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Zimbabwe is no longer classified as a global hunger hotspot, according to a joint report by the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The development comes as the country recovers from the severe effects of an El Niño-induced drought. The drought, considered the worst in four decades, had left around […]

A senator from Kenya’s ruling party has introduced a Bill to extend the presidential term limit from five to seven years and create the position of Prime Minister. Samson Cherargei, representing Nandi County in the Senate, has put forward the proposal which is set for its first reading. The Bill, if passed, would significantly alter […]

NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya’s finance ministry will seek suggestions from the public on new legislation to boost revenue and tackle other challenges, Finance Minister John Mbadi said on Monday, after protesters forced the government to withdraw its financing law. President William Ruto discarded tax hikes worth more than 346 billion shillings ($2.7 bln) in June […]

KENYA | Prominent Nyeri businessman, Stephen Wang’ondu, on Tuesday denied charges of murdering his son, Daniel Mwangi, in Nyeri on January 1. He, along with four alleged accomplices, James Mahinda, Eddy Kariuki, Raphael Wachira, and Geoffrey Warutumo, all pleaded not guilty to the charges. The altercation reportedly began between father and son after the son […]

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, who is contesting his loss in this month’s presidential election in the Supreme Court, said he will respect the court’s ruling – but still believes he won. This is Odinga’s fifth run at the presidency, blaming previous losses on rigging, claims that have twice sparked deadly protests in East Africa’s […]

NAIROBI, Schools in Kenya will not re-open until 2021 due to fears of COVID-19 infections which has started taking toll in the country. The ministry said all students would resume studies in their current classes. Education Minister George Magoha said no final-year national examinations would be held for primary and secondary pupils this year. Those […]

US President Donald Trump held telephone conversations with two African leaders about their responses to the coronavirus pandemic Mr Trump spoke with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya on Thursday. He offered assistance to South Africa to support its efforts to battle the pandemic and said that the US stands […]

Kenya’s Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe has confirmed 12 new coronavirus cases in the country, five of them involving hotel workers. Mr Kagwe told a media briefing that more than 450 samples were tested by Friday morning and that: “We have already got 12 positive cases and we have not finished the day”. Travellers who arrived […]

Kenya has confirmed three more cases of coronavirus, bringing the total to seven. Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe said all the cases the patients had arrived abroad. The latest cases involve a couple who had travelled from Spain’s capital, Madrid, through Dubai, arriving on 5 March. The other involved a Burundian national, who arrived from Dubai […]

Kenya has confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus, Minister of Health Mutahi Kagwe said on Friday. Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe said the patient arrived in the country on 5 March but was given a positive diagnosis on 12 March. She had travelled from the US and transited in London, without leaving the airport, […]

Kenya is the first African country to suspend direct flights from two cities in northern Italy over concerns about the spread of coronavirus. Tunisia and Nigeria are dealing with confirmed cases from patients who had travelled from Italy. Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe said that the decision was reached following consultations with the Italian embassy. “The […]

Kenya’s education minister has temporarily closed a primary school where 14 pupils were killed in a stampede on Monday evening. The crush happened at Kakamega Primary School, north-west of the capital Nairobi, as the children were leaving classes for home at about 17:00 local time (14:00 GMT). At least 39 more pupils were seriously wounded […]