Uhuru Kenyatta

Kenya has scrapped a subsidy on petrol a day after new President William Ruto said subsidies were unsustainable, in a move that could add to upward pressure on inflation. Some of the key challenges the new president faces include…

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday announced a “phased reopening” of the country, with the resumption of international flights from August 1 as well as the lifting of internal travel restrictions. The move comes as pressure mounts…

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta announced on Saturday that the country’s coronavirus measures would be extended and its borders with Tanzania and Somalia closed. The East African nation will stop the movement of people and vehicles —…

Kenya’s finance minister, Henry Rotch, will be arrested and charged over alleged corruption related to the construction of two dams, the chief prosecutor said on Monday. The Director of Public Prosecutions, Noordin Haji, said the charges…

President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya on Friday said a new and unpopular tax on petroleum products was necessary but that he wanted to cut it to eight per cent from 16 per cent. Kenyatta rejected on Thursday a parliamentary finance bill that…

Kenyan police apologized on Thursday for briefly arresting journalists from Chinese state television’s international English channel China Global Television Network (CGTN). The incident…

President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya has called for the establishment of a new framework of cooperation with Britain as it exits from the European Union in 2019. Kenyatta said the two countries should anchor on the existing strong trade and…

Theresa May pledged support for East Africa’s fight against Islamist militancy on Thursday during the first trip by a British prime minister to Kenya in 30 years. In Nairobi, the last stop on her three-country Africa trip, May was also…

Demolitions to protect the Nairobi river on Friday by the Kenyan government sparked a dispute between owners of shopping malls, a petrol station, and a coffee shop. While the business owners insist that they have official permits to…

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has congratulated President Uhuru Kenyatta on his re-election as President of the Republic of Kenya. Mr Laolu Akande, the acting President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, said the…