The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has confirmed its talks with Kenya to renew a 165 billion shilling (about $1.5 billion) standby loan facility. Gerry Rice, IMF Director of Communications Department, said the lender’s mission, which was in Kenya in late 2020, reached an agreement in many areas on implementation of the fiscal plan. “We are […]

The Kenyan government has exempted South Sudan from a list of 100 countries whose citizens must make an online visa application. South Sudan’s foreign ministry had formally complained to Kenya requesting for special consideration. The director for African affairs in the ministry, Dominic Gum, said those intending to travel to Kenya can now get visas […]

Schools and universities in Kenya will fully resume on 4 January 2021, for on-site learning after almost a year-long shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Saturday. Speaking at Nyayo National Stadium during celebrations marking Kenya’s Independence from British rule in 1963, the President also asked schools to admit pregnant […]

A Kenyan man who “came back to life” in a morgue where he had been taken after being presumed dead last week has died, this time for real, local media report. A mortuary attendant is said to have been preparing the “body” last week for preservation when the man woke up and started screaming before […]

Kenya is now looking to the east for a potential Covid-19 vaccine, according to President Uhuru Kenyatta. The president gave the ministry of health the go-ahead to shop for vaccines from China. The country’s decision comes in the wake of rich countries in the west buying nearly 3.8 billion doses of vaccines currently in development, […]

A Kenyan court Friday handed prison terms of 33 and 18 years respectively to two men accused of conspiring with the Al-Shabaab extremists who attacked Nairobi’s Westgate shopping mall in 2013, killing 67 people. Mohamed Ahmed Abdi and Hassan Hussein Mustafa, both 31, were found guilty on October 7 of conspiring with and supporting the […]

Kenya’s health minister has warned that rising Covid-19 infections in the country could lead to a second wave of the pandemic. Minister Mutahi Kagwe said infections spiked after President Uhuru Kenyatta announced further easing of restrictions. The infection rate had jumped to 12% from 4% last month, he said. There were also increased ICU admissions […]

Kenya’s education ministry said Tuesday that select classes would resume this week, after previously declaring the school year lost, following a drop in coronavirus cases. Kenya shut schools in March along with a slew of other measures to contain the pandemic, including  a night curfew, the closure of restaurants and bars, and the cordoning off […]

Four human rights groups are seeking compensation for victims of police brutality in Kenya. Amnesty International Kenya, International Justice Mission Kenya, Haki Africa, and the Kituo cha Sheria have filed a petition asking for monetary compensation for five victims of brutality as police enforced a Covid-19 curfew. They have sued the inspector general of police, […]

Kenya’s chief public prosecutor, Noordin Haji, has ordered a probe into $71 million in “irregular procurement” linked to the coronavirus by the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA). Hard-pressed Kenyan hospital staff have staged strikes to highlight what they say are scandalous practices by the authority, which purchases medication and equipment for the nation’s public hospitals. […]

Kenya on Friday announced the phased resumption of all outdoor and non-contact sporting activities, six months after these were stopped due to the coronavirus pandemic. Sports Minister Amina Mohamed gave the green light for non-contact sports such as athletics, cricket and golf. High contact sports such as football, boxing, judo, karate and water sports remain […]

A Kenyan MP was arrested on Monday evening for remarks made against President Uhuru Kenyatta over the weekend, according to local media. Johanna Ng’eno is accused of using abusive and demeaning language against the president, the Daily Nation newspaper reports quoting a police report. He is set to appear in court on Tuesday. A video […]

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday ordered Kenya’s health ministry to publish details of all purchases made during the coronavirus pandemic following allegations government officials stole millions of dollars of vital medical supplies. The directive applies particularly to tenders issued by the state-run Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA), at the centre of a growing scandal that […]

Kenya on Wednesday launched talks to seal a free trade agreement with the United States (US) which it hopes will transform its economy, despite criticism it will undermine regional integration. Trade Minister Betty Maina said striking the bilateral trade agreement was crucial to “secure trade and investment relations” ahead of the lapse of the African […]

Kenya has launched an electronic court filing system that will allow parties to file cases online. Through the digital system, lawyers, prosecutors, and litigants will be able to file cases and serve court papers to defendants from their homes or offices without physically visiting the court premises. Chief Justice David Maraga said the new system, […]