The Latest Breaking News from Kenya

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni fired his son as commander of the infantry forces Tuesday after the son tweeted an unprovoked threat to capture the capital of neighboring Kenya, drawing widespread concern in East Africa

President Yoweri Museveni has removed his son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, as commander of Uganda's land forces, the military said on Tuesday, after Kainerugaba repeatedly threatened on Twitter to invade neighbouring Kenya.

Kenya has lifted a ban on genetically modified crops in response the worst drought to affect the East African region in 40 years, with authorities hoping it will improve crop yields and food security.

President William Ruto has nominated Njuguna Ndung'u to head Kenya’s National Treasury. A Central Bank of Kenya governor for eight years between 2007 and 2015, Ndung'u is also an accomplished researcher and a University of Nairobi academic. He has extensive expertise in macroeconomics (inflation, economic growth, national income and unemployment)…

A Bench comprising Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and P.S. Narasimha, on July 11, had convicted Kansagra of contempt for playing "fraud" in securing the custody of his son from his estranged wife.

Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru, one of the people accused of interfering with witnesses in the case involving President William Ruto before the International Criminal Court (ICC), was recently found dead at his home in Nairobi. He was awaiting the ICC’s verdict.

L'avortement sécurisé et les soins post-avortement sont des services de santé essentiels. Mais jusqu'à la publication en 2022 des nouvelles lignes directrices de l'Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (OMS) sur la définition de l'avortement sécurisé était étroite. Dans les précédentes directives de l'OMS, la sécurité médicale était le principe directeur…

Fiona McCall spent a fortnight working with the Project Nakuru charity helping build schools, handing out food parcels and giving equipment to help locals in need.

Kenya's new President William Ruto on Thursday instructed the finance ministry to cut 300 billion shillings ($2.5 billion) from the government's annual expenditure this year.

(This Sept. 29 story has been corrected to show rains have failed in the last four rainy seasons, not the last four years in second paragraph)

In tonight's edition: Former Guinean dictator Moussa Dadis Camara is finally in court for a long-awaited trial, 13 years after more than 150 people were killed by security forces at a Conakry stadium. Also, authorities in Kenya are trying to prevent the Ebola virus from crossing into the country from…