NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya's president on Tuesday defended the high taxes the government recently imposed, calling them a “necessary sacrifice “in helping the country deal with ballooning foreign debt ...

It has been a long road for Kenya since gaining independence 60 years ago, and the country continues to grow politically, and economically, playing a vital role within the East African Community. The ...

At the funeral for one of the last leaders of Kenya's Mau Mau resistance movement on Saturday, his daughter is bitter: he fought to liberate a country that never thanked him. Christopher Njora Muronyo ...

Kenya may seem to have always been on a bumpy ride when it comes to gender parity. However, the contribution of notable Kenyan women to the country’s history remains pivotal. The following list is by ...

The 2024–2025 Gen Z protests, the largest and most sustained mass movement in Kenya’s post-independence history, erupted in June 2024 against President William Ruto’s International Monetary ...

Kenya’s opposition politicians recently called for secession – which is the withdrawal of territory and sovereignty from part of an existing state to create a new state. Led by Raila Odinga, who ...

When then Labour Minister Dr Julius Gikonyo Kiano was pictured dancing with his wife Jane at the Rahimtula Hall on September 26, 1966. [File, Standard] In 1963, Julius Gikonyo Kiano was one of the ...

Nairobi, Kenya: Kenya celebrated 50 years of independence in a ceremony that was held at the Safaricom Stadium in Kasarani, Nairobi on Thursday. President Uhuru Kenyatta graced the occassion that was ...