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Kenyan President William Ruto says he is ready to meet opposition leader Raila Odinga amid the recent cost-of-living protests, local media reported. Dozens of people have died in the demonstrations. Mr Odinga has been leading them to push the government to lower taxes and ease other price hikes. “My friend …

The head of Kenya’s standards regulator and 26 other government officials have been suspended over the release of 1,000 tonnes of expired sugar into the market. A statement by the head of public service, Felix Koskei, said 20,000 bags of sugar imported into the country in 2018 and condemned by …

Kenyan President William Ruto says his visible weight loss is his deliberate effort to keep fit amid concerns by some Kenyans on social media over his health, local media reported. Speaking during a televised media interview on Sunday, President Ruto explained he had added some weight during the campaign period …

Autopsies on at least 112 bodies of cult victims exhumed from shallow graves in Kenya’s coastal Kilifi county have ruled out organ harvesting. Government pathologists said some of the victims died of starvation, strangulation and suffocation. Kenyan police are expected dig up more graves in search of victims of the …

Ezekiel Odero, one of Kenya’s most influential pastors, was arrested on Thursday after being accused of the ‘mass murder of his followers’ The pastor, all dressed in white, Bible in hand, was transferred to the regional police headquarters in Mombasa, local media report. The arrest comes as authorities announced measures …

Twenty-six new bodies were exhumed in eastern Kenya on Sunday, bringing to 47 the number of remains discovered since Friday by police. “It comes after an investigation into the deaths of followers of a cult whose leader is said to have been told to fast for meet Jesus,” police said. …

Kenya’s first operational satellite was put into orbit on Saturday by a SpaceX rocket that took off from California (United States), according to images from the American space company. The launch, originally scheduled for Monday evening in the United States, had been postponed several times this week due to bad …

Kenya’s main opposition coalition on Tuesday announced plans to hold “direct engagements” with the public as it prepares for talks with the government on electoral reforms. Azimio la Umoja coalition, led by veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga, said it remained committed to easing political tension through dialogue after its anti-government …

The body of a 36-year-old lady was found dead near Jamhuri Primary School in Nairobi County, Kenya, according to reports. “The deceased left class in a hurry after she received a phone call from a friend inviting her out for coffee,” a classmate said. “She informed them that she was …

Raila Ondinga announced on Sunday, April 2, 2023 the suspension of the major opposition demonstration scheduled for Monday, April 3, 2023 in Kenya. The decision was justified by the call for dialogue launched by William Ruto, the Kenyan president. This comes after two weeks of crisis in which three people …