Demoralised Kenyan police contigent in Haiti questions salary delays, slow equipment delivery
While the United States has contributed $369 million in money, equipment and services, a UN fund only has about $68 million, leaving it over $150 million short of the estimated $589 million needed for the first year’s operations.
Director of Public Prosecutions says Kenya wanted in US for killing girlfriend has been extradited
The preliminary investigation showed Mbitu had left her workplace and travelled with Kang’ethe to Lowell, Massachusetts, where he lived, the prosecution in Kenya said during the extradition case hearing.
Robot waiters awe customers in Nairobi as East Africa nation braces for workface disruptions
The technology is predicted to disrupt the future workforce globally, and especially in Africa, where there is a youthful population with a median age of 19 years. But the cafe’s manager says the robots aren’t a replacement for human waiters as they can’t offer all services.
Four months before UN peacekeepers leave Congo Kenya sends in fourth quick reaction force
Since independence in 1963 Kenya has been active in numerous peacekeeping missions under the auspices of the UN, earning a reputation for professionalism and effective execution, according to the statement.
No respite for Haitians as gangs take war to under-equipped national, Kenyan police deployed by UN
Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes and live in precarious conditions in displacement camps.
Credit rating agency S&P downgrades Kenya on weaker fiscal and debt trajectory
The IMF board is expected to convene next month to approve a $600 million disbursement under Kenya’s $3.6 billion lending programme, which expires next year.
Kenya’s largest mobile telephone service provider Safaricom raises concerns about satellite internet licences to rivals
Starlink operates in Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Mozambique, Malawi, Madagascar, Benin, South Sudan, Eswatini and Sierra Leone. Earlier this year, Cameroon ordered the seizure of Starlink equipment at ports as the provider was not licensed.
Kenya’s Olympic 800m athletics champion Wanyonyi misses world record by whisker in Lausanne, Switzerland
The young Kenyan ferociously chased the green lights in the inner lane that keep pace with the world record in ideal 25 C conditions, just missing Rudisha’s record but matching Wilson Kipketer’s 1997 time as second fastest ever run.
Kenyan police on the spot as suspected quarry serial killer escapes from custody with aliens
Police say Jumaisi admitted to killing 42 women including his wife, but his lawyer told a court he was tortured into making a confession.
Kenya Airways makes first half-year profit in 10 years as optimistic CEO predicts strong rebound
Chief Executive Allan Kilavuka told a briefing the company was seeking to finalise negotiations with a strategic equity investor, without giving details. One of Africa’s three biggest airlines, Kenya Airways slid into insolvency in 2018 after an expansion drive left it with hundreds of millions of dollars in debt.
