A generous donation of 21,000 tons of rice from South Korea to the WFP in Kenya will provide vital support to thousands of vulnerable individuals affected by the refugee crisis.
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Health authorities confirm mpox cases rise to 13 across 10 areas, including capital Nairobi
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Kenya is relocating 100 elephants from Mwea National Reserve to Aberdare National Park due to overpopulation.
Kenya relocates 100 elephants to ease overpopulation Read More »
A Kenyan regional governor and a member of parliament were arrested after deadly clashes in Tana River County claimed 18 lives.
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Kenya and Haiti’s leaders called on international partners on Friday to fulfill their commitments to the U.N.-backed peacekeeping mission in Haiti, highlighting the need for more resources as the budget is set to run out in March 2025. Kenya is leading the mission to address escalating gang violence in Haiti, having deployed nearly 400 officers, alongside around 20 police and soldiers from Jamaica. However, this falls short of the 2,500 personnel pledged by various countries, including Chad and Bangladesh. During a meeting in Nairobi, Kenyan President William Ruto announced plans to send an additional 600 officers next month. The U.N. has received $68 million of the $85 million pledged for the mission. Ruto expressed optimism about the mission’s success based on recent operations, while Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille indicated ongoing discussions with countries like Brazil and Mexico to bolster support. Gang violence has surged in Haiti since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in July 2021, with gangs reportedly controlling up to 80% of the capital. This has triggered a violent backlash from civilian vigilante groups. In early October, the U.N. Security Council unanimously extended the mandate of the Kenya-led multinational force but declined Haiti’s request to transition it into a U.N. peacekeeping mission.
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Mpox is still a major public health issue in Africa, the head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Thursday amid surging new cases. A total of 3,186 new cases were reported in the past week, with 489 confirmed and 53 deaths, Jean Kaseya said at a news conference. “We don’t see a decrease in terms of death, but we see an increase when we compared with previous weeks,” he said, adding there is a need to accelerate several interventions, including vaccination, to stop the spread. In 2024, more than 38,300 cases have been recorded in 16 countries on the continent to go along with 979 deaths, according to the latest data from Africa CDC. Ghana and Zambia are the latest countries to report an outbreak of mpox on the continent. The World Health Organization declared mpox a global public health emergency in August for the second time in two years, following the spread of a new variant of the viral infection from the Congo to neighboring countries. Kaseya said a vaccination campaign launched last weekend in Congo, the most affected country in the region, is on track with more than 1,600 people vaccinated, mainly in the east. Nigeria, which has received an allotment of 10,000 doses of a vaccine from the US, is to start vaccination in the coming days, according to Africa CDC. Africa expects to receive 10 million doses from partners. Mpox exhibits flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions.
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Historic impeachment hearings for Rigathi Gachagua will commence next week in the Kenyan Senate after a decisive vote by the National Assembly.
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Kenya’s central bank has lowered its benchmark lending rate to 12.00% from 12.75% to stimulate credit and address a slowdown in economic growth.
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Kenyan athlete Kipyegon Bett, who won a bronze medal in the 800m at the 2017 World Championships in London, has died at 26 due to renal and hepatic failure. Bett first gained prominence at the U20 World Championships in 2016 in Bydgoszcz, Poland, and was considered one of Kenya’s top middle-distance runners. However, his career faltered in 2018 when he was suspended for doping after testing positive for erythropoietin (EPO), a claim he consistently denied. After serving his suspension, Bett faced ongoing mental health issues, including depression and alcohol addiction, which his sister reported. He was hospitalized last week in his hometown of Kericho and was readmitted on Friday as his condition worsened. Despite significant investments in anti-doping measures since the 2016 Rio Olympics, over 70 Kenyan athletes have been banned in the last three years. Recently, the World Anti-Doping Agency raised concerns over severe budget cuts to the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (Adak), which may jeopardize the integrity of Kenyan athletics.
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Kenya’s Deputy President Gachagua files petition to stop impeachment motion against him by lawmakers amid political tension.
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