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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 …

A man suspected of being a serial killer has been arrested in Kenya following the discovery of several bodies in a quarry in Nairobi, police said Monday. Collins Jumaisi, a 33-year-old man living near the quarry in Mukuru neighbourhood in the south of the capital, was arrested early on Monday. …

Kenya’s police chief Japhet Koome has resigned, following weeks of violent protests against proposed tax hikes in which at least 40 people died. Human rights groups have accused police of shooting dozens of protestors, some of them fatally, and abducting or arbitrarily arresting hundreds more. The resignation comes a day …

Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday has sacked his entire cabinet apart from the foreign minister, bowing to pressure from nationwide protests that have created the biggest crisis of his two-year presidency. “I will immediately engage in extensive consultations across different sectors and political formations and other Kenyans, both in …