Kenya
New COVID-19 vaccine rule catches many Kenyans by surprise
Kenya's sudden decision to demand proof of vaccination to access public places and transport was met by a combination of bemusement, dismissal…
Kenya to introduce Covid passport for end of December
Kenyans will have to prove they are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to gain access to government services, public transport and public places…
Kenya lifts COVID-19 curfew as infection rates ease, president says
Kenya lifted a nationwide curfew on Wednesday that has been in place since March 2020 to curb the spread of the coronavirus,…
Two deaths shine spotlight on violence against women in Kenya
Cynthia Makokha was a 17-year-old student and volleyball player. Agnes Tirop was a 25-year-old rising athletics star, who finished fourth in the…
WFP institutes further cuts on food rations for refugees in Kenya as funds dry up
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is further cutting food rations for 440,000 refugees in Kenya, due to severe funding shortfalls,…
COVID-19 pushes Kenya’s economy into first contraction in nearly 30 years
Kenya's economic output contracted for the first time in nearly three decades last year, pummeled by the impact of the coronavirus crisis…
Kenya suspends all in-person meetings countrywide contain COVID-19 spread
Kenya's health minister said on Friday the government had suspended all in-person meetings and public gatherings countrywide to try to contain COVID-19,…
Photo Story – Power lines said to be killing migratory birds at lake Magadi
Flock of lesser flamingos are seen wading through the Lake Magadi, Great Rift Valley in Kajiado, Kenya, 11 April 2021 (issued 12…
Photo Story – Funeral of Sarah Onyango Obama, former US president Barack Obama’s step grandmother
Mourners react during the funeral of Sarah Onyango Obama, the step-grandmother of former US president Barack Obama, at her home in Kogelo…
First Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to Africa under COVAX go to Rwanda
The first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 shots to be dispatched to Africa under the global COVAX vaccine-sharing scheme were to arrive…
Kenya Airways and Air France-KLM to end Africa-Europe code share
Kenya Airways said it had agreed with Air France-KLM to end a code share for Africa-Europe routes, after suspending the arrangement this…
Photo Story: Wedding ceremony amid coronavirus pandemic in Kenya
A Kenyan newly wed couple pose for a photo while at a photo session during their wedding ceremony in Kiambu, Kenya. Kenyan…