The result is a political culture that lacks accountability because commitments are neither precise nor trackable. The nature of political alliances in Kenya is another essential aspect of Lumumba's ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — Several people were killed and hundreds injured as thousands of demonstrators stormed Kenya's parliament to protest a controversial tax bill on Tuesday. Police responded with tear gas ...

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Two members of the Kenya Army in ceremonial uniform place a portrait of Kenya's opposition leader and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga during the final day of funeral proceedings in Bondo on Oct. 19 ...

Kenya is in the middle of its worst drought in 40 years. In the parched north of the country, rivers are running dry and millions of livestock have perished due to lack of food. Around 4.4 million ...

MWINGI, Kenya — Esther Kangali felt a sharp pain while on her mother’s farm in eastern Kenya. She looked down and saw a large snake coiling around her left leg. She screamed, and her mother came ...

December 2025 saw a whirlwind of events in the health corridors of Kenya. On December 4, Kenya signed a landmark five-year aid deal with the United States: a $2.5 billion Health Cooperation Framework.

PARIS — On the eve of the biggest race of her life, 21-year-old Lornah Kiplagat left home with only spare change in her pocket. She journeyed more than six hours on a crowded bus, storefronts and ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A plane crash killed 11 people, mostly foreign tourists, in Kenya's coastal region of Kwale early Tuesday while they were en route to the Maasai Mara National Reserve in heavy ...