Eight, including five policemen, killed in Kenya attack

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 02:26

A government official says unknown gunmen killed eight people, including five policemen, in an ambush in eastern Kenya.

Deadly clashes in northern Kenya: Official

Last Updated: Sunday, December 8, 2013, 00:24

A Kenyan official says several people have been killed and injured in fighting between rival ethnic groups in the country`s north.

US concern over `restrictive` Kenya media bill

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 10:40

The United States has voiced concern about a controversial bill in Kenya that would see journalists and media outlets policed by a special quasi-government body.

Barack Obama lived with Kenyan uncle: White House

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 10:42

US President Barack Obama lived briefly with his Kenyan-born uncle while attending law school, the White House said.

Venezuelan embassy in Kenya linked to drugs

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 23:21

A witness testifying in Kenya in the trial of a former diplomat charged with the murder of the acting Venezuelan ambassador says the embassy`s diplomatic bag was used to traffic drugs.

Kenyan tribe gifts Prince George `herd of cows` as symbolic blessing

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 15:24

Prince George has been gifted a herd of cows from a Kenyan tribe, it has been revealed.

Kenya launches USD 13.8 bn China-built railway to boost trade

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 20:15

Kenya launched construction of a Chinese-funded USD 13.8 billion flagship railway project today, hoping to dramatically increase trade and boost Kenya`s position as a regional economic powerhouse.

ICC to allow video hearing for some defendants

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 14:15

Defendants at the International Criminal Court may be allowed to attend their trial through video-conference rather than in person, member states of the court decided, amid a bid by Kenya`s leaders to be excused from their trials.

Suspect charged over Kenya mall massacre rejects killing

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 09:32

One of four men facing trial in connection with Kenya`s Westgate mall massacre in September fiercely denied the charges in court today, describing himself as a deeply religious man.

Terror groups may target US interests in Kenya

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 21:45

The US government is warning that a Kenyan terror group with links to the Somali group al-Shabab may seek to target the American private sector in Kenya.

Investigations at Kenya mall massacre site over: Govt

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 23:17

Detectives scouring Kenya`s Westgate shopping mall after September`s massacre by Islamist gunmen have completed on-site investigations, the government said on Wednesday.

Al Shabaab confirms members killed in Kenya mall attack

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 15:49

Islamist group Al Shabaab has said its fighters who attacked the Westgate shopping mall in Kenya`s capital Nairobi in September were killed in the raid, contradicting earlier reports that some of them escaped.