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A protester was shot and killed Thursday evening, June 20, in Nairobi, Kenya, on the sidelines of demonstrations against a proposed new tax, while a call for a general strike and to demonstrate again across the country was launched for Tuesday June 25. Led largely by young Kenyans, the rallies …

Kenya’s army chief, Francis Omondi Ogolla, and nine other military officials were killed in a helicopter crash in the west of the country. “The officers were visiting western Kenya, where a military operation is underway to combat banditry, before the incident,” according to reports. “Our nation experienced a tragic air …

The government in Kenya declared Monday a public holiday to encourage residents to plant 100 million trees across the country. President William Ruto has pledged that 15 billion trees will be planted by 2032 to boost Kenya’s forest cover following the Horn of Africa region’s worst drought in 40 years. …

Kenyan President, William Ruto, announced on Saturday in Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of Congo, the end of entry visas into his country by the end of the current year for African nationals. Speaking at the summit of the three tropical forest basins, namely the Amazon, the Congo and the …

Talks between the governing Kenya Kwanza and the opposition Azimio la Umoja coalitions to end political tensions over the rising cost of living and electoral reforms are due to resume, local media reported. Azimio led deadly protests in March and July against President William Ruto’s government to demand the reconstitution …

Kenya’s President William Ruto has sacked a principal secretary in charge of public health and disbanded the entire board of a medical supplies agency amid a corruption scandal. The scam involves a bungled tender involving the supply of donor-funded treated bed nets meant to protect against malaria-causing mosquitoes worth $27m …

Kenya is deploying the first contingent of a regional peacekeeping force to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local media reported. President William Ruto will on Wednesday morning preside over a flagging-off ceremony in Nairobi for the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) battalion joining the regional forces. The Kenyan troops, who will …