes in Kenya

NAIROBI: More than 30 people died when a tanker carrying flammable materials crashed into other… Read More

Shahid Hayat admitted in Nairobi in critical condition

KARACHI: Former Director of the Federal Investigation Agency Sindh Shahid Hayat has reportedly fallen severely… Read More

Hostages held by Somali pirates ‘ate rats’ to survive

NAIROBI: A group of 26 hostages freed from nearly five years in the hands of Somali pirates… Read More

Exams cancelled after Kenyan politician puts face on papers

NAIROBI: Mock primary school exams in part of western Kenya were cancelled Wednesday after a… Read More

Facebook rolls out Messenger Lite for emerging markets

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Inc launched a stripped down version of its popular Messenger app for… Read More

Olympics: Kenya, Brazil clinch gold in athletics, pole vault

RIO DE JANEIRO: David Rudisha sealed a historic Olympic 800m double as Shaunae Miller's audacious… Read More

Narendra Modi seeks to drum up business in African tour

MAPUTO: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday kicked off a four-nation tour of Africa, as… Read More

Kenya nationwide blackout caused by monkey tripping transformer: KenGen

NAIROBI: A nationwide blackout that hit Kenya on Tuesday was caused by a monkey tripping… Read More

Cricket: Afghanistan, Kenya postpone Pakistan visit after Lahore blast

LAHORE: The Cricket teams of Afghanistan and Kenya have postponed their visits to Pakistan citing… Read More

Panic as lions on the loose in Kenyan capital

NAIROBI: Wildlife rangers on Friday hunted for two lions who escaped from Nairobi's national park… Read More

Air France flight makes emergency landing in Kenya after bomb alert

NAIROBI, Kenya: An Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris was forced to make an… Read More

Obama's Grandmother to cook for him on Kenya trip

NAIROBI: President Barack Obama’s Kenyan grandmother, known as Mama Sarah, vowed on Friday to cook… Read More

After 6 years, Pakistan’s cricket isolation comes to an end today

LAHORE: The wait is over. For the first time in six years, a test playing… Read More

Kenyan student dies, more than 100 injured in campus stampede

NAIROBI: A Kenyan student died and more than 100 others were injured as they fled… Read More

Kenyan university students march to demand security in wake of Garissa

NAIROBI: Kenyan university students marched in the capital on Tuesday to demand more security from… Read More

Kenya says destroys two al Shabaab camps in Somalia

NAIROBI: The Kenyan air force has destroyed two al Shabaab camps in Somalia, it said… Read More