Kenya adopts single-dose HPV vaccine in landmark move to eliminate cervical cancer

Kenya is switching from a double-dose to a single-dose Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine schedule starting October 2025 in a move to eliminate cervical cancer. Speaking on Wednesday during the opening of the Coalition to Strengthen HPV...

Kenyan activists Bob Njagi, Nicholas Oyoo abducted in Uganda

Audio By Vocalize Two Kenyan activists, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, were on Wednesday afternoon allegedly abducted by four armed men believed to be security officials. The two, who had joined National Unity Platform Presidential candidate Bobi...

Kenya awaits formal communication after UN restructures Haiti mission

Police IG Douglas Kanja during a past address. PHOTO | COURTESY Audio By Vocalize Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja now says his office has not received formal directives regarding the changes by the United Nations Security Council to...

Kenya deepens trade ties with china through new Ksh5bn commerce centre

In a significant move to invigorate Kenya's trade landscape, President William Ruto has inaugurated the China-Kenya Commerce Centre in Nairobi. This Ksh5 billion facility is poised to strengthen Kenya’s export dynamics and enhance trade synergies...

Kenya Places $7,700 Bounty On Escaped Suspected Serial Killer Linked To Killing Of Over 40 Women

Authorities confirmed he broke out of custody shortly after his arrest, escaping with 12 others after cutting through a wire mesh roof and scaling a perimeter wall. Kenyan police have placed a bounty of 1 million shillings (N11.5 million; $7,700)...

Kenya economy grows 5 pct in Q2

NAIROBI, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's economy grew 5.0 percent in the second quarter of 2025, up from 4.6 percent in the same period of 2024, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) said in a report released on Tuesday. The bureau said the...

Kenya keen to triple coffee production in 3-years

Principal Secretary for Cooperatives, Patrick Kilemi speaking during this year's celebrations of International Coffee Day./HANDOUT The Government intends to increase coffee production from 50,000 metric tonnes to 70,000 metric tonnes this...

Kenyan poultry farmers protest over new Machakos County chicken movement fee

KENYA – Poultry farmers from neighbouring counties are raising concern over a new levy introduced by Machakos County on the movement of chickens. The charge, set at US$0.15 (Sh20) per bird, is contained in the county’s latest Finance Bill and has...

Kenyans ridicule US Embassy for suspending posts over government shutdown

United States Embassy in Nairobi. [File, Standard] Kenyans has flooded the United States Embassy’s X account with sarcasm and disbelief after the mission announced it would suspend regular updates due to the shutdown of the federal government in...

'Church Dog Adventures' book unveiled in Kenya to teach children about the Gospel and mission work

This faith-based adventure takes young readers to Kenya, introducing them to local culture and Christian mission work happening in the East African nation A Christian children’s book series has released its first international version seeking to...

Opposition MPs stage walkout after National Assembly backs Kenya Pipeline privatisation

Audio By Vocalize The National Assembly has approved a motion seeking to privatise the Kenya Pipeline Company, in a heated session that saw members of parliament allied to the opposition stage a walkout in protest, claiming the motion was sneaked...

Deputy President Kindiki to open 15th Magical Kenya Travel Expo

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 1 – Deputy President Rigathi Kindiki will on Thursday open the 15th edition of the Magical Kenya Travel Expo (MKTE) at Nairobi’s Uhuru Gardens. Themed “Magical Kenya: Unlocking Africa’s Potential through Sustainable Tourism,”...

Ability Sports Kenya hold trials to pick team for Wheelchair Fencing World Cup

The Kenya national wheelchair basketball players with Royal Media Services Ltd journalist Mkalla Mwambodze in Birmingham, England during the Commonwealth Games in 2022. (PHOTO/Mkalla wa Mwambodze) Audio By Vocalize Ability Sports Kenya on...

DP Kindiki says Kenya Kwanza still wooing Kalonzo from opposition

Audio By Vocalize Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has said there are ongoing efforts by the Kenya Kwanza administration to woo Wiper Patriotic Front (WPF) leader Kalonzo Musyoka from the opposition, in what he describes as attempts to save his...

Revealed: How Sports Kenya spent Sh607 million on ghost stadiums

Sports Kenya acting Director General Gabriel Komora (right) and ADF Japheth Kaunyu when they appeared before the National Assembly PIC on Social Services Administration at Parliament Buildings, Nairobi, on October 1, 2025. [Boniface Okendo,...

Kenya begins construction of global commerce center to boost trade with China

NAIROBI, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday launched the construction of the five-billion-shillings (about 38.7 million U.S. dollars) China-Kenya International Commerce Center, a project designed to strengthen...

Kenya Police FC land Sh25M Co-operative Bank sponsorship deal

Deputy Inspector General Eliud Lagat with Interior PS Raymond Omollo and Cooperative Bank's Retail and Business Banking Director Samuel Birech/HANDOUT Kenyan champions Police FC are marching into a new season with pockets lined by a Sh25 million...

Revealed: How Sports Kenya spent Sh607 million on ghost stadiums

One third of children malnourished in Kenya’s second-largest region as aid cuts drive food crisis

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Kenya’s Inflation Rose to 4.6% in September as the Economy Expanded By 5% in Second Quarter

NAIROBI — Kenya’s inflation increased in September even as the economy registered solid growth in the second quarter of the year, official data show. The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) said on Tuesday that annual inflation rose to 4.6...