Tag: Kenya
Kenya court halts step by government to close refugee camps
The government's plan to shutter the Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps, which house nearly 500,000 people, has been temporarily blocked…
Kenya: Nairobi-UK passenger flights suspended
Kenya Airways flights between Nairobi and London have been suspended as a result of the cold war between the two…
Kenya: Urban refugee girls, women to benefit from e-learning initiative
Urban refugee girls in Kenya are set to benefit from an e-learning and tele-counselling initiative by a conglomerate of community…
Barack Obama’s grandmother ‘Mama Sarah’ dies in Kenya
Sarah Obama, former US President Barack Obama's step-grandmother, died Monday at a hospital in Kisumu, Western Kenya, while undergoing treatment…
Kenya Airways suspends domestic flights after new COVID-19 lockdown announced
Kenya Airways has announced that domestic flights have been halted in order to comply with new anti-coronavirus measures announced by…
Kenyan leading telecom launches Africa’s third 5G network
Safaricom, Kenya's largest telecom operator, is launching an ultra high-speed broadband service a year after the first 5G trial. They…
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Kenya imposes new restrictions after surge in COVID-19 cases
Following an increase in COVID-19 incidents, Kenya's president announced new steps on Friday, including the closure of five counties and the suspension of parliamentary and county assembly sessions. Uhuru Kenyatta said in a televised address that parliamentary and country sessions have been postponed until further notice with the approval of political leadership. Nairobi, Machakos, Kajiado, Kiambu, and Nakuru counties are all under lockdown. Kenyatta, who obtained the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, confirmed that these counties account for 70% of Kenya's reported cases. He directed that “there shall be cessation of all movement by…
Kenya gives ultimatum to UNHCR to close refugee camps
The Kenyan government has given the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) a two-week deadline to provide a roadmap for…
Three die, 10 wounded as bus hits suspected explosive device in northern Kenya
Three people were killed and ten others were injured on Wednesday when their bus collided with a suspected improvised explosive…
Kenya praised for its technological prowess in ‘combating’ Covid
Kenya has been credited for being one of the first countries to use technology to help fight the spread of…
‘Museum of Heroism’: National Museums of Kenya appeals for historical, cultural artefacts
The National Museums of Kenya (NMK) is asking Kenyans to donate cultural artefacts and other items, as it seeks to…
AfDB blacklists Kenyan firm “over tender” fraud
On Tuesday, the African Development Bank (AfDB) barred Global Interjapan (Kenya) Limited, a civil engineering company based in Kenya, from…
