News from Kenya

September 5, 2010

19:09
Detectives from Kenya's anti-terrorist Police unit on Sunday arrested an employee of a Mombasa based FM radio station in connection with the Kampala bombing.

September 4, 2010

15:09
Kenya Power and Lighting Company has launched a countrywide project to instal prepaid meters.
14:53
Gas maker, BOC Kenya, has reported a 32 per cent dip in profit after tax for the first half of 2010, amid sluggish sales and high cost of production.
14:06
KENYA-ECONOMY/ (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Kenya to grow 5.2 pct in 2010 - govt advisory body
06:23
The United Nations Security Council appears unlikely to take significant action against Kenya for hosting Sudan President Omar al-Bashir in defiance of Kenya 's international treaty obligations as well as its own domestic law.
00:04
Kenya on Friday granted the International Criminal Court tax exemptions and immunity from legal challenges that it needs to open an office in the country.

September 3, 2010

14:28
Kenya allowed Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is facing war crime charges, to visit. The move was smart for domestic and regional politics, although it brought international criticism.
13:42
Nairobi - Kenya on Friday signed an agreement allowing the International Criminal Court to open a local office - one week after the court's top target, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, visited the East African nation.
12:57
Kenya and China have agreed that the friendly cooperation relationship between the two countries has been deepening and developing based upon mutual respect and mutual assistance, stressing that they wish the bilateral relationship could enter a new phase of comprehensive and rapid growth.
12:55
Kenya Commercial Bank has launched an on-line payment solution targeting the tourism sector as e-commerce takes root in the country.
12:38
Kenya on Friday allowed the International Criminal Court to open an office in the country, a development that comes after Kenya's commitment to the court came into question when the nation hosted Sudan's indicted leader last week.
11:20
Kenya on Friday allowed the International Criminal Court to open an office in the country, a development that comes after Kenya's commitment to the court came into question when the nation hoste...
11:14
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya is allowing the International Criminal Court to open an office in the country. The court's prosecutor is investigating top Kenyan leaders and business people for their roles in political violence that killed more than 1,000 people in 2007-08.
11:04
Kenya has granted the International Criminal Court permission to open an office in the country.
10:36
Kenya is allowing the International Criminal Court to open an office in the country.
09:27
Safaricom Ltd. , Kenya’s biggest mobile-network operator, surged the most in two weeks after saying it isn’t prepared to lose market leadership and it will protect margins even as competitors lower call charges.
06:39
KENYA will tomorrow sign an agreement allowing the International Criminal Court to set up base here as it pursues the post-election violence suspects.
05:57
Kenya’s inflation may edge down later and isn’t a problem now, central bank Governor Njuguna Ndung’u said in an interview in Seoul today. The economy is starting to grow, the governor said.

September 2, 2010

14:13
The Kenyan government Thursday defended its decision not to arrest Sudan's visiting head of state -- wanted on charges of war crimes and genocide -- saying Kenya's first obligation was to the African Union, not the International Criminal Court.
13:29
Kenya's president signs a bill which legalises the traditional home brew changaa - a move intended to stop people dying from drinking moonshine.