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.
Haitian inmates stage third jailbreak as local police protest poor treatment, UN support lags
Inmates broke out of a prison in the Haitian city of St Marc in the third jailbreak in recent months, the Miami Herald reported on Friday, citing a notice saying the police were mobilised to search for the escaped prisoners. The police notice asked the public to report suspicious people,...
Defiant Kenya Airports Authority says August 19 strike won’t disrupt operations, flight schedules
Kenya’s government has said the airport is not for sale and that no decision had been made on whether to proceed with what it called a proposed public-private partnership to upgrade the East African travel hub.
Kenya aviation workers set for strike over controversial government deal with Indian firm
The Kenya Aviation Workers Union said the proposed deal would lead to job losses and bring in non-Kenyan workers. It also described it an “unlawful intended sale of JKIA to Adani Airport Holdings of India” in its seven-day strike notice issued on Monday.
