Kenya corruption threatens to engulf government, auditor general says
High-level corruption across all levels of government in Kenya threatens the integrity and basic functioning of the state, the auditor general told Reuters on Thursday. Kenyan media have reported on dozens of graft scandals involving public officers conspiring to steal from state coffers since President Uhuru Kenyatta took office in 2013. Some officials More...
Kenyan Lady Pilots Perish
Lady Pilots that perished in the crash Barbra and Jean. The remains of the 10 passengers including two pilots of the ill fated Cessna 208 plane that crashed while enroute to Nairobi from Kitale have been moved to More...
Kenya oil production on course after agreement on revenue share
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya will start the small scale export of crude oil from its fields in the far northern county of Turkana in June after an agreement on how to share the revenue, averting delays, the presidency More...
British Man – Keith Morris found guilty of raping two girls in Kenya
Source : BBC An east Hull locksmith has been found guilty of the rape and sexual assault of two girls he met on a charity holiday to Kenya. Keith Morris, 72, who went to east Africa to help poverty-stricken families, abused More...
Burst dam at Patel Farm saw over 40 people killed lacked permits, police investigate
Reuters A dam on a Kenyan commercial farm that burst this week, killing at least 45 people, was built illegally, the water resource regulator said on Friday, as police opened an initial investigation into the disaster. The More...
New political order as Kenya’s leader attempts to redefine his legacy -The politics of #Handshake
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is redefining the nation’s tenuous political alliances in a move that’s likely to help him consolidate power during his final term and leave his deputy William Ruto out in the More...
Kenya mourns as 44 people killed in Solai Farm after an authorised Dam burst- Nakuru
Villagers accused the farm-owner of depriving them of access to river water (AFP) SOLAI, KENYA: Kenya’s chief prosecutor on Friday ordered police to investigate a dam-burston a commercial farm in the Rift More...
Hope for Kenya as Uhuru Kenyatta & Raila Odinga agree to dialogue
Nairobi Star In a rare show of unity on Friday, President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga told Kenyans they had set their differences aside and would work to unite the public. The two met at Harambee More...
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Resigns to pave way for reform
AGENCIES Ethiopia’s prime minister says he has submitted his resignation as both prime minister and the chairman of the ruling coalition. Hailemariam Desalegn’s announcement comes amid a political crisis More...
We had a dream… 53 years on all we have are memories
East African You can’t deny it. Despite a few bright spots last year, the East African Project is in trouble. In Arusha, we have an East African Community (EAC) secretariat grappling with one of its most difficult More...
