A shipwreck near Malindi, Kenya, is being studied by an international team of archaeologists who believe it could be the remains of the São Jorge, a galleon linked to Vasco da Gama’s final voyage. The vessel, discovered in 2013 on a coral reef 500 metres off the Kenyan coast, is…
The United Nations has ordered the evacuation of its staff from Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince as clashes between armed gangs, the police and civilians armed with machetes intensified in recent days. A UN helicopter on Monday ferried evacuees – 14 at a time – from the capital to the northern city…
The arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), have brought back not-so-fond memories to many Kenyans. More than a decade ago, then Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy – current President William Ruto – became…
Former interior minister replaces Rigathi Gachagua who was sacked after parliament impeached him in October. Kithure Kindiki has been sworn in as Kenya’s new deputy president after a court lifted orders barring his inauguration following legal challenges by his predecessor, who was impeached by parliament. On Friday, Kindiki took his…
NewsFeed Video shows the moment a multi-storey building collapses in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. Local media says residents were warned to leave due to the weakened structure, but it’s unclear whether it had been fully vacated. A search and rescue mission is under way. Published On 20 Oct 202420 Oct 2024…
Kithure Kindiki is set to take over from Rigathi Gachagua, who has filed a court application to stop his removal. Kenya’s parliament has approved the nomination of Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki as the new deputy president, a day after the Senate voted to impeach Rigathi Gachagua. The decision comes after…
Rigathi Gachagua, who has fallen out with President Ruto, was too ill to attend proceedings, his lawyers said. The Kenyan Senate has voted to oust Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in a historic impeachment vote. The upper house has so far voted on Thursday to impeach the 59-year-old on five charges…
Kenya is suffering from a problem, albeit a good one: the elephant population in the 42-square-kilometre (16-square-mile) Mwea National Reserve, east of the capital Nairobi, has flourished from its maximum capacity of 50 to a whopping 156, overwhelming the ecosystem and requiring the relocation of about 100 of the largest…
Chepngetich wins the Chicago Marathon in 2:09:56, dedicating the record to Kelvin Kiptum, who died in a car crash. Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich has put on a performance for the ages as she obliterated the women’s marathon world record in Chicago, taking nearly two minutes off the previous best to win…
Kenyan President William Ruto has landed in the Haitian capital to assess a Kenya-led security mission in the Caribbean nation, a day after a United Nations expert warned that Haiti faced deepening violence and insecurity. In a statement on Saturday, a spokesperson for Ruto said the Kenyan leader would “visit…
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