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Kenyan senators have voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office despite his failure to testify at his impeachment trial after his lawyer said he had been taken to hospital. In one of the most dramatic days in Kenya’s recent political history, Gachagua had been due to appear in …

Kenyan President William Ruto has withdrawn and rejected the controversial Finance Bill 2024, following widespread protests and violence across the country on Tuesday June 25. Protesters stormed the National Assembly, setting a section of the parliament building on fire, and clashing with police. The protests, led by youth, were sparked …

Five Ghanaian lawmakers and a clerk were caught in turmoil as protestors besieged the Kenyan Parliament on Tuesday afternoon. The MPs, including Emmanuel Gyamfi, Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, Thomas Ampem, Sylvester Tetteh, and Mohammed Tuferu, were in Kenya for a study visit. Hundreds of anti-Finance Bill protestors stormed the Parliament, setting …

A section of Kenya’s parliament is on fire, minutes after protesters broke through police lines to storm the complex. Live footage on local television showed smoke coming from inside the complex. There have been reports of people being wounded as police fired rounds to disperse the crowds.     A …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced that Ghanaians traveling to Kenya will receive an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) for free upon application. The gratis ETA is in recognition of the existing visa-free regime agreement between Kenya and Ghana. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration …

A student pilot and trainer have been killed after their aircraft collided with a passenger plane over Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, police say. The aircraft, belonging to a flying school, then crashed in Nairobi National Park, killing the two people. The Safarilink passenger plane returned to Nairobi’s Wilson Airport from where …

The President of Kenya, William Ruto says Africans will no longer require visas to visit Kenya by the end of 2023. Addressing an audience in Congo-Brazzaville, Mr. Ruto says it is bad for business: “When people cannot travel, business people cannot travel, entrepreneurs cannot travel, we all become net losers.” …

The family of founding President Jomo Kenyatta is among the wealthiest in Kenya (File photo)Image caption: The family of founding President Jomo Kenyatta is among the wealthiest in Kenya (File photo) Kenya’s Prime Cabinet Secretary, Musalia Mudavadi, has refuted reports that the families of former presidents Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel …

The Agbogbomefia Paramount Chief of Asogli State has described the government’s promise of “no haircuts” in the ongoing debt exchange programme as a mockery. Togbe Afede XIV said the opposite is currently happening.   According to him, a reduction in a promised coupon simply means a “haircut.” In a 14-page …

Some Kenyans on social media have advised CNN journalist, Larry Madowo to stop introducing himself as a Kenyan following his interview with Ningo-Prampram MP, Sam George on the proposed anti-LGBTQ bill.     The interview which occurred on October 9, on CNN’s the Exchange, saw the journalist buttheads with Sam …