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The Latest Breaking News from Kenya

Touch not my anointed: Holy fever grips Kenya in election season

In Kenya, where majority are Christians, politicians and clerics are invoking religion ahead of Tuesday’s crucial vote.

Al Jazeera · Aug 8, 2022

Kenyan tea pickers' court bid against Scottish firm is halted

Case being brought in the Court of Session has temporarily ceased due to action being taken in the Kenyan legal system

Insider UK · Aug 8, 2022

Blinken says expects Kenyan elections to progress peacefully

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that everyone was watching to see Kenya's elections due on Tuesday to progress peacefully, freely and fairly, during his visit to South Africa.

Reuters · Aug 8, 2022

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Kenyan presidential wildcard plans 4-day weeks, cannabis farms

The spy-turned-law professor is seen as joker, literally and figuratively, but has cultivated a small band of followers.

Al Jazeera · Aug 8, 2022

In Kenya, the youth lead the push for peace on eve of elections

The events in Kibera were part of a weekend full of initiatives to promote peace ahead of Kenya’s elections on Tuesday.

Al Jazeera · Aug 8, 2022

Explainer-What is at stake for investors in Kenya's elections?

Millions of Kenyans will head to the polls on Tuesday to pick a new president in a fiercely contested election that pitches veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga against Deputy President William Ruto.

Reuters · Aug 8, 2022

Kenya election: shifting alliances and economic woe to fore

Raila Odinga is leading William Ruto in the polls but the latter hopes his ‘hustler’ image will win him votes among the poor

The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2022

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Peter Bol takes silver in 800m at Commonwealth Games behind Kenya's Wyclife Kinyamal

Australia's Peter Bol admits he felt the pressure of being the favourite for the 800m, but is happy to win his first major international medal.

ABC News · Aug 7, 2022

Cowadunga! Rotten eggs and manure halt crop-raiding elephants in East Africa

A foul-smelling liquid concocted from rotten eggs, cow dung and other natural ingredients is helping to save farmers’ crops from hungry elephants in Uganda and Kenya.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 7, 2022

Kenya's Muslims: a divided community with little political clout

Kenyan Muslims played a part in the push to repeal repressive political laws in the country in the early 1990s. But Muslims, who account for 11% of the population, have yet to enjoy the fruits of their activist labour.

The Conversation · Aug 7, 2022

Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development Offers $30 Million to Support Kenya SMEs

The Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED) and Kenya’s National Treasury & Planning Ministry have signed a AED 110 million ($30 million) financing agreement to empower the Kenyan Youth Enterprise Development Fund, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. Signed in the attendance of President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya by Alia Al…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 7, 2022

Kenya’s presidential candidates hold final rallies on election eve

Raila Odinga and William Ruto adopted different styles to sway the undecided and rally their base ahead of Tuesday vote.

Al Jazeera · Aug 7, 2022

CWG 2022: India athletes' silver streak on track

Sable runs Kenyan Kibiwot close in steeplechase; Priyanka finishes second behind Australia's Jemima

The Times of India · Aug 7, 2022

The four men vying to win Kenya’s presidential election

The biggest challenge for the four men competing to succeed Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta is to ease the cost of living crisis engulfing East Africa’s biggest economy.

Tribune News Service · Aug 6, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2022

Hodgkinson heartbreak as Moraa beats her to Commonwealth Games gold

Keely Hodgkinson had to settle for another second place after Kenya’s Mary Moraa stunned her with an unconventional surge for gold

Radio France Internationale · Aug 6, 2022

Kenya: presidential candidates wrap up their campaigns before vote

Supporters wore their candidate's colours for the last time on Saturday for the final rallies of the two frontrunners, Raila Odinga and William Ruto, in Kenya's presidential election on Tuesday. Polls show that it will be a tight race between the two contenders.

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2022

Revealed: UK ran cold war dirty tricks campaign to smear Kenya’s first vice-president

Special unit spread fake news about leftist politician, Oginga Odinga, seen as threat to British interests in 1960s

Radio France Internationale · Aug 6, 2022

Nairobi's People's Parliament: lively debates on who will be Kenya's president

In a small, tree-lined park in Nairobi’s Central Business District, a group of 80 men are speaking, debating, and persuading. They come from all parts of the country, and meet up regularly to discuss politics.

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Al Jazeera · Aug 6, 2022

The ‘deep state’ conspiracy theory tainting Kenya’s elections

The phrase ‘deep state’ has been used to suggest a behind-the-scenes involvement of the state in the 2022 elections.

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2022

EXPLAINER: Why Kenya's presidential election is important

Voters in Kenya are choosing a successor to President Uhuru Kenyatta next week

The Conversation · Aug 5, 2022

Athletics: Kenyans are running for other countries, but that's not why medals are fewer

The 2022 World Athletics Championships ended in relative disappointment for Kenya, which continued its decline in the overall medal standings. Since the 2005 championships in Helsinki, when Kenya ranked ninth with only seven medals, the team has been exceptionally consistent. It has ranked in the top three in all subsequent…

The Conversation · Aug 5, 2022

Kenya election: four ways to better safeguard and defend democracy

More elections are being held than ever – but the number of questionable polls being held around the world is fuelling fears of a “global democratic recession”, whereby the will of the people is not reflected in the results being announced. Two countries with elections coming up in the next…

Radio France Internationale · Aug 5, 2022

Kibera’s talking walls use art to spread peace during elections

As Kenya’s presidential and parliamentary candidates vie for office in the final frenzied week of campaigning, others worry about life after the elections.

The Conversation · Aug 5, 2022

Martha Karua is taking centre stage in Kenya's elections: what it means for women in politics

For the first time in Kenya’s history, a female candidate joins the centre stage in one of the main political coalitions in the country’s August 2022 elections. It is unprecedented for large political blocs with a real chance of winning a Kenyan election to have a woman as a running…

Radio France Internationale · Aug 5, 2022

Kenya's farmers say they are tired of empty election promises

Kenya goes to the polls on 9 August 2022. Farmers, who constitute a critical sector of the economy, say they have lost faith in the political process.

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