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President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday joined other Heads of State and Government at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF) in Turkey. The President, who is on two-day Official Visit of the Republic of Turkey at the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, arrived in the Turkish resort city of Antalya on…

The Ministry of Health reported 485 news cases on Wednesday, from a 5,355 sample size, representing a 9.1% positivity rate. According to the Ministry, Homa Bay, Siaya, and Kisumu counties maintained COVID-19 virus peak posting accounting for 36% of the total new cases reported. Nairobi remains at the top of…

High court judge Justice James Makau on Wednesday barred the Judicial Service of Kenya from assigning duties to the 34 Judges appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta and sworn in at State House, Nairobi on Friday, June 4. This follows a case filed by a Nakuru doctor, Dr Magare Gikenyi, seeking…

Kenya’s Tourism and Wildlife Minister Najib Balala launched an inaugural elephant naming festival Monday in Amboseli National Park. Balala announced at the ceremony that Kenyans and people from across the world now have an opportunity to play a key role in the conservation of elephants following the launch of the…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kenya has announced that it will be reopening its Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia, as soon as possible. The Ministry, in a note issued Monday also invited the Somalia Ambassador to Kenya “back to Nairobi and resume his duties”. Somalia’s foreign minister had invited Kenya…

The Hon. Justice Daniel Musinga was on Friday sworn-in as the new President of the Court of Appeal. The ceremony held in Nairobi was presided over by Chief Justice Martha Koome. pic.twitter.com/qOjBACjE7O— The Judiciary Kenya (@Kenyajudiciary) June 11, 2021 Justice Musinga was elected by the Judges of the Court of…

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an updated travel advisory for more than 120 countries and territories based on the status of their respective COVID-19 outbreaks. The CDC says its new travel health notice seeks to differentiate between countries with “severe outbreak situations” and those whose…

The Government will not tolerate leaders who fuel inter-clan conflicts and blame it on terrorism, President Uhuru Kenyatta has warned. “We intend to fight and we have fought Al-Shabaab. But we do not and will never allow leaders and individuals to use the name of Al-Shabaab to continue inter clan…

Namibian Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila was heckled by parliamentarians on Tuesday when she opened debate over the government’s reconciliation settlement with Germany. “This issue is indeed a sensitive one. It is important that we do not become divided over this issue, but remain united as a nation in pursuing it…

Kenyans are gripped with anxiety ahead of the tabling of the projected Ksh 3.6 trillion for the country’s budget for the year 2021/2022 which is scheduled to be presented to parliament by Cabinet Secretary National Treasury Hon. Ukur Yatani tomorrow, June 10, 2021. Residents are optimistic that the budgetary projections…