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Kenya has stepped up security along its border with Ethiopia after a violent clash between Ethiopian fishermen and their Kenyan counterparts at the Omo River, which left several people missing. The Turkana community from Kenya and the Dassanech community from Ethiopia, who share economic activities such as fishing, were involved …

Kenya’s president, William Ruto, on Monday described the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo as very complicated and said it could only be solved diplomatically. “We do not see, from where I sit, a possibility of a military solution to the challenges that face the eastern DRC,” William Ruto …

On January 2, the Kenya Wildlife Service shared on its social media platforms that it spotted a mother elephant with twins in Shimba Hills National Reserve. This marks the third case of twin births of elephants in the country in three years. The phenomenon of twin births in elephants is …

Home Affairs Minister Kithure Kindiki was appointed Kenya’s new vice-president by Head of State William Ruto on Friday, following a vote in the Senate, according to reports. “This morning, I received a message from His Excellency, the President, regarding the appointment of Professor Kithure Kindiki […] to fill the vacant …

Kenyan athlete Kipyegon Bett, who won a bronze medal in the 800m at the 2017 World Championships in London, has passed away at the age of 26 due to renal and hepatic failure. Bett first gained recognition as a champion at the U20 World Championships in 2016 in Bydgoszcz, Poland, …

A devastating fire at a school in Nyeri in central Kenya has risen to at least 21 after more bodies were found on the weekend, according to reports. Nineteen of them were recovered at the scene at Hillside Endarasha Primary School, while two children died of their injuries in hospital. …

A fire at a school killed 16 pupils and seriously injured 14 others in Nairobi, Kenya, according to the authorities. The fire broke out at the Hillside Endarasha Academy in Nyeri, some 150 kilometers north of Nairobi, reducing the dormitory to ashes. Resila Onyango, spokesperson for the Kenyan police said, …

In a tender celebration of the perseverance of true love, a 95-year-old man and a 90-year-old woman finally said I do on Sunday, August 18, at a picturesque white wedding in Kenya. The Kenyan couple, who first locked eyes six decades ago, beamed with joy as they exchanged vows at …

Kenyan president William Ruto has appointed new cabinet including four opposition members, following nationwide anti-tax protests in the country. President Ruto on Wednesday nominated four members of the main opposition party to a “broad-based” cabinet he promised in response to nationwide protests. In a speech from his official residence, Ruto …

Kenyan authorities on Thursday stepped up their call for an end to protests after weeks of protests and police tried to ban demonstrations in the capital Nairobi but were rejected by the court. Police introduced the ban saying the protests, which have claimed at least 50 lives since erupting nearly …