Countries WATCH | Five killed in Nairobi building collapse Nairobi – At least five people, including two children, were killed Monday after a six-storey building collapsed in a town... Read more 27 Sep, 2022
Business Kenya has breached its public debt ceiling – how it got there and what that means Odongo Kodongo, University of the Witwatersrand Kenya’s newly elected president, William Ruto, has earned more legal space to borrow... Read more 26 Sep, 2022
Countries At least 11 killed by cattle rustlers in north Kenya Nairobi – At least 11 people, including eight police and a local chief, have been killed in drought-stricken northern... Read more 25 Sep, 2022
Business OPINION | Uhuru Kenyatta failed to turn Kenya into as big an international player as he could – here’s why Wilfred Nasong’o Muliro, Technical University of Kenya One of the notable achievements of Uhuru Kenyatta’s nine-year tenure as president... Read more 25 Sep, 2022
Countries William Ruto vs Kenya’s media: democracy is at stake George Ogola, University of Central Lancashire It’s a long-standing Kenyan tradition to offer congratulations in paid print and TV... Read more 18 Sep, 2022
Countries Top Kenyan photographer’s unseen images of the queen Nairobi – Queen Elizabeth II smiling at children waving Kenyan flags and the Union Jack, alighting from the “Royal... Read more 18 Sep, 2022
Business William Ruto is now in charge of Kenya’s shaky economy: where to start XN Iraki, University of Nairobi Kenya’s President William Ruto, sworn in as new President on 13 September 2022, has... Read more 16 Sep, 2022
Countries Somalia on the brink of famine: aid efforts risk failing marginalised communities yet again Nisar Majid, London School of Economics and Political Science Somalia is facing a humanitarian crisis of enormous severity and... Read more 16 Sep, 2022
Countries Confusion over Kenya’s Ruto comments on Sahrawi independence movement Nairobi – There was confusion on Wednesday over whether Nairobi had cut ties with the contested Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)... Read more 16 Sep, 2022
Business Fuel prices jump in Kenya after subsidies cut Nairobi – Fuel prices in Kenya surged to record highs on Thursday after the new government slashed subsidies, piling on... Read more 15 Sep, 2022