HOUSTON, Texas -- East Africa has become a promising new frontier for oil exploration and major multinationals are jostling for the rights to search for black gold, industry experts said...

Submit your comment Metropolitan's Kenyan operations are not doing as well as those in Nigeria and Ghana because it has had difficulty finding a suitable partner in that country, according to Preston...

Under the new guidelines launched by the Ministry of Education, sign language will be promoted and developed to become an official language at par with Kiswahili and...

In another bandit attack, two people died and another was injured when the vehicle they were travelling in was attacked on the Kitale-Lodwar...

Nairobi — A royal slap has earned him a Sh20 million court award. But Mr Josef Brunlehner, who was assaulted by a German Prince at Lamu in 2001, would not touch the money; not even with a...

Nairobi — President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga are expected to announce their decision on the Leader of Government Business in Parliament very soon. The Prime Minister yesterday...

Nairobi — A public hearing of the Interim Independent Boundaries Review Commission in Isiolo degenerated into a shouting match after two groups disagreed on borders. One group had proposed...

Nairobi — A man who admitted two charges of arson and malicious damage to property during the post-election violence two years ago has been ordered to undertake psychiatrist test before he is...

Nairobi — A rescue operation ended tragically after police officers gunned down two innocent neighbours at a village in Gatundu District. Mr Peter Mwangi and Mr Paul Njoroge will be buried on...

Nairobi — Former Cabinet minister Maina Kamanda on Wednesday widened the lead in the recount of votes cast in Starehe constituency in the 2007 polls. By the end of Wednesday, Mr Kamanda had...

Nairobi — A human rights campaigner honoured in Washington on Wednesday as a "woman of courage" has urged the US to intensify pressure on Kenya to speed up reforms. Ms Ann Njogu, 45, said in...

Nairobi — The government could save Sh200 million during a 30-day foreign travel ban imposed on Cabinet ministers. More than 30 ministers were scheduled to travel abroad in March and April...

Nairobi — Kenyans affected by the violence that erupted after the country's disputed presidential elections in 2007 may soon be able to speak out without fear. A new bill will offer better...

Nairobi — Two children were Tuesday burnt to death when a fire razed their house. The children aged one and three years were said to have been left under the care of their five-year-old sister...

editorial Appointment to public offices remains a thorny issue despite clear stipulations aimed at securing transparency and fair play. On paper, the Government vouches for open and competitive...

Nairobi — Maize farmers at an irrigation scheme are facing huge losses because of lack of markets for their bumper harvest. Most of the farmers in the Hola irrigation scheme said they were now...

Nairobi — Agriculture minister William Ruto will have to wait for a month before he can know whether the government will be allowed to pursue a Sh96 million fraud case against him. Mr Ruto's...

"It is a teamwork issue, but I want to win that gold ... at least to dedicate it to my mother. I will leave tomorrow for home to put her to her final resting place, but I remain focussed on doing...

editorial The Nairobi City Council and Ministry of Local Government cemetery land purchase scandal brings to focus once again, questions about the national commitment to the fight against...

Nairobi — The Sh283 million that was meant to buy land for a cemetery in Mavoko was transferred to various individuals and firms from a joint account operated by three law firms. The Local...

Mr Maina Chege, the owner of Naen Rech Ltd, which sold the 120-acre cemetery land to the council insisted the deal was “pure, open, transparent deal and as white as cotton”. He also claims he was...

Mr Josef Brunlehner with Kate Natasha, the winner of a beauty pageant at his Carneval restaurant, Mombasa. He was awarded Sh20m by a German court after being assaulted by German Prince in 2001....

The recount entered its second week yesterday with some 45 of the 210 ballot boxes being opened. By , Mr Kamanda was leading with 12,248 votes against Bishop Wanjiru’s...

The recently flooded regions of Kenya could fall victim to water-borne diseases if public hygiene campaigns are not organized, the United Nations humanitarian wing warned today. This year's rainy...

Investment in long term bonds helped Pan Africa Life Insurance Holdings more than double its investment income in the financial year ending December 2009. The gains from long term bonds were made...

opinion After a lot of security concerns and re-assurance from the local Internet community that Nairobi is safe enough for the 1000 plus guests expected to attend the 37th Internet Corporation for...

Small and medium sized enterprises are set to benefit from a Sh3.8 billion ($50 million) loan received by the PTA Bank from a consortium of lenders led by the International Development Bank of...

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will auction unclaimed cargo at the port of Mombasa and Container Freight Stations (CFSs) to free the yard and warehouses, and also recover unpaid duty. A similar...

An insurance product that caters for farmers' inputs like fertilizers and certified seeds is being delivered through the use of mobile phone. In a bid to entice more farmers to invest in insurance...

Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi met Kenya Anti-Corruption investigators for four hours, claimed innocence, and blamed Sh283million cemetery scandal on...

Yesterday, Ruto was the chief guest on the first day of the show, today it will be the President, while Livestock Minister Mohamed Kuti will grace the occasion...

But while responding, Raila maintained the war on the vice must be personalised and politicized, arguing corruption is carried out by individuals as well as politicians who must be dealt with...

A resident, Mr Alexander Kihumbu told a IIBRC hearing in Nyeri that the Solio ranch settlers had more in common with the people of Central Province than those of the Rift...

Prime Minister Raila Odinga was hard pressed to explain to Parliament why he has not suspended his deputy Musalia Mudavadi who has been implicated in the fraudulent cemetery land...

The House was supposed to adjourn on Wednesday to allow MPs travel to Naivasha for a three-day retreat during which they were to be walked through the draft constitution, which is meant to come up...

Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi was on Wednesday questioned for close to three hours by detectives from the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission investigating the graves scandal....

, Mr Mudavadi denied any dealings with a Mr Newton Osiemo, the man a KACC report claims represented Mr Mudavadi and Mr Kirui’s interests in the land deal and pocketed Sh59 million of the total...

President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga are expected to announce their decision on the Leader of Government Business in Parliament very...

The Sh283 million that was meant to buy land for a cemetery in Mavoko was transferred to various individuals and firms from a joint account operated by three law...

Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka (left) and a US State Department official (right) during his visit to the US last month. The government could save Sh200 million during a 30-day foreign travel ban...

A bulldozer demolishes part of the Central Police Station wall on November 16, 2009, where a road extension is expected to pass. New buildings worth millions of shilling will be demolished as...

Dr Antonio Alcaraz (right), head of surgery, conducts laparoscopic surgery on Peninah Nginyo during the kidney transplant operation at Kenyatta National Hospital. Peninah gave her sister, Mary, her...

A television producer pleaded guilty today to trying to extort $2 million from US talk show host David Letterman by threatening to reveal his affairs with women who worked on his late-night program...

Kenya which is a signatory of the Rome Statute treaty which forms the basis of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has an obligation to arrest Bashir (pictured) given an outstanding arrest warrant...

A British court today found a man guilty of defrauding thousands of investors out of 34 million pounds ($51 million, Sh3.8bn) through a series of pyramid...

A human rights campaigner honoured in Washington on Wednesday as a “woman of courage” has urged the US to intensify pressure on Kenya to speed up...

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown sees risks to the economic recovery and says it is not the moment to change course as he prepares for an election by...