KENYA NEWS

The Ministry of Health has warned Kenyan women against the use of an illegal and dangerous ‘birth control’ drug said to be from China. The drug is sold in the local market as a Chinese herbal contraceptive pill that should be taken once per month, according to the ministry. The ministry said the…

The United States government has donated Sh23.4 billion to aid the battle against the ongoing drought in Kenya. The funds donated through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will be used by the World Food Programme (WFP) to offer food and nutrition assistance to thousands…

President Ruto on Thursday night met with his United States counterpart Joe Biden in New York City. Biden hosted Ruto and First Lady Rachel Ruto at a reception during the ongoing 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The two leaders agreed to strengthen ties between Kenya and…

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani has dismissed claims that President Ruto inherited a broke government from his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta last week. Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei claimed that Ruto, who took over as the country’s fifth president on September 13th, found only Sh93.7 million…

President Ruto on Wednesday held talks with the United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City. Blinken said they discussed the ongoing efforts between Kenya and the US to tackle food insecurity, as well as…

Outgoing Cabinet Secretaries and Principal Secretaries have been barred from traveling abroad during the transition period unless approved by President Ruto. Through a memo, Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua said CSs and PSs who served in Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration will remain in office…

A team of four students from Kenya’s St. Paul’s University has won the 2022 Hult Prize for their business innovation. Lennox Omondi, Keylie Muthoni, Dullah Shiltone, and Brian Ndung’u founded Eco-Bana Ltd, a startup that makes biodegradable sanitary pads using banana fibre. Eco-Bana Ltd, whose aim…

Kenya’s Ministry of Health has issued a health alert following the declaration of an outbreak of Ebola in Uganda. Ugandan health authorities said the confirmed case is a 24-year-old man from Ngabano village of Madudu Sub County in Mubende District. Before he died, the patient showed Ebola symptoms…

Former U.S President Bill Clinton recognized Kenyan community organizer and social entrepreneur Kennedy Odede during this year’s Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) meeting in New York City. Clinton, who opened the forum this week, introduced Odede as a long-time family friend and a true embodiment of…

President Ruto will make his inaugural address at the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Wednesday night. Ruto will take to the podium at 2 p.m New York Time (9 p.m East African Time) to deliver Kenya’s national statement, according to his Director of Communications Hussein…