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Exclusive-Meta contractor dismissed threats to moderators by Ethiopia rebels: court documents
A Meta logo is pictured at a trade fair in Hannover Messe, in Hanover, Germany, April 22, 2024. Annegret Hilse/File Photo NAIROBI - A...
Dec 10, 20242 min read


Kenya lawmakers plan impeachment move against deputy president, majority leader says
NAIROBI - Kenyan lawmakers plan to launch impeachment proceedings against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, accusing him of undermining...
Oct 1, 20242 min read


Kenyan school blaze victims mourned at mass funeral
NYERI, Kenya - Grieving relatives and former classmates bid a solemn farewell on Thursday to 21 children who died in a boarding school...
Sep 27, 20242 min read


Kenyan police in plainclothes fired on Nairobi protesters, Amnesty says
NAIROBI - Kenyan police out of uniform and with no official identification fired live rounds at demonstrators at the country's parliament...
Sep 26, 20242 min read


Factbox-Countries with confirmed cases of new mpox strain
India became the third country outside of Africa to confirm a case of the clade Ib form of the mpox virus that has triggered global...
Sep 24, 20242 min read


Olympic runner Cheptegei defied her violent ex. She lost her life anyway
KINYORO, Kenya - On the morning of Sunday Sept. 1, Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei was preparing to go to church from her home...
Sep 14, 20246 min read


Alleged killer of Ugandan Olympian dies from burns, hospital says
ELDORET, Kenya - The man accused of dousing in petrol and setting alight Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died from burns sustained...
Sep 11, 20242 min read


Explainer-Why is mpox an emergency again, and how worried should I be?
LONDON - The World Health Organization has declared that an outbreak of mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact,...
Aug 17, 20243 min read


Analysis-In deluge of protests, fuel subsidies prove hard to abolish
LONDON - Like thousands of Nigerians and millions of others across the developing world, higher fuel costs have irked Antonia Arosanwo. ...
Aug 9, 20244 min read


Olympics-Athletics-Kenya's Chebet charges to 5,000m gold, Kipyegon's silver reinstated
PARIS - Kenya's Beatrice Chebet won the women's Olympic 5,000 metres as she delivered a textbook performance to outkick compatriot Faith...
Aug 6, 20242 min read


Kenya police fire tear gas to stop scuffles between pro and anti-government groups
NAIROBI - Kenya's police fired tear gas to prevent scuffles between groups of protesters and government supporters in the capital Nairobi...
Jul 24, 20242 min read


One killed as Kenyan anti-government protests intensify again
NAIROBI - At least one person was killed in renewed anti-government protests across Kenya on Tuesday, a Reuters reporter said, as police...
Jul 17, 20243 min read
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