Kenya

India transforming because of its 125 cr people and their resolve: PM Modi to Indian diaspora in Kenya

PM Modi, while addressing the Indian diaspora in Kenya, spoke on a number of issues, including the initiatives taken by his two-year old govt for transforming the lives of common people in India.

Jul 11, 2016, 00:09 AM IST

PM Modi addresses Indian diaspora in Kenya's Nairobi: As it happened

Here are the live updates of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech at Kasarani Stadium in Kenya.

Jul 10, 2016, 21:54 PM IST

PM Modi arrives in Kenya, to address Indian diaspora

This is the first prime ministerial visit from India to this east African nation in 35 years since the visit of then Prime Minister India Gandhi in 1981.

Jul 10, 2016, 20:03 PM IST

PM Modi reaches Mozambique on first leg of 4-nation African tour

After Mozambique, the five-day tour of Africa will also take Prime Minister Narendra Modi to South Africa, Tanzania and Kenya.

Jul 07, 2016, 09:55 AM IST

PM Modi to interact with Indian community in Africa, says 'visit aimed at enhancing ties'

PM Modi will begin his five-day tour with Mozambique and then travel to South Africa, Tanzania and Kenya.

Jul 06, 2016, 17:41 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi to leave on four-nation tour to Mozambique, S Africa, Tanzania, Kenya today

Narendra Modi will be the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Mozambique in 34 years.

Jul 06, 2016, 09:01 AM IST

Israel`s Netanyahu starts landmark Africa trip

Israel would provide African states with training in "domestic security" and health.

Jul 04, 2016, 14:23 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi to visit four African nations from July 7 to 11

India's current trade with Africa is around USD 75 billion.

Jul 01, 2016, 20:10 PM IST

Islamic State makes inroads into Kenya

Kenyan intelligence agencies estimate that around 100 men and women may have gone to join the IS in Libya and Syria.

Jun 30, 2016, 09:18 AM IST

Seven killed as car rams into minibus in Kenya's Kwale

At least seven persons were killed after a car rammed into a minibus in Kenya's coastal region of Kwale, officials said.

Jun 26, 2016, 02:34 AM IST

Kenya launches programme to curb rising cancer cases

Principal Secretary in the Health Ministry, Nicholas Muraguri, told a forum on cervical cancer screening in the capital Nairobi that the agency will be operational from July.

Jun 11, 2016, 03:28 AM IST

Kenya fires 302 police officers as it fights corruption

A national commission in Kenya has announced it has fired 302 police officers who refused to be vetted as part of reforms of the police force.

Jun 10, 2016, 03:09 AM IST

Tata Motors launches Ultra range of LCVs in Kenya

Tata Motors on Thursday launched its next-generation 'Ultra' range of light commercial vehicle (LCV) in Kenya.

Jun 09, 2016, 22:39 PM IST

Massive blackout: How monkey caused power outage throughout Kenya

A monkey plunged Kenya into a massive blackout after falling on a key transformer in the country's largest hydroelectric plant, the KenGen power generating company said on Wednesday.

Jun 08, 2016, 16:14 PM IST

Kenyan government urges end to protests, opposition defiant

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy urged the opposition on Wednesday to end unrest over alleged bias in the electoral commission, but opposition leaders said protests would continue if their demands for dialogue were not met.

Jun 02, 2016, 00:01 AM IST

Kenya says arrests key member of militant group plotting attacks

Kenyan police have arrested a suspected key member of an Islamist militant group that was plotting attacks similar to one in 2013 on the Westgate shopping mall that killed at least 67 people, authorities said on Tuesday.

May 03, 2016, 23:37 PM IST

Toddler rescued 4 days after Kenya building collapse

Kenyan rescuers pulled an 18-month-old toddler alive from the rubble of a six-storey building on Tuesday, four days after the block collapsed killing 23 people, police said.

May 03, 2016, 13:56 PM IST

Death toll from collapsed building in Kenya rises to 22

Death toll from a residential building which collapsed in Kenya`s capital, Nairobi last Friday has risen to 22 after two more bodies were retrieved on Monday.

May 03, 2016, 05:22 AM IST

Fourteen killed in Nairobi floods and building collapse

One survivor was pulled from the huge pile of debris shortly after dawn, Kenya Red Cross said, some 10 hours after the building collapsed Friday night and as skies cleared after a night of ferocious storms.

Apr 30, 2016, 12:02 PM IST

China says Kenya deporting 45 Taiwanese to mainland

Kenyan police will deport 45 Taiwanese to mainland China where they face investigation for fraud, Chinese state media said on Wednesday after Taipei blasted Beijing for "abducting" its citizens.

Apr 13, 2016, 14:16 PM IST