Kenya

Rising Kenya athletics star Anyango fails doping test

NAIROBI, OCT 4: Kenya's Emmaculate Anyango, the world's second fastest woman over 10km, has been provisionally suspended after a failed ...

Kenya police probe school blaze that killed 18 boys

ENDARASHA, Sept 7: Kenyan police stepped up their investigations Saturday into a prime school dormitory blaze that has now cost ...

At least 17 children killed in Kenya school fire

Observer Online Desk

At least 17 people have died after a fire ripped through their school dormitory overnight in central Kenya, police said ...

S&P downgrades Kenya credit rating citing tax hike U-turn

NAIROBI, Aug 25: The US ratings agency S&P has downgraded Kenya's credit rating, citing President William Ruto's decision to scrap ...

Kenya aviation workers to strike over airport deal: Union

NAIROBI, Aug 13: Aviation staff at Kenya's main international airport will go on strike from next week over a contested ...

Kenya's Mobius, maker of rugged cars for African roads, calls it a day

Aug 6: Kenya's Mobius Motors, which started making rugged, low-priced SUVs designed for Africa's roads a decade ago, has decided ...

Kenya central bank cuts interest rate for first time in four years

NAIROBI, Aug 7: Kenya's central bank trimmed Tuesday its main interest rate for the first time in four years, citing ...

Fitch downgrades Kenya's credit rating citing tax U-turn

WASHINGTON, Aug 4: The US ratings agency Fitch downgraded Kenya's credit rating Friday following its president's decision to scrap key ...

Was there a massacre after Kenyas anti-tax protests?

NAIROBI, June 29: In the chaotic context of this weeks violence on the streets of the Kenyan capital and a ...

At least 30 killed in Kenya anti-government protests: HRW

NAIROBI, June 29: At least 30 people died in protests in Kenya this week sparked by a government drive to ...

At least 30 killed in Kenya anti-government protests

Observer Online Report

At least 30 people died in protests in Kenya this week sparked by a government drive to substantially raise taxes ...

Kenya president backs down on tax rises after protests

NAIROBI, June 26: Kenyas president on Wednesday withdrew planned tax rises, bowing to pressure from protesters who had stormed parliament, ...

At least 13 killed in Kenya’s anti-tax protests

Observer Online Desk

The death toll from protests in Kenya has climbed to 13, an official from the main doctors' association told AFP ...

Kenyas parliament burns, police shoot at protesters against new taxes

NAIROBI, June 25: Part of Kenyas parliament building was burned Tuesday as thousands of protesters against a new finance bill ...

Bangabandhu Cup 2024 Intl Kabaddi

Kenya, Nepal engage in 2nd semifinal

Sports Reporter

The Group-B champion Kenya and the Group-A runner-up Nepal are engaging in the second semifinal of the Bangabandhu Cup 2024 ...

Bangabandhu Cup Intl Kabaddi

Kenya storms into the semifinals

Sports Reporter

The two-time runner-up Kenya stormed into the semifinals of the fourth edition of the Bangabandhu Cup 2024 International Kabaddi Tournament ...

Bangabandhu Cup International Kabaddi

Kenya beat Japan

Observer Online Desk

Kenya continued their winning run in the Bangabandhu Cup International Kabaddi beating Japan 42-29 at held at Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor ...

Gold mine collapse in northern Kenya kills five

Observer Online Desk

At least five people were killed and several others were missing after an informal gold mine collapsed in northern Kenya, ...

Kenyan climber dies on Everest, Nepali guide missing

Observer Online Desk

A Kenyan climber has died close to Everest's summit and his Nepali guide is missing, a tourism official said Thursday, ...

Flood-hit Kenya and Tanzania buffeted by tropical cyclone

NAIROBI, May 4: Coastal regions of Kenya and Tanzania were buffeted by heavy rains and high winds from a tropical ...

At least 45 die as dam bursts in flood-hit Kenya

Observer Online Desk

At least 45 people lost their lives when a dam burst its banks near a town in Kenya's Rift Valley, ...

Kenya's military chief, 9 others killed in helicopter crash

Observer Online Desk

Kenya's military chief, General Francis Ogolla, was among 10 people killed when their military helicopter crashed shortly after take-off on ...

11 students of top Kenyan university killed in bus crash

Observer Online Desk

A bus carrying students from a top Kenyan university collided with a truck on a busy highway after skidding in ...

UNEA Meet Saber off to Kenya to represent PM

Diplomatic Correspondent

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury departed for Kenya on Monday to attend the high-level segment of ...

Saber Hossain leaves for Kenya to attend UN Environment Assembly

Observer Online Desk

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury will depart for Kenya on Monday to attend the high-level segment ...

Kenyan marathon sensation Kiptum to be laid to rest

Observer Online Desk

Kenya's world marathon record-holder Kelvin Kiptum will be laid to rest Friday in the nation's athletics heartland after the 24-year-old died ...

World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum killed in car crash in Kenya

Observer Online Desk

World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum and his coach Gervais Hakizimana died in a car crash in western Kenya that ...

Gas blast in Kenyan capital kills 3, injures nearly 300

Observer Online Desk

A huge gas blast in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, has killed at least three people and injured nearly 300.A lorry ...

IMF grants Kenya new $941 million loan

NAIROBI, Jan 18: The International Monetary Fund said it has granted Kenya a new loan of more than $941 million ...