The Latest Breaking News from Kenya

Family of Brit 'murdered after joining cult in lockdown' wins court bid for post-mortem

Lutfunisa Kwandwalla travelled to Kenya in 2019 and was stranded there as Covid swept across the globe but the Brit ended up joining a cult - who her family claim murdered her

Daily Mirror · Oct 18, 2022

‘Enough to feed a family of four’: Kenyans embrace urban farming as food worries rise

Facing supply shortages, price hikes and the prevalent use of dangerous pesticides, city-dwellers are turning to homegrown food

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2022

Chala Regasa and Irine Cheptai win elite races at Delhi Half Marathon

NEW DELHI: Chala Regasa of Ethiopia and Irine Cheptai of Kenya won the men and women elite races respectively at the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon here on Sunday.

The Times of India · Oct 16, 2022

Edris, Kipkoech and Cheptai headline Delhi Half Marathon

NEW DELHI: Two-time 5,000m world champion Muktar Edris of Ethiopia and Kenya's Felix Kipkoech are among the top names in a strong men's elite field for the Delhi Half Marathon race on October 16.

The Times of India · Oct 9, 2022

Raila Odinga’s eternal optimism

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about Kenyan Raila Odinga’s presidential aspirations. There’s “On This Day”, the bonus question and the “Listeners Corner” with Michael Fitzpatrick, and lots of good music. All that, and the new quiz question, too, so click on the…

Radio France Internationale · Oct 8, 2022

Kenyatta, Obasanjo to broker AU peace talks with Ethiopia and Tigray

Former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta will be heading to South Africa to join Nigerian counterpart Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday as mediators for African Union-brokered peace talks between the Federal government of Ethiopia and Tigray representatives.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 7, 2022

One of Kenya's luckier farmers tells why so many farmers there are out of luck

Erratic weather is just one problem. Many farmers can no longer keep pace with the rising cost of fuel and fertilizer (which previously has been largely imported from Ukraine). What's the solution?

WEKU · Oct 6, 2022

Food security, consumer groups protest Kenya's GMO decision

Food security, consumer rights and biodiversity groups are protesting Kenya’s reversal of a ban on genetically modified foods, saying the public wasn’t consulted on an issue key to the East African country’s economy and safety

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022

Uganda’s president promotes son after he threatens to invade Kenya

Muhoozi Kainerugab said his army would invade Nairobi in two weeks

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022

Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni says sorry after army chief son Muhoozi Kainerugaba threatens to invade Kenya

Muhoozi Kainerugaba was sacked as commander of the army's land forces in the wake of the controversy, but also promoted to four-star general.

ABC News · Oct 6, 2022