TSK 25k Marathon: Kenensia Bekele, Helah Kiprop to lead charge
Bekele has won over 21 Olympic and World Champion titles and broken six senior world records in a career spanning more than eight years.
Dec 05, 2017, 17:33 PM IST
British singer Ellie is UN environment global goodwill ambassador
Ellie Goulding took up her new role on Saturday in Kenya at the Giraffe Manor in the leafy suburbs of Nairobi, where UN Environment has its headquarters.
Dec 03, 2017, 14:26 PM IST
Kenya president Uhuru Kenyatta sworn in, rival Raila Odinga promises own inauguration
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in for a second term on Tuesday.
Nov 28, 2017, 19:43 PM IST
Kenyan President to be sworn-in amid opposition rally
Uhuru Kenyatta had won a second five-year term on October 26.
Nov 28, 2017, 12:32 PM IST
Kenya's Supreme Court upholds repeat presidential vote
Kenya`s Supreme Court on Monday upheld the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta in last month`s repeat presidential vote.
Nov 20, 2017, 14:48 PM IST
Kenyan woman gives birth to rare quintuplets
There is a one in 60 million chance of a mother falling pregnant with five babies, without hormone treatment, experts say.
Nov 12, 2017, 20:34 PM IST
Indian-origin boy thought Kenyan cops were burglars, gets shot in confusion
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday confirmed that Bunty Shah was shot dead due to confusion during anti-terror operations being conducted by the Kenyan security forces in Nairobi.
Nov 05, 2017, 15:41 PM IST
Indian boy killed in Kenya: Sushma Swaraj seeks report from Indian embassy
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday asked the Indian embassy in Kenya to look into an incident where an Indian boy has been allegedly shot dead in Nairobi.
Nov 05, 2017, 11:56 AM IST
Kenya opposition warns of violence if 'forced election' arrested
Kenya's opposition rejected the nation`s election re-run as "a sham" and said on Friday that plans to reorganise voting in its western strongholds where polls did not open risked provoking further violence and should be cancelled.
Oct 27, 2017, 21:42 PM IST
Kenya rights group: 37 killed in protests after August elections
At least 37 people were killed in three days of protests following disputed national elections in Kenya on Aug. 8, a Kenya rights group said on Monday, the highest figure yet given for deaths over the period.
Oct 09, 2017, 16:15 PM IST
Kenyan election delayed to October 26: Polls commission
The decision comes a day after the Supreme Court issued a detailed judgement lambasting the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for failing to properly conduct the election.
Sep 21, 2017, 22:19 PM IST
Kenya Supreme Court criticises election board in verdict on polls
The court was offering a detailed ruling as to why it annulled the Aug 8 election and ordered a fresh presidential vote within 60 days.
Sep 20, 2017, 20:48 PM IST
Kenya to hold new presidential election on October 17
Kenya's electoral body on Monday set October 17 for a repeat of presidential elections following the directive from the Supreme Court on Friday last week.
Sep 05, 2017, 08:02 AM IST
Suspected militants kill 2 police in attack on Kenyan church
Kenya's police say two officers were killed when gunmen attacked them at a church they were guarding by Kenya's Indian Ocean coast.
Sep 03, 2017, 19:02 PM IST
Kenya media hail `bombshell` court ruling to annul vote
Kenya`s press on Saturday praised the Supreme Court decision to annul last month`s presidential poll as a hard-fought victory for the rule of law, and sign of a maturing democracy.
Sep 02, 2017, 14:50 PM IST
Kenyan court scraps presidential vote, Uhuru Kenyatta calls for calm
Kenya, a US ally in the fight against Islamists and a trade gateway to East Africa, has a history of disputed votes.
Sep 02, 2017, 00:24 AM IST
Shock as Kenya court cancels election result, demands re-run
After the August 8 poll, Odinga and his National Super Alliance (NASA) charged that the transmission of electronic results to a national tallying centre was riddled with irregularities.
Sep 01, 2017, 16:52 PM IST
Kenya's Supreme Court declares presidential vote invalid, calls for new polls
Kenya`s Supreme Court on Friday declared President Uhuru Kenyatta`s election win invalid due to irregularities committed by the election board and ordered a new vote in 60 days.
Sep 01, 2017, 16:08 PM IST
Kenya imposes world's toughest law against plastic bags
The East African nation joins more than 40 other countries that have banned, partly banned or taxed single use plastic bags, including China, France, Rwanda, and Italy.
Aug 28, 2017, 15:32 PM IST
Africans held with cocaine worth Rs 40 crore in Delhi
"The 4-kg drugs consignment is suspected to be cocaine and is worth Rs 40 crore in the international market," a senior officer said.
Aug 17, 2017, 18:33 PM IST
