Kenya's President William Ruto has been forced to respond to the backlash over his recent remarks suggesting Nigerian-accented English was incomprehensible. His clarification came

Prominent journalist Yacob Yatane, a human rights advocate in exile, has died in Nairobi, raising concerns about the safety of Ethiopian journalists in the country.

Two police officers have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms after a court found them guilty of murdering a suspect while in custody at Nyamatoki Police Post in Nyamira County, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has announced.

The final contingent of Kenyan police left Haiti Monday, ending the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission, which struggled with limited funding, legal challenges and an incomplete deployment, as Haiti transitions to a new international security force— the Gang Suppression Force (GSF).

Kenya expects to receive between $580 million and $600 million from the World Bank’s rapid response facility if it seeks support from the lender, Treasury Secretary John Mbadi said.

Four critically endangered mountain bongos arrived in Kenya on their way to their native forests after years in the care of a zoo in the Czech Republic.

IN SHORT: A quote attributed to Kenyan president William Ruto, dismissing the Kisii community's contribution in elections, has gone viral. However, the graphics with the quote have been fabricated, and there is no evidence Ruto said any such thing.

The mountain bongo is a rare antelope endemic to Kenyan highland forests, with less than 100 in the wild.

NAIROBI, April ⁠29 (Reuters) - ⁠Kenya's ⁠economy grew ​4.6% in ‌2025, compared ‌with ⁠4.7% growth ⁠a year earlier, the ​statistics office ​said on Wednesday. The ⁠economy grew ⁠4.0% ⁠year-on-year in the ​fourth quarter ​of ⁠2025, compared with ⁠revised growth of 5.4% in the ⁠same quarter a year earlier, the statistics office added.