“Killings by the police in Kenya are systematic, widespread and carefully planned. They are committed at will and with utter impunity,”
Philip Alston, the U.N.’s Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial killings offered a stinging indictment of Kenya’s police force in a written statement at the end of a 10-day trip to the country.
A day earlier, the government-funded [...]
An official Kenyan delegation will not be invited to attend the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama which will take place on January 20, 2009 in Washington DC.
The office of US Ambassador to Kenya, Michael Ranneberger released statement saying this is accordance with past practice. “In keeping with past practice, the chiefs of diplomatic missions in [...]
In Africa, money, ethnicity and family connections still count more toward success than does hard work. Bribes usually trump talent; corruption tops integrity.
Young Africans hoping to follow in Obama’s footsteps — even those with the same name — may face disappointment and disillusionment.
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Sarah Hussein Onyango Obama , 86, a person whom the president-elect calls “Granny.” will fly from her native Kenya to attend the inaugural festivities, the Kenyan government announced on Tuesday
mrs Obama isn’t actually related to the next president by blood — she was the third wife of Barack Obama’s paternal grandfather. She will join representatives [...]
East Africa is set to get a natural boost next year by tapping into the sizeable reservoir of geothermal energy in its Rift Valley, according to a statement released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Engineers using new seismic tools to locate hot spots hit powerful veins of steam, warmed by heat from Earth’s core, [...]
Kenya Airways warned on Friday its operations could be disrupted in the coming days if a fuel shortage in the country does not abate.
The Leading African airline operates about 75 daily flights from Nairobi’s main airport to 43 destinations around the world.
Kenya Airways Chief Executive Titus Naikuni said “If the situation does not improve within [...]
Kenya’s stunning landscapes make it a hugely popular tourism destination, but until now, Kenya’s forests have been under-utilised, under-appreciated and consequently under-valued. This is set to change, however, due to two developments that have the potential to create considerable synergies: The creation of the new Kenya Forest Service (KFS) and the emerging carbon market.
The Government [...]
Kenyan Government will allow operators of public service vehicles (PSVs) in Nairobi to acquire temporary licences to go to upcountry destinations for a month from December 15, to ease public transport pressure during the festive season
Most Kenyans travel to their rural homes to join their families for Christmas and New Year celebrations, as the number [...]
M-Pesa—”mobile money” in Swahili a pioneering Kenyan cell phone banking service.
Launched last year, it allows users on Kenya’s dominant Safaricom mobile phone network to establish a virtual cell phone bank account, which then can be used to instantly text money to distant family members, pay merchants or utility bills, withdraw cash at M-Pesa ATMs or [...]
One in every three Kenyans is in danger of starvation in Kenya after harvests failed because of drought and also the post-election violence, which affected the country’s bread basket districts in Western, Nyanza and Rift Valley provinces.
The government declared a national emergency and will lift the import duty on maize until the next major harvest. [...]